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OHL Roundup: Cooper Foster stars in overtime as Ottawa 67’s edge Oshawa Generals

By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2023

OTTAWA – Cooper Foster had his second goal of the game in overtime as the Ottawa 67’s edged the Oshawa Generals 3-2 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Will Gerrior also scored once for Ottawa (13-7-1), as goaltender Max Donoso stopped 35 shots for the win. Dylan Roobroeck and Connor Lockhart scored for Oshawa ... Read More »

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Mikael Granlund breaks tie early in 3rd period, Sharks beat Canucks 4-3

By Eric He, The Associated Press on November 25th, 2023

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Mikael Granlund broke a tie 22 seconds into the third period, Ty Emberson scored his first career NHL goal and the San Jose Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Saturday night for their fourth victory in the first 21 games. Granlund scored for the first time since joining the ... Read More »

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MacKinnon, Prosvetov key Avalanche’s 3-1 win over Flames

By Dennis Georgatos, The Associated Press on November 25th, 2023

DENVER (AP) – Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist and Ivan Prosvetov stopped 30 shots as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 Saturday night for their sixth win in seven games. Ryan Johansen added a goal and Jonathan Drouin had a first-period power-play score for Colorado, the seventh straight game in ... Read More »

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QMJHL Roundup: Olivier Ciarlo perfect as Drakkar sink Eagles 4-0

By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2023

SYDNEY, N.S. – Olivier Ciarlo stopped all 20 shots he faced as the Baie-Comeau Drakkar sailed past the Cape Breton Eagles 4-0 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Isaac Dufort, Julien Paillé, Louis-Charles Plourde and Félix Gagnon supplied the offence as Baie-Comeau (23-3-2) won its seventh straight. Goaltender Jakub Milota made 27 ... Read More »

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Canada’s men win wheelchair basketball bronze at Parapans in Santiago, Chile

By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2023

SANTIAGO, Chile – Patrick Anderson had a team-high 22 points as Canada’s men’s wheelchair basketball team beat Argentina 70-62 on Saturday to win bronze at the Parapan American Games. Anderson, from Fergus, Ont., also had 14 rebounds and eight assists. Colin Higgins of Rothesay, N.B., just missed out on a triple-double with 21 points, 11 ... Read More »

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Karlsson scores late in 2nd period, Penguins defeat Maple Leafs 3-2

By Dan Scifo, The Associated Press on November 25th, 2023

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Erik Karlsson scored the deciding goal in the final seconds of the second period and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Saturday night. Jeff Carter won the faceoff to Kris Letang and he tapped it to Karlsson, who beat Toronto goalie Joseph Woll for his sixth goal of ... Read More »

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Senecal, stout defence lead Carabins to 16-9 Vanier Cup win over UBC

By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2023

KINGSTON, Ont. – Jonathan Senecal and a stout Montreal Carabins defence proved too much for the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds on Saturday afternoon. Senecal’s second-half touchdown led Montreal to a hard-fought 16-9 Vanier Cup win over a game Thunderbirds squad. The Carabins’ defence didn’t surrender a touchdown and finished the season allowing just seven ... Read More »

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Canada’s Valerie Grenier fifth at skiing World Cup in Killington, Vt.

By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2023

KILLINGTON, Vt. – Valerie Grenier of St. Isidore, Ont., raced to fifth on Saturday at the FIS Ski World Cup women’s giant slalom in Killington, Vt. Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami won with a total time of one minute 53.05 seconds. New Zealand’s Alice Robinson (1:53.67) earned silver and Mikaela Shiffrin (1:53.86) of the United States took ... Read More »

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Arsenal goes top after Liverpool halts Man City’s winning streak. Newcastle beats Chelsea 4-1

By James Robson, The Associated Press on November 25th, 2023

MANCHESTER, England (AP) – It looks like Pep Guardiola has a fight on his hands in the Premier League if he is to win an unprecedented four titles in a row with Manchester City. Goals from Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and Arsenal’s Kai Havertz on Saturday saw the defending champions knocked off the top of the ... Read More »

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Moore scores 2 goals, Copley gets shutout, Kings rout Canadiens 4-0 for their 5th straight win

By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on November 25th, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Trevor Moore scored two goals, Pheonix Copley made 18 saves in his third career shutout, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 Saturday for their fifth consecutive victory. Carl Grundström and Trevor Lewis also scored for the Kings, who have won nine of 11 overall in their impressive ... Read More »

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Djokovic’s winning streak at Davis Cup ends with defeat to Sinner

By The Associated Press on November 25th, 2023

MALAGA, Spain (AP) – Jannik Sinner saved three match points before ending Novak Djokovic’s streak of 21 straight wins in Davis Cup singles matches, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5, to pull Italy level at 1-1 with Serbia in their semifinal showdown on Saturday. Sinner’s win avenged his loss to Djokovic for the ATP Finals title just six ... Read More »

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