sport news: 2017

dimanche 31 décembre 2017

Mark Giordano's OT blast lifts Flames past Blackhawks

Mark Giordano scored the overtime winner on Sunday night as the Calgary Flames edged the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.

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Hellebuyck holds down fort as Jets light up Oilers to end year on high

Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves to record his third shutout of the season and Kyle Connor and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist on Sunday as the Winnipeg Jets blanked the Edmonton Oilers 5-0.

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Hip Check: Golden Knights close out inaugural year with first franchise hat trick

William Karlsson nets three to give Vegas a 16-2-1 home record in 2017

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Bills end NFL's longest active playoff drought with win and help

The Buffalo Bills snapped the longest current non-playoff drought in North American pro sports with a 22-16 victory Sunday at Miami and Cincinnati's victory at Baltimore. The Bills hadn't made the post-season since 1999.

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World juniors: Adam Fox rescues U.S. from near collapse against Finland

Adam Fox scored with 1:20 left in the third period to give the United States a 5-4 victory over Finland 5-4 on Sunday in the Americans' final preliminary-round game in the world junior hockey championship.

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Leafs fold as William Karlsson's hot hand extends Vegas' win streak

William Karlsson had the first hat trick in Vegas history and added an assist to help the streaking Golden Knights beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Sunday.

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Sabres' Pominville appreciates evolution of Winter Classic

Jason Pominville can appreciate how much everything around the Winter Classic has changed over the years. He was with the Sabres when they played in the first one 10 years ago in suburban Buffalo, in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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Boris Katchouk credits lacrosse, speed skating for offensive prowess at World Juniors

At only eight years old, Boris Katchouk made an immediate impression on his lacrosse coach Steve MacGregor. It was the summer of 2006 and MacGregor had driven his Kitchener-Waterloo Braves tyke team to Owen Sound, Ont., for the opening game of the rep season.

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Cleveland Browns pull off perfect season ... in the upside down

The Cleveland Browns joined the 2008 Detroit Lions as the only teams in NFL history to go 0-16 when they failed to find a way to beat the backup-laden Pittsburgh Steelers in a 28-24 loss on Sunday.

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Alex Harvey has 'bad day' in 2nd stage of Tour de Ski

Alex Harvey dropped two spots in the overall standings after the second stage of the seven-race Tour de Ski following a 20th place effort in the 15-kilometre individual start classic cross-country race on Sunday in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.

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Canada's Spengler Cup win brings Olympic roster clarity

After the Canadian national team celebrated its third Spengler Cup championship in a row on Sunday, general manager Sean Burke confessed he has filled the majority of roster spots for the Olympic team. However, tough decisions still need to be made following Canada's fifth and final pre-Olympic tournament tuneup.

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Canada shuts out Swiss for 3rd straight Spengler Cup title

Canada has won its third straight Spengler Cup, beating Switzerland 3-0 on Sunday in Davos, Switzerland. Goaltender Kevin Poulin turned away all 36 shots he faced to help the Canadians claim their 15th title win at the event.

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samedi 30 décembre 2017

Controversial winner lifts Kings over Canucks

Drew Doughty scored the winner in the third period as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Saturday night.

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James Reimer stays hot as Panthers blank struggling Habs

James Reimer stopped 37 shots for his second shutout in three games and the Florida Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-0 on Saturday night.

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Bruins overwhelm slumping Senators

Ryan Spooner had two goals and Tuukka Rask stopped all 25 shots he faced on Saturday night as the Boston Bruins shut out the Ottawa Senators 5-0.

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World juniors: Sweden wraps up Group B with rout of Switzerland

Elias Pettersson and Lias Andersson each had two goals and an assist and Sweden beat Switzerland 7-2 on Saturday in the world junior hockey championship to wrap up Group B.

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World juniors: Carter Hart to start for Canada on Saturday

Carter Hart will be back in net Saturday when Canada plays Denmark in its final preliminary round game of the world junior hockey championship in Buffalo, N.Y.

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Canada aims for 3-peat after advancing to Spengler Cup final

Canada defeated Mountfield HK 5-2 in semifinal play Saturday at the Spengler Cup. Zach Boychuk scored in the third period and Maxim Noreau iced the victory with an empty-net goal.

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Serena Williams drops 1st match since birth of child

Serena Williams lost on her return to competitive tennis after giving birth, going down to French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in an exhibition in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday in Abu Dhabi.

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Novak Djokovic withdraws from Aussie Open warm-up tournament

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week's Qatar Open, his warm-up tournament for the Australian Open, saying he still has pain in his right elbow.

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Road to the Olympic Games: Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

Watch Road to the Olympic Games, our weekly program spotlighting the best high-performance athletes from Canada and around the world. On this week's edition of the program, watch action from the gala event at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Nagoya, Japan.

