January 2nd, 2026

National Sports

Hyman nets hat trick, McDavid dishes out four assists as Oilers top Red Wings 4-1

By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025

EDMONTON — Zach Hyman scored three goals and Connor McDavid had four assists as the Edmonton Oilers emerged with a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. Mattias Ekholm also scored and Leon Draisaitl had a pair of assists for the Oilers (14-11-6), who have won three of their last four games. Simon ... Read More »

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Pastrnak nets 4 points as the Bruins beat the Jets 6-3

By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists, leading the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Elias Lindholm, Hampus Lindholm, Sean Kuraly and Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Boston. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 26 shots. Gabe Vilardi, Alex Iafallo and Morgan Barron had the goals ... Read More »

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Angel Correa’s goal lifts UANL Tigres over Toluca in the Apertura final first leg

By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Former Atletico de Madrid winger Angel Correa scored a second-half goal on Thursday, and the UANL Tigres defeated reigning champion Toluca 1-0 in the first leg of the Mexican Apertura final. The 30-year-old Correa, who scored 88 goals with 65 assists in 469 matches with Atletico, joined the Mexican side in ... Read More »

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Kyle III’s double-double powers Syracuse past Saint Joseph’s 71-63

By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — William Kyle III had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Syracuse beat Saint Joseph’s 71-63 on Tuesday night, preserving the Orange’s perfect home record. Syracuse (6-3) controlled the paint behind Kyle and steady contributions from Nate Kingz and Tyler Betsey, who scored 14 and 16 points, respectively. Saint Joseph’s briefly pulled ... Read More »

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Wysocki’s 32 lead Denver past Alaska-Anchorage 97-61

By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025

DENVER (AP) — Shaun Wysocki’s 32 points led Denver over Alaska-Anchorage 97-61 on Thursday. Wysocki also added six rebounds for the Pioneers (5-6). Carson Johnson added 21 points while shooting 7 for 11 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line, while dishing six assists and grabbing three steals. ... Read More »

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Johansson scores 2, Boldy has goal and assist in Wild’s 5-2 win to snap Stars’ 11-game point streak

By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marcus Johansson scored twice, Matt Boldy had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild beat Dallas 5-2 on Thursday night, ending the Stars’ 11-game point streak. Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist, Zach Bogosian also scored, and Vladimir Tarasenko had two assists as Minnesota won ... Read More »

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Joshua Jefferson leads No. 4 Iowa State back from 13-point deficit in 66-62 win over Iowa

By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Joshua Jefferson scored 24 points and No. 4 Iowa State overcame a 13-point deficit to stay unbeaten with a 66-62 win over Iowa on Thursday night. The Cyclones (10-0), who entered leading the nation in field-goal percentage after a 23-point victory at then-No. 1 Purdue, were sluggish early. But a 19-0 ... Read More »

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Thompson has 20 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, Rockets beat Clippers 115-113

By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025

HOUSTON (AP) — Amen Thompson’s three-point play with 17.2 seconds left helped the Houston Rockets to a 115-113 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. Thompson tipped in Alperen Sengun’s miss to break a 110-110 tie, was fouled by Kris Dunn and hit the and-1 free throw. The putback came off Houston’s third ... Read More »

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Bussi stops all three in shootout as Hurricanes edge Capitals 3-2 to pull even atop East

By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025

Brandon Bussi stopped all three shots in a shootout to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference standings. The win pulled the Hurricanes even with Washington atop the conference and Metropolitan Division. Bussi ran his ... Read More »

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Fowler makes 33 saves in NHL debut as Canadiens beat Penguins 4-2

By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jacob Fowler made 33 saves in his NHL debut and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Thursday night. Montreal gave the rookie plenty of support, as Alexandre Texier, Brendan Gallagher and Cole Caufield staked the Canadiens to a 3-0 lead through two periods. Oliver Kapanen also scored to help ... Read More »

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Pastrnak’s four-point night leads Bruins to 6-3 win, hand Jets third straight loss

By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025

WINNIPEG — David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists to lead the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Elias Lindholm, Hampus Lindholm, Sean Kuraly and Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Boston (19-13-0). Joonas Korpisalo stopped 26 shots. Gabe Vilardi, Alex Iafallo and Morgan Barron replied for Winnipeg ... Read More »

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