National Sports
Nick Kyrgios pulls out of Australian Open with injured knee
By The Associated Press on January 15th, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the Australian Open because of an injured knee, a day before he was scheduled to play his first-round match. Kyrgios was the runner-up at Wimbledon last year in singles and the men’s doubles champion at the Australian Open and considered the host country’s strongest chance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grandy, St-Georges, Galusha punch tickets to Canadian women’s curling championship
By The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2023
B.C.’s Clancy Grandy and Quebec’s Laurie St-Georges both went to extra ends to win their respective women’s provincial curling championships Sunday and qualify for the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Kerry Galusha of Northwest Territories also punched her ticket to the Canadian women’s championship, to be held Feb. 17-26 in Kamloops, B.C. Grandy, St-Georges and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023
By The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2023
Sunday’s Scoreboard NHL Montreal 2 N.Y. Rangers 1 Vancouver 4 Carolina 3 (SO) Winnipeg 2 Arizona 1 — AHL Providence 3 Hartford 2 (OT) San Jose 3 Abbotsford 2 WB/Scranton 3 Charlotte 2 (SO) Texas 5 Milwaukee 0 — NFL Wild-card Playoffs Buffalo 34 Miami 31 N.Y. Giants 31 Minnesota 24 Cincinnati 24 Baltimore 17 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gauthier, Asselin, Scoffin qualify for Canadian men’s curling championship
By The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2023
B.C.’s Jacques Gauthier, Quebec’s Felix Asselin and Yukon’s Thomas Scoffin won their respective provincial and territorial men’s curling championships Sunday to gain entry into the 2023 Tim Hortons Brier. Asselin, Gauthier and Scoffin joined already qualified defending champion Brad Gushue of St. John’s, N.L., and Nunavut’s Jake Higgs in the Canadian men’s championship field March ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andreescu, Shapovalov win Aussie Open openers
By The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia – Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., who missed last year’s Australian Open, made a strong return to Melbourne Park on Sunday with a straight-set win over No. 25-ranked Marie Bouzkova of Czechia 6-2, 6-4. Andreescu, who took one hour, 41 minutes to eliminate the 24-year-old player from Prague, had 23 service winners and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian quarterback Nathan Rourke signs with Jacksonville Jaguars
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2023
Nathan Rourke is now a Jacksonville Jaguar. The 24-year-old Victoria native signed a deal Sunday with Jacksonville, which was one of 12 teams the quarterback worked out for after finishing the 2022 CFL season with the B.C. Lions. The others included: Cleveland, the New York Giants, Kansas City, Cincinnati, L.A. Chargers, Las Vegas, Minnesota, Denver, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets post 2-1 win to extend Coyotes’ misery
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Blake Wheeler scored the game-winner late in the second period as the Winnipeg Jets handed the Arizona Coyotes their ninth straight loss with a 2-1 victory on Sunday. Pierre-Luc Dubois had the other goal for the Jets (29-14-1), who have won their past three games and are 8-1-0 in their last nine. Connor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Canucks’ fan favourite, Gino Odjick, dies at 52
By The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2023
VANCOUVER – One of the most popular players to ever suit up for the Vancouver Canucks has died. Wayne “Gino” Odjick, who played 12 seasons in the NHL for the Canucks, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens, died at the age of 52. Gino’s sister Dina Odjick shared the news Sunday on Facebook ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Si Woo Kim rallies with big finish to win Sony Open
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on January 15th, 2023
HONOLULU (AP) – Si Woo Kim brought a sleepy Sony Open to life Sunday with a birdie-birdie finish that gave him a 6-under 64 and a one-shot victory over Hayden Buckley. Buckley had a two-shot lead at the start of the day and was among nine players from the leading 16 going into the final ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andreescu bounces Bouzkova in Aussie Open opener
By The Canadian Press on January 15th, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia – Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., who missed last year’s Australian Open, made her presence felt on Sunday with a straight-set win over No. 25-ranked Marie Bouzkova of Czechia 6-2,6-4. Andreescu, who took one hour, 41 minutes to eliminate the 24-year-old player from Prague, had 23 service winners and only committed eight unforced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jessica Pegula is first player to Australian Open’s 2nd round
By The Associated Press on January 15th, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Jessica Pegula began her bid for a first Grand Slam singles title by overwhelming Jaqueline Cristian 6-0, 6-1 in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday. The third-seeded Pegula, a quarterfinalist in Melbourne in each of the past two years, needed just 59 minutes to beat the 161st-ranked Romanian ... Read More »
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