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WHL roundup: Bedard scores 4 goals in Pats win over Hitmen
By The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
REGINA – The Regina Pats welcomed Connor Bedard home from the world junior hockey championship on Sunday, and the MVP for Team Canada responded by scoring four goals and adding two assists as the Pats defeated the Calgary Hitmen 6-2 in Western Hockey League action. Bedard, a key figure in Canada’s gold-medal victory in Halifax ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jon Rahm wins a stunner at Kapalua after Morikawa wipeout
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2023
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) – Jon Rahm began the bold new year on the PGA Tour by coming from seven shots behind to win the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Sunday with plenty of help from Collin Morikawa, who had a spectacular wipeout even by Maui standards. Rahm was six shots behind on the 13th hole ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Melanson nets hat trick as Phoenix crunch Cataractes 5-2
By The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
SHAWINIGAN, Que. – Jacob Melanson scored three goals as the Sherbrooke PhÅ“nix defeated the Shawinigan Cataractes 5-2 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Sunday. Marc-Andre Gaudet and Andrew Belchamber also scored for the Phoenix. Lorenzo Canonica and Isaac Menard scored for the Cataractes. Both teams had 28 shots on goal. — HUSKIES 5 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Siakam scores 27 and Raptors beat Blazers 117-105 for first win in four games
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
TORONTO – In a key span of 18 seconds midway through the fourth quarter on Sunday, Fred VanVleet calmly hit two catch-and-shoot three-pointers. While the all-star guard has fallen out of favour with some Raptors fans amid his recent shooting struggles, particularly with the March 3 trade deadline looming, the veteran’s big shots restored a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Steelheads whip Wolves 7-2 in offensive outburst
By The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Angus MacDonell and Jack Van Volsen each scored a goal and added an assist as the Mississauga Steelheads whipped the Sudbury Wolves 7-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday. Brice Cooke, Charlie Callaghan, Lucas Karmiris, James Hardie and Justin DeZoete also scored for the Steelheads. Landon McCallum and Nick DeGrazia scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Siakam scores 27 and Raptors beat Blazers 117-105 for their first win in four games
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam scored 27 points and the struggling Toronto Raptors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 117-105 on Sunday for their first win in four games. Scottie Barnes finished with 22 points and nine rebounds, while Gary Trent Jr. had 19 points, Fred VanVleet and O.G. Anunoby chipped in with 14 apiece for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kyle Connor has hat trick as Jets down Canucks 7-4; Winnipeg wins fifth straight
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Kyle Connor had a hat trick as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-4 on Sunday and stretch their win streak to five games. Connor was one of five Jets (26-13-1) with multi-point outings at Canada Life Centre as Winnipeg had its first five-game win streak of the season. Nikolaj Ehlers had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leblanc, Kraemer lead Canada past Finland 8-0 at women’s under-18 world championship
By The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
ÖSTERSUND, Sweden – Arianne Leblanc stopped all nine shots she faced as Canada shut out Finland 8-0 on Sunday at the women’s under-18 world hockey championship. Caitlin Kraemer scored twice in the first period in Canada’s (1-0-0), opening game of the international tournament. Abby Lunney, Keira Hurry, Piper Grober, Abby Stonehouse, Gracie Grhaam, and Eloise ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Billups: Canadian guard Shaedon Sharpe developing well with Portland Trail Blazers
By The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
TORONTO – While an air of mystery surrounded Canadian Shaedon Sharpe around the 2022 NBA draft, the Portland Trail Blazers guard is certainly a secret no longer. Sharpe played in Canada as a pro for the first time on Sunday as the Toronto Raptors hosted Portland, and Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups had kind words ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Djokovic shrugs off injury scare, wins Adelaide title
By The Associated Press on January 8th, 2023
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) – Novak Djokovic showed no signs of an injury that might derail his Australian Open campaign when he beat unseeded American Sebastian Korda 6-7 (8), 7-6 (3), 6-4 Sunday to win the Adelaide International. Djokovic worried Open organizers when he said after his semifinal in Adelaide against Daniil Medvedev that he had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamlin in mind, Bills return to action with first-play TD
By John Wawrow, The Associated Press on January 8th, 2023
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – The Buffalo Bills and their fans planned several tributes to safety Damar Hamlin for the team’s game Sunday – No. 3 jerseys, homemade T-shirts and even a 10-foot wide get-well card. There was no scripting what happened once the Bills actually returned to action. On their first play since a ... Read More »
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