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• Surrey’s Adam Svensson wins 1st PGA Tour title at Sea Island

  20-11-2022 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Adam Svensson handled the cold air and the heat of contention as if he had been there before, closing with a 6-under 64 to win the RSM Classic on Sunday at Sea Island for his first PGA Tour victory.
  Svensson, a 28-year-old from Surrey, B.C., was locked in a four-way tie for the lead on the closing stretch of the Seaside course when he poured in an 18-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole, and then hit a tee shot to 10 feet on the par-3 17th for a birdie that gave
  
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• Surrey’s Adam Svensson gets 1st PGA Tour title at Sea Island

  20-11-2022 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Adam Svensson handled the cold air and the heat of contention as if he had been there before, closing with a 6-under 64 to win the RSM Classic on Sunday at Sea Island for his first PGA Tour victory.
  Svensson, a 28-year-old from Surrey, B.C., was locked in a four-way tie for the lead on the closing stretch of the Seaside course when he poured in an 18-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole, and then hit a tee shot to 10 feet on the par-3 17th for a birdie that gave
  
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• Canadian Adam Svensson gets 1st PGA Tour title at Sea Island

  20-11-2022 23:55 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Adam Svensson handled the cold air and the heat of contention as if he had been there before, closing with a 6-under 64 to win the RSM Classic on Sunday at Sea Island for his first PGA Tour victory.
  Svensson, a 28-year-old from Surrey, B.C., was locked in a four-way tie for the lead on the closing stretch of the Seaside course when he poured in an 18-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole, and then hit a tee shot to 10 feet on the par-3 17th for a birdie that gave
  
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• Injured linebacker Wynton McManis with Argos for Grey Cup game

  20-11-2022 23:24 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  REGINA — He won’t play due to a torn biceps but linebacker Wynton McManis will be on the Toronto Argonauts’ sideline in the Grey Cup game Sunday.
  The six-foot-one, 225-pound McManis suffered the injury in Toronto’s 34-27 East Division final win last weekend against the Montreal Alouettes. Argos’ head coach Ryan Dinwiddie was hopeful this week McManis might play against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers but he was listed as being out for the Grey Cup game.
  “We brought
  
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• Bills beat Browns 31-23 after snow shifts game to Motor City

  20-11-2022 22:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DETROIT (AP) — Josh Allen threw a go-ahead, 5-yard touchdown pass to Stefon Diggs late in the first half and Buffalo beat the Cleveland Browns 31-23 on Sunday after the NFL moved the Bills’ home game to Detroit due to several feet of snow blanketing western New York.
  The Bills (7-3) avoided blowing a third straight halftime lead by scoring on all five of their possessions in the second half and doing a better job protecting the ball.
  Cleveland (3-7) rallied within eight points, setti
  
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• Eby announces action plan to strengthen enforcement against violent offences

  20-11-2022 22:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — B.C.’s new Premier David Eby announced a new action plan in response to “a rise in repeat violent offending.”
  In a news release, the government says the Safer Communities Action Plan says is meant to “strengthen enforcement to keep those who commit repeat violent offences off B.C. streets.”
  The plan has been outlined to take steps toward making British Columbia communities more safe.
  Eby says the plan will fall into two tiers which include enforcem
  
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• Lydia Ko wins LPGA finale for record $2 million payout

  20-11-2022 22:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Lydia Ko never won more in one day than on Sunday in the CME Group Tour Championship, where she claimed the richest prize in women’s golf at $2 million with a victory that allowed her to win LPGA player of the year.
  Ko outlasted Leona Maguire of Ireland in the final round, seizing control with a 7-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole and closing with 2-under 70 for a two-shot victory.
  Unflappable in a strong but occasional wind, Ko wiped away tears when she tapped in
  
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• Shells hit near nuclear plant; Blackouts roll across Ukraine - Chilliwack Progress

