National Sports
Shohei Ohtani to play for Dodgers in Game 3 of World Series despite shoulder injury, per report
By The Associated Press on October 27th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Shohei Ohtani will play for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, manager Dave Roberts told ESPN. Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder sliding into second base when he was caught stealing to end the seventh inning of Saturday night’s 4-2 victory in Game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gushue opens Pan Continental curling championship with 10-3 win over South Korea
By The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2024
LACOMBE, Alta. – Canada’s Brad Gushue opened the Pan Continental curling championship with a 10-3 win over South Korea’s Jaebeom Lee on Sunday. Gushue is chasing a third straight gold medal in this event but is doing so with a different team. Brendan Bottcher has replaced E.J. Harnden at second. Vice-skip Mark Nichols and lead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gilles, Poirier win fifth straight ice dance title at Skate Canada International
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2024
HALIFAX – Ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are gold medallists for the fifth straight time at Skate Canada International. Toronto’s Gilles and Poirier, from Unionville, Ont., scored 128.40 points for their free dance routine to Annie Lennox’s cover of “A Whiter Shade of Pale” on Sunday. After building a comfortable lead in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. star Ilia Malinin dominates to win men’s title at Skate Canada International
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2024
HALIFAX – U.S. figure skating star Ilia Malinin dominated the field and captured men’s gold at Skate Canada International on Sunday. The reigning world champion received a standing ovation for his vampire-themed free program – which included a backflip – to claim a Grand Prix title on consecutive weekends. Malinin also won Skate America in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First NHL goal ‘meant to be’ for homegrown Vancouver Canucks winger Arshdeep Bains
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Arshdeep Bains got a solid vote of confidence before suiting up for his hometown Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. The left-winger spoke with Daniel and Henrik Sedin, and the Canucks legends told him they had a feeling Bains was poised to score his first NHL goal. They were right. “I’d been hearing that from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Thompson’s three-point game helps surging Sabres beat Red Wings 5-3
By The Associated Press on October 27th, 2024
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Tage Thompson scored two goals and added an assist to help lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings at KeyBank Center on Saturday. Lucas Raymond had a short-handed goal, the first of his NHL career, and an assist for the Red Wings in the loss. ... Read More »
1 responseSports scoreboard for Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
Saturday’s Scoreboard MLB World Series Los Angeles Dodgers 4 New York Yankees 2 (Los Angeles leads best-of-seven series 2-0) — NHL Winnipeg 5 Calgary 3 Vancouver 4 Pittsburgh 3 Montreal 5 St. Louis 2 Boston 4 Toronto 3 (OT) Buffalo 5 Detroit 3 Philadelphia 7 Minnesota 5 Los Angeles 3 Utah 2 N.Y. Rangers 2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Wheat Kings plow past Hitmen 4-3 in overtime
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
BRANDON, Man. – Marcus Nguyen scored at 2:32 of overtime to lift the Brandon Wheat Kings to a 4-3 victory over the visiting Calgary Hitmen in Western Hockey League action on Saturday. Luke Shipley, Nolan Flamand and Joby Baumuller also scored for the Wheat Kings (7-4-1-1), who were outshot 39-31. Ben Kindel scored twice for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surging Vancouver Canucks top struggling Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Arshdeep Bains scored the first goal of his NHL career and his hometown Vancouver Canucks rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Elias Pettersson scored his first of the season as the Canucks (4-1-2) erupted with four quick goals midway through the second period en route to their fourth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens thrilled their special teams are special this season
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
MONTREAL – In each of the past three NHL seasons, the Montreal Canadiens have ranked near the bottom in both penalty and power-play percentage. It was a liability that seemed immune to changes in combinations or strategy and was a key contributor to their poor finishes in the standings. However, the Canadiens have managed to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Perfect’ Jets finding ways to win as impressive streak grows to 8-0
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2024
CALGARY – Shortly after failing to capitalize on a late two-man advantage, the Winnipeg Jets got a second chance and didn’t waste it. Cole Perfetti’s power-play goal at 16:16 of the third was the game-winner as the Jets improved to a perfect 8-0-0 on the season with a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames. Tied ... Read More »
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