National Basketball Association
( Season Openers )
Brooklyn Nets 125 Golden State Warriors 99
Coach Steve Nash got the victory in his 1st game as an NBA Coach
Kevin Durant scored 22 points for Brooklyn
Stephen Curry had 20 points for the Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers 116 Los Angeles Lakers 109
Paul George had a 33 point game for the Clippers
George & Kawhi Leonard combined for 59 points
Tonight
New Orleans Pelicans at Toronto Raptors 7:30 pm
Charlotte Hornets at Cleveland Cavaliers 7 pm
New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers 7 pm
Miami Heat at Orlando Magic 7 pm
Washington Wizards at Philadelphia 76ers 7 pm
Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics 7:30 pm
Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls 8 pm
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets 8 pm
San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Grizzlies 8 pm
Detroit Pistons at Minnesota Timberwolves 8 pm
Sacramento Kings at Denver Nuggets 9 pm
Utah Jazz at Portland Trail Blazers 10 pm
Dallas Mavericks at Phoenix Suns 10:30 pm
Concacaf Champions League Final
at Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Tigres UANL ( Mexico ) 2 LAFC 1
The Tigres trailed 1-0 at 60 minutes after Diego Rossi scored for LAFC
Hugo Ayala tied it for the Mexican side & Andre-Pierre Gignac scored the game winner at 84 minutes
NHL Notes
The National Hockey League announced a change to the off-side rule.
The alteration allows a player’s skate to count as on-side even if they are not in contact with the ice.
Meanwhile, there’s been no official resolution to the question of whether Canadian teams will be able to play in their home arenas.
Those decisions are in the hands of provincial health officials
The NHL’s target date to return to play is January 13th.
The New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators became the first National Hockey League teams to unveil helmet ads.
Advertising on helmets us a one-year trial.
With fans not allowed in most arenas and a financial shortfall coming with a shortened 56-game regular season, the helmet ads are seen as an untapped revenue stream and as a form of ” make good ” for advertising agreements that cannot be fulfilled due to the altered nature of in house activity
OHL On Hold
The Ontario Hockey League is expected to release a formal announcement today pertaining to a variety of topics from the General Managers’ Conference Call yesterday, most notably the previously projected Return-To-Play dates.
The OHL previously indicated Training Camps would open in late January followed by the commencement of the regular season on February 4th.
With the Ontario 28 Day Lockdown in effect come Boxing Day, it’s widely expected the original Return-To-Play dates will be bumped further into 2021 and the season will technically be put on ” hold “.
World Junior Hockey Pre-Tournament
at Edmonton
Switzerland 3 Austria 2
Team USA 3 Finland 2
Cole Caufield scored 2 goals in a 35-second span for the Americans
Caufield is a Montreal Canadiens draft pick whose OHL rights belong to the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds
Hamilton Bulldogs forward Arthur Kaliyev also scored for the United States
Today
Canada vs Russia 4 PM MST
Devon Levi will start in goal for Canada today
The tournament begins Christmas Day
Canada’s first game is Boxing Day when they face Germany
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Czech Republic vs Slovakia 7:30 PM MST
Ice Hawks Also On Hold
The Owen Sound Ice Hawks current hockey season is on hold due to the provincial lockdown
The Girls Hockey Executive will meet in January to assess the next steps in the program with direction from the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association, the City of Owen Sound and Grey Bruce Public Health.
Award For Ryu
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu was named the 2020 Warren Spahn Award winner, an award presented annually to the best left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.
Ryu who finished 3rd in American League Cy Young voting, had an ERA of 2.69 while striking out 72 hitters over the course of 67 innings for Toronto.
UFC 2021
The UFC is officially headed back to Fight Island.
UFC president Dana White announced that Conor McGregor’s nontitle lightweight fight against Dustin Poirier on January 23rd will take place on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
The pay-per-view-event will cap off a series of 3 events in 7 days.
Events
Thank You for the support of the 81st Annual 560 CFOS Sun Times Christmas Fund Broadcast
You can still make a donation at any RBC branch throughout Grey Bruce.
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The 16th Annual Reindeer Romp will be a VIRTUAL ROMP.
Tune into Fitness Corner Live on Facebook at 9 am tomorrow for introductions and warm
up with co-hosts Holly Vanderzwet and Geordie Farrell.
Then head out to walk, jog, run, roller blade, ski, snowshoe or bike for as long, as you choose!
This is a participation event, for which donations to support mental health will be gratefully appreciated.
All donations for the Reindeer Romp will go to Bruce Shoreline in Saugeen Shores, the local Grey-Bruce branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association
A direct link for donations can be found at .canadahelps.org
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The Beckett’s New Year’s Eve at the Roxy 20th Anniversary Celebration.
Thursday, December 31st at 2:00 pm to Friday, January 1st at 11:59 pm
Special guests include dancers Tracy McNally and Devan Ballagh
Tickets: $35 (+ additional fees)
To purchase a ticket visit tickets.roxytheatre.ca.
If you have any questions about purchasing tickets online please phone the box office at 519-371-2833 Monday -Thursday from 10am-3pm
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The 33rd annual Festival Of Northern Lights in downtown Owen Sound and at the Harrison Park Infinity Tunnel and Winter Wonderland Walking Path runs until January 3rd.
For more information, visit F O N L dot CA.
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