National Sports

Matthews scores twice as Leafs beat Blue Jackets 4-1

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Auston Matthews added to his torrid stretch with two goals and an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Saturday night. Matthews scored for the seventh consecutive game.

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Jazz head coach Hardy dons Canada jacket to settle bet ahead of game with Raptors

TORONTO — Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy swallowed his national pride and publicly settled a bet with assistant coach Scott Morrison on Saturday.

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Lane Hutson scores OT winner as United States beats Canada in WJC exhibition

KUNGSBACKA, Sweden — Montreal Canadiens prospect Lane Hutson scored the overtime winner as the United States defeated Canada 6-5 in a world junior hockey championship tune-up game Saturday.

Dec 23, 2023 3:26 PM Read more >

Despite missing NHL stars, 'relentless' Canada ready to defend gold at world juniors

The under-20 men's national team will be without a handful of mouth-watering eligible NHLers when it opens the world junior hockey championship Tuesday against Finland.

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Jacques Martin happy to be back in a familiar place with the Ottawa Senators

OTTAWA — History has a strange way of repeating itself sometimes.

Dec 23, 2023 10:42 AM Read more >

Attendance concerns, performance woes among many issues on domestic curling scene

Curling Canada's new chief executive officer will have a long to-do list when they take on the job next year. Danny Lamoureux is serving as interim CEO after Katherine Henderson left to become president and CEO of Hockey Canada.

Dec 23, 2023 9:16 AM Read more >

Canada's Kingsbury wins gold, Schwinghammer takes silver in dual moguls

BAKURIANI, Georgia — Canada's Mikael Kingsbury won gold in the men's dual moguls final while teammate Maïa Schwinghammer earned silver in the women's competition Saturday at a World Cup event. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, Que.

Dec 23, 2023 9:08 AM Read more >

Sports scoreboard for Friday, Dec. 22, 2023

Friday's Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 4 N.Y.

Dec 22, 2023 10:16 PM Read more >

Juraj Slafkovsky scores as Montreal Canadiens rally past Chicago Blackhawks 5-2

CHICAGO (AP) — Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki and David Savard each had a goal and an assist, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Friday night.

Dec 22, 2023 9:41 PM Read more >

Nino Niederreiter's three-point night paces Jets to 5-1 win over Bruins

WINNIPEG — Nino Niederreiter viewed the Winnipeg Jets’ 5-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Friday as more than gaining two points.

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