LOCAL SPORTS
AUS: Kamdyn Switzer’s goal 25 seconds into the fifth overtime period pushed the X-Women to a hard fought 2-1 win over the St Thomas Tommies at the Keating Centre. Switzer’s shot from the point ended the fourth longest game in U SPORTS hockey history, and the longest game ever in Atlantic University Sport, clocking in with more than one hundred and thirty total minutes played across 4 hours and 44 minutes. The win evens the Best-of-5 semifinal series at 1-1. Landyn Pitts scored in regulation time for the X-Women. STFX goalie Bianca Zak, who received Gabriel Pizza Player of the Game and first star honors, finished with 43 saves. Game 3 will go ahead Tuesday night at 7 in Fredericton, with Game 4 set for the following day, March 5, also in Fredericton. Game 5, if necessary, is scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. in Antigonish.
The X-Men Basketball team are playing for the AUS championship banner this afternoon thanks to a decisive 90-55 semifinal victory over the UNB REDS at Scotiabank Centre. The X-Men were lead by AUS MVP D.J. Jackson, who showed why he was the leading scorer in the country as he drained 33 points and hauled in 12 rebounds for a double-double performance. The X-Men face UPEI for the title at 4 pm.
Junior B: The playoffs continue: In Trenton, it’s game 3 between the Pictou County Scotians and Membertou Junior Miners, with the series tied. Game time is 6 pm. The Bulldogs hope to take a 3-1 lead in their best of 7 series with another win in Port Hawkesbury against the Strait Pirates – puck drops at the Civic Centre at 7:30.
Maritime League: The Pictou County Weeks Crushers host the Yarmouth Mariners at the Wellness Centre at 4 pm.
U15: The Novas lost a close match in Dartmouth, falling 4-3 to the Whalers. This morning, the Wearwell Bombers host the Western Hurricanes at the Wellness Centre at 11, and this afternoon the Novas continue their road trip with a 12:15 tilt against the Gulls.
U16 AAA: The Cabot Highlanders got the win 4-3 over Kings in Port Hawkesbury. The teams face off again at the Civic Centre at 12:15 pm.
U18 Major: In playoff action, the Weeks Majors defeated the South Shore Mustangs 6-1. The Islanders also won on the road, 4-2 over the Hunters. All four teams play again today – the Islanders & Hunters at 11:20 am in Cole Harbour, and the Majors & Mustangs at 3 in Lunenberg.
High School Boys: In the Regional Round Robin in Trenton, The North Nova Gryphons picked up two wins: 4-2 over the Tigers, and 3-1 over the Cougars. The Northumberland Nighthawks also defeated the Cougars 6-5. The Regional Finals go at Noon in Trenton with North Nova vs Northumberland.
Maritime Major Female League: The Northern Subway Selects have tied their playoff series after a 4-1 win over the Greenfoot Capitals in Game 4. Game 5 returns to the Hector Arena in Pictou, with the teams facing off at 1 pm.
Rural League: The Outlaws defeated St. Croix 4-3 in overtime to take their series in seven games. The Outlaws will play Heatherton for the League title, beginning Friday night at 7 at the Arena.
NATIONAL SPORTS
Eeli Tolvanen scored twice, Brandon Montour had a goal and assist and the Seattle Kraken beat the visiting Vancouver Canucks 6-3. Pius Suter, Filip Chytil and Dakota Joshua scored for the Canucks, who wrapped up their five-game road trip with one win and four losses.
Defenceman Seth Jones wanted to join a contender. He’s going to the champions. The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers acquired Jones in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, landing him and a 2026 fourth-round pick for goaltender Spencer Knight and a conditional first-round pick in next year’s draft. The Blackhawks also are retaining 26 per cent of Jones’ salary.
Defending champion Brad Gushue improved to 2-and-Oh at the Montana’s Brier in Kelowna, B-C with a 5-3 win over Cameron de Jong of British Columbia, who slipped to 0h-and-2. Manitoba skips Reid Carruthers and Matt Dunstone kept pace with Gushue as Carruthers’ crew beat winless Ty Dilello of Newfoundland and Labrador 14-2, and Dunstone rocked Shane Latimer of Nuavut 13-2. John Epping of Northern Ontario also improved to 2-and-oh with a 9-5 win over winless Kevin Koe (KOO’-ee) of Alberta.
Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a nine-game N-B-A losing streak, beating the visiting Golden State Warriors 126-119 in a game where Stephen Curry had his first dunk in six years. Kelly Oubre Junior had 20 points for the 76ers, who improved to 21-and-39. Curry had 29 points and 13 assists for the Warriors, who had their five-game win streak halted.
