National Sports
Monday’s sports scoreboard for Nov. 28, 2022
By The Canadian Press on November 28th, 2022
Monday’s Scoreboard World Cup Group Stage Cameroon 3 Serbia 3 Ghana 3 South Korea 2 Brazil 1 Switzerland 0 Portugal 2 Uruguay 0 – NHL Toronto 4 Detroit 2 Edmonton 4 Florida 3 (OT) Vegas 3 Columbus 2 (SO) New Jersey 5 N.Y. Rangers 3 Tampa Bay 6 Buffalo 5 (OT) Dallas 4 St. Louis ... Read More »
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By The Associated Press on November 28th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Jack Hughes and Michael McLeod scored in the second period, Vitek Vanecek stopped 35 shots and the New Jersey Devils rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Monday night. Yegor Sharangovich had two goals and Tomas Tatar also scored to help the first-place Devils ... Read More »
1 responseDraisaitl nets OT winner to lift Oilers past slumping Panthers for 4-3 victory
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on November 28th, 2022
EDMONTON – Leon Draisaitl scored the overtime winner as the Edmonton Oilers came away with a 4-3 victory over the suddenly slumping Florida Panthers on Monday. Draisaitl took a pass back from Connor McDavid just 22 seconds into overtime to score his 13th of the season. McDavid had a goal and two assists. Tyson Barrie ... Read More »
1 responseMarner extends point streak to 17 games, Leafs top Wings 4-2
By Larry Lage, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2022
DETROIT (AP) – Auston Matthews and William Nylander scored 51 seconds apart in the first period, Mitch Marner extended his point streak to 17 games and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 Monday night. Rasmus Sandin also scored and Matt Murray made 38 saves for the Maple Leafs, who have won ... Read More »
1 responseSiakam has 18 points, 11 rebounds in return to lift Raptors to 100-88 win over Cavs
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on November 28th, 2022
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam wasted little time in showing what the Toronto Raptors had been missing. Back after a 10-game absence, Siakam scored Toronto’s first points of the game en route to 18 points and 11 rebounds to help the Raptors to a 100-88 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. O.G. Anunoby had 20 ... Read More »
1 responseFavre asks to be dismissed from Mississippi welfare lawsuit
By Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2022
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking to be removed from a lawsuit by the state of Mississippi that seeks to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. An attorney for Favre filed papers on Monday saying ... Read More »
1 responseRaptors stars Siakam, Barnes return to lineup for game against Cavaliers
By The Canadian Press on November 28th, 2022
TORONTO – The depleted Toronto Raptors got a huge boost before their game Monday night against Cleveland with the return of stars Pascal Siakam and Scottie Barnes. Siakam missed 10 games with a strained adductor muscle. The star forward was playing at an elite level before sustaining the injury in a game Nov. 4 at ... Read More »
1 response“It was time for Canada” — Davis Cup team tennis trophy finally in Canadian hands
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on November 28th, 2022
Robert Bettauer was Tennis Canada’s director of tennis development some three decades ago when the federation created a vision statement with some lofty goals. One of the top priorities was to one day win a Davis Cup title. On Sunday, Canada finally did it with a historic victory over Australia in Malaga, Spain. “I just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arbitrator will referee Dr. J’s suit against brand developer
By Randall Chase, The Associated Press on November 28th, 2022
DOVER, Del. (AP) – A Delaware judge on Monday halted a lawsuit filed by basketball legend Julius Erving against a brand-development and marketing company, ruling that the dispute must go to arbitration. The lawsuit by the Hall of Fame player known as “Dr. J” stems from a 2016 agreement to sell a majority interest in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panthers forward Tkachuk returns to province where he was loved, and loathed
By Steven Sandor, The Canadian Press on November 28th, 2022
EDMONTON – For six seasons, Matthew Tkachuk wore the fiery Flames logo on his chest. But, on the eve of his return to Calgary, he kept the rhetoric cool. “Obviously I’ve thought about it,” Tkachuk said after his Florida Panthers skated in Edmonton late Monday morning ahead of a game against the Oilers. “But, until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former employee launches discrimination complaint against Vancouver Canucks
By The Canadian Press on November 28th, 2022
VANCOUVER – A former member of the Vancouver Canucks’ coaching staff has launched a complaint with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, alleging she was fired because of her sex, mental illness and physical disability. Rachel Doerrie, a former video analyst and assistant video coach for the team, posted a copy of the complaint to Twitter ... Read More »
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