National Sports
Hart nets shutout as Flyers flatten Jets 4-0
By Jim Bender, The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Forward Noah Cates scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night. Kieffer Bellows, Owen Tippett and Tony DeAngelo also scored for Philadelphia. Rasmus Ristolainen chipped in with two assists. Carter Hart made 40 saves to earn his first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Roy scores twice as Phoenix beat Armada 5-1
By The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
SHERBROOKE, Que. – Joshua Roy scored twice, Jakub Brabenec chipped in with two assists and the Sherbrooke Phoenix defeated the visiting Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 5-1 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday. Justin Gill, Milo Roelens and David Spacek also scored for the Phoenix (30-12-2-2), who led 2-0 after the first period and 4-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Giroux helps Senators scorch Canadiens 5-0
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
OTTAWA – Claude Giroux scored twice and added an assist as the Ottawa Senators beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-0 Saturday night. With the win the Senators (23-23-3) are riding a three-game winning streak. Ottawa was coming off a 6-2 win over Toronto on Friday night. The Senators are now 6-2-0 in their last eight at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Max Homa comes from 5 back to win Farmers Open by 2 strokes
By Bernie Wilson, The Associated Press on January 28th, 2023
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Southern California native Max Homa came from five shots off the lead to win the Farmers Insurance Open by two strokes over Keegan Bradley on Saturday at Torrey Pines, where Jon Rahm imploded early and missed a shot at winning his third straight start and moving to No. 1 in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Les Supremes collect synchro skating bronze in Sweden
By The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
GOTEBORG – Les Supremes of St-Leonard, Que., won the bronze medal Saturday at the Leon Lurje Trophy synchronized skating competition, the second stop on the ISU Challenger Series. Teams from Finland were first and second, with the Rockettes finishing first with 238.35 points and Marigold Ice Unity second at 229.05. Les Supremes, posted the second-best ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Stephen Eustaquio scores to help FC Porto win Portuguese League Cup
By The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
LEIRIA, Portugal – Canadian international Stephen Eustaquio scored from distance to help FC Porto hoist the Portuguese League Cup with a 2-0 win over Sporting Lisbon on Saturday. Taking a layoff from a teammate outside the Sporting penalty box, Eustaquio hammered a right-footed shot that a diving Adan, Sporting’s Spanish goalkeeper, got his hands to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lucia Stafford shatters Canadian 1,000 record in her season debut
By The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
BOSTON – Lucia Stafford opened her track and field season by smashing the Canadian indoor record in the 1,000 metres on Saturday. The 24-year-old from London, Ont., ran two minutes 33.75 seconds to win the Boston University Terrier Classic, lowering the previous mark of 2:37.04 set by Jenna Westaway in 2019. Stafford’s time is the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Abigail Strate soars to World Cup ski jumping bronze medal
By The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
HINTERZARTEN, Germany – Canada’s Abigail Strate climbed her first World Cup ski jumping podium on Saturday, capturing bronze. The 21-year-old from Calgary scored 236.3 points over two runs, posting a pair of celebratory pictures on Twitter afterword with the word “Happy” and a smiling emoji. Katharina Althaus of Germany won the gold with 258.8 points, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Para star Mark Arendz races to fourth world championship title of the week
By The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
ÖSTERSUND, Sweden – Canadian Paralympic star Mark Arendz captured his third consecutive world championship title in the men’s standing skate-ski race, highlighting a three-medal day for Canada on Saturday. Natalie Wilkie and Collin Cameron each skied to silver medals. Arendz, a 12-time Paralympic medallist from Hartsville, P.E.I., has captured four medals this week, logging countless ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Oldham makes freestyle history winning X Games gold
By The Canadian Press on January 28th, 2023
ASPEN, Colo. – Megan Oldham of Parry Sound, Ont., won Winter X Games gold in women’s freestyle big air Friday. Oldham became the first woman to land a triple cork, which she did on her third of five runs to score a perfect 50. Her best two runs scored a combined 91 points in the ... Read More »
1 responseSabalenka beats Rybakina for Australian Open women’s title
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on January 28th, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Aryna Sabalenka won her first Grand Slam title by coming back to beat Elena Rybakina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Australian Open women’s final Saturday. The 24-year-old Sabalenka, who is from Belarus, was appearing in her first major final. She improved to 11-0 in 2023, and the only set she has ... Read More »
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