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Devils add to Canadiens’ misery with 3-1 win
By Tristan D'Amours, The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
MONTREAL – The New Jersey Devils scored two first-period goals and held on to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Nathan Bastian and Nico Hischier scored for New Jersey. Tomas Tatar added an empty-net goal against his former team. Dawson Mercer extended his point streak to 12 games, a franchise record for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Columbus rallies to tie Toronto 1-1 with late goal in TFC home opener
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
TORONTO – Substitute Jimmy Medranda’s 75th-minute goal gave the Columbus Crew a 1-1 draw with Toronto FC in TFC’s home opener Saturday night. Aidan Morris put Medranda in behind the Toronto defence and the Colombian, just two minutes into his Columbus debut, chipped Sean Johnson for the goal only to see the offside flag go ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Phoenix pour on the offence to trip Voltigeurs 7-4
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. – Israel Mianscum scored twice, Anthony Munroe-Boucher had two assists and the visiting Sherbrooke Phoenix defeated the Drummondville Voltigeurs 7-4 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday. Joshua Roy, Justin Gill, Jacob Melanson, Milo Roelens and Jaheem Lagace also scored for the Phoenix (44-12-3-2), who outshot the Voltigeurs 31-24. Justin Cote ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitecaps angry after settling for 1-1 draw with Dallas
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps came in to Saturday’s match against FC Dallas searching for their first win of the Major League Soccer season, but it failed to materialize after a 1-1 draw. Vancouver has previously taken the lead in its first two regular-season matches of the season only to fall behind. This time, it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaels, Ravens to battle for Women’s Final 87 basketball gold
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
SYDNEY, N.S. – Laura Donovan scored a game-high 21 points to lead the third-seeded Queen’s Gaels to a 72-62 win over the second-seeded Alberta Pandas in the first semifinal of the 2023 Protocase Women’s Final 8 on Saturday. Donovan made six of 10 three-pointers en route to leading the Gaels to the championship game. And ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ravens earn first ticket to U Sports men’s basketball final
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
HALIFAX – The third-seeded Carlton Ravens have something to crow about – they’re the first team to reach Sunday’s final in the U Sports men’s Final 8 national basketball championship. The Ravens, led by Connor Vreeken’s 27 points, defeated the second-seeded University of Ottawa Gee-Gees 81-75 on Saturday and will now face the winner Saturday’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Springer’s two-run homer powers Blue Jays past Orioles 8-6 at spring training
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
DUNEDIN, Fla. – George Springer’s two-run homer lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Baltimore Orioles 8-6 on Saturday in spring training action. Springer’s blast capped off a four-run sixth inning for Toronto (9-6), driving in Kevin Kiermaier. Springer also grounded out in the second inning to drive in a run. Kiermaier and Santiago Espinal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winless Whitecaps settle for 1-1 draw with Dallas
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps and FC Dallas played to a 1-1 draw in front of 16,780 fans at BC Place on Saturday. Dallas (1-1-1) opened the scoring in the Major League Soccer match in the fifth minute after a deep cross found an unmarked Sebastien Ibeagha in the box who glanced a header beyond ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scheffler has 2-shot lead at Players on record day of scores
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on March 11th, 2023
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Scottie Scheffler capped off a long day of 26 holes with one last birdie Saturday that gave him a 7-under 65 and a two-shot lead at The Players Championship, with no one else from the top 10 in the world within seven shots of him. That might not make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Auger-Aliassime, Fernandez advance to Round of 16 at Indian Wells Masters
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Annie Fernandez are on to the next round of the Indian Wells Masters tournament. Auger-Aliassime beat Spain’s Pedro Martinez 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the Round of 64 of the men’s single’s tournament on Saturday. Fernandez then dispatched Emma Navarro of the United States 6-2, 6-4 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime advances to Round of 16 at Indian Wells Masters
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Montreal’s Félix Auger-Aliassime is on to the next round of the Indian Wells Masters tournament. He beat Spain’s Pedro Martinez 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the Round of 64 of the men’s single’s tournament on Saturday. It was the first time the two had ever played each other on the ATP Tour. ... Read More »
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