National Sports
Canada’s Marino advances to second round at Miami with win over Putintseva
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
MIAMI – Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino advanced to the second round of the Miami Open with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan on Tuesday. Marino didn’t face break point and dominated on serve with 10 aces. She converted two of 10 break point chances and won 62.7 per cent of available points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Whitecaps striker Sergio Cordova out 6-8 weeks with hamstring strain
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps say newly acquired striker Sergio Cordova will miss the next six to eight weeks with a hamstring strain. The team says Cordova suffered the injury in the first half of Vancouver’s 1-1 road draw with the L.A. Galaxy on Saturday. The ‘Caps (0-2-2) acquired the 25-year-old Venezuelan international from German ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Undefeated Switzerland edges Canada 7-6 at world women’s curling championship
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
SANDVIKEN, Sweden – Three-time defending champion Switzerland remained undefeated at the women’s world curling championship with a 7-6 win over Canada in Tuesday’s afternoon draw. Silvana Tirinzoni’s squad led 6-4 following a three-point fifth end and a steal of one in the sixth. After a blank seventh, Canada skip Einarson scored one in the eighth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woodbine Entertainment hires longtime trainer Dan Vella as Horse People Liaison
By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
TORONTO – Woodbine Entertainment has hired longtime trainer Dan Vella as its Horse People Liaison. Vella will assume his new position April 1. He’ll serve as point of contact for owners and trainers regarding race conditions, track surface matters, backstretch maintenance, equine safety and race-day logistics. The 67-year-old amassed more than 800 career wins and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Breakthrough season continues for St. Louis City SC’s Canadian defender Kyle Hiebert
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2023
Centre back Kyle Hiebert, who has helped expansion St. Louis City SC to a record 4-0-0 start in Major League Soccer, has been called up by Canada coach John Herdman for upcoming CONCACAF Nations League matches. The 25-year-old from La Salle, Man., replaces the injured Kamal Miller of CF Montreal. The 53rd-ranked Canadian men play ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kempe leads Kings into 1st place with 8-2 win over Flames
By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on March 20th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Drew Doughty and Viktor Arvidsson scored in Los Angeles’ four-goal first period, Adrian Kempe had two goals and an assist, and the Kings cruised into a first-place tie in the Pacific Division with an 8-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night. Carl Grundstrom had two goals and Gabriel Vilardi ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nurse scores late in OT to give Oilers 5-4 win over Sharks
By The Associated Press on March 20th, 2023
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – Darnell Nurse scored at 4:45 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 win over the struggling San Jose Sharks on Monday night for their fourth straight win. Mattias Ekholm had two goals, Kailer Yamamoto had a goal and an assist, and Nick Bjugstad also scored to help the Oilers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monday’s sports scoreboard for March 20, 2023
By The Canadian Press on March 20th, 2023
Monday’s Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 5 San Jose 4 (OT) Ottawa 2 Pittsburgh 1 Los Angeles 8 Calgary 2 Colorado 5 Chicago 0 Florida 5 Detroit 2 — NBA Chicago 109 Philadelphia 105 (2OT) Charlotte 115 Indiana 109 Minnesota 140 New York 134 Memphis 112 Dallas 108 Golden State 212 Houston 108 Utah 128 Sacramento 120 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers need overtime heroics to sink Sharks 5-4
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on March 20th, 2023
EDMONTON – Darnell Nurse scored the overtime winner on his team’s 52nd shot as the Edmonton Oilers won their fourth game in a row, defeating the San Jose Sharks 5-4 on Monday night, a game that featured four goals called back on video review. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins was able to spring Nurse on a breakaway and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ferguson stops 48 shots, Senators top reeling Penguins 2-1
By Will Graves, The Associated Press on March 20th, 2023
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Penguins knew next to nothing about Dylan Ferguson when they took the ice on Monday night. They’re experts now. Having a nomadic goaltender almost single-handedly send you to a fourth straight loss will do that. Ferguson made 48 saves in his first NHL start as Ottawa dented Pittsburgh’s increasingly iffy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ferguson stops 47 shots, Senators top reeling Penguins 2-1
By Will Graves, The Associated Press on March 20th, 2023
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Drake Batherson’s power-play goal from in front with 2:09 left in regulation lifted the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 win over the reeling Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. The Penguins finally beat Ottawa goaltender Dylan Ferguson on a Rickard Rakell goal with 5:21 to play, but a hooking penalty by Penguins defenceman ... Read More »
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