National Sports

Canada's Schachter, Dearing strike gold at Beach Volleyball Tour Finals

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Canada's Sam Schachter and Daniel Dearing struck gold at the Beach Volleyball Tour Finals on Sunday.

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Einarson makes double takeout in extra end to beat Homan in Masters final

OAKVILLE, Ont. — Kerri Einarson defeated Rachel Homan 6-5 on Sunday to win the Grand Slam of Curling's Masters event at the Sixteen Mile Sports Complex. Einarson, from Camp Morton, Man.

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Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil makes gains in "painful" race

CALGARY — Laurent Dubreuil's love-hate relationship with speedskating's 1,000 metres has swung closer to love, but it's still a painful bond.

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QMJHL Roundup: Saguenéens hand Phoenix third straight loss with 7-1 victory

CHICOUTIMI, Que. — Jacob Newcombe scored twice, Thomas Bégin notched a goal and two assists and the Chicoutimi Saguenéens handed the Sherbrooke Phoenix their third straight loss with a 7-1 victory on Sunday.

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Howard hat trick helps Toronto Six to 5-2 win over Metropolitan Riveters

TORONTO — Brittany Howard scored a hat trick and added an assist to lead the Toronto Six to a 5-2 victory over the Metropolitan Riveters on Sunday afternoon. Emma Woods scored twice for Toronto and had one assist. Courtney Gardiner had four assists.

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Canada's Zeke Thurston wins third world saddle bronc crown of his career

LAS VEGAS — Zeke Thurston of Big Valley, Alta., won a world championship in saddle bronc for the third time in his career at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.

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Keller beats Knight in shootout to win 3-on-3 tourney at PWHPA all-star weekend

OTTAWA — Team Keller defeated Team Knight 2-1 in a shootout on Sunday to win the 3-on-3 tournament at the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association all-star weekend.

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'Intriguing' Adam Fantilli hoping to crack Canada's world junior roster

MONCTON, N.B. — Adam Fantilli was trying to get the game up and running on his laptop. The freshman forward's Michigan Wolverines were set to play the Michigan State Spartans in a clash of NCAA rivals.

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Canada's Jasmine Baird strikes World Cup gold in Big Air

EDMONTON — Jasmine Baird nailed an underflip 900 on her first jump of the night — and never looked back. The rider from Georgetown, Ont. won gold in Saturday’s FIS World Cup Big Air event at Commonwealth Stadium.

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Short-track relay teams post victories as Canada wins five medals at World Cup

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Relay team victories anchored a five-medal showing for Canadian short-track speedskaters on Sunday at the ISU World Cup. Jordan Pierre-Gilles of Sherbrooke, Que.

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