National Sports
Squamish fighter Jamey-Lyn Horth set for UFC debut on Fight Night card in Las Vegas
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
Jamey-Lyn Horth told herself she would move away from martial arts if she didn’t make the UFC by the time she was 33. The unbeaten fighter from Squamish, B.C., finally got the call from the UFC in March, six days before her 33rd birthday, and makes her UFC debut Saturday in Las Vegas. Horth (5-0-0) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘No easy games’ as CF Montreal looks to carry momentum into Kansas City
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – With two consecutive wins and cleans sheets under their belt, CF Montreal will be riding a wave of momentum and hoping to exact revenge against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday evening. The last time Montreal (2-6-0) faced Kansas City away from home, they suffered their worst defeat in club history, falling 7-1 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada falls to U.S. in semifinal at world mixed doubles curling championship
By The Canadian Press on April 28th, 2023
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of – Canada’s Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing will play for the bronze medal after falling 6-2 to the United States in a semifinal match at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Friday. The U.S. duo of Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin stole crucial single points in the first and sixth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thursday’s sports scoreboard for April 27, 2023
By The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Tampa Bay 4 Toronto 2 (Toronto leads best-of-seven series 3-2) New Jersey 4 N.Y. Rangers 0 (New Jersey leads best-of-seven series 3-2) Vegas 4 Winnipeg 1 (Vegas wins best-of-seven series 4-1) ____ AHL Calder Cup Playoffs Toronto 6 Utica 5 (OT) (Toronto leads best-of-five series 1-0) Colorado 3 Coachella ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets eliminated from post-season after 4-1 loss to Golden Knights
By The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
LAS VEGAS – The Winnipeg Jets are out of the NHL playoffs. The Vegas Golden Knights defeated Winnipeg 4-1 at T-Mobile Arena to eliminate the Jets in five games. The eighth-seeded Jets earned their lone victory in the opener of the best-of-seven series. Top-seeded Vegas will now get a few days off before the start ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lightning down Maple Leafs 4-2 to force Game 6 on Saturday in Tampa
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
TORONTO – The Maple Leafs felt they were equal to the moment. The battle-tested, desperate, championship-calibre roster on the other side was just a little bit better. Now an Original Six franchise with an enormous amount of pressure, baggage and ugly history heads back out on the road in hopes of finally exorcising its playoff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Resilient Lightning answer doubters with Game 5 win over Maple Leafs
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
TORONTO – There were many questions swirling around the Tampa Bay Lightning after they coughed up back-to-back comeback victories to the Toronto Maple Leafs in their first-round playoff series. Could they hold on to an early lead? Were they worn out after three consecutive Stanley Cup final appearances? Could goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy track long-range shots? ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Johansson leads after 1st day of JM Eagle LA Championship
By Jill Painter Lopez, The Associated Press on April 27th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Linnea Johansson shot a 7-under 64 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the JM Eagle LA Championship on Thursday at Wilshire Country Club. Johansson had a bogey-free round, one of just five in the first round. “Obviously a great day, great round,” said Johansson, who had a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haula leads Devils past Rangers 4-0 for 3-2 series lead
By Vin A. Cherwoo, The Associated Press on April 27th, 2023
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Erik Haula had two goals and an assist, Akira Schmid stopped 23 shots, and the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 4-0 Thursday night to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round series. Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist, and Ondrej Palat also scored to help New ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lightning down Maple Leafs 4-2 to force Game 6
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2023
TORONTO – Michael Eyssimont had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Thursday to force Game 6 in their first-round playoff series. Anthony Cirelli, with a goal and an assist, Nick Paul and Alex Killorn, into an empty net, also scored for Tampa. Andrei Vasilevskiy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smotherman posts 63 for one-shot lead in Mexico, Rahm 4 back
By The Associated Press on April 27th, 2023
VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) – Austin Smotherman already has his name on the Mexico Open trophy. He finished his round Thursday as though he’d love to see it on there again, closing with four straight birdies for an 8-under 63 and a one-shot lead over Erik van Rooyen and Tano Goya. Masters champion Jon Rahm, who ... Read More »
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