National Sports
Matthew Knies nets hat trick as Leafs beat Bruins 6-4 in Auston Matthews return
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2025
TORONTO – Matthew Knies recorded his first career NHL hat trick and Mitch Marner had a goal and four assists Saturday, lifting Toronto to a 6-4 win over the Boston Bruins in Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews return from injury. The line of Knies, Matthews and Marner had 13 points on the night with two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Wings soar past Jets 4-2 for fourth straight win
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2025
WINNIPEG – Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond each scored power-play goals to help lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday that extended their winning streak to a season-high four games. Larkin added an empty-net goal and Alex DeBrincat also scored for Detroit. Raymond added one assist, Patrick ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hideki Matsuyama sets personal best with 11 birdies for a 62 and leads Morikawa by 1 at Kapalua
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on January 4th, 2025
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) – Collin Morikawa had to judge how his ball would come out of the first cut of rough on the 16th hole at Kapalua, and it was close to perfect, settling 20 inches away for a sure birdie in his terrific duel with Hideki Matsuyama. Matsuyama was some 20 yards closer. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Matsuyama cards 11 birdies for a 62, leads Morikawa by 1 at Kapalua
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on January 4th, 2025
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) – Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa put on a stripe show Saturday at Kapalua, each of them posting an 11-under 62 at vulnerable Kapalua that threatened to turn The Sentry into a two-man show in the PGA Tour opener. Matsuyama had a shot at tying the course record with a long eagle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Pelletier records shutout as Huskies blank Remparts 4-0
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2025
QUEBEC – Zach Pelletier made 25 saves and the visiting Rouyn-Noranda Huskies got goals from four different players to blank the Quebec Remparts 4-0 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday at Centre Videotron. Remi Gelinas, Alexis Lemire, Antoine St-Laurent and Thomas Verdon scored for the West Division-leading Huskies (19-9-2-5), who outshot the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finland tops Sweden 4-3 in overtime to make gold-medal game at world juniors
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2025
OTTAWA – Finland is back in the gold-medal game at the world junior hockey championship. Benjamin Rautiainen scored on a power play at 9:22 of overtime to secure the country’s 4-3 victory over Sweden in the semifinals of the men’s under-20 tournament Saturday. The 19-year-old undrafted forward snuck a shot past Swedish goaltender Melker Thelin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finland tops Sweden in overtime to make gold-medal game at world juniors
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2025
OTTAWA – Finland is back in the gold-medal game at the world junior hockey championship. Benjamin Rautiainen scored on a power play at 9:22 of overtime to secure the country’s 4-3 victory over Sweden in the semifinals of the men’s under-20 tournament Saturday. The forward snuck a shot past Swedish goaltender Melker Thelin on a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs stranded in KC as ice shuts down airport and blizzard-like conditions sweep through Midwest
By Dave Skretta, The Associated Press on January 4th, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs were stranded at Kansas City International Airport on Saturday as an ice storm shut down operations, preventing their chartered jet from departing for their game against the Broncos on Sunday in Denver. The Chiefs tried to move up the flight as the weather, which had been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada tops Slovakia 6-2 in opener at women’s U18 world hockey championship
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2025
VANTAA, Finland – Canada opened the women’s under-18 world hockey championship with a 6-2 win over Slovakia on Saturday. Hayley McDonald, Maxine Cimoroni, Danica Maynard, Chloe Primerano, Stryker Zablocki and Kate Viel scored for the Canadians, who pulled away with four goals in the third period. “I thought we were OK tonight, but we need ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Player proposes to his girlfriend after losing to Barcelona in Copa del Rey. She says ‘Yes!’
By The Associated Press on January 4th, 2025
BARBASTRO, Spain (AP) – A player from fourth-division club Barbastro lost and won on Saturday. After losing to Barcelona 4-0 in the Copa del Rey, Israel GarcÃa dropped to one knee on the field and asked his girlfriend Pilar to marry him. She looked surprised and covered her face with her hands while smiling, then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey Canada CEO Katherine Henderson ‘disappointed’ by early world junior exit
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2025
OTTAWA – Katherine Henderson shares in the disappointment. Hockey Canada’s president and CEO adds the national sport organization will do what’s necessary to avoid a repeat. The country was bounced from the world junior hockey championship at the quarterfinal stage for the second time in 12 months earlier this week – an ugly first for ... Read More »
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