National Basketball Association
New Orleans Pelicans 113 Toronto Raptors 99
Brandon Ingram & Zion Williamson combined for 39 points for New Orleans
Pascal Siakim had 20 points for Toronto who led by 7 points at the half
Saturday, the Raptors are at San Antonio to meet the Spurs.
Boston Celtics 122 Milwaukee Bucks 121
Philadelphia 76ers 113 Washington Wizards 107
Minnesota Timberwolves 111 Detroit Pistons 101
Cleveland Cavaliers 121 Charlotte Hornets 114
Indiana Pacers 121 New York Knicks 107
Orlando Magic 113 Miami Heat 107
Atlanta Hawks 124 Chicago Bulls 104
San Antonio Spurs 131 Memphis Grizzlies 119
Sacramento Kings 124 Denver Nuggets 122 (OT)
Utah Jazz 120 Portland Trail Blazers 100
Phoenix Suns 106 Dallas Mavericks 102
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets ( ppd )
The Houston-Oklahoma City game was postponed as the Rockets do not have the league-required 8 players available
The NBA said 3 Rockets players have returned tests that were either positive or inconclusive for the coronavirus under the NBA’s testing program.
The league also said Rockets star James Harden was fined $50,000 and “unavailable due to a violation of the Health and Safety Protocol” based on a video, published by Black Sports Online, that has been circulating in recent days in which he appeared maskless at a Houston club.
World Junior Hockey Pre-Tournament
at Edmonton
Canada 1 Russia 0
Devon Levi posted the shutout
Jamie Drysdale of the Erie Otters scored the game winner
Canadian Captain Kirby Dach left the game after making an awkward hit on a Russian player and apparently injuring his wrist or forearm.
Canada opens their World Junior Hockey Championship on Boxing Day against Germany.
Czech Republic 6 Slovakia 0
The World Junior Hockey Tournament begins tomorrow.
OHL on Hold
The Ontario Hockey League officially announced the delay to the start of the upcoming season.
Training camps had been scheduled to begin in mid-January, with regular season games scheduled to commence on February 4th
The OHL decision follows Premier Ford’s announcement of a province-wide shutdown in Ontario commencing on Boxing Day.
The League will continue to consult with government and health authorities to determine potential start dates.
NHL Notes
The National Hockey League released the schedule for the upcoming season.
The schedule features the Montreal Canadiens taking on the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vancouver Canucks playing Edmonton Oilers on opening night.
Five Canadian provincial health authorities with jurisdiction over National Hockey League games presented the league with two options to start the season with each Canadian team playing out of its own arena.
The first option called for a regular testing schedule for players, staff, coaches and close contacts among other requests.
The second option called for the NHL to operate in a bubble form similar to what transpired in Toronto and Edmonton last Summer for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov is expected to miss the entire regular season because of a hip injury that requires surgery.
Kucherov played through a groin injury in the playoffs on the way to helping the Lightning win the Stanley Cup.
Last year, Kucherov put up 34 points as the Lightning won the NHL Championship
Reindeer Romp Today
The 16th Annual Reindeer Romp will be a VIRTUAL ROMP.
Tune into Fitness Corner Live on Facebook at 9 am today 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