October 9th, 2024

National Sports

Gregor scores winner, Nylander extends point streak in Leafs’ victory over Canucks

By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023

TORONTO – Noah Gregor scored the winner and added an assist, William Nylander extended his franchise record for points to start a season to 15 games with a goal of his own and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 on Saturday. Matthew Knies, Nick Robertson and David Kampf provided the rest of ... Read More »

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Ottawa Senators snap home losing streak with 4-1 win over Calgary Flames

By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators snapped a five-game home ice losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames Saturday night. It was a team effort with Mathieu Joseph, Drake Batherson, Rourke Chartier and Travis Hamonic all scoring. Joonas Korpisalo was solid in goal stopping 24 shots. Dustin Wolf made his season debut for ... Read More »

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Jaylen Brown scores 29, Jayson Tatum 27 to lead Celtics to easy 117-94 win over Toronto

By Ken Powtak, The Associated Press on November 11th, 2023

BOSTON (AP) – Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Jayson Tatum had 27 and the Boston Celtics cruised to a 117-94 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. Kristaps Porzingis added 21 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes for the Celtics, who won their second straight after a 14-point victory over Brooklyn in their ... Read More »

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QMJHL roundup: First period scoring lifts Oceanic to 3-2 win over Huskies

By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023

RIMOUSKI, Que. – Maël St-Denis knocked in the game-winning goal as the Océanic scored all three goals in the first period to beat the Huskies. Jan Sprynar and Lyam Jacques had the other goals for Rimouski. Océanic goaltender Vincent Filion saved 25 of 27 shots. Samuel Beauchemin and Axel Dufresne all scored once for Rouyn-Noranda. ... Read More »

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Team Saskatchewan claims gold at Canadian Mixed Curling Championship after 6-4 win

By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – Team Saskatchewan beat their Prairie rivals to win the 2023 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship on Saturday. Saskatchewan, led by Shaun Meachem, beat Team Manitoba 6-4 to secure a chance to represent Canada at the 2024 World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland. The win capped an 11 game winning streak starting ... Read More »

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‘Misfit’ Montreal Alouettes headed to Grey Cup after upset win over Argos in Toronto

By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023

TORONTO – Quarterback Cody Fajardo calls his Montreal Alouettes “a band of misfit toys.” “There’s a lot of guys on this team, including myself, that were kind of exiled from their own team,” he said. The misfits owned the day Saturday, upsetting 16-win Toronto 38-17 before an announced crowd of 26,620 – the Argonauts’ largest-ever ... Read More »

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USports Roundup: Thunderbirds claim Hardy Cup with last-second touchdown

By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023

VANCOUVER – Wide receiver Sam Davenport hauled in a last-second touchdown as the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds staged a late comeback to beat the University of Alberta 28-27 and win the Hardy Cup. Quarterback Garett Rooker went 27 of 35 and threw 378 yards in the dramatic win. Davenport was targeted 10 times with ... Read More »

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Alker with a 65 builds 4-shot lead in PGA Tour Champions finale

By The Associated Press on November 11th, 2023

PHOENIX (AP) – Steven Alker pulled away from the pack Saturday with a 6-under 65, finishing with a birdie that extended his lead to four shots going into the final round of the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship. Alker began the day tied with Marco Dawson, who couldn’t keep up on the front nine and ... Read More »

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Hughes scores 2, leads U.S. women’s hockey team to 5-2 win over Canada in Rivalry Series

By The Associated Press on November 11th, 2023

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Gabbie Hughes scored twice and the United States women’s national hockey team improved to 2-0 in its Rivalry Series with a 5-2 win over Canada on Saturday. Britta Curl scored the go-ahead goal off a turnover midway through the second period in a game the Americans never trailed. Alex Carpenter had ... Read More »

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Alouettes record nine turnovers to stun Argonauts 38-17 in CFL East final

By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023

TORONTO – Marc-Antoine Dequoy and Kabion Ento returned interceptions for touchdowns as the Montreal Alouettes stunned the Toronto Argonauts 38-17 in the CFL East Division final Saturday. Montreal’s stellar defence forced nine turnovers – resulting in 21 points. That included four interceptions of Toronto’s Chad Kelly, who was making his first career playoff start and ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Montreal Alouettes win CFL East final

By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2023

The Montreal Alouettes have advanced to the Grey Cup. Montreal beat the Toronto Argonauts 38-17 in the CFL East final More coming... Read More »

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