National Sports
Mooseheads earn seventh in a row behind 6-3 win over Cataractes in QMJHL action
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
HALIFAX – Evan Boucher had a goal and an assist to help lead the Halifax Mooseheads past the Shawinigan Cataractes 6-3 on Thursday. Jake Furlong, Zachary L’Heureux, Jordan Dumais, Markus Vidicek and Attilio Biasca also scored for Halifax (29-7-4-1), which has won seven in a row and nine of its last 10. Mathis Rousseau stopped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russell scores 16 points in 4th, Wolves beat Raptors 128-126
By Brian Hall, The Associated Press on January 19th, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – D’Angelo Russell scored 16 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, Anthony Edwards had 23 and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 128-126 on Thursday night. Kyle Anderson added 20 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota, which was down Rudy Gobert and Austin Rivers and playing the second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada picks up three medals at freeski halfpipe World Cup
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
CALGARY – Canada’s Brendan Mackay and Simon d’Artois earned silver and bronze in the men’s freeski halfpipe World Cup on Thursday. Mackay finished with a score of 94.50, while d’Artois was close behind at 93.00. Finland’s Jon Sallinen claimed gold with a score of 96.00. In the women’s event, Canadian Rachael Karker grabbed silver with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tkachuk, Panthers cruise past Canadiens 6-2 behind five-goal second period
By Tristan D'Amours, The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
MONTREAL – Matthew Tkachuk scored twice in the middle of a five-goal second period and the Florida Panthers cruised to a 6-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Sam Reinhart, with a goal and two assists, Sam Bennett, Givani Smith and Ryan Lomberg added the others for Florida (22-20-5). Sergei Bobrovsky exited the game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Matthews, Samsonov lead Maple Leafs over Jets 4-1
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
TORONTO – Auston Matthews scored twice early in the second period and Ilya Samosonov was stellar in making 37 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Thursday night. Mitch Marner and Mark Giordano, into the empty net, had the other goals for Toronto (28-11-7), while Michael Bunting added two assists. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Dabrowski, partner Olmos move into second round at Australian Open
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia – Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Giuliana Olmos of Mexico will be moving on at the Australian Open. The duo defeated American Shelby Rogers and Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in first-round women’s doubles action. Dabrowski and Olmos fired three aces to just one double fault and won 73 per cent on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Thompson makes consecutive eagles, leads AmEx; Rahm 2 back
By The Associated Press on January 19th, 2023
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) – PGA Tour rookie Davis Thompson played his first six holes in 7 under, including consecutive eagles, and shot a career-low 10-under 62 at La Quinta on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead over Jon Rahm and four others after the first round of The American Express. The 23-year-old Thompson got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rugby Canada bolsters Toronto Arrows by adding to technical staff
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
TORONTO – The importance of the Toronto Arrows to Canadian rugby was reinforced Thursday with news that Rugby Canada is embedding two of its staff with the Major League Rugby side. Alex Lee will serve as the Arrows’ head of performance while Richard Owen joins as head performance analyst. Like Rob Howley, an Arrows consultant, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flyers coach Tortorella defends Provorov’s Pride boycott
By Dan Gelston, The Associated Press on January 19th, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Flyers coach John Tortorella defended Russian defenseman Ivan Provorov’s decision to cite religious beliefs as his reason to boycott the team’s pregame Pride celebration. “Provy did nothing wrong,” Tortorella said Thursday. “Just because you don’t agree with his decision doesn’t mean he did anything wrong.” Before Tuesday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elks sign veteran defensive back Ed Gainey to one year contract extension.
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Elks have signed veteran defensive back Ed Gainey to a one-year contract extension. Gainey was fifth on the team with 47 defensive tackles last season, his first in Edmonton, to go with an interception and two forced fumbles. A C-F-L all-star with Saskatchewan in 2016 and 2017, the 32-year-old Gainey has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Henderson, pain-free, leads Korda by 1 in LPGA Tour opener
By Jeff Babineau, The Associated Press on January 19th, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Brooke Henderson enjoyed the opening day of a fresh LPGA season a whole lot more than the tough, waning days of last season. Her balky back feeling stronger and swinging a club more freely than she’d been able to since October, Henderson attacked Lake Nona on Thursday with six birdies for ... Read More »
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