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NHL roundup: Hertl scores 31st goal, Golden Knights down Lightning 4-2
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Tomas Hertl scored again and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Sunday. Hertl continued his hot streak one night after netting his second hat trick this season, as he scored his team-high 31st goal midway through the first period to give Vegas a 2-0 lead. Nic Roy opened the sc...
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Santerre shines as Gaiters beat Warriors 3-0 to claim U Sports women's hockey crown
NORTH WOOLWICH, Ont. - Gabrielle Santerre had a goal and two assists to lead the Bishop's Gaiters to a 3-0 victory over the host Waterloo Warriors in Sunday's gold-medal final of the U Sports Women's Hockey Championship at Woolwich Memorial Centre. Santerre snapped a scoreless tie with a goal at 11:29 of the second per...
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Travel taking a toll on Toronto Raptors as NBA regular season winds down
TORONTO - The rigours of an 82-game season and all the travel that comes with it are catching up to the Toronto Raptors. Scottie Barnes had 22 points, six rebounds and six assists as Toronto came out flat in a 123-89 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. The Raptors had just returned from a four-game West Coast swin...
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Canadians Cory, Chris Johnston post top-10 finishes in Bassmaster Classic
FORT WORTH - It wasn't a first US$1-million Bassmaster Classic win but it was still a best-ever result for Canadian Cory Johnston. Johnston, of Peterborough, Ont., posted a fifth-place finish in pro bass fishing's premier event. Johnston weighed four fish for 12 pounds 10 ounces Sunday and 58 pounds seven ounces overal...
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Vassell's 25 points leads Spurs past Raptors 123-89 as Toronto loses fourth straight
TORONTO - Devin Vassell led all scorers with 25 points as the San Antonio Spurs routed the Toronto Raptors 123-89 on Sunday. Stephon Castle added 15 points as San Antonio (31-39) won its third straight game. Julian Champagnie came off the bench for 20 points, including four three-pointers and former Raptors forward Bis...
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Canadian men defeat U.S. 2-1 to finish third in CONCACAF Nations League
INGLEWOOD - Tani Oluwaseyi and Jonathan David scored as Canada defeated the U.S. 2-1 on Sunday to finish third in the CONCACAF Nations League. Canada coach Jesse Marsch, who has been upset with the officiating at the tournament, was shown a red card in the 54th minute by Mexican referee Katia Garcia for protesting a la...
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Jets foiled by Sabres' Reimer in 5-3 loss at home
WINNIPEG - Head coach Scott Arniel had no reason to criticize the scoring chances the Winnipeg Jets generated on Sunday. Sometimes teams just run into a hot goalie. That's what happened to the Jets when James Reimer made 33 saves to help the Buffalo Sabres upset the Western Conference-leading club 5-3 in front of a sol...
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Gee-Gees beat Stingers 3-2 to claim University Cup men's hockey championship
OTTAWA - The host Ottawa Gee-Gees scored twice in the first period, added another in the second and then held off a late rally for a 3-2 victory over the Concordia Stingers in Sunday's championship final of the U SPORTS University Cup at TD Place. Vincent Labelle, Bradley Chenier and Luka Verreault scored for the Gee-G...
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Hovland rallies to beat Thomas by a shot at Innisbrook
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) - Viktor Hovland found a swing that worked down the tough closing stretch at Innisbrook on Sunday, making three late birdies to rally past Justin Thomas with a 4-under 67 for a one-shot victory in the Valspar Championship. Hovland has changed coaches five times since he last won at East Lake to c...
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Ryan McLeod, James Reimer combine to lead Buffalo Sabres past Winnipeg Jets 5-3
WINNIPEG - Ryan McLeod recorded a goal and three assists and James Reimer made 33 saves as the Buffalo Sabres upset the Winnipeg Jets 5-3 on Sunday. The Jets needed one point to clinch an NHL playoff spot. They could still achieve that if the St. Louis Blues lose to the Nashville Predators later Sunday. J.J. Peterka, R...
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Raptors forward Brandon Ingram is running, doing lateral movement after ankle sprain
TORONTO - Forward Brandon Ingram is progressing in his recovery from a high left ankle sprain. Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic says Ingram has been running and doing some lateral movement drills. Rajakovic says that Ingram is not yet cleared for contact but the Raptors have seen some progress in his recovery...
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Montreal Victoire remain positive despite season-worst losing streak
LAVAL, Que. - A season-worst losing streak hasn't dampened the spirits of Montreal Victoire head coach Kori Cheverie. The Toronto Sceptres defeated Montreal 2-1 on Sunday, handing the Victoire their season-high third straight loss. But Cheverie found solace in her team's effort. "The team did exactly what we asked...
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Clement scores winning run on wild pitch as Blue Jays edge Pirates 2-1
DUNEDIN - Chris Bassitt went a strong 5 2/3 innings while Ernie Clement scored the winning run on a wild pitch as the Toronto Blue Jays nipped the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 in exhibition baseball action Sunday afternoon. Clement put Toronto ahead 2-0 in the third inning when he scored on Pittsburgh starter Bailey Falter's...
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Musetti dispatches Auger-Aliassime in three sets at Miami Open tennis tournament
MIAMI - Italy's Lorenzo Musetti defeated Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets Sunday in a men's singles third-round match at the Miami Open. Auger-Aliassime, the 18th seed from Montreal, registered a break to win the first set 6-4. But Musetti, seeded 15th, captured the remaining two sets 6-2, 6-3 to advance. T...
