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Canada defender Alistair Johnston makes debut for Celtic in 2-2 tie in Old Firm derby
By The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2023
GLASGOW, United Kingdom – Canadian defender Alistair Johnston made his Celtic debut Monday with Kyogo Furuhashi’s 88th-minute goal securing a point for the Scottish league leader in a 2-2 tie with Glasgow rival Rangers. Trailing 1-0 after a fifth-minute Daizen Maeda goal, Rangers pulled ahead early in the second half on goals by Ryan Kent ... Read More »
1 responseLeylah Fernandez progresses at ASB Classica
By The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2023
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) – Canada’s 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez opened her 2023 season with an emphatic 6-1, 6-1 win Monday over 15-year-old Brenda Fruhvirtova in the first round of the ASB Classic. Third-seeded Fernandez needed only 61 minutes to sweep by the Czech teenager, who entered the main draw on a wild ... Read More »
1 responseSports scoreboard for Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023
By The Canadian Press on January 1st, 2023
Sunday’s Games NHL Ottawa 3 Buffalo 1 Seattle 4 N.Y. Islanders 1 Carolina 5 New Jersey 4 (SO) N.Y. Rangers 5 Florida 3 San Jose 5 Chicago 2 — AHL San Diego 3 Henderson 0 — NBA Denver 123 Boston 111 Memphis 118 Sacramento 108 Washington 118 Milwaukee 95 — NFL San Francisco 37 Las ... Read More »
1 responseSenators snap Sabres six-game streak with 3-1 win
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on January 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Jacob Lucchini’s first NHL goal proved to be the winner in the Ottawa Senators 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night. The loss snapped the Sabres (18-15-2) six-game winning streak. Tim Stutzle scored the other two goals for the Senators (17-17-3), while Anton Forsberg was solid making 33 saves. Zemgus Girgensons ... Read More »
1 responseWHL roundup: Kai Uchacz hat trick spurs Rebels to 5-3 win over Hitmen
By The Canadian Press on January 1st, 2023
CALGARY – Kai Uchacz notched a hat trick for the Red Deer Rebels in a 5-3 win over the host Calgary Hitmen on Sunday in the Western Hockey League. Uchacz scored his third of the game into an empty net to seal Red Deer’s victory. It was his third hat trick in four games. In ... Read More »
1 responseOHL roundup: Lockhart hat trick paces Petes to 6-1 win over Generals
By The Canadian Press on January 1st, 2023
OSHAWA, Ont. – Connor Lockhart’s hat trick paced the Peterborough Petes to a 6-1 win over the host Oshawa Generals on Sunday in the Ontario Hockey League. In Sunday’s other OHL game, the Ottawa 67’s blanked the Kingston Frontenacs 4-0. Lockhart, a sixth-round draft pick of the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks last year, scored a natural ... Read More »
1 responseBedard on the Big E’s radar as Canada preps for world junior quarterfinals
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 1st, 2023
HALIFAX – Connor Bedard wasn’t aware of the tweet. A genius with the puck capable of making opponents look foolish at any moment, the supremely gifted 17-year-old is singularly focused on the world junior hockey championship. He’s also on the verge of rewriting Canada’s record book at the event. And one of the game’s greats ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tottenham upset by resurgent Villa; Chelsea held at Forest
By The Associated Press on January 1st, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Any New Year’s resolution by Tottenham to stop conceding the first goal lasted less than one day as Aston Villa continued its revival under Unai Emery with a 2-0 away win in the Premier League on Sunday. Antonio Conte’s side has now conceded first in its last 10 matches, with Tottenham fifth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Louttit crowds World Cup ski jump podium
By The Canadian Press on January 1st, 2023
LJUBNO, Slovenia – Canada’s Alexandria Louttit finished just outside the medals in women’s World Cup ski jumping Sunday by placing fourth in Ljubno, Slovenia. Austria’s Eva Pinkelnig, Norway’s Anna Odine Stroem and Germany’s Selina Freitag finished first to third respectively. Louttit, an 18-year-old from Calgary, matched her career-best result after also finishing fourth last month ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marlies’ Moore, Wranglers’ Love to coach in AHL all-star game
By The Canadian Press on January 1st, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Greg Moore of the Toronto Marlies and Mitch Love of the Calgary Wranglers have been named to the coaching staff of the American Hockey League’s all-star event Feb. 5-6 in Laval, Que. Moore and Love join Todd Nelson of the Hershey Bears and Neil Graham of the Texas Stars behind the benches. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stars sign veteran Joe Pavelski to extension through 2023-24
By The Associated Press on January 1st, 2023
FRISCO, Texas (AP) – Veteran forward Joe Pavelski signed a one-year contract extension with the Dallas Stars on Sunday before he could have become an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season. The extension for the 2023-24 season has a base salary of US$3.5 million, along with an additional $2 million in potential ... Read More »
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