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QMJHL roundup: Murzov nets winner as Huskies edge Olympiques 3-2

The Canadian Press 2 minute read 5:57 PM CDT

GATINEAU - Vladislav Murzov's goal at 11:04 of the third period snapped a 2-2 tie and lifted the visiting Rouyn-Noranda Huskies to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Gatineau Olympiques in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday.

William Vezina and Eliot Ogonowski also scored for the Huskies (7-2-2-1), who trailed 2-0 early in the second period. Thomas Verdon chipped in with two assists.

Zachary Roussy and Alex Dagenais scored for the Olympiques (7-6-0-0), who were outshot 31-20.

The Huskies, who went 1-for-4 on the power play, trailed 1-0 after the first period, but were tied 2-2 heading into the third.

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Bombers win ugly to keep playoff hopes alive

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Bombers win ugly to keep playoff hopes alive

Judy Owen, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 1:29 PM CDT

WINNIPEG - Zach Collaros was succinct in his assessment of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' offence after Friday's 17-16 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

“I didn’t like anything,” the Blue Bombers quarterback said. “We didn’t do anything well.”

Collaros completed 15 of 24 pass attempts for 182 yards with one touchdown toss and one interception.

As has often been the case this season, Winnipeg's defence and special teams made up for a lack of offensive output.

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Updated: Yesterday at 1:29 PM CDT

Winnipeg Blue Bombers' Jamieson Sheahan (18), kicker Sergio Castillo (14) and Ian Leroux (42) celebrate Castillo's game-winning field goal against the Saskatchewan Roughriders during second half CFL action in Winnipeg Friday, October 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Alouettes top Redblacks 39-28 to extend win streak to five games

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Alouettes top Redblacks 39-28 to extend win streak to five games

David Cummings, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 5:25 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The Montreal Alouettes tied the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for first in the East Division and extended their win streak to five games with a 39-28 victory over the Ottawa Redblacks on Saturday.

With just one game to go in the regular season, the Alouettes have a chance at earning a bye through the first round of the playoffs if they can finish top of their division.

For the Redblacks (4-13), it’s the second straight loss to the Alouettes (10-7) after falling 30-10 in Montreal on Monday.

The Alouettes fielded quarterback Davis Alexander, who extended his CFL record career-opening run to 11 straight wins. In this one, Alexander completed 21 of his 31 passes for 328 yards.

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Montreal Alouettes quarterback Davis Alexander (10) looks for a pass during first half CFL action against the Ottawa Redblacks in Ottawa, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Jack Hughes scores 2 goals as the Devils win their 4th in a row by beating the Oilers 5-3

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Jack Hughes scores 2 goals as the Devils win their 4th in a row by beating the Oilers 5-3

Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 5:15 PM CDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored twice, Jake Allen stopped 27 of the 30 shots he faced and the New Jersey Devils won their fourth game in a row by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Saturday.

It's the Devils' first four-game winning streak since a stretch of five victories in a row from Jan. 7-16, 2023. That was two coaching changes ago when Lindy Ruff was behind the bench.

Hughes knifed his way through three Edmonton skaters before beating Calvin Pickard far side for his first goal eight minutes into the second period. He made another nasty move to deke and shoot the puck past Pickard for his second with seven and a half minutes left.

Jesper Bratt scored on the power play off a faceoff and did so with Sweden Olympic coach Sam Hallam in attendance scouting ahead of the New Year's Eve roster deadline for Milan. Bratt is a good bet to make it as a four-time 20-goal scorer who set a career high with 88 points last season.

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CORRECTS YEAR TO 2025, NOT 2024 - New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) plays the puck against Edmonton Oilers defenseman Ty Emberson (49) and center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (93) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

Islanders top Senators 5-4 behind Lee’s late game-winner

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Islanders top Senators 5-4 behind Lee’s late game-winner

Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:01 PM CDT

OTTAWA - Anders Lee scored the game-winning goal with 1:03 remaining to complete the New York Islanders' 5-4 comeback win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon.

Lee stripped Jordan Spence of the puck and crossed over to the net and beat Linus Ullmark, who made 18 saves, five-hole for the winner.

Kyle Palmieri evened the score for the Islanders at 4-4 at the six-minute mark of the third, taking a drop pass from Mathew Barzal before snapping a shot past Ullmark.

With the Senators short-handed, Shane Pinto pounced on a loose puck and broke free before being hauled down by Matthew Schaefer, earning a penalty shot. He couldn’t capitalize on the opportunity at the 2:23 mark of the third.

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Updated: Yesterday at 5:01 PM CDT

Ottawa Senators defenceman Jake Sanderson (85) pressures New York Islanders centre Kyle Palmieri (21)during first period NHL action in Ottawa, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Canada’s Shapovalov falls to Norway’s Ruud in semifinals of Stockholm Open

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Canada’s Shapovalov falls to Norway’s Ruud in semifinals of Stockholm Open

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Yesterday at 12:45 PM CDT

STOCKHOLM - Canada's Denis Shapovalov fell just short of playing for an ATP title.

