National Sports
Maja Stark takes 2nd-round lead at LPGA Malaysia with Marina Alex 1 stroke behind
By The Associated Press on October 25th, 2024
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Maja Stark shot a 6-under 66 Friday to take the lead after two rounds of the LPGA Tour’s Maybank Championship, with a 34-year-old American just one stroke behind. Storms forced an early stop to play, with about 12 players – all of them several strokes out of the lead – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Andreescu, Fernandez fall in quarterfinals at Tokyo’s Pan Pacific Open
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
TOKYO – Canadians Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez were eliminated in the quarterfinals at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Friday. Andreescu was ousted after dropping a 6-2, 6-1 decision to Britain’s Katie Boulter. Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., won only 45 per cent of points on first serve in the match, which lasted just 62 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Buoyed by squash’s Olympic inclusion and date change, Canadian Women’s Open on rise
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
TORONTO – When Squash Canada CEO Jamie Nicholls thinks about the impact Pro Squash Association tournaments have had in this country, a conversation with former world No. 1 Jonathon Power comes to mind. “He mentioned to me one time, ‘If you want to be the best in the world, you have to actually see the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Andreescu drops quarterfinal to Boulter at Pan Pacific Open
By The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2024
TOKYO – Canada’s Bianca Andreescu was eliminated in the quarterfinals at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Friday after dropping a 6-2, 6-1 decision to Britain’s Katie Boulter. Andreescu, from Mississauga, Ont., won only 45 per cent of points on first serve in the match, which lasted just 62 minutes. Boulter won 87 per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Panthers beat Rangers 3-1 as Bobrovsky reaches career milestone
By The Associated Press on October 24th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for his 400th career win, and the Florida Panthers defeated the New York Rangers 3-1 on Thursday. Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe scored early first-period goals for Florida. Lundell opened the scoring 44 seconds in, beating Igor Shesterkin alone in the slot. Verhaeghe added to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nikolaj Ehlers scores OT goal to lift unbeaten Winnipeg to 4-3 win over Seattle
By Shane Lantz, The Associated Press on October 24th, 2024
SEATTLE (AP) – Nikolaj Ehlers scored the winning goal 1:26 into overtime, and the Winnipeg Jets remained unbeaten this season with a 4-3 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night. Nino Niederreiter had two goals for Winnipeg, Gabriel Vilardi scored one and Connor Hellebuyck had 29 saves as the Jets improved to 7-0. Matty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024
By The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2024
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 4 Seattle 3 – overtime Carolina 4 Calgary 2 St. Louis 5, Toronto 1 Florida 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Dallas 5, Boston 2 Minnesota 4, Tampa Bay 2 Detroit 5, New Jersey 3 Colorado 5 Utah 1 Los Angeles 3 San Jose 2 — NBA Boston 122, Washington 102 Dallas 120, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho contributing in ways big and small to NHL team’s success
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2024
CALGARY – When Sebastian Aho isn’t doing the big things, he’s doing the little things to help the Carolina Hurricanes win games. With an assist on Carolina’s opening goal and a pivotal faceoff win that led to the team’s second goal, the centre helped set in motion the Hurricanes’ 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Lazy hockey’: Blues down Leafs in Berube’s first game against St. Louis since firing
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2024
TORONTO – Craig Berube ran a gauntlet of emotions Thursday morning. The Maple Leafs head coach was poised to face the St. Louis Blues – the team he led to its only Stanley Cup victory in 2019, and the one that fired him last December – looking for a bounceback performance from his group following ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An extra point for the Warriors: NBA finds a missed free throw actually went in
By The Associated Press on October 24th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Golden State’s blowout win at Portland on Wednesday got a little better on Thursday. One point better, to be precise. The NBA found a scoring error, one where the Warriors weren’t credited with a free throw that De’Anthony Melton made with 2 minutes left in the third quarter. The league revealed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carolina Hurricanes cool off Calgary Flames with a 4-2 win
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2024
CALGARY – The Carolina Hurricanes handed the Calgary Flames their first loss in regulation this season with Thursday’s 4-2 victory at the Saddledome. Martin Necas had a goal and an assist, Jack Roslovic also scored, Seth Jarvis had a power-play goal and Eric Robinson scored into an empty net for Carolina (4-2-0). Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr ... Read More »
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