sport news: mars 2016

jeudi 31 mars 2016

Canucks snap 9-game skid with win over Sharks

Jannik Hansen scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:03 remaining and the Vancouver Canucks snapped a nine-game losing streak by beating the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Thursday night.

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Canada downs Finland to move on to semis at women's worlds

Canada clinched a semifinal berth at the women's world hockey championship with a 6-1 win over Finland on Thursday.

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Panthers penalized twice after toy rats hit ice

Jaromir Jagr says the NHL needs to look at why the Florida Panthers were penalized twice in the third period of Thursday's win over New Jersey after fans threw toy rats onto the ice during the game.

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Sens get Wild with lucky deflections

Cody Ceci got a goal with 3:57 left that deflected off two Minnesota players to help the Ottawa Senators beat the Wild 3-2 on Thursday night.

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Canada's Weaver, Poje disappointed at figure skating worlds

Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje could not overcome a fourth-place result in the short program at the world figure skating championships.

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Mike Condon earns 1st NHL shutout as Canadiens beat Lightning

Rookie Mike Condon made 26 saves for his first NHL shutout and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-0 on Thursday night.

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Raonic upset in Miami Open quarter-finals

Nick Kyrgios, No. 24, reached his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal by beating No. 12 Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., in a matchup of big servers, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

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Brooke Henderson draws crowd at ANA Inspiration

Brooke Henderson opened with a 1-over 73 and was six shots behind leader Ai Miyazato after the morning session at the ANA Inspiration on Thursday.

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Canada's Daleman 8th after short program at figure skating worlds

Eighteen-year-old Gabrielle Daleman, from Newmarket, Ont., reeled off three triple jumps Thursday en route to scoring 67.38 points.

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Capital's Chimera receives hefty fine for butt-ending

Chimera and Shayne Gostisbehere were skating around the net after the whistle had blown in the second period when Chimera used the butt end of the stick to poke the Flyer's defencemen in the midsection.

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Eric Staal expects myriad emotions in Carolina return

Former Carolina Hurricanes captain and face of the franchise Eric Staal will play his first game as a visitor with the New York Rangers on Thursday night. Staal is one of several players excelling with his new team since the Feb. 29 trade deadline.

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From hero to human, athletes struggle with transition when playing career ends

At some point, every athlete has to stop lacing up their skates, pinning on their race number or strapping on their skis. Deidra Dionne's day was sudden and she wasn't prepared for it.

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Carey Price returns to practice with Canadiens

Star goaltender Price practises with Canadiens for first time since November

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What to watch with no Canadian teams in NHL playoffs?

For the first time since 1970, there are no Canadian teams in the NHL playoffs. How will millions of hockey-starved fans fill every second evening through the spring and early summer? Where will they get their sports fix?

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Kevin Koe has high hopes for world curling championship

Kevin Koe is looking to end Canada's four-year gold-medal drought at the men's world curling championship.

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No Canadian teams in NHL playoffs makes for very sad internet

It's official: no Canadian NHL teams have made it to the 2016 playoffs, and fans are very, very sad about the whole thing.

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Meagan Duhamel, Eric Radford take aim at 2nd world title

After a heart-to-heart talk with their Radford said after a heart-to-heart with their choreographer, Canadian pairs skaters Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford feel confident in defending their world title.

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Crosby, Ovechkin could spice up NHL playoffs

Sure, all the Canadian teams have been eliminated from contention, but there's still plenty of intrigue left for the NHL playoffs, Take, for instance, a potential clash between Sidney Crosby's Penguins and Alex Ovechkin's Capitals.

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Sabres' Evander Kane done for season

Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane will miss the final nine days of the season because of an upper-body injury.

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Players lament lack of Canadian teams in NHL playoffs

A combination of rebuilds, underachievement and epic collapses has created a historic hockey void as all seven Canadian-based teams will miss the NHL playoffs this year.

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Knee injury puts Canadian goalkeeper McLeod's Olylmpics in doubt

Canada will be without goalkeeper Erin McLeod as it prepares for the next step on the road to the Rio Olympics. And it appears the 33-year-old from St. Albert, Alta., is a long-term casualty.

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U.S. women's soccer players file wage discrimination complaint

Five players from the World Cup-winning U.S. national team have accused the U.S. Soccer Federation of wage discrimination in an action filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Hockey fighting 'harder and harder to defend' after NHL emails unsealed

Is it time for the NHL to end fighting in the game? The old debate has roared back to life after sensitive emails between league executives were made public this week.

