National Sports
Veteran receiver Rhymes signs two-year contract with Ottawa Redblacks
By The Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2024
OTTAWA – Dominique Rhymes is officially back with the Ottawa Redblacks. The CFL team announced Monday it had signed Rhymes to a two-year contract. Rhymes and the B.C. Lions mutually agreed to part ways last week. Rhymes, a 30-year-old Miami native, began his CFL career with Ottawa (2017-19), registering 102 receptions for 1,578 yards and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers sign forward Corey Perry for remainder of season
By The Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2024
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers have signed veteran forward Corey Perry to a one-year contract with an annual average value of US$775,000 plus performance bonuses. Perry hasn’t been on a team since the Chicago Blackhawks placed him on unconditional waivers on Nov. 28. His one-year contract was terminated after he cleared waivers. The Blackhawks said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From chords and forehands, ex-Bruins captain Patrice Bergeron happy in retirement
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2024
Patrice Bergeron understands how the rumour started. The former Bruins captain spends every Friday on the ice with a group of friends and fellow ex-NHLers in the Boston area. That weekly rink gathering sparked some online chatter last week Bergeron, who retired in the summer following a banner career, might be planning a dramatic return. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World junior football championship to resume this summer in Edmonton
By The Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2024
EDMONTON – Canada will defend its world junior football championship when the event resumes this summer following a six-year hiatus. The 2024 competition will begin June 20 in Edmonton and run through June 30. The International Federation of American Football championship was last held in 2018 but was paused due to complications caused by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2024
Sunday’s Scoreboard NHL Toronto 3 Seattle 1 Ottawa 5 Philadelphia 3 N.Y. Islanders 3 Dallas 2 (OT) Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 1 N.Y. Rangers 5 Anaheim 2 Minnesota 5 Carolina 2 — AHL Abbotsford 5 San Diego 2 Toronto 4 Charlotte 1 Providence 2 Bridgeport 1 (OT) WB/Scranton 2 Springfield 1 Colorado 6 San Jose ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Matthews scores his 38th as Maple Leafs edge Kraken 3-1
By Tim Booth, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2024
SEATTLE (AP) – Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 38th goal in the first period, Ilya Samsonov got his first NHL win since early December, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Sunday night. Matthews scored early, Nicholas Robertson tallied in the second period and Jake McCabe added an empty-net goal with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Horvat lifts Islanders past Stars 3-2 in OT in Patrick Roy’s debut as New York coach
By The Associated Press on January 21st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Bo Horvat scored 41 seconds into overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 Sunday night to win new coach Patrick Roy’s debut. Alexander Romanov and Hudson Fasching also scored for New York and defenseman Noah Dobson had two assists. Ilya Sorokin finished with 41 saves. Roy, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Schmidt, Mirwald help Giants soar past Rockets 4-2
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2024
LANGLEY, B.C. – Cameron Schmidt scored twice, Ty Halaburda and Samuel Honzek each had two assists and the Vancouver Giants defeated the visiting Kelowna Rockets 4-2 in Western Hockey League action on Sunday afternoon at Langley Events Centre. Mazden Leslie and Tyley Thorpe also scored for the Giants (18-24-2-0), who led 2-1 after the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Horvat scores in OT, Islanders sink Stars 3-2 in Roy’s debut as coach
By The Associated Press on January 21st, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Bo Horvat scored 41 seconds into overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 Sunday night to win in new coach Patrick Roy’s debut. Alexander Romanov and Hudson Fasching also scored for New York and defenceman Noah Dobson had two assists. Ilya Sorokin finished with 41 saves. Roy, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunlap first amateur winner on PGA Tour since 1991, claims American Express title
By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on January 21st, 2024
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) – Nick Dunlap doesn’t possess a false confidence, and he doesn’t project a supernatural calm. The University of Alabama sophomore fully understood just how crazy it was to be fending off a field of professionals Sunday while he tried to become the PGA Tour’s first amateur winner in 33 years. “Most ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Homan rallies to ‘steal’ Canadian Open women’s title; Bottcher second on men’s side
By The Canadian Press on January 21st, 2024
RED DEER, Alta. – Rachel Homan’s emotional roller-coaster ride ended on a happy note Sunday as the Ottawa skip engineered a steal of one in an extra end to edge Silvana Tirinzoni’s Switzerland squad 5-4 in the women’s Grand Slam of Curling Co-op Canadian Open final on Sunday night. Trailing 4-2 heading into the eighth ... Read More »
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