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Jets score three times in second period and hang on for 3-2 win over Sabres
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Cole Perfetti scored in a fifth consecutive game to help propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. The Jets only had five shots on goal in the second period but scored three times. Perfetti got the trio of markers going with his sixth goal of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ludvig Aberg powers to a 64 and leads RSM Classic by 1 shot at Sea Island
By The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) – Ludvig Aberg had a pair of two-putt birdies, one of them on a par 4, and kept bogeys off his card for the second straight day for a 6-under 64 on Friday to take a one-shot lead into the weekend at the RSM Classic. In the final tournament of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celtics spoil Raptors’ In-Season Tournament opener with 108-105 victory
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2023
TORONTO – Jaylen Brown scored 23 points as the Boston Celtics spoiled the Toronto Raptors’ In-Season Tournament opener with a 108-105 win on Friday night. Jayson Tatum added 17 for Boston (10-2), which extended its winning streak to five games and improved to 2-0 in group play and sits atop East Group C. The In-Season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL host Charissa Thompson says on social media she didn’t fabricate quotes by players or coaches
By Joe Reedy, The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
Fox Sports and Amazon host Charissa Thompson took to social media on Friday to clarify her comments on a podcast earlier this week that she “would make up” sideline reports during NFL games. Thompson, who hosts Fox’s “NFL Kickoff” show and Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football” coverage, said in a post on Instagram that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada-Jamaica men’s soccer game postponed due to adverse weather conditions
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2023
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Heavy rains forced the postponement of Friday night’s CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal match between Canada and Jamaica at Independence Park. Soccer Canada said the game will now be played Saturday morning. The game is the first leg of a two-match aggregate series. The second game is scheduled for Tuesday at Toronto’s BMO ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Blue Jays non-tender reliever Adam Cimber, making him a free agent
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays non-tendered Adam Cimber on Friday, making the veteran reliever a free agent. All other unsigned players on the 40-man roster have been tendered a contract for 2024, the team said in a release. Cimber was 0-2 with a 7.40 earned-run average over 22 appearances in an injury-plagued 2023 season. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alison Lee rides her hot streak and shares the lead with Nasa Hataoka at LPGA finale
By The Associated Press on November 17th, 2023
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) – Alison Lee birdied four of her last five holes Friday to extend a hot streak that stretches from Saudi Arabia to South Korea to Florida. Her 8-under 64 gave her a share of the lead with Nasa Hataoka in the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. Hataoka atoned for missing a short ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada coach Kingsley Jones makes five changes for Brazil rugby test in Spain
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2023
VILLAJOYOSA, Spain – Canada coach Kingsley Jones has made five personnel and two positional changes to his starting 15 for Saturday’s third-place against Brazil at La Vila International Rugby Cup. Cole Keith switches to loosehead prop with Djustice Sears-Duru sidelined by injury. Conor Young slots in at tighthead prop position and Kyle Baillie moves into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Receivers Nic Demski and Rasheed Bailey practice with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2023
HAMILTON – Receivers Nic Demski and Rasheed Bailey participated in limited practice for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday. The pair missed Winnipeg’s first two practices at Tim Hortons Field ahead of Sunday’s Grey Cup. Demski has been nursing a sore ankle. Bailey has had issues with his knee. Both played in the Blue Bombers’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg QB Zach Collaros leads Blue Bombers into fourth straight Grey Cup appearance
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2023
HAMILTON – Zach Collaros won a Grey Cup ring in his first CFL season. He also watched that game from the press box as the Toronto Argonauts’ third-string quarterback. Things have changed a great deal in the 11 years since. Collaros will be under centre for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers when they face the Montreal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa PWHL team happy to hit ice for first practice at TD Place
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – It’s not often players are all smiles after a good, hard practice but for members of the PWHL Ottawa team there was no better feeling than hitting the ice at TD Place. Friday’s practice was the first official on-ice session of training camp for the new Professional Women’s Hockey League franchise in Ottawa ... Read More »
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