By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom – Toronto’s Roman Sadovsky finished in sixth place after struggling through Saturday’s men’s free skate at the MK John Wilson Trophy, a stop on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Sadovsky entered the free skate in first place after scoring 89.49 points in Friday’s short program. But the Canadian finished a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Quebec captured its third straight Canadian mixed curling championship with a convincing 10-3 win over Northern Ontario on Saturday. The team of skip Felix Asselin, lead Emily Riley, second Emile Asselin and third Laurie St-Georges had the final all but wrapped up after a four-point steal in the third end put ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Anthony Sanfilippo, The Associated Press on November 12th, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Claude Giroux had two assists in his return to Philadelphia, Alex DeBrincat scored a pair of power-play goals and the Ottawa Senators snapped a seven-game winless streak by beating the Flyers 4-1 on Saturday. Giroux was warmly welcomed by fans before the game, having been the longest-serving captain in Flyers history and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
STAVANGER, Norway – Canada won gold in the women’s team pursuit and silver in the men’s 500 metres Saturday on the second day of the season-opening speedskating World Cup stop. Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and ValĂ©rie Maltais combined to win the team pursuit in three minutes 1.81 seconds. The Netherlands took silver and Japan earned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
The Canadian women return home from the Rugby World Cup proud but disappointed after a tournament that saw them impress prior to running into a classy French side in the bronze-medal match. France romped to a 36-0 win Saturday, before host New Zealand upset top-ranked England 34-31 to defend its world title before 42,579 at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
TORONTO – It’s been a steady, gradual return for William Stanback. The 2021 CFL rushing leader will appear in a sixth straight game Sunday when Montreal visits the Toronto Argonauts in the East Division final. The six-foot, 233-pound Stanback suffered a fractured ankle during the Alouettes’ season-opening 30-27 road loss to Calgary that required surgery. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2022
AMSTERDAM – Canada scored 24 second-half points en route to a 37-25 win over the Netherlands on Saturday in an international rugby test match. The 28th-ranked Dutch kept it tight in the first half with the game tied 13-13 at the break under bright sunshine. But the 22nd-ranked Canadian men kept coming and took control ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on November 12th, 2022
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) – Replacement winger Ayesha Leti’iga scored her second try in the 72nd minute as defending champion New Zealand rallied to beat top-ranked England 34-31 Saturday in a breathtaking final to the Women’s Rugby World Cup. Hooker Amy Cockayne earlier had scored three tries at the heart of England’s trademark rolling maul ... Read More »
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Friday’s Scoreboard NHL Pittsburgh 4 Toronto 2 Washington 5 Tampa Bay 1 San Jose 5 Dallas 4 Minnesota 1 Seattle 0 — AHL Laval 5 Utica 4 (OT) Calgary 3 Manitoba 2 Grand Rapids 5 Toronto 4 (OT) Syracuse 4 Belleville 2 Hershey 4 Bridgeport 3 Providence 5 Charlotte 2 Cleveland 6 Rochester 5 (OT) ... Read More »
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VICTORIA – Robbie Fromm-Delorme and Luca Cagnoni each scored twice, the Winterhawks went 3-for-6 on the power play, and Portland won its 12th game of the Western Hockey League season with a 5-1 victory over the Victoria Royals. Aidan Litke also scored for the Winterhawks (12-1-1-1), who outshot the Royals 47-22at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena. ... Read More »
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Canada’s Rugby World Cup campaign ended in disappointment Saturday, beaten 36-0 by France in the bronze-medal match. The fourth-ranked French were better in just about every phase, outkicking, outrunning and outhitting the third-ranked Canadian women, who perhaps left their ‘A’ game in last weekend’s gritty semifinal loss to top-ranked England. The ... Read More »
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