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Canada’s Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Routliffe win doubles opener at WTA Finals
By The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2024
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe defeated Taiwan’s Hao-Ching Chan and Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova 7-6 (6), 6-4 in their opening round-robin match Sunday at the WTA Finals. The season-ending tournament features the top eight women’s doubles teams on the WTA Tour. Dabrowski, from Ottawa, and Routliffe saved a set ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins Brazilian Grand Prix to extend lead over Lando Norris
By Mauricio Savarese, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2024
SAO PAULO (AP) – Red Bull driver Max Verstappen took a major step toward securing his fourth straight F1 title by winning the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, despite starting 17th, and increasing his lead over McLaren’s Lando Norris with three more races remaining. Verstappen overcame punishments before the race as well as the wet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya win the New York City Marathon
By Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands won the men’s race at the New York City Marathon on Sunday and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya took the women’s event. Both runners pulled away from their closest competitors in the final few hundred meters to come away with their first victories in the race. Nageeye ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui wins the women’s race at the New York City Marathon
By Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press on November 3rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui won the women’s race at the New York City Marathon on Sunday, pulling away from defending champion Hellen Obiri in the final mile. It was Chepkirui’s first time running the New York race after starting to run marathons in 2022. She finished the race in 2 hours, 24 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Panthers top Stars to sweep two-game series in Finland
By The Associated Press on November 2nd, 2024
TAMPERE, Finland (AP) – AJ Greer scored his first goal for Florida early in the third period, Aleksander Barkov and Niko Mikkola each had assists in their homeland, and the Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Saturday to finish a two-game sweep in Finland. Sam Reinhart, Evan Rodrigues and Matthew Tkachuk also had goals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024
By The Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2024
Saturday’s Games CFL Playoffs Division Semifinals Toronto 58 Ottawa 38 Saskatchewan 28 B.C. 19 — NHL Vancouver 3 San Jose 2 Ottawa 3 Seattle 0 Pittsburgh 3 Montreal 1 St. Louis 4 Toronto 2 Florida 4 Dallas 2 Boston 3 Philadelphia 0 Washington 7 Columbus 2 Detroit 2 Buffalo 1 Nashville 5 Colorado 2 Chicago ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suter scores twice as Canucks edge Sharks 3-2
By Eric He, The Associated Press on November 2nd, 2024
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Pius Suter scored his second goal of the game with 25.7 seconds left, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 on Saturday night. Jake DeBrusk also scored for Vancouver, giving the Canucks a 2-1 lead with 4:22 to play. It was DeBrusk’s first goal with Vancouver after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Schmidt scores three as Giants whip Warriors 6-2
By The Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2024
LANGLEY, B.C. – Cameron Schmidt scored three goals and Mazden Leslie had a goal and assist as the Vancouver Giants whipped the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 6-2 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at Langley Events Centre. Adam Titlbach and Tyus Sparks also scored for the Giants, who outshot the visitors 33-21. Rilen Kovacevic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DeMar DeRozan ‘tries not to think’ about Raptors possibly retiring his jersey
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2024
TORONTO – DeMar DeRozan tries not to think about the Toronto Raptors retiring his jersey. Instead, he likes to focus on other Raptors greats who deserve the honour. DeRozan watched Vince Carter’s No. 15 get retired – the first to be so honoured by the Raptors – during the intermission of Toronto’s 131-128 overtime win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former champion Brandon Moreno puts on a show at UFC Fight Night card in Edmonton
By The Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2024
EDMONTON – Former flyweight champion Brandon (The Assassin Baby) Moreno snapped a two-fight losing streak with a dominant decision over Amir (The Prince) Albazi in the main event of a UFC Fight Night card Saturday. The judges scored it 49-46, 50-45, 50-45 for the 30-year-old from Mexico, who was busier and dominated the striking battle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forsberg posts shutout as Senators beat Kraken 3-0
By Adam Stanley, The Canadian Press on November 2nd, 2024
OTTAWA – On Friday night, the common phrase to describe the Ottawa Senators 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers was that the Ottawa squad got “goalied” after New York’s star netminder Igor Shesterkin stopped 40 shots. It was a role-reversal for the Senators one night later as backup netminder Anton Forsberg recorded a shutout ... Read More »
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