By Jim Morris, The Canadian Press on February 9th, 2023
VANCOUVER – After having their early expectations derailed, the Canadian women’s sevens team hopes playing in front of a hometown crowd at the upcoming HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series event in Vancouver can help put their season back on track. “It’s not been the start and the season that we were wanting,” co-captain Olivia Apps ... Read More »
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WINNIPEG – Conor Geekie scored twice, Zack Ostapchuk and Evan Friesen each had a goal and two assists and the Winnipeg Ice pummelled the Calgary Hitmen 8-2 on Wednesday. Connor McClennon, Ty Nash, Owen Pederson and Vladislav Shilo provided the rest of the offence for Winnipeg (38-7-1). Daniel Hauser made 22 saves. Carter Yakemchuk and ... Read More »
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Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL N.Y. Rangers 4 Vancouver 3 Dallas 4 Minnesota 1 — NBA Toronto 112 San Antonio 98 Washington 118 Charlotte 104 Cleveland 113 Detroit 85 Miami 116 Indiana 111 Boston 106 Philadelphia 99 Sacramento 130 Houston 128 Minnesota 143 Utah 118 Dallas 110 L.A. Clippers 104 Portland 125 Golden State 122 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
GATINEAU, Que. – Joey Vetrano netted the shootout winner as the Gatineau Olympiques squeezed past the Halifax Mooseheads 3-2 Wednesday in a battle of second-place teams from each conference. Isaac Belliveau and Alexis Gendron scored in regulation for Gatineau (32-12-4-2). Francesco Lapenna made 38 saves between regulation and overtime. Jordan Dumais and Josh Lawrence replied ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
FLINT, Mich. – Alex Christopoulos netted a hat trick, Brett Harrison had two goals and three assists and the Windsor Spitfires dominated the Flint Firebirds en route to a 9-3 victory on Wednesday. Jacob Maillet, with two goals and one assist, Colton Smith and Rodwin Dionicio provided the rest of the offence for Windsor (33-12-3-1), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
Canada’s Denis Shapovalov suffered a 7-6 (1), 6-4 loss at the hands of China’s Yibing Wu in the second round of the Dallas Open on Wednesday. The Richmond Hill, Ont., native had eight aces to Yibing’s two, but committed eight double faults in the one hour, 33-minute match. Shapovalov also fired 21 winners to his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Allan Kreda, The Associated Press on February 8th, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil got New York off to a strong start in the first period and the Rangers held on to beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Wednesday night for their third straight win. Alexis Lafreniere and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who have won four straight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam’s 37 points led all scorers in the Toronto Raptors’s 112-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Siakam also pulled down 10 rebounds and added a team-best seven assists as Toronto (26-30) won its third straight. It was his fourth 30-point double-double of the season and 22nd of his career. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
INDIO, Calif. – Cristian Dajome scored twice in the second half to help the Vancouver Whitecaps blank Toronto FC 3-0 in pre-season play Wednesday at the Coachella Valley Invitational. Dajome scored in the 67th minute from the penalty spot, adding his second in the 77th at Empire Polo Club. Javain Brown, heading home a Luis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
After almost a week of uncertainty about event accessibility due to her pregnancy leave, Team Lawes vice Selena Njegovan has confirmed she plans to attend the Canadian women’s curling championship. Both Curling Canada and Njegovan said they have cleared things up after a miscommunication led to confusion about her role at the Scotties Tournament of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 8th, 2023
Canadian soccer player Sam Adekugbe was one of the lucky ones. He managed to escape earthquake-ravaged Antakya in Turkey. Some of his teammates and staff at his club Hatayspor are still missing. The 28-year-old from Calgary is now safe in Istanbul with Canada captain Atiba Hutchinson, who plays for Besiktas. But he tells a harrowing ... Read More »
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