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Canada Wolverines defeat USA Hawks 22-10 in men’s rugby league international
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2022
TAMPA, Fla. – The Canada Wolverines defeated the USA Hawks 22-10 in a men’s rugby league international Saturday. Canada led 10-6 at the break at the Tampa Sportsplex, extending the lead to 16-6 with a converted try early in the second half. A try by Kevin Reed Jr. cut the Canada lead to 16-10 but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jamie Benn powers Stars past Oilers 6-2; Dallas wins third straight
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2022
EDMONTON – Jamie Benn had a hat trick and Jason Robertson had a goal and two assists as the Dallas Stars rolled past the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Saturday afternoon. Joe Pavelski and Colin Miller also scored for the Stars (8-3-1), who have won three games in a row. Scott Wedgewood made 28 saves in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PHF Roundup: Howard stars in overtime as Six top Whitecaps 3-2
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2022
TORONTO – Brittany Howard scored her second goal of the game 54 seconds into overtime to lead the Toronto Six past the Minnesota Whitecaps 3-2 on Saturday in Premier Hockey Federation action. It was the first game of the 2022-23 PHF season. Howard also assisted on Shiann Darkangelo’s goal at the 12:27 mark of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hellebuyck stops all 30 shots he faces as Jets blank Blackhawks 4-0
By Jim Bender, The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2022
WINNIPEG – Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 30 shots he faced as the Winnipeg Jets blanked the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Saturday afternoon. Defenceman Josh Morrissey and forward Pierre-Luc Dubois each had a power-play goal and an assist as Winnipeg (7-3-1) improved to 5-0-1 in its last six games. Jets defenceman Nate Schmidt also scored on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Stellato-Dudek becomes oldest skater to win an ISU Grand Prix event
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2022
ANGERS, France – Canada’s Deanna Stellato-Dudek made history at the Grand Prix de France on Saturday, becoming the oldest athlete to win a Grand Prix figure skating event. The 39-year-old Stellato-Dudek and partner Maxime Deschamps won the pairs event, two weeks after they captured silver at Skate America. The Montreal duo scored 185.84 total points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Commissioner Bettman: Miller not eligible for NHL now
By The Associated Press on November 5th, 2022
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) – NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said Saturday that Mitchell Miller is not eligible to play in the league, one day after the defenseman signed an entry-level contract with the Boston Bruins. The 20-year-old Miller was selected by Arizona in the fourth round of the 2020 draft, but the Coyotes relinquished his draft ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Brad Gushue advances to final of Pan Continental Curling Championships
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2022
CALGARY – Canada’s Brad Gushue downed Japan’s Riku Yanagisawa 8-2 on Saturday in the men’s semifinal of the Pan Continental Curling Championships. Gushue from St. John’s, N.L., will take on third-seed Byeongjin Jeong of South Korea in Sunday’s gold-medal game. The South Koreans defeated second-seed Korey Dropkin of the United States 9-6 to lock up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stanback ready to play for Alouettes against Tiger-Cats in CFL East semifinal
By Tristan D'Amours, The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2022
MONTREAL – William Stanback is ready to carry a full workload. His timing couldn’t be better. The Alouettes running back has only been given a limited number of carries since returning from a broken ankle sustained in Week 1. But as Montreal prepares for Sunday’s CFL East semifinal against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Stanback feels better ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alphonso Davies limps off after suffering apparent hamstring injury with Bayern
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2022
BERLIN – Canada star Alphonso Davies left Bayern Munich’s game at Hertha Berlin on Saturday with an apparent hamstring injury. The 22-year-old fullback from Edmonton limped off in the 63rd minute, holding the back of his right leg. Davies appeared to get hurt when he lunged at Hertha Berlin striker Marco Richter in a bid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian men miss out on Hong Kong Sevens Cup quarterfinals after going 1-2-0
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2022
HONG KONG – Canada lost a close game to Ireland before edging Kenya on Saturday at the Hong Kong Sevens, missing out on the Cup quarterfinals in the opening event of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. The Canadian men, who lost their opener 36-0 to Argentina on Friday, finished third in Pool D on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alphonso Davies limps off after suffering apparent leg injury with Bayern Munich
By The Canadian Press on November 5th, 2022
BERLIN – Canada star Alphonso Davies left Bayern Munich’s game at Hertha Berlin on Saturday with an apparent leg injury. The 22-year-old fullback from Edmonton limped off in the 63rd minute, holding the back of his right leg. Davies appeared to get hurt when he lunged at Hertha Berlin striker Marco Richter in a bid ... Read More »
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