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WHL roundup: Blades bounce back, push Pats to the brink with 4-2 win
By The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2023
SASKATOON – Egor Sidorov scored twice, Trevor Wong added two assists and the home team finally won a game as the Saskatoon Blades defeated the visiting Regina Pats 4-2 to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven Western Hockey League playoff series. Vaughn Watterodt and Conner Roulette also scored for the Blades, who outshot the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian featherweight Julia (The Jewel) Budd loses PFL fight by decision in Vegas
By The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Brazil’s Larissa Pacheco won a unanimous decision over Canadian featherweight Julia (The Jewel) Budd on Friday in the main event of PFL 2. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28, 30-27 for the 28-year-old Brazilian who won the Professional Fighters League lightweight title in November, handing two-time PFL champion Kayla Harrison her first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Battalion sink Steelheads 6-0, lead series 3-2
By The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2023
NORTH BAY, Ont. – Kyle Jackson scored twice, including a goal at 1:28 of the first period to set the tone, as the North Bay Battalion defeated the visiting Mississauga Steelheads 6-0 to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round, best-of seven Ontario Hockey League playoff series on Friday night. Kyle McDonald, Justin Ertel, Josh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Olympiques eliminate Sea Dogs with 6-1 win
By The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2023
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Tristan Luneau scored his first goal of the post-season and added two assists as the visiting Gatineau Olympiques defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 6-1to win their first-round, best-of-seven Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff series in five games on Friday night. Vincent Maisonneuve, Cam MacDonald, Olivier Nadeau, Samuel Savoie and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Brad Gushue beats Turkey, Sweden at world men’s curling championship
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – Brad Gushue’s busy start to round-robin play was bookended by a run of split shifts at the world men’s curling championship. His Canadian team fought through the inconsistent timing to qualify for the playoffs at TD Place. The St. John’s, N.L.-based side will enter weekend play on a roll after a pair of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hauser scores career-high 26, Celtics beat Raptors 121-102
By Kyle Hightower, The Associated Press on April 7th, 2023
BOSTON (AP) – Sam Hauser scored a career-high 26 points and the Boston Celtics cruised past the Toronto Raptors 121-102 on Friday night. Jayson Tatum finished with 21 points and sat out the entire second half as the Celtics posted a 4-0 sweep in the season series. It is Boston’s first sweep over Toronto since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Brad Gushue beats Turkey and Sweden at world men’s curling championship
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – Brad Gushue’s busy start to round-robin play was bookended by a run of split shifts at the world men’s curling championship. His Canadian team fought through the inconsistent timing to qualify for the playoffs at TD Place. The St. John’s, N.L.-based side will enter weekend play on a roll after a pair of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poulin scores milestone goal, Canada beats Czechia 5-1
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2023
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored her 100th goal for Canada and added another for good measure in a 5-1 win over Czechia on Friday at the IIHF Women’s World Championship. Poulin scored her milestone goal in style, finishing off a rapid-fire two-on-one with Blayre Turnbull by tucking a backhand behind Czechia netminder Blanka ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Storms bring down trees at Masters, play halted in 2nd round
By Dave Skretta, The Associated Press on April 7th, 2023
Three towering pine trees fell near patrons as storms rolled through Augusta National on Friday, though nobody was hurt, and the second round of the Masters ground to a halt as heavy wind and rain rolled through the area. The course was cleared once for 21 minutes by an earlier band of storms. The air ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Storms bring down trees, bring play to halt at the Masters
By Dave Skretta, The Associated Press on April 7th, 2023
Two towering pine trees fell near patrons as storms rolled through Augusta National on Friday, and another tree fell elsewhere on the property, though nobody was injured as the second round of the Masters ground to a halt. The storms had been expected throughout the day, and tournament officials moved all starting times up 30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UFC returns to Canada with UFC 289 pay-per-view set for June 10 in Vancouver
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2023
The UFC is returning to Canada. The mixed martial arts promoter said UFC 289 will take place June 10 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. UFC president Dana White made the announcement Friday in a social media video. “So everybody’s been asking me: ‘When are you coming back to Canada? When are you coming back to ... Read More »
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