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Calgary Flames winger Anthony Mantha to undergo season-ending knee surgery
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
Calgary Flames right-winger Anthony Mantha will miss the rest of the NHL season with a knee injury, the team announced Monday. Mantha will undergo anterior cruciate ligament surgery on Thursday after getting hurt in Calgary’s 3-2 overtime win against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. Mantha, 30, signed a one-year, US$3.5-million deal with the Flames on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada captain Alphonso Davies to miss CONCACAF Nations League games against Suriname
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
Canada will be without captain Alphonso Davies for its upcoming CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal against Suriname. Canada Soccer says the Bayern Munich star has withdrawn as a “precautionary measure due to physical fatigue.” Vancouver Whitecaps fullback Sam Adekugbe has been called into camp. Th 35th-ranked Canadian men are gathering in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to prepare ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Argos sign QB Bryan Scott, adding depth to under centre for Grey Cup
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Argonauts have signed quarterback Bryan Scott to give them depth at under centre heading into the Grey Cup following the injury to star quarterback Chad Kelly. Kelly sustained a broken ankle late in the third quarter for the Argonauts’ 30-28 win over Montreal in the East Division final on Saturday. Veteran ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey Canada COO, VP Pat McLaughlin to step down at end of year
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
CALGARY – Pat McLaughlin is stepping down as Hockey Canada’s chief operating officer and executive vice-president of strategy, the governing body announced Monday. Hockey Canada said in a release that McLaughlin will leave his post on Dec. 31 to open his own executive coaching, leadership development and consulting practice. McLaughlin was the co-executive lead for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hellebuyck, MacKinnon, Luukkonen named NHL’s three stars of the week
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
NEW YORK – Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Hellebuyck was named first star after stopping 88 of the 89 shots he faced over three appearances as the Jets extended their winning streak to six ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rays’ Wander Franco, who awaits sex abuse trial, arrested in parking lot altercation involving guns
By MartÃn Adames, The Associated Press on November 11th, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) – Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was involved in an armed altercation in a parking lot in the Dominican Republic countryside and was arrested, police said Monday. Meregirdo Espinosa, a Dominican police spokesman, told The Associated Press it happened in San Juan de la Maguana, a city that is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!HSBC SVNS champions to be decided in California at 2028 Olympic rugby sevens venue
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
The 2025 HSBC SVNS season will wrap up May 3-4 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., where the champions will be crowned at the 2028 Olympic rugby sevens venue. The championship round of the elite rugby sevens competition will follow a stop in Singapore, World Rugby announced Monday. The first five events of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LeBron James gets 2nd straight triple-double as Lakers dunk Raptors 123-103
By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on November 10th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – LeBron James recorded his second straight triple-double, and Anthony Davis scored 22 points before leaving with an eye injury in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 123-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. Davis was hit in the face by Jakob Poeltl’s off hand while he blocked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2024
Sunday’s Scoreboard NHL Chicago 2 Minnesota 1 (OT) San Jose 1 New Jersey 0 Anaheim 4 Columbus 2 — AHL Abbotsford 4 Bakersfield 2 Charlotte 5 Toronto 4 (OT) Texas 5 Manitoba 2 Calgary 4 Henderson 0 Providence 4 Hartford 2 Milwaukee 2 Chicago 1 San Jose 5 Colorado 3 Coachella Valley 4 Ontario 2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Kurashev’s OT goal lifts Blackhawks over Wild 2-1
By The Associated Press on November 10th, 2024
CHICAGO (AP) – Philipp Kurashev’s goal at 1:48 of overtime lifted the Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night, snapping Chicago’s two-game slide. Kurashev ripped a shot from left wing that sailed past Filip Gustavsson’s glove. Petr Mrazek finished with 32 saves to help the Blackhawks snap a 12-game losing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada takes lead in Rivalry Series with 4-1 win over U.S.
By The Associated Press on November 10th, 2024
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Jocelyne Larocque scored less than four minutes into the game, Sarah Nurse added a power-play goal midway through the first period and Canada cruised to a 4-1 win over the United States on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-game Rivalry Series. Netminder Emerance Maschmeyer made 36 saves for ... Read More »
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