National Sports
Finland’s late surge takes down Sweden 4-2 in women’s world hockey championship
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2023
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Finland came from behind to double Sweden 4-2 at the women’s world hockey championship Sunday. Trailing 2-0 after two periods, the Finns rattled off three unanswered goals between 3:42 and 7:51 to take the lead. The Finns (3-0) secured first place in Pool B with a game to play Monday against Hungary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Switzerland routs Italy for bronze at world men’s curling championship
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller walloped Italy’s Joel Retornaz 11-3 to win the bronze medal at the world men’s curling championship Sunday. Schwaller led 3-0 after three ends and pulled away with multiple-point steals as Italy pressed to get back in the game. Retornaz knocked out his own stone in the fifth end to give ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Raptors rest big names in regular-season finale
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors are sitting some of their biggest names for their season finale against the Milwaukee Bucks. Leading scorer Pascal Siakam, point guard Fred VanVleet, and defensive stalwart O.G. Anunoby will all miss Sunday’s game. Head coach Nick Nurse says that shooting guard Gary Trent Jr. would play “as many minutes as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Talismanic back Sam Malcolm the latest Arrows casualty in gruelling MLR season
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2023
TORONTO – After starting the Major League Rugby season with six injury-plagued games on the road, the Toronto Arrows continue to take a beating at home. The Arrows went into Saturday’s home opener against the defending champion New York Ironworkers with 13 injured players, three of whom are gone for the season. And while the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tiger Woods withdraws before completing third round of Masters
By Dave Skretta, The Associated Press on April 9th, 2023
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – Tiger Woods withdrew from the Masters before the resumption of the third round because of an injury Sunday, ending his streak of completing all 72 holes of every tournament he has played at Augusta National as a professional. The tournament announced about 90 minutes before play began that Woods, who is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Zealand qualifies for Olympics while Canada’s men face rugby sevens relegation
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2023
KALANG, Singapore – New Zealand defeated Argentina 19-17 Sunday to win the HSBC Singapore Sevens and become the first men’s team to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The news was not so good for the Canadian men, who finished 14th and face relegation with two events remaining in Toulouse, France, and London. The top ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trout’s 3-run homer powers Angels past Blue Jays 9-5
By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on April 8th, 2023
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – The Angels celebrate homers by putting a celebratory hat on the head of the hitter when he returns to the dugout, and Shohei Ohtani picked out quite the new chapeau for this season: A samurai helmet made of metal and weighing several pounds. The Halos’ heavy hat got plenty of action ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saturday’s sports scoreboard for April 8, 2023
By The Canadian Press on April 8th, 2023
Saturday’s scoreboard Women’s World Hockey Championship Canada 5 Japan 0 Sweden 6 Hungary 2 — NHL Winnipeg 2 Nashville 0 Vancouver 3 Calgary 2 (SO) Edmonton 6 San Jose 1 Toronto 7 Montreal 1 Ottawa 7 Tampa Bay 4 Buffalo 4 Carolina 3 Pittsburgh 5 Detroit 1 Dallas 2 Vegas 1 (SO) Arizona 5 Anaheim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canucks hand Flames 3-2 shootout loss, dimming Calgary’s playoff hopes
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on April 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Andrei Kuzmenko scored in the shootout and the Vancouver Canucks handed the Calgary Flames a devastating 3-2 loss on Saturday. The result means Calgary (37-27-16) now sits one point behind the Winnipeg Jets for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The Flames have two games left on their regular-season schedule while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitecaps exercise patience, take down Timbers 1-0
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on April 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps were able to overcome two disallowed goals on Saturday night before finally notching a winner in the 74th minute to beat the Portland Timbers 1-0 in Major League Soccer action. Vancouver, which won its second straight MLS match, kept Portland (1-4-2) without a shot in the first half, while having ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trout’s 3-run homer powers Angels’ rally past Toronto 9-5
By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on April 8th, 2023
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Mike Trout hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels roared back from a four-run deficit for a 9-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night. Shohei Ohtani doubled and scored in the fourth before Trout capped a four-run rally in the fifth by ... Read More »
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