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Redblacks sign defensive back Brandin Dandridge to two-year extension
By The Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2023
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Redblacks have signed defensive back Brandin Dandridge to a two-year contract extension, the CFL team announced Friday. He was set to become a free agent in February. Dandridge was the Redblacks’ outstanding special-teams player in 2023, returning 45 punts for 539 yards and a touchdown and 15 kick-off returns for 328 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Kingsbury picks up sixth World Cup medal of the season with moguls bronze
By The Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2023
BAKURIANI, Georgia – Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury picked up a bronze medal Friday at a World Cup moguls event. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, Que., scored 75.21 points, putting him just behind silver medallist Filip Gravenfors of Sweden (75.85). Japan’s Ikuma Horishima scored 77.11 to win gold. Kingsbury, who won the world championship title in moguls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gymnastics star Simone Biles named AP Female Athlete of the Year a third time after dazzling return
By Will Graves, The Associated Press on December 22nd, 2023
There were jitters, of course. Considering all that happened, how could there not be? When Simone Biles walked onto the floor at a suburban Chicago arena in late July for her first gymnastics competition in two years, she knew plenty of people were wondering how it was going to go. “I thought that too, don’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ovechkin scores 1st goal in 15 games to lift Capitals over Blue Jackets in overtime
By The Associated Press on December 21st, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal in 15 games with 53 seconds left on the clock in overtime Thursday night to lift the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Ovechkin’s 828th career goal came on a 4-on-3 Capitals power play due to a roughing call against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2023
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Buffalo 9, Toronto 3 Pittsburgh 2, Carolina 1 Nashville 4, Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 4, Florida 1 Tampa Bay 5, Vegas 4 Washington 3, Columbus 2 Edmonton 6, New Jersey 3 Minnesota 4, Montreal 3 Dallas 4, Vancouver 3 Colorado 6, Ottawa 4 Calgary 3, Anaheim 0 Arizona 5, San Jose 2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lindholm scores, DeSimone nets first goal, and Markstrom wins 200th as Flames top Ducks 3-0
By Doug Padilla, The Associated Press on December 21st, 2023
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Elias Lindholm had a goal and two assists, Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves for his 200th career win and the Calgary Flames extended their winning streak to a season-best three games with a 3-0 victory Thursday night over the Anaheim Ducks. Nick DeSimone scored his first career goal 2:24 into the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MacKinnon scores 4 goals, Rantanen gets 2, Avalanche rally to beat Senators 6-4
By Dennis Georgatos, The Associated Press on December 21st, 2023
DENVER (AP) – Nathan MacKinnon scored four goals to extend his career-best points streak to 17 games, Mikko Rantanen scored twice, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. MacKinnon scored into an empty net in the final moments for the first four-goal game in Avalanche team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kirill Kaprizov scores with 4.9 seconds left in OT as Wild beat Canadiens 4-3
By Tyler Mason, The Associated Press on December 21st, 2023
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Kirill Kaprizov scored with 4.9 seconds remaining in overtime, lifting the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Kaprizov took a pass from Marcus Johansson and beat Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault to help the Wild avoid a shootout. It was Kaprizov’s third goal in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duchene scores with 9.2 seconds left in OT lifting Stars past Canucks 4-3
By The Associated Press on December 21st, 2023
DALLAS (AP) – Matt Duchene scored with 9.2 seconds left in overtime giving the Dallas Stars a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Duchene’s goal, his NHL-leading sixth game-winner, came seconds after Dallas goalie Scott Wedgewood stoned Elias Pettersson on a 2-on-none at the other end. Thomas Harley had the primary assist, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers get big goals from McDavid and Draisaitl, score 4 in 3rd period to beat Devils 6-3
By Allan Kreda, The Associated Press on December 21st, 2023
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Adam Erne scored in a span of 69 seconds early in the third period as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Ryan McLeod had two goals for Edmonton while playing against his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skinner scores 2 and Sabres respond to embarrassing loss with 9-3 rout of Maple Leafs
By John Wawrow, The Associated Press on December 21st, 2023
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Jeff Skinner scored twice, including the go-ahead goal, and added an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres responded to their most embarrassing loss of the season with a 9-3 rout of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Tage Thompson also had a goal and two assists and captain Kyle Okposo scored ... Read More »
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