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CP NewsAlert: Canada leaves World Cup without a point after 2-1 loss to Morocco
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
DOHA, Qatar – Canada’s run at the World Cup has ended with a 2-1 loss to Morocco. The Canadian men’s soccer team will leave Qatar still searching for its first World Cup point. More coming... Read More »
1 responseCanada-Morocco: Montreal’s Moroccans cheer as Canada falls behind early
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
MONTREAL – Team Canada on Thursday fell behind early in its final match at the World Cup in Qatar, leaving Moroccan supporters jubilant and fans of Canada sorrowful but still full of pride that their team made the tournament for the first time since 1986. At the Café Sable d’or in Montreal’s Little Maghreb neighbourhood ... Read More »
1 responseFormer Expos reporter Richard Milo honoured by Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
ST. MARYS, ONTARIO, CANADA – Longtime Canadian Press writer Richard Milo has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s 2022 Jack Graney Award. The honour is given annually to a member of the media who has made significant contributions to baseball in Canada through their life’s work. Jeremy Diamond, ... Read More »
1 responseMcCormack, Da Silva Rondeau among individuals testifying for Status of Women study
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
OTTAWA – Soccer player Ciara McCormack and boxer Myriam Da Silva Rondeau will have the floor today in Ottawa. McCormack and Da Silva Rondeau are among the women testifying before members of Parliament today as the Standing Committee Status of Women continues its hearings on the safety of women and girls in sport. McCormack is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL Roundup: Thunderbirds top Winterhawks 3-1 in battle of Western Conference’s best
By The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
PORTLAND, Ore. – Thomas Milic made 35 saves to lead the Seattle Thunderbirds to a 3-1 win over the Portland Winterhawks in a battle between the Western Conference’s top teams on Wednesday. Jordan Gustafson, Kyle Crnkovic and Gracyn Sawchyn scored for Seattle (16-4-1). Jack O’Brien netted the lone goal for Portland (17-4-1-1), which sits atop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wednesday’s sports scoreboard for Nov. 30, 2022
By The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
Wednesday’s Scoreboard World Cup Group Stage Tunisia 1 France 0 Australia 1 Denmark 0 Argentina 2 Poland 0 Mexico 2 Saudi Arabia 1 – NHL N.Y. Rangers 3 Ottawa 1 Toronto 3 San Jose 1 Edmonton 5 Chicago 4 Buffalo 5 Detroit 4 (SO) – AHL Laval 3 Utica 2 (OT) Abbotsford 4 Bakersfield 3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marner ties Maple Leafs record in 3-1 win over Sharks
By The Associated Press on November 30th, 2022
TORONTO (AP) – Pierre Engvall scored with 2:27 left in regulation, Mitch Marner had a goal to stretch his point streak to a franchise record-tying 18 games, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Wednesday night. Auston Matthews also scored for Toronto, and Ilya Samsonov had 23 saves. The Maple ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL Roundup: Foreurs make good on comeback with 5-4 shootout win over Phoenix
By The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
VAL-D’OR, Que. – Kale McCallum capped the Val-d’Or Foreurs’ comeback with the shootout winner to top the Sherbrooke Phoenix 5-4 on Wednesday. Down 4-1 late in the second period, the Foreurs roared back, scoring three unanswered goals. Alexandre Doucet netted his second of the game with 40 seconds left in the frame. Charles-Antoine Beauregard scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Draisaitl, McDavid lead Oilers past slumping Blackhawks 5-4
By Jay Cohen, The Associated Press on November 30th, 2022
CHICAGO (AP) – Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, helping the Edmonton Oilers top the slumping Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Wednesday night for their third straight win. Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Mattias Janmark each had a goal and an assist as Edmonton improved to 2-0 in Chicago this season. Brett Kulak had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Puig changing plea to not guilty of lying in gambling case
By The Associated Press on November 30th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Former major league outfielder Yasiel Puig has decided to withdraw his agreement to plead guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents investigating an illegal gambling operation. Puig is changing his plea to not guilty because of “significant new evidence,” according to a statement Wednesday from his attorneys in Los ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marner ties franchise record with 18-game point streak, Leafs down Sharks 3-1
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on November 30th, 2022
TORONTO – Mitch Marner inexplicably looked to pass with history on his stick and an empty net staring him down. The Maple Leafs winger then fired another shot wide of the yawning cage in Wednesday’s waning moments, narrowly missing another chance at glory as the Scotiabank Arena crowd groaned. Marner would get one more opportunity ... Read More »
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