National Sports
Home Depot looks to build on 2026 FIFA World Cup audience in Canada, U.S. and Mexico
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on December 4th, 2024
The FIFA World Cup is more than a soccer showcase. It’s big business with the 2022 men’s tournament in Qatar engaging five billion fans across all media, from linear TV to digital and social media, according to FIFA, soccer’s world governing body. With 2,345 stores across Canada, Mexico and the U.S., Home Depot wants to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flames re-establish winning ways at home in an emotional Gaudreau tribute game
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2024
CALGARY – An emotional and symbolic game now behind them on the NHL calendar, the Calgary Flames want to continue the kind of play at the Saddledome that once had them flirting with the division lead. Calgary blanked the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 on Tuesday in a game that started with a touching tribute ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Avalanche rally from four-goal deficit to beat Sabres 5-4
By The Associated Press on December 3rd, 2024
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Artturi Lehkonen scored with 4:22 left, and the Colorado Avalanche overcame a four-goal deficit in a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and added an assist as the Avalanche scored four third-period goals. Joel Kiviranta and Logan O’Connor also scored. Backup goalie Scott Wedgewood ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NBA Cup quarterfinals: Bucks-Magic, Knicks-Hawks, Rockets-Warriors, Thunder-Mavericks
By Tim Reynolds, The Associated Press on December 3rd, 2024
Milwaukee and New York are back in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, just like they were a year ago. The other six remaining Cup contenders – Oklahoma City, Golden State, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta and Orlando – are heading there for the first time. Group play in the NBA Cup is over and next week’s quarterfinal matchups ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barbashev’s goal and Hill’s 28 saves lead Golden Knights to 1-0 win over Oilers
By Mark Anderson, The Associated Press on December 3rd, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Ivan Barbashev scored on a rush midway through the second period and Adin Hill made 28 saves as the Vegas Golden Knights blanked Edmonton 1-0 on Tuesday night to end the Oilers’ three-game win streak. Leon Draisaitl’s backward pass went right to Barbashev to initiate the breakaway. He attempted to pass ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024
By The Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2024
Tuesday’s Scoreboard NHL Montreal 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 (OT) Minnesota 3 Vancouver 2 (OT) Calgary 3 Columbus 0 St. Louis 4 Winnipeg 1 Vegas 1 Edmonton 0 Colorado 5 Buffalo 4 Seattle 4 Carolina 2 Boston 3 Detroit 2 (OT) Pittsburgh 5 Florida 4 (OT) San Jose 2 Washington 1 (OT) — AHL Milwaukee 4 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Mayo nets winner as Rebels roll past Raiders 3-2
By The Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2024
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Hunter Mayo’s power-play goal at 6:40 of the third period proved to be the winner as the visiting Red Deer Rebels clipped the Prince Albert Raiders 3-2 in Western Hockey League action on Tuesday night at the Art Hauser Centre. Derek Thurston and Samuel Drancak also scored for the Rebels (13-10-1-2), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets confident they have the skill to pull out of nosedive
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2024
WINNIPEG – Mark Scheifele didn’t have an answer for why the Winnipeg Jets’ losing streak now sits at four games. Scheifele scored Winnipeg’s only goal in a 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues Tuesday, rolling the Jets’ record to 1-5-0 in their past six games and dropping them out of first place in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flames blank Blue Jackets 3-0 in tribute game to Gaudreau at Saddledome
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2024
CALGARY – Rasmus Andersson and Kevin Bahl scored power-play goals for the Calgary Flames in a 3-0 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Dan Vladar posted a 16-save shutout, Yegor Sharangovich scored into an empty net and Mikael Backlund had two assists for Calgary (13-9-4). Columbus goalie Elvis Merzlikins turn away 19 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Raptors learning to close out close games after losing eight nail-biters
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors are getting sharper in the fourth quarter, and it’s getting them into the win column. Scottie Barnes had seven points, RJ Barrett added six, and Jakob Poeltl had nine as Toronto outscored the Indiana Pacers 29-27 in the final period of the Raptors’ 122-111 victory on Tuesday. It was Toronto’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laine makes quick impression in front of ‘outrageous’ crowd in Canadiens debut
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2024
MONTREAL – Patrik Laine wasted little time before making an impression. The Montreal Canadiens fans quickly gave one back. “That was the most outrageous thing I’ve ever heard in my entire life,” Laine said. In his Canadiens debut, Laine opened the scoring in Montreal’s 2-1 overtime win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night. ... Read More »
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