National Sports
Zverev ousts Alcaraz to move into Australian Open semis against Medvedev; Zheng into 1st semifinal
By John Pye, The Associated Press on January 24th, 2024
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Alexander Zverev made no mistake with his second chance to close out a win over No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday night and moved into an Australian Open semifinal against two-time finalist Daniil Medvedev. The sixth-seeded Zverev was a up a break in the third set and missed a chance to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medvedev into semifinals; Yastremska, Zheng to meet for a spot in Australian Open women’s final
By Simon Cambers, The Associated Press on January 24th, 2024
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Daniil Medvedev outlasted ninth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open for the third time in four years. In a grueling four-hour match containing numerous rallies of 20-plus shots, Medvedev held off a comeback attempt from Hurkacz to advance. Medvedev ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medvedev, Yastremska advance to Australian Open semifinals
By Simon Cambers, The Associated Press on January 24th, 2024
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Daniil Medvedev outlasted ninth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open for the third time in four years. In a gruelling four-hour match containing numerous rallies of 20-plus shots, Medvedev held off a comeback attempt from Hurkacz to advance. Medvedev ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024
By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2024
Tuesday’s Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 4 Columbus 1 Ottawa 4 Montreal 1 St. Louis 4 Calgary 3 Dallas 5 Detroit 4 Tampa Bay 6 Philadelphia 3 Vegas 3 N.Y. Islanders 2 Minnesota 5 Washington 3 Anaheim 4 Buffalo 2 San Jose 3 N.Y. Rangers 2 (OT) — PWHL Ottawa 3 Toronto 1 — AHL San Diego ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Oilers beat Blue Jackets 4-1 for 14th straight win
By The Associated Press on January 23rd, 2024
EDMONTON, Alta. (AP) – Warren Foegele and Evander Kane each had a goal and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers extended their win streak to 14 games with a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. Connor McDavid and Dylan Holloway also scored for the Oilers (27-15-1), who became the seventh team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saad makes Blues happy with late goal in 4-3 win over Flames
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2024
CALGARY – Brandon Saad’s second goal of the night with 50 seconds left in the third period was the winner as the St. Louis Blues rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 on Tuesday night. Brayden Schenn and Jordan Kyrou also scored for St. Louis (23-20-2). MacKenzie Weegar, Noah Hanifin and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers win 14th in a row with 4-1 decision over Blue Jackets
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2024
EDMONTON – Warren Foegele and Evander Kane each had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers kept their spectacular win streak going with a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Connor McDavid and Dylan Holloway also scored for the Oilers (27-15-1) who have now won 14 games in a row, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pinto scores first of season, Senators beat Canadiens 4-1 to go 2-0 on Moms’ Trip
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2024
MONTREAL – Shane Pinto is hitting the ground running, and his teammates aren’t surprised. Pinto scored his first goal of the season as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens for the second time in six days with a 4-1 win on Tuesday night. The 23-year-old showed little rust in just his second game since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa finally wins PWHL game at home, trims Toronto 3-1
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2024
Ottawa’s Professional Women’s Hockey League players practised their victory celebration a few weeks ago, but it wasn’t until Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over Toronto that they could finally put it in action. The “Ottawa thunderclap” was unveiled to the delight of the 6,316 on hand at TD Place. “That celebration at the end, just to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa finally wins PWHL game at home, beats Toronto 3-1
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2024
Ottawa’s Lexie Adzija scored an empty-net goal with 42.5 seconds remaining to give Ottawa’s Professional Women’s Hockey League team a 3-1 victory over Toronto on Tuesday night for its first home ice victory at TD Place. Emily Clark and Brianne Jenner also scored for PWHL Ottawa (2-0-2-0), while Emerance Maschmeyer made 30 saves. Brittany Howard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pinto scores first of season, Senators beat Canadiens for second time in six days
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2024
MONTREAL – Shane Pinto scored his first goal of the season as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Montreal Canadiens for the second time in six days with a 4-1 win on Tuesday night at Bell Centre. The 23-year-old Pinto was playing in just his second game since serving a 41-game suspension for activities related to ... Read More »
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