National Sports
NHL roundup: Panthers record sixth straight win by beating Sabres 4-0
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2025
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Vitek Vanecek stopped all 21 shots he faced in his Florida debut, and the Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Saturday night. A.J. Greer, Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell and Sam Bennett all scored as the Panthers won their sixth-straight game. Vanecek, acquired from San Jose on Wednesday, got his first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pageau, Sorokin lead Islanders to 4-2 win over struggling Sharks
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2025
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and two assists, Ilya Sorokin stopped 38 shots and the New York Islanders beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Saturday night. Anders Lee, Anthony Duclair and Adam Boqvist also scored for the Islanders, who have won four of their last five games. Noah Dobson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Magomed Ankalaev wins undisputed light heavyweight belt with unanimous decision over Alex Pereira
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Magomed Ankalaev scored a stunning upset with a unanimous decision to take Alex Pereira’s undisputed light heavyweight belt at UFC313 on Saturday night. All three judges scored in favor of Ankalaev (21-1-1), with scores of 29-26 and two at 28-27. “I knew it would be a war,” said Pereira (12-3-0), who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mathias Laborda, Tate Johnson help Whitecaps beat Montreal 2-0
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2025
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Mathias Laborda scored his first goal of the season in the 37th minute, 19-year-old Tate Johnson added a goal in his MLS debut and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat CF Montreal 2-0 on Saturday night. Vancouver (3-0-0) is off the best start in club history. Yohei Takaoka had two saves for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Saturday, March 8, 2025
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2025
Saturday’s Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 5 Dallas 4 Ottawa 4 N.Y. Rangers 3 (OT) Calgary 1 Montreal 0 Colorado 7 Toronto 4 Seattle 4 Philadelphia 1 Boston 4 Tampa Bay 0 Florida 4 Buffalo 0 Nashville 3 Chicago 2 (OT) Los Angeles 2 St. Louis 1 (OT) N.Y. Islanders 4 San Jose 2 — PWHL Montreal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cryer scores 23 as Big 12 champ and No. 3 Houston wraps regular season with 65-61 win at Baylor
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2025
WACO, Texas (AP) — L.J. Cryer scored 23 points with six 3-pointers as Big 12 champion and third-ranked Houston won its 10th consecutive game, beating Baylor 65-61 on Saturday night to wrap up the regular season. J’Wan Roberts added 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Cougars (27-4, 19-1 Big 12), including two free throws ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Halaburda has a big night as Giants beat Blazers 5-1
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2025
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Ty Halaburda scored twice and added an assist as the visiting Vancouver Giants beat the Kamloops Blazers 5-1 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at the Sandman Centre. Jaden Lipinski, Connor Levis and Cameron Schmidt also scored for the Giants (30-24-8-0), who outshot the hosts 38-34. Ryan Lin and Schmidt each ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LeBron James has ‘not much concern’ after exiting loss to Celtics with late groin injury
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — LeBron James didn’t sound overly concerned after straining his groin in the waning minutes of Los Angeles’ 111-101 loss to Boston on Saturday night. He also wasn’t willing to put a timetable on how fast he could be back on the court as the Lakers look to maintain their recent surge in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hyman, McDavid lead Oilers to 5-4 win over Stars
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2025
EDMONTON — Zach Hyman had a pair of goals and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers won their second straight game, hanging on to defeat the Dallas Stars 5-4 on Saturday. Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist and Viktor Arvidsson and Connor Brown also scored for the Oilers (37-22-4) who have won three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 23 BYU wins 8th straight with 85-74 victory over Utah
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2025
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Dawson Baker scored 15 points and Richie Saunders added 14 to lead No. 23 BYU to an 85-74 victory over rival Utah on Saturday night. Keba Keita had 12 points and Egor Demin scored 10 for the Cougars (23-8, 14-6 Big 12), who won their eighth straight game. Both players had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunstone beats Gushue in Page 1-2 game at Brier, Jacobs tops Carruthers in 3-4 game
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2025
KELOWNA, B.C. — When veteran skip Brad Jacobs joined his new teammates last spring, one of their main goals was to make it to the last day of the Montana’s Brier. Mission accomplished for the Alberta foursome. Now it’s just a matter of getting to the top step of the podium. Jacobs secured a semifinal ... Read More »
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