National Sports
WHL Roundup: Nathan Behm lifts Blazers to overtime win against Americans
By The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Nathan Behm scored 2:20 into overtime as the Kamloops Blazers edged the Tri-City Americans 3-2 on Friday in Western Hockey League action. Connor Levis and Dylan Sydor had regulation-time goals for Kamloops (2-9-2), while goaltender Dylan Ernst stopped 23 shots. Brandon Whynott and Jake Sloan scored for Tri-City (6-4-2). Americans goaltender Lukas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quinn Hughes scores twice as Canucks defeat Blues for third consecutive win
By Jim Morris, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The season is still very young but the Vancouver Canucks have managed to make visitors feel unwelcome at Rogers Arena. Defenceman Quinn Hughes scored two goals in a game for the second time in his career and Thatcher Demko stopped 22 shots for the shutout as the Canucks blanked the St. Louis Blues ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL Roundup: Marek Vanacker stars in overtime as Bulldogs edge Battalion 5-4
By The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2023
BRANTFORD, Ont. – Marek Vanacker put away the winner 2:29 into overtime as the Brantford Bulldogs edged the North Bay Battalion 5-4 on Friday in Ontario Hockey League action. Florian Xhekaj, Luca Testa, Patrick Thomas and Nick Lardis had regulation-time goals for Brantford (4-5-1). Goalie David Egorov made 29 saves for the win in net. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Friday, Oct. 27, 2023
By The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
Friday’s Scoreboard MLB World Series Texas 6 Arizona 5 (11 innings) (Texas leads best-of-seven series 1-0) — NHL Chicago 4 Vegas 3 (OT) New Jersey 5 Buffalo 4 Carolina 3 San Jose 0 Washington 3 Minnesota 2 (SO) Vancouver 5 St. Louis 0 Los Angeles 5 Arizona 4 — CFL Winnipeg 36 Calgary 13 — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!GarcÃa’s HR in 11th, Seager’s tying shot in 9th rally Rangers past Arizona 6-5 in Series opener
By Stephen Hawkins, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Adolis GarcÃa hit a game-winning homer in the 11th inning after Corey Seager’s tying two-run shot in the ninth, and the Texas Rangers opened this surprise World Series of wild-card teams with a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. The Cuban slugger known as El Bombi drove a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL Roundup: Justin Carbonneau stars in shootout as Armada edge Sagueneens 2-1
By The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
BOISBRIAND, Que. – Justin Carbonneau was the lone scorer in the shootout as the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada edged the Chicoutimi Saguenéens 2-1 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Xavier Sarrasin had a goal in regulation time for Blainville-Boisbriand (7-5-1). Goalie Charles-Édward Gravel made 23 saves through overtime and turned away all three skaters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!GarcÃa’s HR in 11th, Seager’s tying shot in 9th rally Rangers past D-backs 6-5 in Series opener
By Stephen Hawkins, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Adolis GarcÃa hit an opposite-field homer in the 11th inning, after Corey Seager’s tying two-run shot in the ninth, and the Texas Rangers opened this surprise World Series of wild-card teams with a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. The Cuban slugger known as El Bombi hit a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hughes scores twice as Canucks defeat Blues for third consecutive win
By Jim Morris, The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Defenceman Quinn Hughes scored two goals in a game for the second time in his career and Thatcher Demko stopped 22 shots for the shutout as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-0 Friday night to win their third consecutive game. J.T. Miller scored shorthanded and added two assists for Vancouver ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chicago hands Vegas first loss of season, 4-3 in OT
By The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Phillipp Kurashev scored on a power play 2:50 into overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Vegas 4-3 on Friday to hand the Golden Knights their first loss of the season. With William Karlsson in the penalty box for tripping Connor Bedard, Kurashev skated to the top of the slot and ripped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caruso nails 3 in overtime to give the Bulls a wild 104-103 win over Raptors
By Andrew Seligman, The Associated Press on October 27th, 2023
CHICAGO (AP) – Alex Caruso nailed a 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds remaining in overtime and the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 104-103 on Friday night. Caruso hit the winner off a feed from Zach LaVine after blocking Pascal Siakam. He finished with 13 points, 13 rebounds and two steals. DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quarterback Dru Brown leads Blue Bombers to 36-13 win over Stampeders
By Laurence Heinen, The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
CALGARY – Starting quarterback Dru Brown threw a pair of touchdowns to Rasheed Brown and Brendan O’Leary-Orange to lead the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 36-13 win over the Calgary Stampeders on Friday. Backup quarterback Dakota Prukop added a one-yard touchdown run with 1:38 remaining in the game to round out the scoring. Sergio Castillo ... Read More »
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