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‘Fosbury Flop’ high jumper Dick Fosbury dies at 76
By Eddie Pells, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2023
Dick Fosbury, the lanky leaper who completely revamped the technical discipline of high jump and won an Olympic gold medal with his “Fosbury Flop,” has died after a recurrence with lymphoma. He was 76. Fosbury died Sunday, according to his publicist, Ray Schulte. Before Fosbury, high jumpers cleared their height by running parallel to bar, ... Read More »
1 responseForwards Keller, Crosby, Marner named NHL’s three stars of the week
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
NEW YORK – Arizona right-wing Clayton Keller, Pittsburgh centre Sidney Crosby and Toronto right-wing Mitch Marner have been named the NHL three stars of the week. Keller led the NHL with nine points (four goals, five assists) in four games to power the Coyotes to a 3″‘0-1 week. He opened and ended the week with ... Read More »
1 responseCanucks sign forward Aidan McDonough to two-year entry-level contract
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Aidan McDonough to a two-year entry-level contract. The 23-year-old led the Northeastern University Huskies with 20 goals and 38 points in 34 games in his fourth and final NCAA season. McDonough helped lead Northeastern win this year’s Beanpot championship, which features the four major college teams in ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec hockey referee arrested for allegedly assaulting young player at end of match
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
QUEBEC – A 42-year-old hockey referee was arrested on Sunday for allegedly assaulting a young player at the end of a game in the Quebec City area. Quebec City police spokeswoman Sandra Dion says officers were called to the arena in Ste-Foy at about 9:25 a.m. to respond to the incident, which happened as the ... Read More »
1 responseSeveral Canadians to play key roles in NCAA March Madness tournaments
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
March Madness, the highly anticipated conclusion to the NCAA basketball season, has arrived with several Canadians looking to make an impact. The Canadian Press takes a look at eight players to watch across the men’s and women’s tournaments. Zach Edey, Purdue The Toronto native is among the top names in the Player of the Year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Karin Harjo leaves Canada’s alpine team to coach Mikaela Shiffrin
By The Associated Press on March 13th, 2023
PARK CITY, Utah – Fresh off breaking the record for most World Cup race wins, U.S. ski star Mikaela Shiffrin has recruited Karin Harjo from Canada’s alpine women’s ski team to coach her next season. U.S. Ski & Snowboard announced Harjo’s hiring Monday and stated she will join Shiffrin in April. Harjo has worked with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!“One last ride:’ Canada’s Carr eyes NCAA title with Longhorns in final season
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
Marcus Carr’s goal this season has never shifted, and that’s cutting down the nets on April 3 after a win in the NCAA men’s basketball final. The Texas Longhorns star guard has been the leading scorer and facilitator (15.9 points, 4.1 assists per game) for the seventh-ranked Longhorns in his fifth and final college season. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eldridge, Clark lead Harvey’s to PWHPA Secret Cup with 5-4 win
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
PALM DESERT, Calif. – Jessie Eldridge picked a fine time to find net in Sunday’s championship final of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association Secret Dream Gap Tour. With Team Harvey’s and Team Scotiabank tied 4-4 and overtime looking like a possibility at Acrisure Arena, the forward from Barrie, Ont. – who had compiled three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, March 12, 2023
By The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
Sunday’s Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 3 Tampa Bay 2 Calgary 5 Ottawa 1 Detroit 5 Boston 3 New Jersey 3 Carolina 0 Vegas 5 St. Louis 3 Nashville 5 Anaheim 4 (OT) Pittsburgh 3 N.Y. Rangers 2 (OT) Arizona 5 Minnesota 4 (OT) — AHL Toronto 6 Rochester 3 Calgary 4 Ontario 3 Colorado 2 Abbotsford ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Solid Markstrom helps Flames burn Senators 5-1
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
CALGARY – Elias Lindholm scored the game-winner and added an assist and Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves to lead the Calgary Flames to a 5-1 victory on Sunday night over the Ottawa Senators. Jonathan Huberdeau and Rasmus Andersson also had a goal and an assist for Calgary (30-24-13) while Noah Hanifin and Trevor Lewis also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hellebuyck helps ‘desperate’ Jets beat Lightning 3-2
By John Kreiser, The Associated Press on March 12th, 2023
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Nino Niederreiter and Morgan Barron scored second-period goals, Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves and the Winnipeg Jets held off the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Sunday night. Nate Schmidt scored in the first period and Hellebuyck stopped all 14 shots he faced in the third for the Jets, who improved to ... Read More »
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