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Nicole Hensley makes 33 saves and Minnesota holds off Boston 3-2 in PWHL debut for both teams
By The Associated Press on January 3rd, 2024
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) – Taylor Heise and Sophia Kunin each scored less than eight minutes into the game, Nicole Hensley made 33 saves and Minnesota beat Boston 3-2 on Wednesday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League debut for both franchises. Heise, the No. 1 overall pick, scored the first goal in Minnesota history – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quickley scores 26, Siakam adds 24 as Raptors hold on to defeat Grizzlies 116-111
By Clay Bailey, The Associated Press on January 3rd, 2024
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Immanuel Quickley scored 26 points, Pascal Siakam added 24 and the Toronto Raptors weathered a late Memphis rally to defeat the Grizzlies 116-111 on Wednesday night. Quickley, who came to Toronto in a late-December trade that sent OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks, was 8 of 18 from the field, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coyotes forward Jason Zucker suspended 3 games for boarding Panthers’ Nick Cousins
By The Associated Press on January 3rd, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Arizona Coyotes forward Jason Zucker was suspended for three games by the NHL on Wednesday night for boarding Florida forward Nick Cousins the previous night. Zucker was given a major penalty for boarding and a game misconduct for the play with 51 seconds left in the third period of the Panthers’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Mooseheads edge Titan 4-3
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2024
BATHURST, N.B. – ACADIE-BATHURST – Braeden MacPhee knocked in the game-winning goal at 14:03 in the third period as the Mooseheads edged the Titan. Markus Vidicek scored three goals while Braeden MacPhee scored once for Halifax. Mooseheads netminder Jack Milner saved 37 of 40 shots. Joseph Henneberry scored three goals for Acadie-Bathurst. Titan goaltender Joshua ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Capitals’ Max Pacioretty plays his 1st game since re-tearing his right Achilles tendon
By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on January 3rd, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – For more than two months, Max Pacioretty considered hanging up his skates and retiring from the NHL. Tearing his right Achilles tendon twice in less than a year left him in bed after another surgery awaiting more rehab, unable to travel with his kids to their hockey tournaments or live a normal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Luke Littler, 16, loses World Darts Championship final to end stunning run
By James Robson, The Associated Press on January 3rd, 2024
Luke Littler’s history-making run at the World Darts Championship ended Wednesday when the 16-year-old sensation was beaten 7-4 in the final by Luke Humphries. The unseeded Littler was on debut at the tournament and would have become the youngest-ever winner of darts’ biggest prize, but lost an epic match at the Alexandra Palace in London. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes worries PGA-LIV rivalry is alienating golf fans
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2024
The rivalry between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf has Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes deeply worried about the state of men’s professional golf. Hughes tweeted about his concerns in early December, hours after world No. 1 Jon Rahm announced that he was leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf. Although Rahm’s departure moved Hughes up to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton Elks release receiving touchdown leader Steven Dunbar Jr.
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2024
EDMONTON – The Edmonton Elks have released American wide receiver Steven Dunbar Jr., the CFL club announced Wednesday. Dunbar had 39 receptions for 536 yards and a team-leading five touchdowns in 13 games for the Elks last season. He finished the season on the six-game injured list after suffering an upper-body injury in Week 14 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays outfielder: ‘A motivated Kevin Kiermaier is a dangerous Kevin Kiermaier’
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2024
Kevin Kiermaier wants to show up all the teams that passed him over in free agency, and he wants the Toronto Blue Jays to prove all their doubters wrong too. “A motivated Kevin Kiermaier is the most dangerous Kevin Kiermaier and that’s what I’ve had throughout this whole off-season,” he said on Wednesday in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky joins West Ham on loan from Tottenham
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2024
LONDON – Canadian international defender Shelina Zadorsky has joined West Ham United on loan from Tottenham until the end of the season. The 31-year-old from London, Ont., has spent the last 3 1/2 seasons with Spurs, making 56 appearances in the Barclays Women’s Super League. Zadorsky has won 95 caps for Canada. The move reunites ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scheffler wins player vote as PGA Tour player of the year over Rahm
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on January 3rd, 2024
KAPALUA, Hawaii. (AP) – Scottie Scheffler has been voted PGA Tour player of the year over Masters champion Jon Rahm, a player vote that raises questions of whether Rahm was penalized for defecting to LIV Golf. Scheffler is the first back-to-back winner since Tiger Woods in 2006-07. The world’s No. 1 player had the best ... Read More »
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