Reigning Professional Women’s Hockey League MVP and scoring champion Natalie Spooner will miss the start of the regular season for the Toronto Sceptres, GM Gina Kingsbury announced Tuesday on Day 1 of training camp. CBC | Sports News
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Canadian short trackers win gold, bronze to cap World Tour opener
Canada’s men’s 5,000-metre relay team won gold at the season-opening Short Track World Tour event in Montreal on Sunday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Italian skier Federica Brignone wins World Cup season opener in Austria
Italian skier Federica Brignone won the women’s World Cup season opener Saturday in Soelden, Austria, after first-run leader Mikaela Shiffrin dropped to fifth in the giant slalom. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Freeman slugs walk-off grand slam in 10th as Dodgers top Yankees in thrilling World Series opener
Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th inning, giving the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in a dramatic opener Friday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Raptors thumped on home court by Cavaliers in season opener as Mobley pours in 25 points
Evan Mobley scored 25 points, Donovan Mitchell had 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Toronto Raptors 136-106 on Wednesday night. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian RJ Barrett close to return from injury as Raptors prepare for Wednesday’s season opener
Canadian swingman RJ Barrett was upgraded to day-to-day and engaged in non-contact practise on Monday, two days before Toronto hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers at Scotiabank Arena. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Sceptres’ Natalie Spooner targets Nov. 30 PWHL season opener to return from knee injury
Toronto Sceptres forward and reigning PWHL MVP Natalie Spooner wants to prove to herself by the league’s opening day on Nov. 30 she has come all the way back from a catastrophic knee injury sustained in last season’s playoffs. CBC | Sports News
Read More »For Johnny and Matthew: Blue Jackets pay tribute to Gaudreaus before home opener
Emotions ran high in Columbus on Tuesday night, when the Blue Jackets paid tribute to Johnny Gaudreau and his late brother Matthew at their home opener against the Florida Panthers. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Dodgers tie post-season record of 33 straight scoreless innings, rout Mets in NLCS opener
Jack Flaherty combined on a three-hitter and Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers tied the post-season record of 33 consecutive scoreless innings by routing the visiting New York Mets 9-0 Sunday night in the NL Championship Series opener. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canadian rookie Cade Smith earns win as Guardians blank Tigers in ALDS opener
Lane Thomas hit a three-run homer in a five-run outburst before Detroit got an out, and the Cleveland Guardians unleashed their lights-out bullpen to complete a four-hitter in a 7-0 win over the visiting Tigers in an AL Division Series opener on Saturday. CBC | Sports News
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