National Sports
New England Patriots select Canadian Sow in fourth round of NFL draft
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The New England Patriots selected Canadian offensive lineman Sidy Sow in the fourth round of the NFL draft Saturday. The Patriots took the six-foot-four, 329-pound Sow, of Bromont, Que., with the 15th pick of the round, No. 117 overall. Sow, who played his college football at Eastern Michigan, became the third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime loses to Serbian Dusan Lajovic at Madrid Open
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
MADRID – Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime is out of the Madrid Open singles tournament after losing to Dusan Lajovic in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (5), in the Round of 64 on Saturday. Lajovic handily won the first set, but Auger-Aliassime responded with a comfortable win of his own in the second. Lajovic then took the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian rider Derek Gee to make Grand Tour debut in Giro d’Italia
By The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
Canadian Derek Gee has been named to Israel-Premier Tech’s team for the Giro d’Italia, the first Grand Tour of the cycling season. The 25-year-old from Ottawa, who came fifth in the team pursuit at the Tokyo Olympics, will support Italian Domenico Pozzovivo in his general classification campaign. Gee won the 2022 Canadian time trial national ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Pretty surreal:’ Canada’s Keishana Washington looking forward to WNBA opportunity
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
The moment has sunk in for Keishana Washington. The Pickering, Ont., native arrived in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday to begin a new chapter in her basketball career. Washington, who recently closed out her NCAA career at Drexel University, signed a training camp deal with the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx on April 14. She is now set ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defending champ Avs force Game 7 with 4-1 win over Kraken
By Tim Booth, The Associated Press on April 28th, 2023
SEATTLE (AP) – It took six games of these playoffs for the Colorado Avalanche to finally look the part of a defending Stanley Cup champion. Colorado’s reward? A trip back home for Game 7 and the chance to dispatch the pesky Seattle Kraken. Mikko Rantanen scored his seventh goal of the playoffs, Artturi Lehkonen scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friday’s sports scoreboard for April 28, 2023
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
Friday’s scoreboard NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Carolina 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 (OT) (Carolina wins best-of-seven series 4-2) Dallas 4 Minnesota 1 (Dallas wins best-of-seven series 4-2) Florida 7 Boston 5 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3) Colorado 4 Seattle 1 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3) — AHL Calder Cup Playoffs Calgary 4 Abbotsford 3 (OT) (Calgary leads best-of-five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada loses 6-2 to Norway to finish 4th in world mixed doubles curling championship
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of – Martine Roenning and Mathias Braenden of Norway stole singles in the fourth, fifth and eighth ends to defeat Team Canada in the bronze-medal final at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Saturday in South Korea. The Canadian combo of Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing finished the round robin portion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stars bounce Wild in 6 with 4-1 win behind Hintz, Oettinger
By Dave Campbell, The Associated Press on April 28th, 2023
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Roope Hintz got Dallas going early, Jake Oettinger stonewalled his home-state team again and the Stars eliminated the Minnesota Wild with a 4-1 win in Game 6 of their first-round NHL playoff series on Friday night. Wyatt Johnston and Mason Marchment scored in the second period when a burst by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stars bounce Wild in 6 with 3-1 win behind Hintz, Oettinger
By Dave Campbell, The Associated Press on April 28th, 2023
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Roope Hintz got Dallas going early, Jake Oettinger stonewalled his home-state team again and the Stars eliminated the Minnesota Wild with a 4-1 win in Game 6 of their first-round NHL playoff series on Friday night. Wyatt Johnston and Mason Marchment scored in the second period when a burst by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ashok holes out for eagle, leads by 1 at L.A. Championship
By The Associated Press on April 28th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Aditi Ashok made enough good swings to balance out her mistakes on a difficult day at Wilshire Country Club, shooting a 1-under 70 on Friday to take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the L.A. Championship. Ashok holed a sand wedge from about 85 yards on the fly at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panthers score 7, force Game 7 against the Bruins
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on April 28th, 2023
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) – The team that posted the best regular-season record in NHL history, facing a team that needed to fight and claw all the way to the end just to get into the playoffs. On paper, it was a mismatch. On the ice, it’s going to Game 7. The wild-card Florida Panthers – ... Read More »
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