National Sports
Jazz beat Raptors 145-113 for 7th straight home win
By John Coon, The Associated Press on January 12th, 2024
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points and had nine rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 145-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Jordan Clarkson scored 21 points and Collin Sexton added 20 for the Jazz. Kelly Olynyk tallied a team-high 10 rebounds off the bench. Utah won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL Roundup: Noah Warren stars in overtime as Tigres edge titan 8-7
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2024
BATHURST, N.B. – Noah Warren scored 18 seconds into overtime as the Victoriaville Tigres edged the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 8-7 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Joseph Henneberry scored four times as Victoriaville (26-10-3) won its third straight. Tommy Cormier had a pair of goals and Egor Goriunov added a single. Gabriel D’Aigle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bulls fans boo when Jerry Krause honored during Ring of Honor ceremony, leaving widow upset
By James Fegan, The Associated Press on January 12th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – A halftime ceremony honoring Chicago Bulls greats was spoiled Friday night as United Center fans booed former general manager Jerry Krause, apparently moving his widow to tears. Krause was one of 13 members of the inaugural class for the Bulls’ “Ring of Honor,” and was being recognized as the architect of their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two North Carolina Tar Heels taken with top two picks of the NWSL draft
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2024
ANAHEIM, Calif. – The Utah Royals took University of North Carolina’s Ally Sentnor, the Atlantic Coast Conference Midfielder of the Year, with the first pick of the NWSL draft Friday. The 19-year-old sophomore scored 11 goals and adding seven assists for 29 points, all which led North Carolina this season. Sentnor, who can play midfielder ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian men’s rugby sevens players talk importance of Vancouver stop to grow sport
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Canada men’s rugby sevens coach Sean White calls it a moment of realization for his players. With the HSBC SVNS Series coming back to Vancouver in February this year, he said the stop is important to grow the sport and showcase to his players where they have come from. Walking along the concourse ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court upholds murder conviction for ex-B.C. Lion Joshua Boden
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld the murder conviction of a former Canadian Football League player in the death of his girlfriend in 2009. Joshua Boden was found guilty in 2021 of second-degree murder in the death of 33-year-old Kimberly Hallgarth in the Burnaby, B.C., home she shared with her three-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Australian Open and what to know: Earlier start. Netflix curse? Osaka’s back. Nadal’s not
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on January 12th, 2024
Iga Swiatek seemed to capture the general sentiment of Australian Open players toward the tournament’s decision to begin on a Sunday instead of a Monday, creating a 15-day event. “It doesn’t really matter,” the top-seeded Swiatek said at Melbourne Park. Certainly not to her: Swiatek’s half of the women’s draw won’t start until Monday, anyway. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Bigger than hockey’: Poulin, PWHL Montreal hope to inspire at home opener
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2024
MONTREAL – Captain Marie-Philip Poulin believes it’s “bigger than hockey,” veteran forward Ann-Sophie Bettez calls it the “arrival of everything,” and general manager Daniele Sauvageau can’t even put it into words. After road games in Ottawa, Minnesota and New York to start the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s inaugural season, Montreal finally plays its first game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran receiver Kyran Moore signs one-year extension with Elks
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2024
EDMONTON – Kyran Moore won’t be hitting CFL free agency this year. The American receiver signed a one-year contract extension Friday with the Edmonton Elks. The five-foot-10, 165-pound Moore signed with Edmonton last year as a free agent after four seasons with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was slated to hit free agency at noon ET ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian teacher eager to showcase integrity of arm wrestling in online broadcast
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2024
Integrity, camaraderie, even friendship, are what drew Heidi Cordner into professional arm wrestling. She hopes it will also capture the imaginations of viewers as Arm Wrestle Canada makes it streaming debut this weekend. Cordner, a high school math teacher from Newmarket, Ont., will face Sweden’s Anna Gronlung in a best-of-five supermatch on AWC’s All or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Super Bowl winner Weber among five players signed by Alouettes
By The Canadian Press on January 12th, 2024
MONTREAL – Running back Mike Weber Jr., who earned a Super Bowl ring with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020, was among five American players to sign with the Grey Cup-champion Montreal Alouettes on Friday. The five-foot-11, 210-pound Weber, who played collegiately at Ohio State, spent three seasons in the NFL (2019-21) with Dallas, Green ... Read More »
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