By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
TORONTO – Jennifer Jones and Brad Jacobs bounced back from lopsided tournament-opening losses with victories in Wednesday’s early draw at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Players’ Championship. Winnipeg’s Jones, who was defeated 9-2 by Sweden’s Isabella Wrana in Tuesday’s tournament-opening draw, scored one in the seventh end and stole two in the eighth for an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Hannah Schoenbaum, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2024
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Reminders of the 2002 Winter Olympics are nestled in every nook and cranny of Utah’s capital city, from a towering Olympic cauldron that overlooks the Salt Lake Valley to an Olympic emblem stamped on manhole covers downtown. As visitors leave the airport, they are greeted with a can’t-miss Olympic arch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on April 10th, 2024
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas hired John Calipari as men’s basketball coach on Wednesday, a day after the Hall of Fame coach stepped down from the Kentucky program he led to the 2012 NCAA championship. The 65-year-old Calipari signed a five-year contract with an annual base salary of $7 million through April 2029 with a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
Lane Hutson has never had any issue staying in the moment. And the defenceman’s razor-sharp focus is currently on helping Boston University secure its sixth U.S. college hockey title at the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four. Hutson, however, also knows there’s a big decision coming. Widely viewed as the Montreal Canadiens’ top prospect, the 20-year-old could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
Nick Taylor is happy to be getting a Mulligan on his first Masters appearance. The Abbotsford, B.C., native made his one and only appearance at Augusta National Golf Club in 2020. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Masters was held in November that year, there were no fans and players could only have one person ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By James Ellingworth, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2024
Monaco – Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris. The move is a symbolic break with the amateur past of the Olympics in one of the games’ most-watched events. The governing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
ROQUEBRUNE-CAP-MARTIN, France – Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters tournament on Wednesday after dropping a third-round match 6-4, 7-5 to Lorenzo Sonego of Italy. Auger-Aliassime, ranked 35th in the world, fired just three aces while committing 13 unforced errors in a two-hour and two-minute match. Sonego, ranked 57th, was a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Eric He, The Associated Press on April 10th, 2024
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Andrei Kuzmenko scored a power-play goal 2:58 into overtime and the Calgary Flames came back to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday night. Kuzmenko put in the puck off a scramble in front for the Flames, who had lost three straight and eight of nine. Rasmus Andersson and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Eric He, The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Andrei Kuzmenko scored a power-play goal 2:58 into overtime and the Calgary Flames came back to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Tuesday night. Kuzmenko put in the puck off a scramble in front for the Flames, who had lost three straight and eight of nine. Rasmus Andersson and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
Tuesday’s Scoreboard NHL Toronto 5 New Jersey 2 Winnipeg 4 Nashville 3 (OT) Montreal 9 Philadelphia 3 Florida 2 Ottawa 0 Calgary 3 San Jose 2 (OT) N.Y. Islanders 4 N.Y. Rangers 2 Washington 2 Detroit 1 Carolina 4 Boston 1 Tampa Bay 5 Columbus 2 Dallas 3 Buffalo 2 Colorado 5 Minnesota 2 Seattle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Jim Diamond, The Associated Press on April 9th, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Kyle Connor scored at 1:52 of overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists, Gabriel Vilardi and Dylan DeMelo also scored and Connor Hellebuyck made a season-high 45 saves for Winnipeg, winners of four straight. ... Read More »
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