National Sports
Bunting scores twice, Leafs down Canadiens in Toronto debuts for O’Reilly, Acciari
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
TORONTO – Michael Bunting scored twice as the Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Saturday in the Toronto debuts for Ryan O’Reilly and Noel Acciari. The forwards were acquired from the St. Louis Blues in a blockbuster three-team trade late Friday – and were in the action at Scotiabank Arena just over 20 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six use power play to whip the Whale 5-3 in women’s hockey
By The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
SIMSBURY, Conn. – The Toronto Six grabbed an early lead, scored a couple power-play goals and coasted to a 5-3 Premier Hockey Federation road win on Saturday against the Connecticut Whale. Courtney Gardiner, Shiann Darkangelo, Leah Lum, Lexi Templeman and Emma Woods scored for the Six, who improved their record to 14-3-2 in the seven-team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rachel Homan, Tracy Fleury combo off to winning start for Ontario at Hearts
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Rachel Homan’s experiment got off to a winning start at the Canadian women’s curling championship Saturday. Eyebrows raised when one of the most decorated skips in Canadian women’s curling handed another woman the broom ahead of this season. With Tracy Fleury calling shots and Homan throwing fourth stones, Ontario’s first game of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Against backdrop of labour dispute, Janine Beckie set to earn 100th cap for Canada
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
Janine Beckie can earn her 100th cap Sunday when Canada takes on Brazil in Nashville at the SheBelieves Cup. She would probably likely to mark the milestone under different circumstances, however. The 28-year-old Portland Thorn is one of the Canadian women’s four team representatives – along with captain Christine Sinclair, Sophie Schmidt and Quinn (who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rahm limits mistakes to take Riviera lead as Tigers posts 67
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on February 18th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jon Rahm kept mistakes off his card Saturday at Riviera, the difference in allowing him to post a 6-under 65 and start to pull away from the field at the Genesis Invitational. Tiger Woods lost ground, too, even if he looked good doing it. Woods had a tap-in eagle on his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Langer leads Chubb in bid to tie Irwin’s Champ wins record
By The Associated Press on February 18th, 2023
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) – Bernhard Langer remained in position to tie Hale Irwin’s PGA Tour Champions victory record of 45, shooting a 2-under 70 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Chubb Classic. The 65-year-old Langer, the winner last year, had a 10-under 134 total on Tiburon Golf Club’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville beats Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones 11-8 in Hearts
By The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville defeated Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones 11-8 at the Canadian women’s curling championship Saturday. McCarville was a finalist in last year’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont., where her team lost to Kerri Einarson in the championship game. Jones is a six-time Canadian champion. Three-time champion Rachel Homan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians Gallant, Gustafson and Johnston miss final round of Elite Series event
By The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. – Canadian Cooper Gallant’s impressive run in his first-ever Elite Series event ended Saturday. The 25-year-old native of Bowmanville, Ont., missed qualifying for the final round of the season-opening tournament on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee. Gallant’s five-fish limit Saturday weighed 10 pounds, 15 ounces _ his lowest total of the event _ giving him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leafs ‘energized’ by O’Reilly deal as Dubas takes big swing ahead of trade deadline
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
TORONTO – Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas is in near-constant communication with his head coach. When the messages started to dry up Friday afternoon and into the early evening, Sheldon Keefe had an inkling there could be news coming down the pipe. “I know Kyle well enough now,” said Keefe, who has been joined ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Struggling Vancouver Canucks hit by more injuries with Ekman-Larsson, Lazar out
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Another spate of injuries is plaguing the Vancouver Canucks. Head coach Rick Tocchet said Saturday defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson will be out for “some weeks” after suffering an ankle sprain in Vancouver’s 6-4 loss to the New York Rangers on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Swede has struggled this season, registering two goals and 20 assists ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haya Jumaa switches gears to coaching at Canada Games while pregnant
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
Haya Jumaa has always wanted to try her hand at coaching, she just needed a break in her busy karate competition schedule to find the time. Her opportunity has finally arrived as she’s coaching Team Ontario’s karatekas at the Canada Winter Games, even though she is nearly eight months pregnant. The 29-year-old Jumaa, from Mississauga, ... Read More »
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