National Sports
Tigers down Raiders 6-1 to take commanding 3-0 semifinal series lead
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
PRINCE ALBERT — Hunter St. Martin had a goal and two assists as the Medicine Hat Tigers defeated the Prince Albert Raiders 6-1 in Western Hockey League playoff action Wednesday night. With the win, Medicine Hat took a commanding 3-0 lead in its best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series with Prince Albert. Gavin McKenna, Veeti Väisänen, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rosenior driving Strasbourg’s Champions League bid in France
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
PARIS (AP) — Strasbourg’s push for a Champions League place is peaking at the right time under English coach Liam Rosenior. The Alsace-based club is unbeaten in nine games ahead of Saturday’s trip to Monaco, which is second in Ligue 1. A victory for sixth-place Strasbourg would move it level on points with Monaco. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dorofeyev breaks tie in Golden Knights’ 4-1 victory over Canucks in regular-season finale
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Pavel Dorofeyev broke a tie at 7:59 of the third period with his team-leading 35th goal and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. Jack Eichel — back in the lineup after missing four games because of an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohtani hits 448-foot homer in 7-run 1st inning, Dodgers hold on for 8-7 win to sweep Rockies
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman homered in the Dodgers’ seven-run first inning, and Los Angeles held on for an 8-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. Andy Pages drove in three runs and Austin Barnes had a two-run double for the Dodgers, who blew most of an early 7-1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emberson scores twice, McDavid hits 100-point milestone and Oilers blank Sharks 3-0
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ty Emberson had a goal and an assist, Stuart Skinner stopped 18 shots, and the Edmonton Oilers completed a four-game season series sweep of the San Jose Sharks with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. Max Jones and Corey Perry also scored goals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golden Knights beat Canucks 4-1 in final regular season game for both teams
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Pavel Dorofeyev scored his team-leading 35th goal of the season to snap a 1-1 tie early in the third period as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. Jack Eichel also scored for Vegas in his first game back after missing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat dominate Bulls to advance in Play-In Tournament
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 38 points, and the Miami Heat dominated the Chicago Bulls 109-90 on Wednesday night to advance in the Play-In Tournament. Herro scored 23 points as Miami grabbed a 71-47 halftime lead, and the Heat knocked the Bulls out of the Play-In for the third year in a row. They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mavericks beat the Kings 120-106 to advance to face the Grizzlies in the Play-In Tournament
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 16 of his 23 points in Dallas’ dominant second quarter to get redemption for his dud in Sacramento a year ago, helping the Mavericks beat the Kings 120-106 on Wednesday night to advance in the Play-In Tournament. One year to the day when Thompson missed all 10 shots ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens finally clinch for playoffs after anxious week: ‘Makes it feel better’
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
MONTREAL — Kaiden Guhle watched with tremendous stress as the Columbus Blue Jackets rolled to yet another victory Tuesday night. The Montreal defenceman woke up the next day determined not to let them control the Canadiens’ destiny. Guhle scored twice to lift the Canadiens into the post-season on their fourth attempt to clinch, as Montreal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Herro goes from raising eyebrows to turning heads as Heat knock out Bulls in Play-In Tournament
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Herro went from raising eyebrows with a shot he missed to turning heads one week later with all the baskets he made. Both times, he did it for Miami in Chicago. Herro had it going, scoring 38 points as the Heat pounded the Bulls 109-90 to advance in the Play-In Tournament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Huskies, Cataractes earn semifinal sweeps to reach Western Conference final
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
HALIFAX — Lucas Veilleux scored twice as Rouyn-Noranda Huskies defeated the Halifax Mooseheads 5-1 on Wednesday night to register a sweep of their Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff series. Benjamin Brunelle, Rémi Gélinas and Eliot Ogonowski also scored for Rouyn-Noranda, which won the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series 4-0. Samuel Meloche stopped 12 shots. ... Read More »
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