The Richmond Hill, Ont., native lost 6-3, 6-4 to Norway's Casper Ruud in the semifinals of the Stockholm Open tennis tournament on Saturday.

The third-seeded Shapovalov had six aces and four double faults, while breaking on one of five chances.

Ruud, the second seed in the tournament, had two aces to double fault and converted three of his six break-point chances.

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Canada's Denis Shapovalov plays a return against Norway's Casper Ruud during a men's singles semifinal tennis match at the BNP Paribas Nordic Open tennis tournament in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Magnus Lejhall/TT via AP)

Canada’s Auger-Aliassime advances to European final

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Canada’s Auger-Aliassime advances to European final

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Yesterday at 12:37 PM CDT

BRUSSELS - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is off to the European Open final.

The Montreal native defeated Belgium's Raphael Collignon 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the semifinals of the tennis tournament.

Auger-Aliassime fired eight aces and had just one double fault while winning 78 per cent of his first-serve points.

He also converted on one of his three break-point chances in the one-hour, 45-minute match.

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Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada returns a forehand shot from Arthur Rinderknech of France during their men's singles quarterfinal match of the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center, in Shanghai, China, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Canada’s Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps earn pairs silver at figure skating Grand Prix

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Canada’s Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps earn pairs silver at figure skating Grand Prix

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:26 PM CDT

ANGERS - Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps earned silver in the pairs event at the figure skating Grand Prix de France on Saturday.

The duo finished with a total score of 197.66 after getting 123.40 in the free skate.

Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps, the 2024 world champions, got 73.26 in the short program on Friday.

World champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan won gold, scoring 219.15 in total.

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Updated: Yesterday at 3:26 PM CDT

Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac perform their rhythm dance at the Canadian National Skating Championships in Laval, Que., Saturday, January 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Canadian under-17 women suffer injury setback on eve of FIFA U-17 World Cup

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Canadian under-17 women suffer injury setback on eve of FIFA U-17 World Cup

Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Yesterday at 10:29 AM CDT

Canada has suffered a blow on the eve of its opening match at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco, losing co-captain Emma Reda to injury.

The 16-year-old midfielder from Woodbridge, Ont., the daughter of former Canadian international Marco Reda, was hurt in training.

"She's just gone in for a slide tackle — that's Emma Reda, classic — she was trying to win the ball back, as she always does," said Canada coach Jen Herst. "It's just been an unfortunate one where her arm's got caught in the ground and she fractured the ulna."

The Canadians, who have called in Ottawa midfielder Felicia Hanisch as a replacement, were already missing the injured Reese Kay and Joelle Bader. Kaylee Hunter was called up by the Canadian senior side after AFC Toronto refused to release her for the U-17 championship.

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RABAT, Morocco — Canada coach Jen Herst works with players during training in Rabat, Morocco, in a Thursday. Oct. 16, 2025, handout photo ahead of Canada's opening game Sunday against Nigeria at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Canada Soccer, John Bruce, (Mandatory Credit)

Nottingham Forest fires manager Ange Postecoglou minutes after 3-0 loss to Chelsea

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Nottingham Forest fires manager Ange Postecoglou minutes after 3-0 loss to Chelsea

The Associated Press 1 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 8:59 AM CDT

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest fired manager Ange Postecoglou minutes after a 3-0 loss to Chelsea on Saturday.

Postecoglou didn’t win any of his eight matches in charge after replacing Nuno Espirito Santo on Sept. 9.

It was his first job since being fired by Tottenham at the end of last season, despite leading Spurs to the Europa League title to break its 17-year trophy drought.

Forest has now lost six and drawn the other two of its eight games under Postecoglou. That includes four losses from five in the league, scoring just one goal in the process, to leave Forest hovering just above the bottom three.

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Updated: Yesterday at 8:59 AM CDT

Nottingham Forest head coach Ange Postecoglou gestures after Chelsea's 2nd goal, during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Chelsea, in Nottingham, England, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)

Carter interception, TD run key in surging Lions’ 37-24 win over Elks

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Carter interception, TD run key in surging Lions’ 37-24 win over Elks

Jim Morris, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Yesterday at 2:12 AM CDT

VANCOUVER - Even though he made one of the biggest plays of the game, B.C. Lions cornerback Robert Carter Jr. still had a regret.

Carter picked off a Cody Fajardo pass early in the third quarter and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown as the Lions overcame a deficit by rattling off 25 consecutive points in a 37-24 win that eliminated the Edmonton Elks from the CFL playoffs Friday night.