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It's official: No Canadian teams in the NHL playoffs

The scenario we've expected for weeks is now reality: there will be no Canadian teams in the NHL playoffs for the first time in 46 years.

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Senators eliminated from playoffs despite win over Jets

Alex Chiasson and Zack Smith scored for the Senators as Ottawa snapped a four-game road losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night.

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mercredi 30 mars 2016

Warriors still on track for wins record, downing Jazz in OT

Stephen Curry scored 31 points, including six straight in overtime, and the Golden State Warriors continued their historic run with a 103-96 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

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Chan has solid start at worlds after short program

Canada's Patrick Chan took his first step toward a fourth world championship medal at the world figure skating championships. The three-time world champion, who is making a comeback after an 18-month competitive break, finished third with 94.84 points in Wednesday's short program.

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Raptors set new team record with 50 wins in 105-97 victory over Hawks

The Raptors reached a franchise-record 50th season win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday evening. The Raptors surpassed their previous high of 49 wins, set last season.

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Andrew Miller, Yankees' closer, breaks wrist

Yankees reliever Andrew Miller broke his non-pitching wrist when struck on the right arm by a line drive in the seventh inning of the New York Yankees' 2-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.

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NHL's senior VP called Senators trainer 'an absolute freaking idiot'

The senior VP of the NHL, Colin Campbell, called the head athletic therapist of the Ottawa Senators 'an absolute freaking idiot' in a 2013 email over concussion concerns.

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Rio Olympic organizers go bargain hunting on security

Welcome to the ridiculous road to the Olympics, where we are currently shaking our heads at the amount of stories that currently fit under that theme. This week: Discount security, long-sleeve Zika fighters and a velodrome without wood.

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Duncan Keith offered in-person hearing with NHL

The NHL has offered Blackhawks defenceman Duncan Keith an in-person hearing for high-sticking Wild forward Charlie Coyle on Tuesday night. The offer Wednesday means the league can suspend Keith more than five games, but it doesn't have to.

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Canucks' Virtanen barred 2 games for 'vicious' hit on Polak

The NHL has suspended Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen two games without pay for what the league called a "vicious" blindside check on San Jose Sharks defenceman Roman Polak.

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Canadian ice dancers Weaver, Poje 4th after short skate at worlds

Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje need to make up some ground in their quest for another world figure skating medal after finishing fourth in Wednesday's short dance at the world championships in Boston.

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Female NHL coach is question of 'when, not if'

The NBA has two female assistant coaches and the NFL recently hired one. Is the NHL next?

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Former Blue Jay Jose Reyes's domestic abuse case to be dropped

Maui prosecutors are moving to dismiss a domestic abuse charge against suspended Colorado Rockies shortstop Jose Reyes. Deputy prosecuting attorney Kerry Glen said she's dropping the case because the ex-Blue Jay player's wife isn't co-operating.

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Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir: Memories of worlds

The two-time Olympic silver medalists tell us about their favourite world championships -- 2008, anyone? -- and what it's like to be in Boston as non-competitors

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New Zealander named coach of Canadian men's rugby team

Rugby Canada has named 59-year-old Mark Anscombe as its new national men's head coach. The former Auckland and Ulster coach is tasked with qualifying the team for the 2019 World Cup.

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2016 Toronto Blue Jays: Built for playoff return?

A fresh attitude, outlook and determination arrived with the Toronto Blue Jays’ first playoff appearance in 22 years. Now, they’re hungry for a World Series title. We discuss some key players and their roles in our 2016 season preview.

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Habs waive Scrivens, sign NCAA goalie Charlie Lindgren

The Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday placed goalie Ben Scrivens on waivers and signed NCAA netminder Charlie Lindgren to a two-year, two-way contract.

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Habs owner Geoff Molson feared concussion lawsuits since 2011, emails show

Email exchanges obtained by Radio-Canada's investigative program, Enquête, revealed Montreal Canadiens owner Geoff Molson was worried about legal issues surrounding concussions since 2011.

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Road to the Olympic Games: Figure skating worlds

Watch Road to the Olympic Games, featuring live coverage of the ice dance short program from the ISU world figure skating championships in Boston, at 2 p.m. ET.

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Canadian hockey shutout from NHL playoffs spurs fans to defend national sport

It's been a long time when a Canadian hockey team celebrated a Stanley Cup win. This year Canadian teams are shut out of the NHL playoffs and the lure of other games beckons. What's all this doing to the hockey business? And the hearts of hockey fans?

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