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Florida ends UConn's bid for third straight national title with 77-75 March Madness win
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Walter Clayton Jr. and Florida ended UConn's pursuit of a third straight national championship, with Clayton burying two key 3-pointers in the final three minutes of a scintillating 77-75 victory for the top-seeded Gators in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Clayton, a first-team A...
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Toronto edges Montreal 2-1 to prevent Victoire from clinching PWHL playoff berth
LAVAL, Que. - Natalie Spooner's second-period goal proved to be the winner as the Toronto Sceptres edged the Montreal Victoire 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at Place Bell. Spooner scored her third goal of the PWHL season just over 12 minutes into the second to help Toronto (11-2-5-7) earn a second straight win. Jesse Compher...
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B.C. ferry sailing delayed after six guests fell ill onboard; two taken to hospital
VICTORIA - A BC Ferries sailing from Vancouver Island to Metro Vancouver had to be delayed close to an hour this weekend after six passengers became ill onboard and two had to be taken to hospital. A spokeswoman from BC Ferries says the incident happened on a 1 p.m. sailing from Swartz Bay north of Victoria to Tsawwass...
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Lindsey Vonn takes 2nd in the final World Cup race of her comeback season, Lara Gut-Behrami wins
SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) - Lindsey Vonn concluded her comeback season at age 40 with a second-place finish in a World Cup super-G race Sunday that was won by Swiss standout Lara Gut-Behrami. Vonn found her vintage form while flying down the twisting and steep Challenger course at the World Cup finals. The American pumped...
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Thiago Motta fired as coach of slumping Juventus. Igor Tudor named as replacement
TURIN, Italy (AP) - Thiago Motta was fired as coach of slumping Juventus on Sunday, with Igor Tudor named as a replacement for the rest of the season. "The club would like to thank Thiago Motta and all of his staff for their professionalism and for the work they have carried out in recent months with passion and d...
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Canadian teenager Erin Brooks places third at World Surf League event in Portugal
PENICHE - Canadian teenage surfer Erin Brooks finished third at the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal after losing to American Gabriela Bryan in semifinal action Sunday in the third event of the season on the World Surf League's elite Championship Tour. Brooks, 17, finished with a score of 11.63, behind Bryan's 11.83. Bryan, a...
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Namibia defeats Canada to complete T20 cricket sweep of Canadian men
WINDHOEK - Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton scored 65 runs and Nikolaas Davin added 52 as Namibia defeated Canada by eight wickets in a T20 cricket game Sunday. Their 104-run second-wicket partnership was a Namibia record, breaking the previous mark of 103 between captain Gerhard Erasmus and Davin. Namibia won the five-match ser...
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Canada's Homan beats Switzerland's Tirinzoni to defend women's world curling title
UIJEONGBU-SI - It was a successful title defence for Canada's Rachel Homan. Homan captured a second straight world women's curling championship Sunday with a 7-3 victory over Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni. Homan also defeated Tirinzoni in last year's final at Sydney, N.S. Homan and her Ottawa rink of Tracy Fleury, Em...
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Canada's Jonathan Di Bella wins One Championship kickboxing interim world title
SAITAMA - Canadian kickboxer Jonathan Di Bella used his speed and a punishing calf kick to win the One Championship interim strawweight title Sunday with a unanimous decision over Thailand's Sam-A Gaiyanghadao at One 172 in Saitama, Japan. The 28-year-old from Montreal will now look to regain the title he used to hold ...
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NHL roundup: Brodzinski scores twice as Rangers down Canucks 5-3
NEW YORK (AP) - Jonny Brodzinski scored his second goal of the game late in the third period and Igor Shesterkin made 36 saves as the New York Rangers downed the Vancouver Canucks 5-3 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak. Brodzinski rifled his ninth goal of the season past Canucks netminder Kevin Lankinen at ...
Mar 23, 2025
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Whitecaps suffer first loss of the season, aim to bounce back quickly
VANCOUVER - Jesper Sorensen knew a perfect season was unlikely. That's why the Vancouver Whitecaps head coach was already looking to move on after his team dropped a 3-1 decision to the Chicago Fire Saturday night for its first loss of the Major League Soccer season. "I'll not be too high when we win and I'll not ...
Mar 23, 2025
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Oilers' supporting cast comes up big in 5-4 win over Kraken
EDMONTON - Chalk one up for the rank and file on the Edmonton Oilers. Faced with playing without star forwards Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl on Saturday against the Seattle Kraken, Edmonton's supporting cast came up big for a 5-4 victory, led by veteran Ryan Nugent-Hopkins who recorded three goals for his fourth ca...
Mar 23, 2025
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Fire put an end to Whitecaps' perfect start with 3-1 victory
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps fell behind early then gave up two second-half goals in a 3-1 loss to the Chicago Fire Saturday night for their first loss of the Major League Soccer season. Striker Philip Zinckernagel scored in the 62nd minute and assisted on Hugo Cuypers' goal in the opening minute for Chicago. Mi...
Mar 23, 2025
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Nugent-Hopkins nets hat trick as Oilers beat Kraken 5-4
EDMONTON - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had three goals for the hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers dug deep without their two top forwards to record a narrow 5-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday. Adam Henrique and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers (41-24-5) who were playing without star players Connor McDavid and...
Mar 23, 2025
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