National Sports
Semien’s 5 RBIs ignite Rangers as they beat Diamondbacks 11-7 for 3-1 World Series lead
By Ronald Blum, The Associated Press on October 31st, 2023
PHOENIX (AP) – Marcus Semien’s two-run triple and three-run homer powered Texas to a 10-run lead by the third inning, Corey Seager hit another long home run and the Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-7 on Tuesday night to move ahead three games to one in the World Series. Rangers batters whipped through Diamondbacks pitching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
Tuesday’s Games MLB World Series Texas 11 Arizona 7 (Texas leads best-of-seven series 3-1) — NHL Vancouver 5 Nashville 2 Los Angeles 4 Toronto 1 — AHL Coachella Valley 8 Abbotsford 3 — NBA New York 109 Cleveland 91 San Antonio 115 Phoenix 114 L.A. Clippers 118 Orlando 102 &#... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Einarson splits, Gushue rolling at Pan Continental Curling Championships
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – Kerri Einarson made Halloween extra scary for her New Zealand opponents on Tuesday at the Pan Continental Curling Championships at Kelowna Curling Club. The skip from Gimli, Man., hoarded all the tricks and treats for her surging team of vice-skip Valerie Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Briane Harris, as Canada carved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pettersson scores second career hat trick as Canucks beat Predators 5-2
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
VANCOUVER – Elias Pettersson bagged a Halloween hat trick as the Vancouver Canucks came back from the dead to beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 on Tuesday night at Rogers Arena. The Canucks (6-2-1) took a 3-2 lead off a Pettersson wrist shot at 16:38 of the second period for his second of the game and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Philibert-Thiboutot races to 5,000-metre silver at Pan Am Games
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
SANTIAGO, Chile – Charles Philibert-Thiboutot of Quebec City raced to a silver medal in the men’s 5,000-metre final on Tuesday at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. The 32-year-old track star, who will compete in the men’s 1,500 metres on Thursday, won a bronze in the event when the Games were held in Toronto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cam Talbot makes 30 saves, Los Angeles Kings down listless Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
TORONTO – Cam Talbot just wanted a chance. He got it on the West Coast alongside his old coach – and his new team is enjoying the early returns. Talbot was solid in making 30 saves behind the relentless Kings as Los Angeles brushed aside the flat-as-a-pancake Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Tuesday. The veteran ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cam Talbot, Los Angeles Kings down listless Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
TORONTO – Cam Talbot made 30 saves and Phillip Danault scored the winner as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Tuesday. Adrian Kempe, Arthur Kaliyev and Andreas Englund, with his first in the NHL, had the other goals for Los Angeles (5-2-2). Quinton Byfield added two assists. John Tavares replied ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada scores second-half goals to beat Brazil 2-0
By Kristen Lipscombe, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
HALIFAX – A sold-out crowd of 6,421 soccer fans braved close to freezing temperatures Tuesday night to watch Canada edge Brazil 2-0 in women’s soccer action at outdoor Halifax stadium the Wanderers Grounds. It wasn’t until midway through the second half that fullback Ashley Lawrence of Toronto was able to make a solid cross to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Einarson, Gushue on hot rolls at Pan Continental Curling Championships
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – Kerri Einarson made Halloween extra scary for her New Zealand opponents on Tuesday at the Pan Continental Curling Championships at Kelowna Curling Club. The skip from Gimli, Man., hoarded all the tricks and treats for her surging team of vice-skip Valerie Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Briane Harris, as Canada carved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surging Einarson rocks New Zealand at Pan Continental Curling Championships
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
KELOWNA, B.C. – Kerri Einarson made Halloween extra scary for her New Zealand opponents on Tuesday at the Pan Continental Curling Championships at Kelowna Curling Club. The skip from Gimli, Man., hoarded all the tricks and treats for her surging team of vice-skip Valerie Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Briane Harris, as Canada carved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors aiming to fix issues to avoid furthering losing skid: ‘These are must win’
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors find themselves in what forward Pascal Siakam calls a “must-win” situation early in the NBA season. The Raptors have dropped three straight since winning their season opener and face a tall task of winning on the road Wednesday at Milwaukee or Thursday at Philadelphia to avoid extending that skid. “Obviously ... Read More »
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