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Red Wings beat Maple Leafs for 1st time in nearly 4 years
By The Associated Press on January 12th, 2023
DETROIT (AP) – Lucas Raymond had a goal and two assists as the Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto 4-1 on Thursday night for their first victory over the Maple Leafs in nearly four years. Robby Fabbri, Ben Chiarot and Moritz Seider also scored for Detroit and Ville Husso stopped 31 shots. Rasmus Sandin scored for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stamkos gets 499th goal, Lightning beat Canucks 5-4
By Mark Didtler, The Associated Press on January 12th, 2023
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Steven Stamkos scored his 499th goal on a 5-on-3 power play in the third period to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Thursday night. On the verge of becoming the 47th NHL player to reach 500 goals, Stamkos beat Collin Delia from the left circle to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pascal Siakam leads Raptors past Hornets 124-114 for Toronto’s third straight win
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam led all scorers with 35 points and also pulled down seven rebounds as the Toronto Raptors beat the Charlotte Hornets 124-114 on Thursday. It was the 50th time that Siakam has scored 30 or more points in his career. Scottie Barnes added 21 points, seven rebounds, and nine assists as Toronto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens top Predators 4-3 on night of honouring former defenceman P.K Subban
By Tristan D'Amours, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
MONTREAL – Elevated by the pre-game ceremony held for P.K. Subban, the Montreal Canadiens held off a late third-period rally to take a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday. Cole Caufield scored two goals, while Kirby Dach had one goal and one assist for Montreal (17-22-3). Jake Evans added the other marker and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Einarson’s comeback effort falls short in loss to Fujisawa at Canadian Open
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
CAMROSE, Alta. – Reigning national champion Kerri Einarson’s comeback effort fell just short Thursday, losing 5-4 to Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Canadian Open. Down 4-1 after five ends, Einarson trimmed the deficit with a two-point sixth end. After Fujisawa added another single in the seventh, Einarson could only put one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teenage forward Alyssa Thompson goes first overall in NWSL draft to Angel City FC
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
Angel City FC took teenage forward Alyssa Thompson with the first pick in the National Women’s Soccer League draft Thursday. The 18-year-old Thompson, named the 2021 Gatorade High School Soccer Player of the Year after scoring 48 goals in 18 games for Harvard-Westlake School in L.A., made her debut with the U.S. senior team last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto FC signs well-travelled Norwegian forward Adama Diomande
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
Toronto FC has signed veteran Norwegian forward Adama Diomande through 2024 with an option for 2025. Diomande, who turns 33 next month, was with Norway’s Odds BK most recently but previously played for Toronto head coach Bob Bradley at Norway’s Stabaek (2015) and Los Angeles FC (2018). “He is a proven striker with vast experience ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Warm weather postpones Quebec’s snowboard cross World Cup
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
MONT-SAINTE-ANNE, Que. – A World Cup snowboard cross event in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Que., has been postponed because of warm temperatures and lack of snow. The “Bataille Royale,” scheduled for Feb. 4-5, was delayed to to March 24-26 at the resort 50 kilometres northwest of Quebec City, Snowboard Canada said Thursday in a release. “The decision to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stellato-Dudek aiming for first Canadian figure skating, at age 39
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
OSHAWA, Ont. – Deanna Stellato-Dudek hopes to capture her first Canadian figure skating title – at the age of 39, and more than 20 years after she initially retired from the sport. But a viral infection that’s been bothering her for nine weeks could get in the way. “It’s not going away. I don’t know ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McDonagh looks back at Leafs-Lightning series, talks new challenge with Predators
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
TORONTO – Ryan McDonagh was sitting in the same locker room where, eight months earlier, he celebrated another playoff series triumph – one that resigned the tortured team down the hall to another soul-searching spring. The veteran defenceman and his Tampa Bay Lightning came back from a 3-2 deficit in that first-round matchup against the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Shapovalov feeling motivated after strong finish to 2022 season
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2023
Ending last season on a high has given Canada’s Denis Shapovalov a little extra motivation as he looks ahead to the 2023 campaign. Shapovalov overcame a summer slump by reaching two ATP Tour event finals last fall and he capped the season by helping Canada win the Davis Cup for the first time. The results ... Read More »
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