Australian Open
Men’s Quarterfinal
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2
Women’s Semifinals Tonight
Naomi Osaka vs Serena Williams
Karolina Muchova vs Jennifer Brady
National Basketball Association
Toronto Raptors 124 Milwaukee Bucks 113
Fred VanVleet led the Raptors with 33 points & 7 assists
Pascal Siakam had 13 rebounds in the victory
Toronto snaps a 2 game losing streak & moves up to 7th in the Eastern Conference
Milwaukee has lost 4 in a row & falls to 3rd in the Conference
The same two teams meet again in Milwaukee tomorrow night.
Brooklyn Nets 128 Phoenix Suns 124
James Harden had 38 points for Brooklyn who have won 4 in a row
The Nets improve to 18 & 12 and bypass the Bucks for 2nd in the Eastern Conference.
Los Angeles Lakers 112 Minnesota Timberwolves 104
LeBron James had 30 points for the Lakers
LA is 22 & 7 on the year and just behind Utah for 1st in the Western Conference
Boston Celtics 112 Denver Nuggets 99
New Orleans Pelicans 144 Memphis Grizzlies 113
Portland Trail Blazers 115 Oklahoma City Thunder 104
San Antonio Spurs at Detroit Pistons (ppd)
Tonight
Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Hornets 7 pm
New York Knicks at Orlando Magic 7 pm
Atlanta Hawks at Boston Celtics 7:30 pm
Houston Rockets at Philadelphia 76ers 7:30 pm
San Antonio Spurs at Cleveland Cavaliers 8 pm
Indiana Pacers at Minnesota Timberwolves 8 pm
Denver Nuggets at Washington Wizards 8 pm
Detroit Pistons at Dallas Mavericks 9 pm
Oklahoma City Thunder at Memphis Grizzlies 9 pm
Portland Trail Blazers at New Orleans Pelicans 9 pm
Miami Heat at Golden State Warriors 10 pm
Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Clippers 10 pm
The NBA postponed 5 more games: 3 for the San Antonio Spurs & 2 for the Charlotte Hornets while contact tracing is completed.
The Spurs are dealing with a coronavirus outbreak among 4 players,
Meanwhile, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, whose city was picked to play host to the NBA All-Star Game and skills competitions on March 7th, has raised concerns about the notion of fans coming to the city for the events.
National Hockey League
Colorado Avalanche 3 Vegas Golden Knights 2
Nazim Kadri scored the game winner with 40 seconds to play
Vegas continues to lead the NHL West Division.
New York Islanders 3 Buffalo Sabres 0
Anders Lee scored twice for the Islanders who are 2nd in the East.
New Jersey Devils 5 New York Rangers 2
Former Barrie Colts netminder Mackenzie Blackwood made 37 saves to post the win
Blackwood is 3-0 & 1 in 4 starts for New Jersey
In the OHL, Blackwood played 3 seasons at Barrie and posted 84 victories for the Colts.
Washington Capitals 3 Pittsburgh Penguins 1
The win vaults Washington past Pittsburgh into a playoff spot.
Los Angeles Kings 4 Minnesota Wild 0
Jonathan Quick posted the shutout
Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars (ppd)
Tonight
Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs
The Leafs who have lost 2 in a row continue to lead the North Division while Ottawa is last
The Senators have 4 wins on the season….half of them against Toronto
7 pm
Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames 10 pm
Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers 10 pm
Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes 7 pm
Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings 7:30 pm
Puffer Hockey Returns
Owen Sound Puffer Hockey is returning.
The first night of games is set for tonight at the Julie McArthur Rec Center.
The schedule will resume with the games scheduled for December 30th being played this evening.
OSMHG Update
Owen Sound Minor Hockey Group has re-opened registration.
The organization plans on resuming the week of February. 22nd & operate an extended program to April 18th.
All the details are posted at www.owensoundminorhockey.com
Cam Duggan from Owen Sound Minor Hockey will join The Great Paul Hill on Friday morning on 560 CFOS for an update