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Siakam, VanVleet have 25 points apiece in ugly 126-113 win over short-handed Lakers
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 10 rebounds on Wednesday to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 126-113 rout over a Los Angeles Lakers team missing stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Fred VanVleet also scored 25 points, despite shooting a horrible 3-for-12 from three-point range, while O.G. Anunoby added 23 points. Scottie ... Read More »
1 responseKings lend defenceman Brandt Clarke to Canada’s world junior team
By The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
CALGARY – The NHL’s Los Angeles Kings have loaned defenceman Brandt Clarke to Canada’s world junior hockey team ahead of its selection camp for the 2023 world junior championship. Clarke, selected eighth overall by the Kings in the 2021 NHL draft, has two assists in nine games with Los Angeles this season. Clarke had two ... Read More »
1 responseInspired by late father’s words, Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey reaching new heights
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
Tom Morrissey sat his sons down in the summer of 2021. Cancer ravaging his body and aware he was short on time, the message was clear and to the point. “He didn’t want me and my brother to dwell on it and let it ruin our lives,” Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey recalled. “Or take ... Read More »
1 responseLeBron James (ankle) and Anthony Davis (illness) to sit for Lakers vs. Raptors
By The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
TORONTO – Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis were both listed as unavailable for Wednesday’s game against the Raptors in Toronto. James has left ankle soreness, the team said, and will sit for the first time since missing more than two weeks in November with an adductor injury. Davis left Tuesday’s loss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary will host curling’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2024
By The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
Calgary has been named the host city for the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Canadian women’s curling championship will take place Feb 16 to 25 at the WinSport Event Centre, the same venue that hosted the event in 2021 before near-empty stands due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The WinSport Event Centre has a seating ... Read More »
1 responsePoulin first female hockey player to win Canada’s athlete of the year honour
By The Canadian Press on December 7th, 2022
TORONTO – Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin has won the 2023 Northern Star Award, making her the first female hockey player to claim the honour given annually to Canada’s athlete of the year. The 31-year-old Beauceville, Que. forward led Canada’s women’s hockey team to both a world title and Olympic gold – scoring twice in a ... Read More »
1 responseCroatia soccer federation fined after fans verbally abuse Canadian ‘keeper
By The Associated Press on December 7th, 2022
DOHA, Qatar – FIFA has fined the Croatian soccer federation 50,000 Swiss francs (C$72,500) for after the team’s fans verbally abused and taunted Canada goalkeeper Milan Borjan during a game at the World Cup. FIFA said the charge against Croatia was related to “use of words and objects to transmit a message that is not ... Read More »
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