National Sports

Flames sign Finnish defenceman Joni Jurmo to entry-level contract

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames signed defenceman Joni Jurmo to an entry-level contract in a deal announced Sunday. The Flames acquired the rights to the 21-year-old from Espoo, Finland, in a Jan.

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Blue Jays drop third in a row with 2-0 loss to Phillies in pre-season action

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Trea Turner and Alec Bohm drove in two early runs and the Philadelphia Phillies held on the rest of the way en route to a 2-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday in pre-season action.

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Alex Ovechkin scores twice as the Capitals beat the Jets 3-0 to move back into playoff position

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice to reach 26 goals this season, Charlie Lindgren stopped all 27 shots he faced and the Washington Capitals beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Sunday to move back into a playoff position.

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Hoglander scores twice as Vancouver Canucks double up Calgary Flames 4-2

VANCOUVER — Conor Garland has long been impressed with his Vancouver Canucks teammate Nils Hoglander. On Saturday the rest of the hockey world took notice, too.

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'This was my time': Malinin takes men's figure skating crown with record performance

MONTREAL — The second Ilia Malinin took the ice on Saturday night, he decided he would try to play the ace up his sleeve. "I knew that this could be the best skate of my life,” he said. “Or it could go terribly wrong.

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Sports scoreboard for Saturday, March 23, 2024

Saturday's Scoreboard NHL Vancouver 4 Calgary 2 Toronto 6 Edmonton 3 Ottawa 5 New Jersey 2 N.Y. Islanders 6 Winnipeg 3 N.Y. Rangers 4 Florida 3 (SO) Philadelphia 3 Boston 2 St.

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McMann, Holmberg help Leafs down Oilers 6-3; McDavid registers three more assists

TORONTO — Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews were front and centre on the marquee heading into Saturday. Two superstars redefining their sport poised for a mouth-watering matchup. A couple of Toronto's depth players took centre stage instead.

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WHL roundup: Tulk paces Hitmen to 6-3 win over Broncos

CALGARY — Oliver Tulk scored two goals and added two assists, while teammate Reese Hamilton had a goal and four assists as the Calgary Hitmen knocked off the visiting Swift Current Broncos 6-3 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday at the Scotia

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Wizards win two in a row, hand Raptors 10th straight loss

WASHINGTON (AP) — Deni Avdija scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Kyle Kuzma made some big baskets down the stretch to compensate for a rough shooting performance and the Washington Wizards handed the Toronto Raptors their 10th consecutive loss

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Whitecaps concede late goals in 2-1 loss to Real Salt Lake

VANCOUVER — A lack of intensity stopped the Vancouver Whitecaps from writing some franchise history Saturday night.

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