National Sports
Warren Craney returns as head coach of Canadian junior men’s football team
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Warren Craney is back as head coach of the Canadian men’s junior football team. Carney was named to the post on Friday by Football Canada. He will lead the squad into the world junior championship event which will be held June 20-30 in Edmonton. Canada will chase a third straight gold medal in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plenty of potential Canadian content seven weeks out from NHL trade deadline
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2024
TORONTO – The NHL has passed the halfway point of its schedule. All-star festivities are set for early next month in Toronto. Teams are making moves in the standings. The big date circled by the league’s 32 general managers, however, is March 8 – the trade deadline. There was already a significant splash when Philadelphia ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian ski jumper Alexandria Loutitt wins World Cup bronze in Japan
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2024
ZAÅŒ, Japan – Canada’s Alexandria Loutitt soared to World Cup bronze in women’s ski jumping on Friday. The 20-year-old from Calgary posted a two-jump total of 216.7 points in the normal hill competition to finish behind gold medallist Nika Prevc of Slovenia and silver medallist Yuki Ito of Japan. Loutitt posted jumps of 94 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The man in the middle: A look at MMA referee Jerin Valel’s fight night routine
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2024
TORONTO – Winnipeg’s Jerin Valel is one of four Canadian referees working Saturday night at UFC 297 in Toronto. A look at his routine: Referees like Valel are hired and supervised by the local commission, not the promoter. In Canada that means provincial commissions with the exception of Alberta which has several municipal regulators. They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian ref relishes mixed martial arts journey that has taken him around the world
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2024
TORONTO – With nine homegrown fighters on the 12-fight card, Canada is well represented at UFC 297. It’s the same for the referees. Four of the six working Saturday night are Canadian in Jerin Valel, Todd Anderson, Brian E. Beauchamp and Mathew Rocca. The other two are England’s Marc Goddard and American Kevin McDonald. For ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2024
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Ottawa 6 Montreal 2 Edmonton 4 Seattle 2 Toronto 4 Calgary 3 Vancouver 2 Arizona 1 Boston 5 Colorado 2 Buffalo 3 Chicago 0 Philadelphia 5 Dallas 1 Tampa Bay 7 Minnesota 3 Washington 5 St. Louis 2 Vegas 5 N.Y. Rangers 1 Nashville 2 Los Angeles 1 — NBA Chicago 116 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski wins mixed-doubles opener at Australian Open
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2024
MELBOURNE, Australia – Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Nathaniel Lammons of the United States defeated wild cards Priscilla Hon and Adam Walton 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the Australian Open mixed doubles second round Friday. Dabrowski and Lammons, who are seeded sixth, hit 26 winners compared to five for their Australian opponents and won 75 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foegele, Draisaitl lead the comeback as Oilers beat Kraken 4-2 for 12th straight win
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on January 18th, 2024
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers’ winning streak has reached a dynamic dozen. Warren Foegele had two goals, Leon Draisaitl had a goal and three assists, and the Oilers rebounded from another tough start to defeat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Thursday, extending their winning streak to a franchise-record 12 games. Edmonton trailed 2-0 for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joshua scores 12th of season, Canucks beat Coyotes 2-1 for sixth win in seven games
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on January 18th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Dakota Joshua scored his 12th goal of the season as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 at Rogers Arena on Thursday. Elias Pettersson had the opening goal for the Canucks (30-11-4). Teddy Blueger, J.T. Miller, Quinn Hughes and Nils Hoglander recorded assists in the win. Travis Dermott scored his first goal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pastrnak nets hat trick, Bruins stop Avalanche as Makar falls just short of equaling Orr
By The Associated Press on January 18th, 2024
BOSTON (AP) – David Pastrnak scored on the opening shift and added two insurance goals late in the third period as the Boston Bruins beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 on Thursday night. Jake DeBrusk and Jakub Lauko also scored for the Bruins, who won their third straight and improved to 8-1-3 in their last 12 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auston Matthews scores hat trick, adds assist as Maple Leafs top Flames 4-3
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on January 18th, 2024
CALGARY – Auston Matthews scored three goals to bring his league-leading total up to 37 and added an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Mitch Marner also scored for Toronto (22-13-8), which snapped a four-game winless skid. William Nylander – snapping a four-game pointless ... Read More »
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