National Sports
Benn has two points as Stars win 4-3, hand Flames sixth-straight loss
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
CALGARY – Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist on Wednesday as the Dallas Stars scored three straight in the second period en route to a 4-3 victory over the slumping Calgary Flames. Jason Robertson, Evgenii Dadonov, and Mason Marchment also scored for Dallas (6-1-1), which has won five of its last six. Roope ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Texas Rangers win first World Series title with 5-0 win over Diamondbacks in Game 5
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
PHOENIX (AP) – Mitch Garver broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single in the seventh, Nathan Eovaldi threw six gritty innings and the Texas Rangers are World Series champions for the first time in their 63-year franchise history after beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5 on Wednesday night. The Rangers finished with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Mooseheads beat Titan 5-4 in shootout to complete comeback
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
HALIFAX – The Halifax Mooseheads scored four unanswered goals in the third period to erase a 4-0 deficit and defeated the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 5-4 in a shootout on Wednesday night in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Markus Vidicek had a goal and an assist for Halifax. Jake Furlong, Mathieu Cataford and Jack Martin also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Shaedon Sharpe has big second half in Blazers’ comeback win over Pistons
By Dave Hogg, The Associated Press on November 1st, 2023
DETROIT (AP) – Shaedon Sharpe scored 26 of his 29 points in the second half and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame an 18-point deficit to beat the Detroit Pistons 110-101 on Wednesday night. Sharpe, of London, Ont., was forced to pick up his offensive game with Scoot Henderson missing the second half because of sprained ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian skips Gushue, Einarson lock up playoff berths in Pan Continental curling
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – Canadian skips Brad Gushue and Kerri Einarson clinched playoff berths at the Pan Continental Curling Championships on Wednesday. Gushue, of St. John’s, N.L., skipped Canada to an 8-1 win over Taiwan’s Randy Shen in the men’s A division round robin to guarantee a spot in Friday morning’s semifinal at the Kelowna Curling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Diamondbacks’ Zac Gallen has no-hitter vs Rangers through 6 innings in World Series Game 5
By The Associated Press on November 1st, 2023
PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona’s Zac Gallen has not allowed a hit through six innings against the Texas Rangers in a scoreless World Series Game 5 on Wednesday night. With the Diamondbacks trying to overcome a 3-1 Fall Classic deficit, Gallen retired his first 14 batters before walking Nathaniel Lowe on a low 3-1 fastball. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors snap three-game skid with dominant 130-111 win over Bucks
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam scored a game-high 26 points, Dennis Schroder had 24 points and 11 assists and the Toronto Raptors handily defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 130-111 on Wednesday. Scottie Barnes added 21 points and 12 rebounds for Toronto (2-3), which snapped a three-game losing skid. Jakob Poeltl had 14 points and 11 rebounds, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bayern Munich crashes out of German Cup. De Ligt hurt ahead of ‘Klassiker’ with Dortmund
By The Associated Press on November 1st, 2023
SAARBRUECKEN, Germany (AP) – Bayern Munich crashed out of the German Cup in a 2-1 loss to third-division Saarbruecken on Wednesday as coach Thomas Tuchel said defender Matthijs de Ligt suffered a “very painful” knee injury ahead of the weekend’s “Klassiker” against Borussia Dortmund. Bayern seemed set to cruise through the second-round game when Thomas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bob Knight, Indiana’s combustible coaching giant, dies at age 83
By Michael Marot, The Associated Press on November 1st, 2023
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) – Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died. He was 83. Knight’s family made the announcement on social media on Wednesday night. He was hospitalized with an illness in April and had been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four Winnipeg Jets players practise with neck guards in wake of Adam Johnson’s death
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Winnipeg Jets forwards Vladislav Namestnikov, Rasmus Kupari, Cole Perfetti and Nikolaj Ehlers wore neck guards during practice on Wednesday in the wake of former NHL player Adam Johnson’s tragic death. Johnson, a 29-year-old from Minnesota, died in hospital after being cut in the neck by the skate blade of an opponent during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Western Hockey League makes neck guards mandatory following death of Adam Johnson
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
CALGARY – Neck guards will be mandatory for Western Hockey League players starting Friday, or as soon as teams can get the protective equipment. The change to the league’s protective equipment policy comes after hockey player Adam Johnson died after his neck was cut by an opponent’s skate blade during a game in England on ... Read More »
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