Category Archives: Sports

Daoust helps Montreal beat Boston 3-1 in PWHL showdown
MONTREAL - Melodie Daoust was in fine form for her Professional Women's Hockey League debut as Montreal beat Boston 3-1 in front of a crowd of 3,232 at Verdun Auditorium on Saturday afternoon. The thr...
Mar 02, 2024

Leon Draisaitl scores his 30th goal, Stuart Skinner makes 24 saves as Oilers top Kraken 2-1
SEATTLE (AP) - Leon Draisaitl scored his 30th goal of the season off the league-leading 73rd assist from Connor McDavid, Brett Kulak scored early in the third period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the ...
Mar 02, 2024

Natalie Spooner has two points to lead PWHL Toronto to a 5-2 win over PWHL Ottawa
OTTAWA - Natalie Spooner had a goal and an assist Saturday to lead PWHL Toronto to a 5-2 win over PWHL Ottawa. Brittany Howard, Hannah Miller, Samantha Cogan and Maggie Connors also scored for Toronto...
Mar 02, 2024

Ontario's Scott Howard opens Brier with dramatic 7-5 win over B.C.'s Catlin Schneider
REGINA - Howard fists pumped in triumph on the ice and on the bench at the Canadian men's curling championship Saturday when Ontario's Scott Howard threw a walk-off double takeout for the first Brier ...
Mar 02, 2024

Bassitt gives up three earned runs as Blue Jays drop 6-2 decision to Braves
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Jordan Luplow hit a two-run homer in Atlanta's three-run first inning to help power the Braves to a 6-2 pre-season victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon. Toronto sta...
Mar 02, 2024

Canada bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi defeats the Snow Leopard for 4th straight UFC win
LAS VEGAS - Canadian bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi won his fourth straight fight in the UFC on Saturday, earning a unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Javid Basharat on the undercard of a UF...
Mar 02, 2024

Marco Odermatt uses a second-run comeback for his 12th World Cup giant slalom win in a row
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Marco Odermatt recovered from a first run that left him trailing and a poor start in the second to pull out a victory and extend his World Cup giant slalom winning streak to 12 rac...
Mar 02, 2024

Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman withdraws from world indoors due to leg injury
GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Canadian pole vaulter Alysha Newman withdrew from the world athletics indoor championships on Saturday due to a lower leg injury, Athletics Canada said. Newman, a 29-year-old...
Mar 02, 2024

Monahan gets tiebreaking goal as Jets rally for 5-3 win over Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sean Monahan scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:13 left and the Winnipeg Jets rallied from a three-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 on Saturday...
Mar 02, 2024

NASCAR caught Joey Logano wearing an amphibious-like glove in a cheating violation
LAS VEGAS (AP) - NASCAR on Saturday displayed a clearly altered glove that Joey Logano wore in qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where aerodynamic-deflecting alterations were so obvious it looked ...
Mar 02, 2024