National Sports
Jonathan David, Vanessa Gilles named Canada Soccer Players of the Year
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
Jonathan David and Vanessa Gilles have been named Canada Soccer Players of the Year. David, who leads the French league this season with 11 goals for Lille, also won the award in 2019. This time he beat out fellow finalists Moise Bombito and Alistair Johnston. The 24-year-old from Ottawa scored five goals in 14 outings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I’m really humbled’: veteran coach Dave Cameron set to lead Canada at world juniors
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
Dave Cameron had just hung up his skates. It was 1985 and he needed a new job after 168 NHL games, plus plenty more in the minors. He found his place working at a young offenders’ facility and as a high-school guidance counsellor. There was passion for the craft – equalled only by what he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Kingsbury’s World Cup moguls win streak ends with silver medal in Georgia
By The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
BAKURIANI, Georgia – Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury’s streak of World Cup mogul victories ended at five on Friday. France’s Benjamin Cavet, whose last victory was in Idre Fjäll, Sweden, in December 2020, scored 84.08 points, narrowly ahead of Kingsbury (82.93). Severi Vierela (80.80) took third, becoming the first Finnish skier to reach the podium ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vermont’s NCAA men’s champions soccer team comes with distinct Canadian flavour
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
They’re celebrating the University of Vermont’s men’s NCAA soccer championship on both sides of the border. Vermont coach Rob Dow hails from Cole Harbour, N.S., and Montreal defender Nathan Siméon and Calgary forward Sydney Wathuta both started for the Catamounts in their 2-1 overtime win over Marshall in Monday’s championship game in Cary. N.C. With ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FIFA signs Netflix to US broadcast deal for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031
By The Associated Press on December 20th, 2024
ZURICH (AP) – FIFA has signed Netflix to a United States broadcast deal for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031. The deal announced Friday is the most significant FIFA has signed with a streaming service for a major tournament. The value was not given. World Cups are typically broadcast on free-to-air public networks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Odermatt remains winless in Gardena after 3rd-place result in super-G, US skier Goldberg 2nd
By The Associated Press on December 20th, 2024
SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) – Marco Odermatt still can’t win a race in Val Gardena. The three-time overall World Cup champion finished third in a super-G on the Saslong course Friday, a distant 0.43 seconds behind Italian winner Mattia Casse, who earned his first career victory. On an overcast day featuring intermittent snowfall ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. wants odd police haul forfeited — signed jerseys, XXXL high fashion, gold tooth
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government is seeking the forfeiture of an eclectic haul of sports memorabilia, supersized luxury clothing, cash, jewelry and a gold tooth that were seized by Vancouver police in a criminal probe in March. There are XXXL jackets from Versace, Gucci and Dior, a 24-karat gold bar, $34,000 in cash and soccer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Banged-up Tkachuk scores overtime winner to give Senators a 3-2 win over Flames
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
CALGARY – Nine stitches, one lost tooth, one overtime goal. That was Brady Tkachuk’s stat line on Thursday night as Ottawa’s captain scored 55 seconds into extra time to give the streaking Senators a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames. “Don’t feel too good. Don’t feel too good-looking either, right now. Thank God we got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 3, Boston 2, OT Ottawa 3, Calgary 2, OT Vegas 3, Vancouver 1 Columbus 4, New Jersey 2 Tampa Bay 3, St. Louis 1 Los Angeles 7, Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 5, Nashville 4, OT Chicago 3, Seattle 1 Colorado 4 San Jose 2 — PWHL Minnesota 5, Ottawa 2 — AHL ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Knights top Canucks 3-1, win for 6th time in 7 games
By W.g. Ramirez, The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – William Karlsson broke a tie early in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights went on to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Thursday night. Karlsson scored his sixth goal of the season when he skated in along the goal line, banked a shot off Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen’s stick ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rust scores in overtime, Crosby has 4 points in Penguins’ 5-4 win over Predators
By The Associated Press on December 19th, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Bryan Rust scored his second goal of the game 1:07 into overtime and Sidney Crosby had a season-high four points as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 5-4 on Thursday night. Rust also had two assists and Crosby finished with a goal and three assists. Rickard Rakell and Erik Karlsson ... Read More »
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