National Sports
WHL roundup: Holt posts shutout as Royals rule over Rockets
By The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
VICTORIA – The Victoria Royals got goals from four different players and shutout goaltending from Braden Holt to defeat the Kelowna Rockets 4-0 in Western Hockey League action on Friday at Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena. Reggie Newman, Teague Patton, Riley Gannon and Ryan Spizawka scored for the Royals (11-25-3-1), who led 2-0 after the first period ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ackland, Gushue advance to Canadian Open curling playoffs
By The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
CAMROSE, Alta. – Team Abby Ackland of Winnipeg, playing in their first Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling event, have qualified for the Canadian Open playoffs. Team Ackland advanced to Saturday’s quarterfinals and improved her record to 3-1 with an important 8-6 victory over Anna Hasselborg’s Swedish crew during Draw 15 action on Friday. Hasselborg is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guerrero, Jays reach $14.5M deal, skip arbitration
By The Associated Press on January 13th, 2023
TORONTO (AP) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided salary arbitration Friday night by agreeing to a $14.5 million contract for next season. Toronto had 12 players eligible for arbitration – only Tampa Bay with 14 had more. The lone member of that Blue Jays group who did not settle Friday was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scheifele scores twice as Jets soar past Pens 4-1
By Will Graves, The Associated Press on January 13th, 2023
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Winnipeg Jets are finding their footing at the NHL season’s midway point. The short-handed Pittsburgh Penguins are still searching for traction. Mark Scheifele scored twice, including the go-ahead goal late in the second period and the Jets soared past the Penguins 4-1 on Friday night. “That was probably about one the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Ritchie helps Generals march past Rangers
By The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
KITCHENER, Ont. – Calum Ritchie scored twice and added an assist as the visiting Oshawa Generals defeated the Kitchener Rangers 5-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday night. Ryan Gagnier, Kimo Gruber and Luke Torrance also scored for the Generals (14-19-1-3). Reid Valade and Francesco Arcuri scored for the Rangers (15-18-2-0), who outshot the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scheifele scores twice as Jets dump Penguins 4-1
By Will Graves, The Associated Press on January 13th, 2023
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Mark Scheifele scored twice, including the go-ahead goal late in the second period and the Winnipeg Jets soared past the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Friday night. Scheifele’s first goal with 2:02 left in the second off a pretty feed by Blake Wheeler put the Jets ahead to stay. Nikolaj Ehlers doubled the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Tigres pounce on Foreurs with offensive outburst
By The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Justin Gendron and Justin Larose each scored twice and it was points night for most of their teammates as the Victoriaville Tigres pounced on the Val-d’Or Foreurs 9-3 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Friday. Frederic Brunet, Tommy Cormier, Egor Goriunov, Eliot Simard and Jordan Cote each scored once for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHL game in Toronto called off due to fan’s medical emergency
By The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Marlies and Manitoba Moose will have to reschedule their all-Canadian American Hockey League clash due to a medical emergency in the stands. With the teams tied 1-1 on Friday night at Coca-Cola Coliseum, a fan experienced a medical emergency in-between the first and second periods and was attended to by Emergency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montgomery leaves trash talk behind in Vegas to lead Sony
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on January 13th, 2023
HONOLULU (AP) – PGA Tour rookie Taylor Montgomery quietly went about his work with a 4-under 66 on Friday for the early lead in the Sony Open, hardly looking like a guy who would willingly trash talk Michael Jordan. He loves to run his mouth for fun. This golf job is working out pretty good, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Philadelphia Eagles sign former Calgary Stampeder tackle Julian Good-Jones
By The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Eagles signed former Calgary Stampeder tackle Julian Good-Jones on Friday. Good-Jones had a workout with the Eagles in November. The six-foot-four. 319-pound Good-Jones spent the last two seasons with Calgary. He appeared in 16 games last year at left tackle for the CFL club. Good-Jones signed with Philadelphia as an undrafted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiona Bombardier, whose famous mom is Josee Chouinard, carving her own career
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
OSHAWA, Ont. – Fiona Bombardier’s grace and wide smile are reminiscent of her famous mom – even as Bombardier has worked to develop her own figure skating identity. And Bombardier only discovered by accident, well into her skating career, that her mom Josée Chouinard was once Canada’s best and a two-time Olympian. “She didn’t even ... Read More »
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