Australian Open
Men’s Draw
Felix Auger-Aliassime swept James Duckworth 6-4, 6-1 & 6-2
Milos Raonic defeated Corentin Moutet 6-7, 6-1, 6-1 & 6-4
Denis Shapovalov swept Bernard Tomic 6-1, 6-3 & 6-2
Women’s Play
Marketa Vondrousova swept Rebecca Marino 6-1 & 7-5
Su-Wei Hsieh eliminated Bianca Andreescu 6-3 & 6-2
National Hockey League
Edmonton Oilers 3 Ottawa Senators 2
The Oilers got goals from defenceman Darnell Nurse, Evan Bouchard & Tyson Barrie
Ottawa falls to 2-11 & 1
Calgary Flames 3 Winnipeg Jets 2
Elias Lindholm scored scored a power-play goal with less than 2 minutes to play in regulation to win it for the Flames
Nikolaj Ehlers had both goals for Winnipeg
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 Nashville Predators 1
Steven Stamkos had 2 goals and 3 points
Tampa Bay has won 6 in a row and leads the Central Division by 3 points over Florida
Florida Panthers 2 Detroit Red Wings 1
Vegas Golden Knights 5 Anaheim Ducks 4
Zach Whitecloud scored the game winner with less than 4 minutes to play
The Golden Knights jump into 1st place in the West at 8-1 & 1
Chicago Blackhawks 2 Dallas Stars 1 (OT)
San Jose Sharks 4 Los Angeles Kings 3 (SO)
Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals (ppd)
St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild (ppd)
Arizona Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche (ppd)
Tonight
Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens
Toronto has won 3 in a row, has points in 8 straight games & leads the North Division by 3 points over the Canadiens
Montreal is 7-2 & 1
7:30 pm
Boston Bruins at New York Rangers 7 pm
Penguins Picks
The Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League named Ron Hextall as the 11th GM in franchise history and added Brian Burke as president of hockey operations,
Former Owen Sound Attack General Manager Mike Futa reportedly was among the candidates for the General Manager’s position.
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 76ers 119 Sacramento Kings 111
Joel Embid had 25 points and 17 rebounds for the 76’ers who continue to lead the Eastern Conference with a record of 18 & 7.
Utah Jazz 122 Boston Celtics 108
Donovan Mitchell had 36 points and 9 assists to lead the Jazz who lead the Western Conference at 20 & 5
Detroit Pistons 122 Brooklyn Nets 111
Miami Heat 98 New York Knicks 96
New Orleans Pelicans 130 Houston Rockets 101
Golden State Warriors 114 San Antonio Spurs 91
Portland Trail Blazers 106 Orlando Magic 97
Tonight
Toronto Raptors at Washington Wizards
Toronto has won 4 of their last 5 games
The Raptors are 8th in the Eastern Conference. Washington is 14th
Tipoff time is 7 pm
Atlanta Hawks at Dallas Mavericks 7:30 pm
Indiana Pacers at Brooklyn Nets 8 pm
Charlotte Hornets at Memphis Grizzlies 8 pm
Los Angeles Clippers at Minnesota Timberwolves 8 pm
New Orleans Pelicans at Chicago Bulls 9 pm
Cleveland Cavaliers at Denver Nuggets 9 pm
Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Lakers 10 pm
Milwaukee Bucks at Phoenix Suns 10 pm
Dallas Ditches Anthem
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has decided the team will no longer play the U.S. national anthem prior to home games.
The team has yet to play the anthem at any of the 13 preseason and regular-season games at American Airlines Center
Cuban declined to comment
The NBA rulebook requires players to stand during the anthem, however, the league has opted against enforcing that stipulation as players, coaches, staff and executives have used the anthem as a method of protesting against racial and social injustices in the U.S.
The Clash at Daytona International Speedway
Kyle Busch, who didn’t lead a single lap took advantage of a late a spin-out between Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney to get the win.
Tomorrow the Duel races will be staged followed by the Daytona 500 on Valentine’s Day.