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Sports scoreboard for Monday, March 13, 2023
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
Monday’s Games NHL Colorado 8 Montreal 4 Buffalo 4 Toronto 3 Dallas 5 Seattle 2 — NBA Detroit 117 Indiana 97 Memphis 104 Dallas 88 Miami 119 Utah 115 Minnesota 136 Atlanta 115 Houston 111 Boston 109 Golden State 123 Phoenix 112 Milwaukee 133 Sacramento 124 — MLB Spring Training Toronto 16 Boston 3 Tampa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘You’ve got to play with intelligence’: Tuch, Sabres battle back to down Leafs 4-3
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
TORONTO – Sheldon Keefe watched his team emphatically erase a two-goal deficit on Saturday night’s big stage. The Maple Leafs head coach wasn’t at all pleased with his team’s follow-up performance 48 hours later. Alex Tuch scored twice in his return from injury Monday as the Buffalo Sabres battled back from down 2-0 in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lehkonen scores twice as Colorado Avalanche rout Montreal Canadiens 8-4
By Tristan D’Amours, The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – Artturi Lehkonen scored his 99th and 100th career goals in his first game back at the Bell Centre as the Colorado Avalanche grabbed a 8-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. Valeri Nichushkinhad a goal and two assists, while Bowen Byram, Matt Nieto, Mikko Rantanen, J.T. Compher and Nathan MacKinnon also scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sabres battle back from 2-0 deficit to down Maple Leafs 4-3
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
TORONTO – Alex Tuch had two goals in his return from injury as the Buffalo Sabres battled back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Monday. Jack Quinn and Dylan Cozens also scored for Buffalo (33-28-5), which got 25 saves from Craig Anderson. Owen Power and JJ Peterka added two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bichette has two homers and four RBIs, leads Jays to 13-3 exhibition rout of Red Sox
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Bo Bichette hit two homers and drove in four runs, Andres Sosa added a three-run shot and the Toronto Blue Jays thumped the Boston Red Sox 16-3 in spring training baseball action Monday. Bichette hit a solo shot in the first inning and then belted a two-run homer in the fourth to ... Read More »
1 responseWinnipeg is Jericho: Jericho, Omega to at centre of AEW Dynamite in Winnipeg
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
Chris Jericho wants to author another chapter in the illustrious history of professional wrestling in Winnipeg. Jericho will get his chance this Wednesday when he teams with Daniel Garcia and Sammy Guevara in a trios match as All Elite Wrestling makes its Winnipeg debut at the Canada Life Centre for an episode of “Dynamite.” They’re ... Read More »
1 responseAuger-Aliassime through to fourth round at Indian Wells with tough win over Cerundolo
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the fourth round of the men’s draw while Leylah Fernandez was eliminated in women’s competition on Monday at the B-N-P Paribas Open tennis tournament. Auger-Aliassime, the eighth seed from Montreal, advanced with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo. The match ended with a final ... Read More »
1 responseFormer CFL commissioner Larry Smith feels local ownership will benefit Alouettes
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
Former CFL commissioner Larry Smith has some friendly advice for Pierre Karl Peladeau, the new owner of the Montreal Alouettes: Expect the unexpected. Peladeau took over the Alouettes on Friday, purchasing the franchise from the CFL. The league had assumed ownership of the club Feb. 14. The 61-year-old Peladeau, a former leader of the Parti ... Read More »
1 response‘Fosbury Flop’ high jumper Dick Fosbury dies at 76
By Eddie Pells, The Associated Press on March 13th, 2023
Dick Fosbury, the lanky leaper who completely revamped the technical discipline of high jump and won an Olympic gold medal with his “Fosbury Flop,” has died after a recurrence with lymphoma. He was 76. Fosbury died Sunday, according to his publicist, Ray Schulte. Before Fosbury, high jumpers cleared their height by running parallel to bar, ... Read More »
1 responseForwards Keller, Crosby, Marner named NHL’s three stars of the week
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
NEW YORK – Arizona right-wing Clayton Keller, Pittsburgh centre Sidney Crosby and Toronto right-wing Mitch Marner have been named the NHL three stars of the week. Keller led the NHL with nine points (four goals, five assists) in four games to power the Coyotes to a 3″‘0-1 week. He opened and ended the week with ... Read More »
1 responseCanucks sign forward Aidan McDonough to two-year entry-level contract
By The Canadian Press on March 13th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks have signed forward Aidan McDonough to a two-year entry-level contract. The 23-year-old led the Northeastern University Huskies with 20 goals and 38 points in 34 games in his fourth and final NCAA season. McDonough helped lead Northeastern win this year’s Beanpot championship, which features the four major college teams in ... Read More »
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