National Basketball Association
Toronto Raptors 111 Charlotte Hornets 108
Canadian Chris Boucher had 25 points & 10 rebounds for the Raptors
Kyle Lowry had 12 assists & recorded his 4,000th assist in a Toronto uniform
Toronto snaps a 2 game losing streak
The Raptors & Hornets meet again tomorrow night in Tampa Bay
Philadelphia 76ers 125 Miami Heat 108
Shake Milton had 31 points for the 76ers
Philadelphia is 9 & 4, good for 2nd place in the Eastern Conference
Indiana Pacers 111 Portland Trail Blazers 87
Malcolm Brogdon scored 25 points for the Pacers
Indiana is 8 & 4 on the season
Houston Rockets 109 San Antonio Spurs 105
Denver Nuggets 114 Golden State Warriors 104
Tonight
Orlando Magic at Boston Celtics 7:30 pm
New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers 7:30 pm
Dallas Mavericks at Milwaukee Bucks 7:30 pm
Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves 8 pm
Chicago Bulls at Oklahoma City Thunder 8 pm
Atlanta Hawks at Utah Jazz 9 pm
New Orleans Pelicans at Los Angeles Lakers 10 pm
Los Angeles Clippers at Sacramento Kings 10 pm
Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons (ppd)
Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns (ppd)
National Hockey League
Winnipeg Jets 4 Calgary Flames 3 (OT)
Patrik Laine scored twice including the winner in overtime
Edmonton Oilers 5 Vancouver Canucks 2
Connor McDavid & Ryan Nugent-Hopkins combined to score 5 times for Edmonton.
McDavid had a hat trick & a 4 point night for the Oilers
Leon Draisaitl had 4 assists in the win
Washington Capitals 6 Buffalo Sabres 4
Boston Bruins 3 New Jersey Devils 2 (SO)
New York Islanders 4 New York Rangers 0
Carolina Hurricanes 3 Detroit Red Wings 0
Nashville Predators 3 Columbus Blue Jackets 1
San Jose Sharks 4 Arizona Coyotes 3 (SO )
Vegas Golden Knights 5 Anaheim Ducks 2
Minnesota Wild 4 Los Angeles Kings 3 (OT)
Dallas Stars at Florida Panthers ( ppd )
Tonight
Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators 7 pm
Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres 7 pm
Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers 7 pm
Chicago Blackhawks at Tampa Bay Lightning 7 pm
St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche 9 pm
MacDermid Sidelined
Sauble Beach native Kurtis MacDermid is unavailable to the LA Kings due to the National Hockey League’s COVID-19 protocols.
There was no clarification as to whether MacDermid tested positive for the virus or had been in close contact with someone who tested positive
MacDermid will not be able to practice or travel with the team until he’s been cleared.
As a junior MacDermid played 2 & 1/2 seasons with the Owen Sound Attack in the Ontario Hockey League and has played 90 NHL games for LA.
PGA Sony Open in Hawaii
at Waialae Country Club, Honolulu
Peter Malnati, Jason Kokrak & Joaquín Niemann all shot rounds of 8 under par 62 to share the lead after 1 round
6 Canadians are in the field
Mackenzie Hughes from Dundas & David Hearn of Brantford both shot 65 yesterday and sit 3 strokes off the lead
Hughes will tee off at 1:30 pm ( our time ) while Hearn will follow 10 minutes later
Jags and Jets Hire Coaches
The Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League have hired Urban Meyer as their new head coach,
Meyer’s hiring comes after regular communication between him and the Jaguars.
Jacksonville was 1 & 15 last year.
The New York Jets reached an agreement in principle with San Francisco 49ers defensive co-ordinator Robert Saleh on Thursday night to hire him as their head coach.
Saleh replaces Adam Gase, who was fired by the Jets on January 3rd after going 9 & 23 over 2 seasons.
The Jets went 2 & 14 last season
Excelsiors Examined
The Ontario Lacrosse Association has announced an ad hoc committee has been established to examine the scenario in which the Brampton Excelsiors Major Lacrosse team would shift operations to Owen Sound.
The committee will report back to the O.L.A. Board of Directors and the ultimate decision will be based on what’s best for the sport.
In mid-November news surfaced that Excelsiors owner Joe Norton was moving the Excelsiors operation to Owen Sound where Norton also is the owner of the Bug Juice Senior NorthStars.