National Sports
Spaun grabs one-stroke lead at Sony Open, Taylor two shots back
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on January 11th, 2025
HONOLULU (AP) – Stephan Jaeger had nine birdies for the lowest round this week at Waialae, and two of the most important holes for him Saturday in the Sony Open were pars. Jaeger knows dropping a shot is losing ground, and the way the Sony Open is playing out, no one can afford to do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025
By The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2025
Saturday’s Scoreboard NHL Vancouver 3 Toronto 0 Calgary 2 Los Angeles 1 Winnipeg 3 Colorado 0 Ottawa 5 Pittsburgh 0 Edmonton 4 Chicago 3 Dallas 2 Montreal 1 (SO) Boston 4 Florida 3 (OT) New Jersey 3 Tampa Bay 2 (OT) Seattle 6 Buffalo 2 Philadelphia 6 Anaheim 0 Columbus 2 St. Louis 1 Washington ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Huberdeau, Wolf lead Flames to 2-1 win over Kings
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2025
CALGARY – Jonathan Huberdeau scored the game-winner early in the third period and Dustin Wolf made 31 saves to lead the Calgary Flames to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. Matt Coronato scored his 10th goal while also adding an assist for Calgary (20-14-7). Jacob Moverare, with his first of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Halaburda helps Giants beat Rockets 6-4
By The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2025
LANGLEY, B.C. – Ty Halaburda scored twice and Colton Roberts had a goal and assist as the Vancouver Giants edged the visiting Kelowna Rockets 6-4 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at Langley Events Centre. Connor Levis, Tyler Thorpe and London Hoilett also scored for the Giants (20-16-5-0). Ryan Lin, Jaden Lipinski and Cameron ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens hold heads high after 2-1 shootout loss to Stars: ‘I had no passengers’
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2025
MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens may have lost on Saturday, but the mood around the surging team hardly appeared to take a hit after a hard-fought battle on short rest. The Canadiens fell 2-1 in a shootout to the stingy Dallas Stars, fighting all night long in a tight-checking game against a team that won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Devils score OT power-play goal to beat Lightning 3-2
By The Associated Press on January 11th, 2025
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Stefan Noesen scored a power-play goal in overtime and Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night. Ondrej Palat and Jack Hughes also scored for New Jersey, which was coming off a 1-4-1 road trip since a 4-2 win over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL playoff roundup: Ravens’ powerful ground attack leads to 28-14 win over Steelers
By The Associated Press on January 11th, 2025
BALTIMORE (AP) – Lamar Jackson threw for two touchdowns in a flawless first half, Derrick Henry scored twice while leading Baltimore’s devastating running game, and the Ravens beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-14 on Saturday night to advance to the second round of the NFL playoffs. The Ravens move on to face either Buffalo or Houston ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Eat, sleep and hockey’: Canucks shake off travel headache to blank Maple Leafs
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2025
TORONTO – Quinn Hughes and the Vancouver Canucks’ plane landed around noon. The team then embarked on a slow crawl through Toronto’s notorious traffic – with a police escort – to its downtown hotel. There was time for a meal, a quick nap, and not much else. A gutsy effort under Saturday’s bright lights soon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets keen to lean on solid defence, Hellebuyck
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2025
WINNIPEG – Connor Hellebuyck stepped into the limelight again on Saturday, but the Winnipeg Jets’ goaltender had a strong supporting cast in a 3-0 blanking of the Colorado Avalanche. Hellebuyck made 22 saves to register his NHL-leading sixth shutout of the season and 43rd of his career. It was also his league-leading 25th win of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Vaughan scores in OT as Steelheads beat Battalion 6-5
By The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2025
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Peter Vaughan scored at 4:48 of overtime as the Brampton Steelheads edged the visiting North Bay Battalion 6-5 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday at the CAA Centre. Ethan Procyszyn scored three goals for the Steelheads (19-15-5-0), while Jacob LeBlanc and Andrew LeBlanc also netted singles. Angus MacDonell scored twice for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Robertson scores shootout winner, Stars edge Canadiens 2-1 for seventh win in a row
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on January 11th, 2025
MONTREAL – Jason Robertson scored the shootout winner to lift the surging Dallas Stars past the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 for their seventh consecutive victory on Saturday night. Robertson scored the only goal of the shootout while goalie Jake Oettinger stopped Patrik Laine, Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki. Oettinger made 30 saves and Jamie Benn scored ... Read More »
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