There were plenty of takeaways as the Vancouver Canucks fell 3-2 to the Philadelphia Flyers in a shootout, marking their second straight game lost in extra time. Despite holding a lead heading into the third period, the Canucks couldn’t close out the game, with Morgan Frost scoring the deciding goal in the fifth round of…
The Toronto Maple Leafs kicked off their season with a frustrating 1-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Despite a game that head coach Craig Berube described as one he was “happy with,” the Maple Leafs could not solve Canadiens goalie Sam Montembeault. Here’s a breakdown of the good, the bad, and the ugly from their…
Leylah Annie Fernandez’s bid for a third WTA 1000 quarter-final of 2024 came up just short on Thursday as the Canadian was eliminated in the third round of the Wuhan Open by home-favourite Qinwen Zheng in three sets. The Canadian had beaten Zheng to reach the last eight at the WTA 1000 event in Doha…
The Edmonton Oilers’ 6-0 defeat to the Winnipeg Jets in their season opener highlighted multiple areas in need of improvement. While many were already aware of these potential weaknesses heading into the 2024-25 NHL season, the disastrous performance in the first game underscored just how bad things might really be. It’s no time to panic,…
The Vancouver Canucks started their season opener against the Calgary Flames in impressive fashion, racing to an early 4-1 lead. However, as the Flames mounted a relentless push in the second period, Canucks goaltender Arturs Silovs faltered, and the game slipped away in a 6-5 overtime loss. Related: Allvin Believes Brannstrom Has a Bright Future…
Frances Tiafoe was hit with two late time violations during his 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5) loss to Roman Safiullin in round three of the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Tuesday. The first one came with the American serving at 5-5, 0-30 in the third set. Tiafoe got up to the line in plenty of time but started…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday October 8, 2024 Frances Tiafoe lost his first serve at 5-5 in the final set tiebreak against Roman Safiullin. Then he lost the match. Finally, he lost his cool, as Safiullin logged the 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(5) victory. Tiafoe was frustrated with a decision made by chair umpire Jimmy…
Flavio Cobolli defeated Stan Wawrinka 6-7(6), 7-6(4), 6-3 in controversial fashion as second-round action at the Rolex Shanghai Masters wrapped up on Monday night. However, it was a controversy that no one directly involved with the match ever noticed. With Wawrinka serving at 0-1 in the third set, the 39-year-old Swiss began the game with…
Heading into Week 5, the New York Jets were 2-2 and coming off a 10-9 loss to the Denver Broncos. The Jets’ offense hasn’t played consistently to start the year. They’ve only scored 20+ points in two of their games this season. In all three of their losses, the Jets have been held to 19…
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ final preseason game of the season saw them home to a Detroit Red Wings team that iced mostly prospects and players fighting for a roster spot. It was also the Red Wings’ third game in three nights. With the expanded preseason roster, the players themselves didn’t play all three games, but…
