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Dabrowski, Routliffe remain unbeaten at WTA Finals, reach semifinals in Riyadh
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe rallied to defeat Americans Caroline Dolehide and Desirae Krawczyk 4-6, 6-3, (10-6) on Thursday at the WTA Finals. With the win, Dabrowski and Routliffe completed the round-robin stage with a perfect 3-0 record at the season-ending tournament, which features the WTA Tour’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL unveils game jerseys with new team names, logos
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
TORONTO – The Professional Women’s Hockey League has revealed the jersey designs for its six newly named teams. Each PWHL team operated under its city name, with players wearing jerseys featuring the league’s logo in its inaugural season before names and logos were announced last month. The Toronto Sceptres, Montreal Victoire, Ottawa Charge, Boston Fleet, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whitecaps take confidence, humility into decisive playoff matchup vs. LAFC
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Whitecaps are one win away from moving on to the next round of the Major League Soccer playoffs. To get there, however, the Whitecaps will need to pull off the improbable by defeating the powerhouse Los Angeles FC for a second straight game. Vancouver blanked the visitors 3-0 on Sunday to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL Roundup: Hurricanes score four unanswered goals to take down Tigers 7-6
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2024
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Cameron Norrie knocked in the game-winning goal at 12:14 of the third period to lift the Leftbridge Hurricanes to a 7-6 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers on Wednesday in Western Hockey League action. Leo Braillard, with two goals, Kash Andresen, Brayden Edwards, Logan Wormald and Logan McCutcheon provided the rest of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2024
Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL Vegas 4 Edmonton 2 Washington 3 Nashville 2 Detroit 4 Chicago 1 — AHL Calgary 4 Bakersfield 0 Ontario 8 Abbotsford 4 Springfield 5 Bridgeport 3 Rochester 4 Cleveland 2 Hartford 2 Syracuse 1 (OT) WB/Scranton 2 Lehigh Valley 1 (OT) Coachella Valley 3 Colorado 2 — NBA Sacramento 122 Toronto 107 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Gushue remains undefeated at Grand Slam of Curling’s Co-op Canadian Open
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2024
NISKU, Alta. – Canada’s Brad Gushue improved to 2-0 with an 8-2 victory over Kevin Koe on Wednesday at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Co-op Canadian Open. Gushue, from St. John’s, N.L., started out hot, jumping out to a 5-0 lead after just two ends. Koe, from Calgary, conceded the final two ends, closing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DeMar DeRozan scores 27 points to lead the Kings past the Raptors 122-107
By The Associated Press on November 6th, 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points in a record-setting performance and the Sacramento Kings beat the Toronto Raptors 122-107 on Wednesday night. Domantas Sabonis added 17 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds for his third triple-double of the season for Sacramento. He shot 6 for 6 from the field and 5 for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lacey Eden scores 2 of the United States’ 5 goals in the first period and the Americans rout Canada
By The Associated Press on November 6th, 2024
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Wisconsin senior Lacey Eden scored two of the United States’ five first-period goals and the Americans routed Canada 7-2 on Wednesday night in the opener of the Rivalry Series. The last time the two teams met, Canada played spoiler on U.S. territory, winning the IIHF Women’s World Championships in April. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Knights end road woes to spoil McDavid’s return for Oilers
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2024
EDMONTON – Their first road win of the season was a memorable one for the Vegas Golden Knights. Noah Hanifin had a pair of third-period goals as the Golden Knights came from behind to shock the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Wednesday. With just 48.4 seconds left to play and the game looking destined for extra ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Capitals continue hot start with 3-2 win over Predators
By The Associated Press on November 6th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Alex Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period to reach 861 in his career, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling Nashville Predators 3-2 on Wednesday night. Ovechkin beat Juuse Saros with 9:35 left in regulation for his eighth goal of the season, tying Connor McMichael for the team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan’s Jason Ackerman improves to 6-0 at mixed curling nationals
By The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2024
SAINT CATHARINES, Ont. – Saskatchewan’s Jason Ackerman remained undefeated on Wednesday with a 7-4 win over Newfoundland and Labrador’s Trent Skanes at the Canadian mixed curling championship. After going down 3-1 through four ends, Ackerman (6-0) outscored Skanes (3-3) 6-1 the rest of the way, including three points in the seventh end. Alberta’s Kurt Alan ... Read More »
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