Carter was so excited after giving the Lions a 17-10 lead he threw the ball into the stands.

“I didn’t need to throw the ball into the stands,” he said after. “I actually regret that now.”

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Edmonton Elks' Kurleigh Gittens Jr., front is unable to hold onto the ball on a reception as he's hit by B.C. Lions' Robert Carter Jr. during the second half of a CFL football game, in Vancouver, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Lions win fifth straight, eliminate Elks from playoff picture with 37-24 decision

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Lions win fifth straight, eliminate Elks from playoff picture with 37-24 decision

Jim Morris, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 12:41 AM CDT

VANCOUVER - Quarterback Nathan Rourke scored on a 70-yard run in the third quarter as the B.C. Lions erased an early deficit by rattling off 25 consecutive points in a 37-24 win that eliminated the Edmonton Elks from the CFL playoffs on Friday.

Cornerback Robert Carter Jr. also returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown as the Lions won their fifth consecutive game to improve to 10-7 and move into second place in the CFL West.

The Elks saw a two-game win-streak snapped and dropped to 7-10, last in the West and eliminated from the post-season picture. Edmonton led 10-2 midway through the second quarter.

Rourke competed 21 of 32 passes for 338 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

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B.C. Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke passes during the first half of a CFL football game against the Edmonton Elks, in Vancouver, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

WHL roundup: Anderson scores in OT, Hurricanes knock off Hitmen 7-6

The Canadian Press 4 minute read Yesterday at 12:16 AM CDT

LETHBRIDGE - Kai Anderson scored with 21 seconds left in overtime to lift the Lethbridge Hurricanes to a 7-6 Western Hockey League victory over the visiting Calgary Hitmen on Friday.

Luke Cozens scored twice for the Hurricanes (3-8-0-1), while Logan Wormald had a goal and three assists. Shane Smith, Jack Toogood and Gavin Lesiuk also scored.

Brandon Gorzynski scored twice for the Hitmen (4-4-0-0), while Axel Hurtig, Andrei Molgachev, Landon Amrhein and Koy Funk added singles.

The Hitmen outshot the Hurricanes 36-32 and led 4-1 after the first period and 6-3 heading into the third.

OHL roundup: Davis scores in OT as Spitfires rally to beat Sting 3-2

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Friday, Oct. 17, 2025

SARNIA - Cole Davis scored at 2:51 of overtime to complete a late comeback as the visiting Windsor Spitfires edged the Sarnia Sting 3-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday at Progressive Auto Sales Arena.

Anthony Cristoforo and Ethan Belchetz also scored for the Spitfires (10-1-1-0). Cristoforo's goal came on the power play with 1:15 left in the third period to send the contest into overtime.

Lukas Fischer and Ben Pickell scored for the Sting (3-4-2-0), who led 2-1 after the first period. The second period was scoreless.

Goaltender Joey Costanzo kicked out 23 of 25 shots for the Spitfires, while Patrick Quinlan stopped 27 of 30 shots for the Sting.

NHL roundup: Ovechkin scores, Capitals beat Wild 5-1 for fourth straight win

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NHL roundup: Ovechkin scores, Capitals beat Wild 5-1 for fourth straight win

The Associated Press 4 minute read Friday, Oct. 17, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored for the first time this season, Dylan Strome added a pair of goals and the Washington Capitals beat the Minnesota Wild 5-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.

Ovechkin’s third-period shot pinged off the left post and in, and the crowd roared its approval when the counter above one corner of the ice was flipped over to 898, his new career total. The NHL’s career leader in goals also had an assist as part of a dominant showing at home for Washington.

Logan Thompson allowed only ex-Capital Marcus Johansson’s tally in the second. That tied it at 1, but Aliaksei Protas answered 31 seconds later.

Minnesota entered the game with the league’s top power play, having scored on 10 of 21 opportunities. But the Capitals only took two penalties and were able to kill them off. Washington finished with a 45-14 edge in shots.

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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates his goal with teammates during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Boeser scores in 4th round of shootout to lift Canucks to 3-2 win over Blackhawks

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Boeser scores in 4th round of shootout to lift Canucks to 3-2 win over Blackhawks

The Associated Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 12:14 AM CDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Brock Boeser scored in the fourth round of the shootout and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday night.

Jake DeBrusk and Max Sasson scored in regulation as the Canucks got their second straight win after trailing 2-0 after the first period. Kevin Lankinen, who began his career with the Blackhawks, finished with 31 saves against his former team.

Ryan Donato and Tyler Bertuzzi scored for the Blackhawks, who had won two straight. Spencer Knight had 30 saves.

After the first seven skaters of the shootout failed to score, Boeser ended it as he skated in on Knight and snapped it past the goalie on the glove side.

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Updated: Yesterday at 12:14 AM CDT

October 19, 2025

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