  20-11-2022 22:30
  Shells hit near nuclear plant; Blackouts roll across Ukraine  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• No intelligence briefing happened on Chinese funding of candidates: Trudeau - Chilliwack Progress

  20-11-2022 22:30
  No intelligence briefing happened on Chinese funding of candidates: Trudeau  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Djokovic matches Federer’s record with 6th ATP Finals title

  20-11-2022 22:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TURIN, Italy (AP) — Novak Djokovic claimed a record-equaling sixth ATP Finals title by beating the third-seeded Casper Ruud on Sunday to top a fantastic finish to the season for the Serb.
  Djokovic won 7-5, 6-3 to secure his first title at the event since 2015 and match Roger Federer’s record.
  The 35-year-old Djokovic, who had lost his two previous finals at the event, raised his arms out and smiled broadly after sealing the match with an ace.
  “Seven years has been a long time,&
  
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• Amnesty calls on Canada Soccer to support compensation for migrant workers in Qatar

  20-11-2022 21:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA, Qatar — Amnesty International has lambasted Canada Soccer for shying away from addressing the “serious, widespread harms experienced by those who made this World Cup a reality” in Qatar.
  In an open letter to Canada Soccer, Amnesty congratulated the Canadian governing body “for fielding a squad whose thrilling play and rich cultural diversity has already ignited the imagination of the next generation of Canadian sports leaders.”
  But Ketty Nivyabandi, Amnesty In
  
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• Canada players say team belief is strong ahead of World Cup opener against Belgium

  20-11-2022 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  UMM ŞALĀL ‘ALĪ, Qatar — While Canada may be diving into the deep end against No. 2 Belgium on Wednesday at the World Cup, the team belief appears strong on the eve of its plunge.
  “We don’t hope no more, we believe,” veteran midfielder Jonathan Osorio told reporters after training Sunday. ‘And we’re very confident in ourselves.”
  “We want to show that we are a football nation, that we can compete with the best in the world,&rdquo
  
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted – Week of November 20, 2022

  20-11-2022 20:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list isprovided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Stephanie Peters
  Image: RCMP supplied
  Age: 35
  Height: 5’4” ft
  Weight: 119lbs
  Hair: BlackEyes: Brown
  Tattoos: Face – approximately 23 stars; neck – “Lola Syneisia Precious”;Chest – “Tommy Truth”; Upper Left Arm – Outlaw; Left Forearm – Heart skullhand;Left Hand – Truth; Left Leg – “Time i
  
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• World Cup dismay for Qatar as Ecuador wins opening game

  20-11-2022 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Qatar’s first ever World Cup match ended in dismay for an overmatched team and with a place in unwanted soccer history.
  The controversy-laced tournament opened Sunday with Qatar getting outplayed and embarrassed in a 2-0 loss to Ecuador in front of 67,372 fans at Al Bayt Stadium.
  In 92 years of soccer’s biggest event, a host team had never lost its opening game.
  The first World Cup in the Middle East is a chance for Qatar, a tiny Arab country jutting out i
  
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• Irving rejoins Nets, apologizes for hurt his actions caused

  20-11-2022 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving returned to the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday and apologized to anyone who felt threatened or hurt when he posted a link to a documentary with antisemitic material.
  Irving was suspended by the team on Nov. 3, hours after he refused to say he had no antisemitic beliefs when meeting with reporters at the Nets’ practice facility.
  Back at the building for the team’s morning shootaround, Irving said he should have handled that interview differently.
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• Champion Max Verstappen ends F1 season with 15th win

  20-11-2022 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A year after one of the most controversial finishes in the history of Formula One, Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was anything but.
  Max Verstappen, as usual this season, was far ahead of the rest on his way to a record-extending 15th win of the season.
  “Incredible to win again here, 15th win of the season is unbelievable,” Verstappen said. “It’s been really enjoyable to work with the whole team and to be able to achieve so
  
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• Nigerian teens create fashion from trash to fight pollution

