National Sports
Canadian women finish satisfying sixth at Canada Sevens, men tie for 15th
By Jim Morris, The Canadian Press on March 5th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The final game didn’t end the way they wanted, but the Canadian women’s rugby team still managed its best result of the season Sunday at the HSBC Canada Sevens tournament. The women erased a 10-point deficit to tie the match but then gave up a late try to lose 22-17 to Fiji. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toms wins Cologuard Classic on PGA Tour Champions by 1, Weir ties for 8th
By The Associated Press on March 5th, 2023
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – David Toms got up-and-down for his third bogey of the week on the par-4 18th hole at Tucson National on Sunday to beat Robert Karlsson by one stroke in the Cologuard Classic on the PGA Tour Champions. The 56-year-old Toms was surprised to learn that his tee shot on 18 had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Cataford leads Mooseheads to 6-2 win over Titan
By The Canadian Press on March 5th, 2023
HALIFAX – Mathieu Cataford scored twice and added an assist as the Halifax Mooseheads beat the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 6-2 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Sunday. Reece Peitzsche, Josh Lawrence, Evan Boucher and Markus Vidicek also scored for the Mooseheads (43-9-4-3), who are now tied with the Quebec Remparts atop the Eastern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kurt Kitayama breaks through in wild finish at Bay Hill
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Kurt Kitayama let an All-Star cast of contenders back into the tournament with a triple bogey, only to beat them all with a clutch birdie and the best lag putt of his life to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday. With five players tied for the lead with only three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Vierling nets 5 points as Colts crush Attack 6-3
By The Canadian Press on March 5th, 2023
OWEN SOUND, Ont. – Evan Vierling scored three goals, including one on a penalty shot, and added two assists as the visiting Barrie Colts defeated the Owen Sound Attack 6-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday. Ethan Cardwell added two goals for the Colts (36-16-6-2), while Tyler Savard netted a single. Jacob Frasca chipped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marcus Ericsson wins rough IndyCar season-opening race
By Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press on March 5th, 2023
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Jack Harvey was taken to a hospital for observation and Helio Castroneves needed an ice pack and X-rays. A pair of cars went airborne, the leaders crashed each other and the entire Andretti Autosport fleet was eliminated. Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson, meanwhile, won the IndyCar season-opening race. Ericsson outlasted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sarah Nurse’s three-point effort leads Team Adidas to win at PWHPA Dream Gap Tour
By The Canadian Press on March 5th, 2023
ARLINGTON, Va. – Canadian star Sarah Nurse had a goal and two assists in leading Team Adidas to a 4-1 victory over Team Scotiabank on Sunday in Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association Dream Gap Tour action. Fellow Canadian Laura Stacey contributed a goal and an assist, while Kayla Vespa and Jill Saulnier added the others ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Force drop second straight to Metropolitan Riveters in PHF action
By The Canadian Press on March 5th, 2023
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Madison Packer had a goal and an assist as the Metropolitan Riveters handed the Montreal Force a 4-3 loss in Premier Hockey Federation action on Sunday. Minttu Tuominen, Kendall Cornine and Sarah Bujold added the others for Metropolitan (9-13-0). Rachel McQuigge made 28 saves. Catherine Dubois led Montreal (8-14-2) with two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays use big second, seventh innings to crush Phillies 16-4
By The Canadian Press on March 5th, 2023
DUNEDIN, Fla. – The Toronto Blue Jays scored six runs in the second inning and another seven in the seventh en route to a 16-4 drubbing of the Philadelphia Phillies in spring training action on Sunday. Otto Lopez and Orelvis Martinez drove in three runs apiece to lead the way for Toronto, which has won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women topple Ireland at Canada Sevens, men close tournament with loss
By Jim Morris, The Canadian Press on March 5th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Fancy Bermudez scored a pair of tries as the Canadian women defeated Ireland 24-12 Sunday to put themselves in position for their best result this season at the HSBC Canada Sevens tournament. The women can place fifth in the tournament with a win over Fiji. Their previous best was eighth in Cape Town, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL commissioner Gilles Courteau resigns after 37 years at helm
By The Canadian Press on March 5th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau has announced his resignation after 37 years at the helm of the junior hockey league. Courteau had previously said he would retire in 2024, but announced his abrupt departure today in a statement in which he says it was time to pass the torch. He ... Read More »
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