National Sports
Coach says Nylander will be fine after early departure in Leafs’ 2-1 win over Habs
By Mike Stephens, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs got a scare in a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night when star forward William Nylander left the game midway through the first period after taking a knock to the head. He was held out for the rest of the game for what the team called ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yankees wrap up AL East with 10-1 win over Orioles, with Judge hitting 58th homer
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on September 26th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 58th home run, going deep for the fifth straight game to help the New York Yankees wrap up their second AL East title in three years with a 10-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night. Giancarlo Stanton had four RBIs that included his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs edge Canadiens 2-1 for first pre-season win but lose Nylander to injury
By Mike Stephens, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Thursday for their first win of the pre-season but star forward William Nylander left the game with an injury and did not return. John Tavares and Nick Robertson scored for Toronto. Christian Dvorak tallied for Montreal. The Maple Leafs outshot the Canadiens 33-17. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ostlund scores overtime winner to give Sabres a 3-2 pre-season win over Senators
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – Noah Ostlund scored the overtime winner for the Buffalo Sabres in a 3-2 pre-season win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Buffalo’s lineup had a combined total of just over 100 NHL games of experience as most of its regular roster is in Munich, Germany for the upcoming Global Series Challenge. Felix ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Attorneys tweak $2.78B college settlement, remove the word ‘booster’ from NIL language
By Eddie Pells, The Associated Press on September 26th, 2024
Three weeks after being asked to modify a $2.78 billion deal that would dramatically change college sports, attorneys excised the word “booster” from the mammoth plan in hopes of satisfying a judge’s concerns about the landmark settlement designed to pay players some of the money they help produce. As expected, the changes filed in court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Allyson MacNutt upsets Kerri Einarson 8-6 in PointsBet Invitational curling
By The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
CALGARY – Allyson MacNutt’s junior women’s curling team ousted Kerri Einarson from the PointsBet Invitiational with an 8-6 win. MacNutt’s Halifax team stole a point in the eighth and 10th ends en route to an upset of the four-time Canadian champion Einarson. The single-knockout PointsBet Invitational’s round of 16 features junior, college, university and club ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scheffler, Kim get into gamesmanship as Americans take 5-0 lead at Presidents Cup
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
L’ÃŽLE-BIZARD”“SAINTE-GENEVIÈVE, Que. – The United States has jumped out to a 5-0 over the International team at the Presidents Cup. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and partner Russell Henley earned a 3&2 victory over the South Korean pairing of Sungjae Im and Tom Kim in 16 holes in a match that featured lots of gamesmanship. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs’ Berube says Auston Matthews’ upper-body injury is not too serious
By The Associated Press on September 26th, 2024
TORONTO (AP) – Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said he does not think Auston Matthews’ upper-body injury is too serious and expects the captain to be fine. Matthews returned to practice Thursday after getting a couple of days off the ice for what Berube called maintenance. Matthews was not scheduled to play in Toronto’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Grenier aims for return to top form after injury: ‘I’m pretty resilient’
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
Valérie Grenier is confident she can return to top form after a serious injury early this year. After all, this isn’t her first time overcoming a major setback. The Canadian alpine skier hit the slopes at an Alpine Canada camp in Chillan, Chile, from Sept. 13-24. It marked her comeback after multiple surgeries and months ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Bombers can clinch playoff spot for eighth straight season with win over Elks
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Willie Jefferson doesn’t like to look too far ahead, but there is something he’d like to see happen after the Winnipeg Blue Bombers host the Edmonton Elks on Friday. A victory by the Blue Bombers (8-6) in front of a third straight sellout at Princess Auto Stadium would clinch a playoff spot for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kings defenseman Drew Doughty undergoing testing for lower-body injury
By Dan Greenspan, The Associated Press on September 26th, 2024
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) – Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty is undergoing further testing because of a lower-body injury he sustained in a preseason game at the Vegas Golden Knights. Doughty hurt his left leg Wednesday when he slammed into the boards while engaged with Golden Knights forward Tanner Pearson in the first period ... Read More »
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