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OHL roundup: Knights connect on power play to sink Storm 4-3
By The Canadian Press on February 4th, 2024
GUELPH, Ont. – Sam Dickson’s power-play goal early in the second period stood up as the winner as the visiting London Knights edged the Guelph Storm 4-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday at the Sleeman Centre. Kasper Halttunen, Sawyer Boulton and Oliver Bonk also scored for the Knights (35-11-0-3), who led 3-2 after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wyndham Clark declared Pebble Beach winner when final round wiped out by weather
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on February 4th, 2024
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) – Wyndham Clark was declared the winner of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday evening when the PGA Tour canceled the final round because of wicked weather conditions that would linger into the next day and cause safety concerns. Clark’s final stroke was to tap in for birdie Saturday, giving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sean Monahan to step up on faceoffs for Jets after traded from Canadiens
By Jim Bender, The Canadian Press on February 4th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Acquiring a player who can win the majority of his faceoffs should pay dividends for the Winnipeg Jets. Sean Monahan was traded from the Montreal Canadiens to Winnipeg on Friday for a first-round draft selection in 2024 and a conditional pick in 2027. Monahan, who is also expected to improve the Jets ailing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Warren nets shutout as Wildcats crush Sea Dogs 7-0
By The Canadian Press on February 4th, 2024
MONCTON, N.B. – Keegan Warren earned a 38-save shutout as the Moncton Wildcats routed the Saint John Sea Dogs 7-0 on Sunday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action. Julius Sumpf scored twice for the Wildcats (28-13-3-3), while Riley Sampson, Ales Zielinski, Preston Lounsbury, Olivier Boutin and Yoan Loshing also chipped in. Goaltender Patrick Leaver ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chukwu scores again as Canada downs Panama at CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship
By The Canadian Press on February 4th, 2024
TOLUCA, Mexico – Captain Annabelle Chukwu scored her fourth goal in two games at the CONCACAF Women’s Under-17 Championship on Sunday, helping Canada to a 5-1 win over Panama. Kaylee Hunter, Keira Martin, Adriana Bianchin and Alyssa McLeod also scored for Canada, which opened tournament play with a 5-1 win over Puerto Rico on Friday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Erin Ambrose, Laura Stacey help Montreal beat Boston 2-1 in OT
By The Associated Press on February 4th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – Erin Ambrose scored a goal and assisted on Laura Stacey’s winner in overtime to help Montreal beat Boston 2-1 Sunday. Ambrose, on the left side, slipped a pass between two defenders and in front of Boston goaltender Aerin Frankel to Stacey at the far post for a tap-in goal with 2:24 left ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mike McEwen to skip host Saskatchewan in the Canadian men’s curling championship
By The Canadian Press on February 4th, 2024
SASKATOON – Mike McEwen is a veteran of Canadian men’s curling championships, but he’ll skip Saskatchewan for the first time at the Brier. McEwen, vice Colton Flasch and front-end brothers Kevin and Daniel Marsh claimed the provincial men’s title Sunday with a 7-3 win over Ryan Kleiter in Saskatoon. McEwen raced to a 5-0 lead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pebble Beach’s final round is postponed because of rain and raging wind. Wyndham Clark leads by 1
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on February 4th, 2024
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) – Rain and a raging wind on Sunday caused the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to be postponed, leading to the third Monday finish in the last six years. But that assumes it can even be played on Monday. Wyndham Clark two-putted for birdie on his final hole ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at the factors affecting the expanded 2026 World Cup tournament schedule
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 4th, 2024
FIFA acknowledges organizing the expanded 2026 FIFA World Cup comes with a severely ramped-up degree of difficulty compared to 2022 in Qatar. That tournament consisted of 32 teams and 64 matches in eight stadiums, all within a 55-kilometre radius of Qatar’s capital city of Doha. The 2026 edition will feature 48 teams, 104 matches and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carpenter scores twice, including OT winner, to lead New York past Ottawa 4-3
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on February 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Alex Carpenter scored her second goal of the game in overtime as New York rallied past Ottawa 4-3 on Sunday in Professional Women’s Hockey League action. Abby Roque and Jade Downie-Landry also scored as New York (2-2-1-4) reeled off four unanswered goals. Corinne Schroeder made 39 saves for the win. Aneta Tejralova, Lexie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada to stage 13 games at 2026 FIFA World Cup between Toronto and Vancouver
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 4th, 2024
Canada will host 13 of the 104 games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with seven in Vancouver and six in Toronto. As expected, the U.S. will stage the lion’s share of the action – with 78 games – at the expanded 48-team soccer showcase. Like Canada, Mexico will host 13 games. The 2026 tournament ... Read More »
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