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Hurricanes beat Blues 5-2 on Slavin go-ahead goal
By The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Jaccob Slavin scored the winning goal 7:53 into the third period and Jake Guentzel added a pair of empty-netters, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. Slavin scored when both teams were playing with four men as Carolina wons its fourth game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Bibic takes gold, men’s sprint team wins bronze at UCI Track Nations Cup
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
MILTON, Ont. – Canadian cyclist Dylan Bibic outlasted his competition and captured gold at the UCI Track Nations Cup on Friday. The 20-year-old Mississauga, Ont., native was the last rider on the track in the men’s elimination race, finishing ahead of Japan’s Shunsuke Imamura (silver) and Mark Stewart of Great Britain (bronze). Canadians also got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coyotes players informed the team is expected to move to Salt Lake City, AP source says
By Stephen Whyno And John Marshall, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
Arizona Coyotes players have been informed the NHL club is expected to relocate to Salt Lake City, according to a person with knowledge of the meeting. General manager Bill Armstrong flew to Edmonton, Alberta, to tell players about the team’s potential move to Utah before its game against the Oilers, the person told The Associated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maccelli scores OT winner as Coyotes edge McDavid-less Oilers 3-2
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
EDMONTON – Matias Maccelli scored the overtime winner as the Arizona Coyotes continued to show some spark, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Friday. Maccelli notched his 15th of the season 1:35 into the extra session, picking the top corner on Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard, who made a couple of huge stops a minute earlier. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian lightweight Michael Dufort submits Denmark’s Mads Burnell in PFL action
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
LAS VEGAS – Canadian lightweight Michael Dufort submitted Denmark’s Mads Burnell on Friday to win his Professional Fighters League regular-season debut. The fight ended 63 seconds into the second round with Burnell tapping to a guillotine choke. Dufort outstruck Burnell 66-58, according to Cagenomics. Unlike other mixed martial arts promotions, the PFL schedule incorporates a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curling legend Jones caps four-player team career with loss to Hasselborg at Slam
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
TORONTO – Jennifer Jones was mid-answer in a post-game media interview Friday when her youngest daughter tugged at her leg and gave her a reminder of why her decision to retire was so difficult. The legendary skip’s voice cracked as Skyla yelled out ‘Don’t,’ just as her mother was discussing why the time was right ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat never trail on the way to a 125-103 win over Raptors, keeping playoff hope going
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
MIAMI (AP) – Nikola Jovic scored 22 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 20 points and nine assists, and the Miami Heat kept hope alive of escaping the play-in tournament by topping the Toronto Raptors 125-103 on Friday night. Bam Adebayo scored 19 points, Tyler Herro scored 18, and Jimmy Butler and Kevin Love each scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nolan Jones has home run, RBI double to lead Rockies to 12-4 rout of Blue Jays
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
TORONTO – Nolan Jones had a home run and an RBI double to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 12-4 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. Ezequiel Tovar also had a solo shot and drove in another run with a sacrifice fly as Colorado’s (4-10) offence came alive. Ryan McMahon, Elias Diaz and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Curling legend Jones falls to Hasselborg in final game of her team career
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
TORONTO – Canadian curling legend Jennifer Jones dropped a 7-6 decision to Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg on Friday at the Princess Auto Players’ Championship in the final team game of the Winnipeg skip’s career. Jones needed a victory to qualify for a tiebreaker on Saturday morning at the season-ending Grand Slam event. Instead Hasselborg made the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Masters turns into a menace. Scheffler, DeChambeau and Homa hold on to share the lead
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – Max Homa played the most beautifully boring round of golf amid raging wind and endless calamity Friday in the Masters, giving him a share of the lead with Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau going into a weekend for the survivors. Homa made 15 pars – they all felt so much better ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Summer McIntosh wins 100-metre butterfly at Canadian Swimming Open
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
TORONTO – Teen swimming sensation Summer McIntosh added another first place result to her resume Friday, winning the women’s 100-metre butterfly at the Canadian Swimming Open. The 17-year-old from Toronto swam a personal best 57.19 seconds at the Pan Am Sports Centre. She touched 0.05 seconds ahead of defending Olympic champion Maggie Mac Neil of ... Read More »
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