National Sports

Pettersson leads Canucks to 3-2 win over Red Wings in return from injury

VANCOUVER — Elias Pettersson tallied two points in his return to the lineup for the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, but the star rookie was more concerned his mistakes. "I felt I lost the puck a few times, made some bad decisions, some turnovers.

Jan 20, 2019 7:22 PM Read more >

Kids suffer headaches at tournament after CO builds up in Saskatchewan arena

MONTMARTRE, Sask. — A kids' hockey tournament in Saskatchewan has been cancelled after some players developed headaches and officials suspected they may have been suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning.

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Softball qualifier for 2020 Toyko Olympics to be held in Surrey, B.C.

Canada has been tapped to host an Olympic softball qualifying event this summer ahead of the 2020 Games in Tokyo, the World Baseball Softball Confederation announced Sunday.

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Merger talk, equality on the minds of players at CWHL all-star game

TORONTO — Natalie Spooner dreams of a day when women's professional hockey players won't have to rush home from work to make it to practice.

Jan 20, 2019 4:13 PM Read more >

Ji survives cold and wind to win LPGA Tour opener

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Eun-Hee Ji of South Korea outlasted the cold and wind to close with a 1-under 70 and win the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions by two shots Sunday in the LPGA Tour season opener.

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School where fans displayed Trump flag pulls out of MLK game

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota high school where fans displayed a President Donald Trump re-election flag has pulled out of a basketball invitational hosted by a Minneapolis school on Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 20, 2019 3:21 PM Read more >

Amid injury crisis, Tottenham finds scoring hero in Winks

With Tottenham's attacking options getting increasingly thin amid a striker crisis, Mauricio Pochettino is going to need goals from unlikely sources to keep alive his team's hopes of silverware this season.

Jan 20, 2019 1:42 PM Read more >

Nguyen, Chartrand will lead Canada's team at the world championships

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Patrick Chan texted Mike Slipchuk during the men's free program at the Canadian figure skating championships on Saturday night. Canada's three-time world champion wanted Slipchuk to pass along a message to young Stephen Gogolev.

Jan 20, 2019 1:18 PM Read more >

Skaters stranded in Saint John, NB, amid storm on last day of championships

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Many Canadian figure skaters are stranded in Saint John, N.B., amid a winter storm on the last day of the national skating championships. More than half of the flights out of the city's airport were cancelled due to the weather.

Jan 20, 2019 11:42 AM Read more >

Canada's Phelan and Serwa win first World Cup medals of ski-cross season

IDRE FJALL, Sweden — Canadians Britt Phelan, Kelsey Serwa, and Marielle Thompson raced into the World Cup big final in ski cross action on Sunday, placing second, third, and fourth, respectively. Switzerland's Fanny Smith took gold.

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