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Chebet and Lokedi of Kenya win NYC Marathon races in debuts
By Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press on November 6th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Kenyans Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi made huge splashes in their New York City Marathon debuts on Sunday. Chebet won the men’s race and Lokedi the women’s race in her first-ever marathon on an unseasonably warm day, with temperatures in the 70s making it one of the hottest in race history ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Maple Leafs sign goaltender Keith Petruzzelli to two-year contract
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs signed goaltender Keith Petruzzelli to a two-year entry-level contract on Sunday. The 23-year-old netminder posted a 6-0-0 record and .922 save percentage with the AHL’s Toronto Marlies this season. Petruzzelli gives the Maple Leafs some much-needed depth in the crease as Toronto has had several goaltender injuries this season. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Gushue claims Pan Continental men’s curling title, downs South Korea 11-3
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
CALGARY – Canada’s Brad Gushue won the first men’s Pan Continental Curling Championship on Sunday with an 11-3 win over South Korea’s Byeongjin Jeong. Gushue and his team from St. John’s, N.L., scored two points in the opening end, four in the fourth and stole three in the fifth to dominate the final. South Korea ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s Ellie Black wins silver in balance beam at gymnastics worlds
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom – Canada’s Ellie Black won a silver medal in the balance beam competition on Sunday at the world gymnastics championships. Black, from Halifax, finished with 13.566 points. Japan’s Hazuki Watanabe won gold (13.600) and teammate Shoko Miyata took bronze (13.533). Black won team bronze earlier in the week. This report by The ... Read More »
1 responseRaptors forward Pascal Siakam will be sidelined with strained adductor muscle
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam is expected to miss at least two weeks with a strained right adductor muscle, the team said Sunday. Siakam suffered the injury when he slipped during the third quarter of Toronto’s 111-110 loss in Dallas on Friday night. The 28-year-old, who had 18 points in 32 minutes against the Mavericks, ... Read More »
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