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Road to the Olympic Games: World Cup alpine skiing

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vendredi 29 décembre 2017

Nathan MacKinnon's 3-point outburst helps Avalanche bury Leafs in OT

J.T. Compher scored a power-play goal 3:25 into overtime to give the Colorado Avalanche a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night.

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Blackhawks dance by Oilers with Patrick Kane's nifty OT winner

Patrick Kane put in his own rebound to score the winner 50 seconds into overtime as the Chicago Blackhawks topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Friday.

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No Scheifele, no problem as Jets double up Islanders

Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor each scored a goal and added an assist as a rejigged top line helped propel the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday.

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Senators offence heats up in comeback win over Blue Jackets

Mark Stone and Bobby Ryan scored in the third period as the Ottawa Senators held on for 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.

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Raptors dump Hawks to remain masters of their domain

The Toronto Raptors were happy to be back home Friday, beating the Atlanta Hawks 111-98 for their 11th consecutive win at the Air Canada Centre.

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Historic Canada-U.S. game was a classic, even if Canadian fans didn't like result

An outdoor hockey game is about more than the result, so even though Canadian fans wanted a victory, the first world junior game played outdoors was still a classic.

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World juniors: U.S. comes back to beat Canada in Buffalo blizzard

Kieffer Bellows and Brady Tkachuk scored in the shootout as the United States beat Canada 4-3 on Friday in the first outdoor game in world junior hockey championship history.

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Raptors suspend Serge Ibaka 1 game for violating team rules

The Toronto Raptors suspended forward Serge Ibaka for one game Friday after a violation of team rules.

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NHL won't talk about future Olympics until after Pyeongchang is done

The NHL isn't going to get drawn into any discussions about participating in future Winter Olympics until after the Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, are complete.

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Roy Halladay, Johnny Bower just 2 sporting legends who left us in 2017

The death of former Toronto Blue Jays great Roy Halladay was one of the most tragic of the losses felt among the sports community in the past 12 months.

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World juniors: Carter Hart's calming influence earns him starting nod

Carter Hart's demeanour and the effect it has on the players in front of him is why head coach Dominique Ducharme has named him the starting goaltender for Canada's first game of the world junior championship on Boxing Day against Finland.

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Leafs recall Calvin Pickard to replace injured backup goalie

The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled goaltender Calvin Pickard on Friday and announced that netminder Curtis McElhinney has suffered a lower-body injury.

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Alexis Pinturault finishes strong to win World Cup alpine combined

Alexis Pinturault of France secured another World Cup Alpine combined victory when first-run leader Dominik Paris straddled a gate toward the end of his slalom run on Friday in Bormio, Italy.

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Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime shares more than just a birthday with Roger Federer

Felix Auger-Aliassime shares the same birthday as his idol Roger Federer, but if his tennis career continues to progress the way it has, it won't be the only thing the Montreal native will have in common with the Swiss legend.

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Federica Brignone holds off stars in World Cup giant slalom

Federica Brignone took a women's World Cup giant slalom to give the Italian team its first win of the season on Friday in Lienz, Austria.

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Hockey Night in Canada: Free live streams on desktop & app

HNIC Montreal at Florida Los Angeles at Vancouver

CBC Sports will provide free live streams of all Hockey Night in Canada games, including the Canadiens visiting the Panthers and the Canucks hosting the Kings.

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jeudi 28 décembre 2017

Homecoming king: Auston Matthews leads Leafs to win over Coyotes

Auston Matthews scored in Toronto's three-goal first period in his Arizona homecoming to help the Maple Leafs beat the Coyotes 7-4 on Thursday night.

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Stamkos shows Drouin who's boss as Lightning top Habs

Steven Stamkos scored twice, and the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 Thursday night for their 10th win in 11 games.

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Leafs legend Johnny Bower to be celebrated Jan. 3 at public ceremony

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Thursday that the club will host a celebration of life honouring legend Johnny Bower.

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Vote for the top sports moment of the year

Join Anson Henry and Rob Pizzo as they highlight the top sports moments of the year, and make sure to vote for yours.

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Canada juniors keep it simple to deal with cold during Friday's outdoor clash with U.S.

Team Canada had a practice at the home of the NFL's Buffalo Bills to try and get used to the conditions a day before Friday's big game against the rival United States in the preliminary round of the world junior hockey championship.

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How Does KHL Pulling Players From Olympics Affect Canada's Men's Hockey Team?

If the KHL follows through with the threat to keep players from competing at PyeongChang 2018, it would be yet another detrimental hit to Canada's Olympic line up.

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Cleasson's 2-game suspension deepens Senators' free fall

The NHL has suspended Ottawa Senators defenceman Fredrik Claesson two games for an illegal check to the head of Boston Bruins forward Noel Acciari.

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Veterans' play at Spengler Cup providing options as Olympic roster deadline nears

While the Canadian men's Olympic team has utilized the 2017 Spengler Cup to audition four youngsters currently playing at the college level in the U.S., it has been a handful of veterans who have distinguished themselves through the first two games in Davos, Switzerland.

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