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Fred VanVleet hit 2 3s in OT, Raptors beat Wizards 116-109
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fred VanVleet made two 3-pointers in overtime and scored 25 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 116-109 on Saturday to split their two-game series. Gary Trent Jr. scored 26 points to lead the Raptors, who bounced back from their 119-108 loss Thursday night to move back ahead of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sonnet, Adidas post PWHPA Showcase wins
By The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
ARLINGTON, Va. – Team Adidas and Team Sonnet were winners on Saturday in the four-team Washington Capitals’ Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association Showcase. Team Sonnet defeated Scotiabank 3-2 as Hilary Knight scored two power-play goals, while Claire Thompson netted a single. Hannah Brandt chipped in with two assists in the 2022-23 Secret Dream Gap Tour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kitayama holds onto Bay Hill lead over Scheffler, Hovland
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on March 4th, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Kurt Kitayama had to leave home to find his way in golf by playing circuits in Europe, Australia and Asia, all for a chance to get to the highest level. Along with three worldwide titles, he learned how to battle. That might come in handy Sunday at Bay Hill. Without a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I’m just so proud:’ Curling legend Colleen Jones watches son make Brier debut
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
LONDON, Ont. – Luke Saunders turned to his left and waved in the direction of the Nova Scotia supporters as his team was introduced Saturday at the Canadian men’s curling championship. In the back row of Section 103 at Budweiser Gardens, his mother – legendary skip Colleen Jones – was crying tears of joy watching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women advance to quarterfinals, men out of medal contention at rugby sevens
By Jim Morris, The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Canadian men and women’s rugby teams both recorded wins Saturday but only the women were able to advance to the quarterfinals of the HSBC Canada Sevens Tournament at BC Place Stadium. The women used a 31-7 decision over Brazil to vent their frustration over a pair of opening day losses. The men ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs goalie Maple Murray returns from injury against Canucks
By The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Matt Murray is returning to the Maple Leafs net and will get the start Saturday as Toronto faces off against the Canucks in Vancouver. A nagging ankle injury took the 28-year-old goaltender out of the lineup in mid January, and he has missed 17 games since leaving midway through Toronto’s 5-4 win over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nunavut’s Jake Higgs guides his team to territory’s first-ever win at Brier
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
LONDON, Ont. – Nunavut has its first-ever victory at the Canadian men’s curling championship. Skip Jake Higgs guided his team to a 7-4 win over Nathan Young of Newfoundland and Labrador on Saturday. The territory was winless in 38 all-time appearances at the Tim Hortons Brier entering the afternoon draw at Budweiser Gardens. Higgs stole ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vinny Capra drives in seven runs as Blue Jays tame Tigers 18-5
By The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
LAKELAND, Fla. – The Toronto Blue Jays exploded for 13 runs in the fourth inning en route to an 18-5 dismantling of the Detroit Tigers in spring training baseball action on Saturday. Second baseman Vinny Capra paced the offence with seven RBIs. The game was tied 1-1 when Capra kicked off the fourth-inning onslaught with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ducks assistant coach Stothers to be treated for melanoma
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2023
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Anaheim Ducks assistant coach Mike Stothers will begin treatment soon for melanoma. Stothers, 61, said Saturday that he has been diagnosed with melanoma of the lymph nodes. He is getting treatment at UCI Health, and he expects to have surgery soon. Stothers said he intends to continue working during his treatment, ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s James Crawford wins downhill silver at World Cup stop in Aspen
By The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
ASPEN, Colo. – Toronto skier James Crawford won a silver medal in men’s downhill at the World Cup stop in Aspen on Saturday. Crawford, who won the super-G at the world championships last month in Courchevel, France, finished in a time of one minute 32.21 seconds and carved himself a spot between superstars Aleksander Aamodt ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian freestyle skier MacKay crowned halfpipe world champion
By The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
BAKURIANI, Georgia – Brendan MacKay’s gold-medal performance in the men’s halfpipe highlighted a three-medal day for Canada at the world freestyle skiing championships on Saturday. The 25-year-old from Calgary topped the podium with a score of 97.25, to finish one-and-a-half points ahead of silver medallist Jon Sallinen of Finland. American Alex Ferreira took home bronze. ... Read More »
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