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Siakam scores 27 and Raptors beat Blazers 117-105 for first win in four games
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
TORONTO – In a key span of 18 seconds midway through the fourth quarter on Sunday, Fred VanVleet calmly hit two catch-and-shoot three-pointers. While the all-star guard has fallen out of favour with some Raptors fans amid his recent shooting struggles, particularly with the March 3 trade deadline looming, the veteran’s big shots restored a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Steelheads whip Wolves 7-2 in offensive outburst
By The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Angus MacDonell and Jack Van Volsen each scored a goal and added an assist as the Mississauga Steelheads whipped the Sudbury Wolves 7-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday. Brice Cooke, Charlie Callaghan, Lucas Karmiris, James Hardie and Justin DeZoete also scored for the Steelheads. Landon McCallum and Nick DeGrazia scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Siakam scores 27 and Raptors beat Blazers 117-105 for their first win in four games
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam scored 27 points and the struggling Toronto Raptors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 117-105 on Sunday for their first win in four games. Scottie Barnes finished with 22 points and nine rebounds, while Gary Trent Jr. had 19 points, Fred VanVleet and O.G. Anunoby chipped in with 14 apiece for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kyle Connor has hat trick as Jets down Canucks 7-4; Winnipeg wins fifth straight
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Kyle Connor had a hat trick as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-4 on Sunday and stretch their win streak to five games. Connor was one of five Jets (26-13-1) with multi-point outings at Canada Life Centre as Winnipeg had its first five-game win streak of the season. Nikolaj Ehlers had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leblanc, Kraemer lead Canada past Finland 8-0 at women’s under-18 world championship
By The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
ÖSTERSUND, Sweden – Arianne Leblanc stopped all nine shots she faced as Canada shut out Finland 8-0 on Sunday at the women’s under-18 world hockey championship. Caitlin Kraemer scored twice in the first period in Canada’s (1-0-0), opening game of the international tournament. Abby Lunney, Keira Hurry, Piper Grober, Abby Stonehouse, Gracie Grhaam, and Eloise ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Billups: Canadian guard Shaedon Sharpe developing well with Portland Trail Blazers
By The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
TORONTO – While an air of mystery surrounded Canadian Shaedon Sharpe around the 2022 NBA draft, the Portland Trail Blazers guard is certainly a secret no longer. Sharpe played in Canada as a pro for the first time on Sunday as the Toronto Raptors hosted Portland, and Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups had kind words ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Djokovic shrugs off injury scare, wins Adelaide title
By The Associated Press on January 8th, 2023
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) – Novak Djokovic showed no signs of an injury that might derail his Australian Open campaign when he beat unseeded American Sebastian Korda 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 6-4 Sunday to win the Adelaide International. Djokovic worried Open organizers when he said after his semifinal in Adelaide against Daniil Medvedev that he had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamlin in mind, Bills return to action with first-play TD
By John Wawrow, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2023
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – The Buffalo Bills and their fans planned several tributes to safety Damar Hamlin for the team’s game Sunday – No. 3 jerseys, homemade T-shirts and even a 10-foot wide get-well card. There was no scripting what happened once the Bills actually returned to action. On their first play since a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City routs Chelsea in FA Cup, 4th-tier Stevenage ousts Villa
By Steve Douglas, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2023
LONDON – Different competition, same outcome. Manchester City beat Chelsea for the second time in less than three days, on this occasion in the FA Cup. And this time it was a 4-0 thrashing, without even needing Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne. City’s top two players were given a rest after the 1-0 win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!This Korean-Canadian curler wants to make the sport more diverse. Here’s how.
By Cindy Tran, The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – When Melvin Lee stepped onto the curling rink ice for the first time, he says he felt joy – not just because he found a sport he would come to adore, but also because he was being welcomed by peers who shared some of the same lived experience. That first invitation to curl ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023
By The Canadian Press on January 7th, 2023
Saturday’s Games NHL Toronto 4 Detroit 1 Colorado 3 Edmonton 2 (OT) Seattle 8 Ottawa 4 Montreal 5 St. Louis 4 New Jersey 4 NY Rangers 3 (OT) Columbus 4 Carolina 3 (SO) Buffalo 6 Minnesota 5 (OT) Los Angeles 5 Vegas 1 Boston 4 San Jose 2 — AHL Toronto 5 Lehigh Valley 4 ... Read More »
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