National Sports

Smooth-serving Auger-Aliassime downs Halys in first round at Marseille

MARSEILLE, France — Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the second round of the Open 13 Provence tennis tournament with a 6-2, 7-5 win over French wild-card Quentin Halys on Wednesday.

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Canada's Lauren Zaretsky wins first NCAA golf title and is primed for more success

Canada's Lauren Zaretsky can already cross winning an NCAA tournament off her goals list. The golfer from Thornhill, Ont., led from wire-to-wire to win the UCF Women's Challenge on Monday for her first-ever collegiate title.

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From Uber Eats' 'Friends' reunion to Bud's Clydesdales, here are the buzziest Super Bowl ads so far

NEW YORK (AP) — If you watch the Super Bowl for the commercials, you no longer have to wait until the big game to see what advertisers have in store for viewers.

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Senators captain Brady Tkachuk laments another lost season in Ottawa

Brady Tkachuk was convinced this season would be different. The Ottawa Senators captain felt the same about 2022-23. And the campaign before that. Former general manager Pierre Dorion confidently stated the team's rebuild was over in September 2021.

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Paralympic alpine ski champion Mac Marcoux announces retirement

CALGARY — Decorated para alpine ski champion Mac Marcoux announced his retirement Wednesday, but he isn't done with sport. The 26-year-old from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

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Golden Knights end Oilers' 16-game streak with 3-1 win in Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, Adin Hill stopped 30 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights ended the Edmonton Oilers’ 16-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night.

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NHL roundup: Stephenson helps Golden Knights snap Oilers 16-game win

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Adin Hill stopped 30 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights ended the Edmonton Oilers’ 16-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night.

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WHL roundup: Calvert nets hat trick as Warriors drill Oil Kings 5-2

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Atley Calvert scored three times in the first period and added an assist in the second as the Moose Jaw Warriors defeated the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings 5-2 in Western Hockey League action on Tuesday night.

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Jarry nets sixth shutout as Penguins beat Jets 3-0

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tristan Jarry stopped 24 shots in his NHL-leading sixth shutout this season and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the slumping Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Tuesday night. Bryan Rust, Jeff Carter and Kris Letang scored.

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Kuzmenko scores for Flames in 4-1 win over Bruins

BOSTON (AP) — Andrei Kuzmenko scored in his Calgary debut, Nazem Kadri had three assists and the Flames beat the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Tuesday night.

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