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‘I bet on us:’ Raptors confident in figuring it out entering later stretch of season
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
TORONTO – It’s been a season full of highs and lows for the 10th-place Toronto Raptors, but all-star forward Pascal Siakam says confidence hasn’t wavered with just 24 games left in the regular season. After days of discussion – and criticism – over the front office’s lack of activity at the trade deadline in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panarin, Karlsson, Keller named NHL’s three stars of the week
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
New York Rangers left-wing Artemi Panarin, San Jose defenceman Erik Karlsson and Arizona right-wing Clayton Keller have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Panarin led the NHL with nine points (four goals, five assists) in four games as the Rangers posted a perfect week and increased their overall winning streak to five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emphasis on medals needs to change, says Canadian sport minister
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canadian sports minister Pascale St-Onge says excellence needs to be redefined in the national sport policy. The emphasis on medals and podiums needs to change, the minister told a standing committee on the Status of Women examining the recent wave of reports of maltreatment and abuse in Canadian sport. St-Onge says the independent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Rebecca Marino qualifies for main draw at Qatar Open
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
DOHA, Qatar – Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino qualified for the main draw of the Qatar Open tennis tournament with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Marie Bouzkova of Czechia on Monday. Marino, ranked 75th in the world, landed just 44.4 per cent of her first serves, but won 78.6 per cent of the available points when it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Billy Two Rivers, retired Mohawk wrestler and politician, dies at 87
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – Billy Two Rivers, a retired Mohawk wrestler, politician and activist, has died at 87. The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake announced his death in a statement published today. Two Rivers rose to fame as a wrestler in the 1950s, and spent nearly a quarter of a century in the ring before he turned to ... Read More »
1 responseNick Taylor’s second place finish puts five Canadians in men’s top 100 golf rankings
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
Nick Taylor’s second place finish at the WM Phoenix Open on Sunday made Canadian golf history. His US$2 million in winnings was the most ever won by a Canadian at a single event, even topping previous winners, as the PGA Tour significantly increased its purses this season. It also elevated the native of Abbotsford, B.C., ... Read More »
1 responseSports scoreboard for Sunday Feb. 12, 2023
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
Sunday’s Scoreboard NFL Super Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Kansas City 38 Philadelphia 35 — NHL Montreal 6 Edmonton 2 Seattle 4 Philadelphia 3 San Jose 4 Washington 1 Vegas 7 Anaheim 2 — NBA Toronto 119 Detroit 118 Boston 119 Memphis 109 &#... Read More »
1 responseWhitecaps net win, tie in Coachella Valley Invitational
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
INDIO, Calif. – The Vancouver Whitecaps recorded a win and a tie in a pair of Sunday friendlies at the 2023 Coachella Valley Invitational. The Whitecaps netted a 2-1 victory against USL champions Las Vegas Lights FC, and settled for a scoreless draw against expansion side St. Louis CITY SC at Empire Polo Club. Pedro ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Koe, Dunstone, Jones win provincial men’s curling finals en route to Brier
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
Alberta’s Kevin Koe, Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone and New Brunswick’s Scott Jones won their respective provincial men’s curling finals Sunday to book berths in the Canadian championship. Koe edged Brendan Bottcher 6-5 and Dunstone beat Reid Carruthers 8-7, but the losers of those finals will still compete in next month’s Tim Hortons Brier as wild cards. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian ice dancers finish Four Continents competition with two more medals
By The Canadian Press on February 12th, 2023
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen earned a silver medal and Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha followed with a bronze in ice dancing Sunday as Canada concluded the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships with four medals. Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States won the ice dance gold ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scheffler outduels Taylor, repeats at Phoenix Open
By John Nicholson, The Associated Press on February 12th, 2023
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his WM Phoenix Open title Sunday at TPC Scottsdale to regain the No. 1 spot in the world. Scheffler closed with a 6-under 65 to beat Nick Taylor of Abbotsford, B.C., by two strokes in breezy conditions on the firm and fast Stadium Course. The 26-year-old Texan ... Read More »
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