March 29th, 2024

National Sports

OHL roundup: Barlow’s hat trick helps Attack beat Wolves 6-4

By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2024

OWEN SOUND, Ont. – Captain Colby Barlow scored three goals as the Owen Sound Attack defeated the visiting Sudbury Wolves 6-4 in Ontario Junior Hockey League action on Sunday. Servac Petrovsky added two goals for the Attack (29-29-5-3), while Cedrick Guindon netted a single. Quentin Musty scored twice for the Wolves (36-22-4-3), while Alex Pharand ... Read More »

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Toffoli scores twice as Jets zip past Blue Jackets 6-1

By Nicole Kraft, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Tyler Toffoli scored twice and added an assist, leading the Winnipeg Jets past the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-1 on Sunday night. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist, and Kyle Connor, Logan Stanley and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored. Sean Monahan added two assists and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 30 shots for ... Read More »

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Banchero scores 29, Magic roll past Raptors 111-96

By Dick Scanlon, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2024

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Paolo Banchero scored 29 points and the Orlando Magic pulled away from Toronto for a 111-96 victory on Sunday, handing the Raptors their seventh straight loss. Franz Wagner had 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Orlando, and his brother Moritz scored 14 points. The Magic improved to 8-2 in ... Read More »

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Orlov helps Hurricanes storm past Senators 7-2

By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2024

OTTAWA – The Carolina Hurricanes, led by Dmitry Orlov’s four-point night, scored four third-period goals en route to whipping the Ottawa Senators 7-2 on Sunday. Both teams were playing the second half of back-to-back games, but the Hurricanes (42-20-6) fared much better late in the game. Evgeny Kuznetsov, Seth Jarvis, Jalen Chatfield, Jake Guentzel and ... Read More »

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Unbeaten Reds beat Patriotes 4-0, repeat as University Cup hockey champions

By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2024

TORONTO – Austen Keating’s goal and two assists capped off a perfect season for the New Brunswick Reds as they successfully defended their University Cup championship on Sunday with a 4-0 win against the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Patriotes. The Reds breezed through 2023-24 with a combined exhibition, regular and post-season record of 43-0, ... Read More »

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Scheffler goes back-to-back in Players Championship thriller at Sawgrass

By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on March 17th, 2024

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Already the best in the world, Scottie Scheffler added another layer to his legend Sunday. He became the first player to win back-to-back in 50 years of The Players Championship by matching the biggest comeback and the lowest closing round by a winner. Scheffler holed out for eagle from ... Read More »

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PWHL Toronto tops Montreal 2-1 in Pittsburgh, extends win streak to 10 games

By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2024

PITTSBURGH – Kali Flanagan had one goal and one assist as Toronto picked up its 10th straight win, defeating Montreal 2-1 on Sunday in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Hannah Miller also scored for Toronto (12-5-0), which has now won 11 of its past 12 games. Kristen Campbell made 17 saves. Kristin O’Neill netted her ... Read More »

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QMJHL roundup: Boisselle paces Olympiques to 4-3 win over Cataractes

By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2024

GATINEAU, Que. – Justin Boisselle’s second goal of the game, scored at 7:53 of the third period, proved to be the winner as the Gatineau Olympiques edged the visiting Shawinigan Cataractes 4-3 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday at Centre Slush Puppie. Charles Boutin and Justin Dumais also scored for the Olympiques ... Read More »

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Canada’s Dandjinou strikes gold for first medal at short track speedskating worlds

By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2024

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Canada’s William Dandjinou capped his season with his first career worlds medal on Sunday, striking gold in the men’s 1,000 metres at the short track speedskating world championships. The Montreal native narrowly won with a time of one minute 25.534 seconds. Italy’s Pietro Sighel (1:25.555) and Luca Spechenhauser (1:26.026) earned silver and ... Read More »

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Toronto FC’s growing injury list impacts Canada with a hip injury sidelining Osorio

By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2024

A hip injury has prevented Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio from joining Canada for a key Copa America qualifying playoff next Saturday against Trinidad and Tobago. The veteran midfielder has been replaced by FC Dallas midfielder Liam Fraser. Osorio’s loss is a blow for interim coach Mauro Biello. With 71 caps, the 31-year-old Osorio was ... Read More »

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Homan remains undefeated with 10-6 win over U.S. at women’s curling worlds

By The Canadian Press on March 17th, 2024

SYDNEY, N.S. – Rachel Homan improved to 3-0 at the world women’s curling championship with a 10-6 victory over the United States’ Tabitha Peterson on Sunday. Canada entered the contest having earned 7-6 and 7-4 victories over Sweden and Denmark on the opening day of the tournament Saturday. Homan’s rink is one of three teams ... Read More »

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