Kelvin Yeboah scored in the 69th minute as Minnesota United defeated C-F Montreal 1-0 in Major League Soccer action on Saturday in front of 17-thousand, 745 fans at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota. Montreal slipped to 0h-and-2, while Minnesota improved to 1-and-1. In Florida, Toronto F-C fell 4-2 to Orlando City S-C at Inter & Co Stadium.
A person with knowledge of the trade tells The Associated Press the Washington Commanders have acquired wide receiver Deebo Samuel from the San Francisco 49ers, pending a physical, for a fifth-round pick. The deal cannot be made official until the start of the new league year March 12th. The 29-year-old Samuel had 51 catches for 670 yards and three touchdowns last season with the 49ers.
Saturday’s Scoreboard
NHL
Edmonton 3 Carolina 1
Montreal 4 Buffalo 2
Ottawa 5 San Jose 3
Seattle 6 Vancouver 3
Philadelphia 2 Winnipeg 1 (SO)
Florida 3 Calgary 0
Tampa Bay 3 Washington 1
N.Y. Islanders 7 Nashville 4
Boston 3 Pittsburgh 2
Columbus 5 Detroit 3
St. Louis 4 Los Angeles 1
New Jersey 3 Utah 1
Chicago 6 Anaheim 3
PWHL
Montreal 3 Boston 2 (OT)
NBA
Washington 113 Charlotte 100
Detroit 115 Brooklyn 94
San Antonio 130 Memphis 128
Sacramento 113 Houston 103
Milwaukee 132 Dallas 117
Philadelphia 126 Golden State 119
MLS
Orlando 4 Toronto 2
Minnesota 1 Montreal 0
Charlotte 2 Atlanta 0
Real Salt Lake 2 Seattle 0
Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 1
N.Y. Red Bulls 2 Nashville 0
Columbus 1 New England 0
San Jose 2 Sporting KC 1
D.C. United 2 Chicago 2
Dallas 3 Colorado 3
Portland 1 Austin 0
LAFC 1 NYCFC 0
St. Louis 0 Diego 0
MLB Spring Training
Toronto 1 Atlanta 1
St. Louis 3 Washington (ss) 2
N.Y. Mets 10 Tampa Bay 1
Detroit 1 Philadelphia 0
Pittsburgh 5 Baltimore 2
Boston 8 Minnesota 4
N.Y. Yankees 9 Houston 3
L.A. Dodgers 6 San Francisco 5
Chicago Cubs (ss) 7 Cleveland 4
Cincinnati 7 San Diego 3
L.A. Angels 5 Athletics 0
Arizona 8 Colorado 4
Chicago White Sox 18 Seattle 9
Milwaukee 9 Texas 4
Washington (ss) 7 Miami 0
Chicago Cubs (ss) 11 Kansas City 1
Sunday’s Games (All times Eastern)
NHL
Toronto at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Boston at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m.
Calgary at Carolina, 5 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 6 p.m.
Nashville at N.Y. Predators, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Vegas, 8 p.m.
NBA
Denver at Boston, 1 p.m.
Portland at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m.
Chicago at Indiana, 5 p.m.
Toronto at Orlando, 6 p.m.
New York at Chicago, 6 p.m.
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Utah, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.
MLS
LA Galaxy at Vancouver, 5 p.m.
Inter Miami at Houston, 7 p.m.
MLB Spring Training
Washington vs Houston, 1:05 p.m., at West Palm Beach, Fla.
N.Y. Yankees vs Atlanta, 1:05 p.m., at North Port, Fla.
Baltimore vs Philadelphia (ss), 1:05 p.m., at Clearwater, Fla.
Detroit vs Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m., at Bradenton, Fla.
N.Y. Mets vs Boston, 1:05 p.m., at Fort Myers, Fla.
Tampa Bay vs Minnesota, 1:05 p.m., at Fort Myers, Fla.
Philadelphia (ss) vs Toronto, 1:07 p.m., at Dunedin, Fla.
St. Louis vs Miami, 1:10 p.m., at Jupiter, Fla.
L.A. Angels vs San Francisco, 3:05 p.m., at Scottsdalte, Ariz.
Chicago White Sox vs L.A. Dodgers (ss), 3:05 p.m., at Phoenix, Ariz.
Cincinnati vs Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m., at Mesa, Ariz.
Arizona vs Texas, 3:05 p.m., at Surprise, Ariz.
Milwaukee vs Cleveland, 3:05 p.m., at Goodyear, Ariz.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs Athletics, 3:05 p.m., at Mesa, Ariz.
Seattle vs Colorado, 3:10 p.m., at Scottsdale, Ariz.
Kansas City vs San Diego, 3:10 p.m., at Peoria, Ariz.