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Siakam and Anunoby score 26, Raptors beat Cavs 118-107

CLEVELAND (AP) - Pascal Siakam had 26 points and nine assists, O.G. Anunoby scored 26 points and the Toronto Raptors rolled to a 118-107 victory over the Cavaliers on Friday night, becoming the first ...

Dec 23, 2022

Ovechkin moves into 2nd on goals list, Caps beat Jets 4-1

WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored his 801st and 802nd goals to pass Gordie Howe for second on the NHL career list, and the Washington Capitals beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 Friday night to extend th...

Dec 23, 2022

Bedard leads Canadian juniors past Finland 5-3 in final tune-up test

HALIFAX - After a couple easy tune-up tests, Canada had to battle from start to finish on Friday night to defeat Finland 5-3 in the final exhibition game ahead of the world junior men's hockey champio...

Dec 23, 2022

Ovechkin scores 801st goal, ties Howe for 2nd overall

WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin has tied Gordie Howe for second on the NHL career goals list. Ovechkin scored his 801st goal during the first period of the Washington Capitals' game against the Winnip...

Dec 23, 2022

Blue Jays acquire Varsho from Diamondbacks for Moreno and Gurriel Jr.

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired outfielder Daulton Varsho from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr., and catcher Gabriel Moreno. Varsho hit 27 homers a...

Dec 23, 2022

Luca Primerano having an exceptional rookie year in the BCHL

...PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Spruce Kings have had a lot of young talent come through their organization over the years. A prime example of that this year is Luca Primerano. The rookie is havin...

Dec 23, 2022

UNBC offers $2,000 Nordiq Cup Tuition Credit to participating athletes

...PRINCE GEORGE-Just under 2 months ago it was announced that Prince George would be hosting the 2023 Nordiq Canada Selection Trials and Nordiq Cup. Now the event is right around the corner with athl...

Greg Fry Dec 23, 2022

Jake Schneider making a big scoring impact this year with Spruce Kings

...PRINCE GEORGE- Every Year the Prince George Spruce Kings typically have 2 imports on their roster. Last Year it was Luc Laylin and Nick Marciano who helped the Spruce Kings to the 2nd round of the ...

Dec 23, 2022

Canada set to begin quest for 20th gold medal at world juniors

Connor Bedard sees the reminder every time he's back home. His gold medal from the last world junior hockey championship - a tournament that was moved to the summer and almost didn't happen because of...

Dec 23, 2022

Some hockey fans say excitement for world juniors comes with tough conversations

HALIFAX - Some Nova Scotia hockey fans say their excitement for the world junior hockey championship is accompanied this year by tough conversations about Hockey Canada's handling of sexual assault al...

Dec 23, 2022