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OHL roundup: Burke scores twice as Sting beat Rangers 4-2
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2023
SARNIA, Ont. – Nolan Burke scored twice, including an empty-netter with 10 seconds left on the clock, as the Sarnia Sting slipped past the visiting Kitchener Rangers 4-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday. Ty Voit and Sasha Pastujov also scored for the Sting (21-14-4-2), who led 2-0 after the first period. Voit also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rybakina beats No. 1 Swiatek to reach Australian Open QF
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina eliminated No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek in straight sets Sunday to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time. The 22nd-seeded Rybakina used her big serving to unsettle Swiatek and got the better of their baseline exchanges to win 6-4, 6-4 in about 1 1/2 hours. Swiatek ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pitlick plays hero as Canadiens rally to beat Maple Leafs 3-2 in OT
By Tristan D’Amours, The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2023
MONTREAL – After erasing a two-goal deficit in the second period, Rem Pitlick scored 2:14 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Josh Anderson and Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored for Montreal (20-24-3) as the team recorded its 20th win of the NHL season. Playing in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scheifele lifts Jets to 5-1 win over Senators
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2023
OTTAWA – Mark Scheifele scored twice to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators Saturday night. Nikolaj Ehlers, Blake Wheeler and Cole Perfetti also scored for Winnipeg (30-16-1). Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots. Ehlers, who missed 36 games with an abdominal injury, now has 12 points (4G, 8A) in his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Biasca scores five as Mooseheads sink Sea Dogs
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2023
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Attilio Biasca scored five goals and added an assist as the visiting Halifax Mooseheads outgunned the Saint John Sea Dogs 10-7 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Saturday. Markus Vidicek scored twice and added two assists, while Mathieu Cataford, Evan Boucher and Zachary L’Heureux added singles for the Mooseheads ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rahm ties rookie Thompson for AmEx lead at 23 under
By The Associated Press on January 21st, 2023
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) – Jon Rahm got off to a hot start and shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday on PGA West’s Stadium Course for a share of the lead with tour rookie Davis Thompson in The American Express. Thompson’s run of eagles in the Southern California desert finally ended as the 23-year-old carded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Undermanned Boston Celtics win ninth straight, beat Raptors 106-104
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2023
TORONTO – The misery continues for the Toronto Raptors. Jaylen Brown scored 27 points to lift the Boston Celtics to a 106-104 victory over the Raptors for their ninth consecutive victory. Pascal Siakam had 29 points and 10 rebounds to top the Raptors (20-27), who lost their third straight, and third in a row to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Henderson stalls but still leads by tnree strokes in LPGA season opener
By Jeff Babineau, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Canadian Brooke Henderson went from complete control of her game for two days to having to scratch out a good score Saturday. The result was a 3-under 69 and a three-shot lead in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions. Henderson, of Smiths Falls, Ont., was up for the fight and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andersson has goal, two assists to lead Flames to 6-3 victory over Lightning
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2023
CALGARY – Rasmus Andersson had a goal and two assists to lead the Calgary Flames to a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon. Nazem Kadri, Tyler Toffoli, Dillon Dube, Jonathan Huberdeau and Blake Coleman, the last two into an empty net, also had goals for Calgary (22-16-9). Steven Stamkos, Vladislav Namestikov ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Canada coach leads Kenya past Canadian men at New Zealand Sevens
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2023
HAMILTON, New Zealand – Kenya, under former Canada coach Damian McGrath, defeated the Canadian men 21-5 on Saturday in consolation play at the HSBC New Zealand Sevens. A first-half try by Canada’s Brock Webster cancelled out a score by Edmund Anya but tries by Willy Ambaka and George Ooro Angeyo carried the 14th-ranked Kenyans past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Schroeder stops 50 shots to secure Boston Pride a 5-0 win over the Montreal Force
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2023
MONTREAL – Corinne Schroeder stopped 50 shots to secure the Boston Pride a 5-0 win over the Montreal Force in Premier Hockey Federation action Saturday. Loren Gabel led the way offensively for Boston (12-2-0) with four goals. Christina Putigna had the other. Marie-Soleil Deschenes made 27 saves for Montreal (5-6-1). This report by The Canadian ... Read More »
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