  20-11-2022 20:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Teenage climate activists in Nigeria’s largest city are recycling trash into runway outfits for a “Trashion Show.”
  Chinedu Mogbo, founder of Greenfingers Wildlife Initiative, a conservation group working with the activists, said the show was designed to raise awareness about environmental pollution.
  Lagos, one of Africa’s most populous cities with more than 15 million people, generates at least 12,000 metric tons of waste daily, authorities say
  
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• Lake Country RV dealership one of top 5 in North America - Chilliwack Progress

  20-11-2022 20:00
  Lake Country RV dealership one of top 5 in North America  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• VIDEO: B.C.’s new premier hits ‘ground running’ - Chilliwack Progress

  20-11-2022 19:45
  VIDEO: B.C.’s new premier hits ‘ground running’  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• No intelligence briefing happened on Chinese funding of candidates: Trudeau

  20-11-2022 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday he has never been briefed that any candidates in the 2019 federal election may have been influenced by financing from the Chinese government.
  A Global News report earlier this month cited unnamed sources who claimed Trudeau was informed last January that China was trying to interfere in Canadian politics, including by funding at least 11 candidates in the 2019 federal election.
  The Liberals have been hammered in the House of Commons by opp
  
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• B.C. clinical trial showing promising signs for Type 1 diabetes cure - Chilliwack Progress

  20-11-2022 19:30
  B.C. clinical trial showing promising signs for Type 1 diabetes cure  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Alphonso Davies says injury recovery is going well and he’s good to go at World Cup

  20-11-2022 19:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  UMM ŞALĀL ‘ALĪ, Qatar — Alphonso Davies says he is good to go Wednesday for Canada’s World Cup opener despite a hamstring strain suffered playing for Bayern Munich.
  “I’m ready to start,” he told TSN in an interview..
  “When I picked up the injury at first I was devastated, not just for me, but for the team that I was playing on at the time and obviously the World Cup,” he added. “But luckily it wasn’t too bad of an injury
  
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• Gunman kills 5 at U.S. gay nightclub, subdued by patrons: police - Chilliwack Progress

  20-11-2022 18:30
  Gunman kills 5 at U.S. gay nightclub, subdued by patrons: police  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• All of Russia’s neighbours are in danger, Latvian military chief says - Chilliwack Progress

  20-11-2022 18:30
  All of Russia’s neighbours are in danger, Latvian military chief says  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• UN climate deal: Calamity cash, but no new emissions cuts - Chilliwack Progress

  20-11-2022 17:30
  UN climate deal: Calamity cash, but no new emissions cuts  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• FIFA revenue hits $7.5B for current World Cup period - Chilliwack Progress

  20-11-2022 17:30
  FIFA revenue hits $7.5B for current World Cup period  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Haitian political parties must all agree to Cdn military intervention: Trudeau - Chilliwack Progress

  20-11-2022 17:15
  Haitian political parties must all agree to Cdn military intervention: Trudeau  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Dramatic week ahead as Trudeau, ministers testify at Emergencies Act inquiry

  20-11-2022 17:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The final sprint is on at the Public Order Emergency Commission, which has already heard from more than 60 witnesses over five weeks on the government’s response to last winter’s “Freedom Convoy” protests.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and seven cabinet ministers will appear this week before the inquiry tasked with scrutinizing their decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to weeks-long demonstrations that overran downtown Ottawa and choked sever
  
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• Police: Gunman entered gay club, immediately started firing

  20-11-2022 16:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A 22-year-old gunman walked into a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs and immediately began firing from a “long rifle,” killing at least five people.
  Colorado Springs Police Department Chief Adrian Vasquez says two firearms were found at the scene. The gunman was taken into custody around five minutes after police first received a call about the shooting at Club Q.
  Vasquez says two heroic patrons confronted the gunman and stopped the shooting.
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• Qatar opens Mideast’s first World Cup before leaders, fans

  20-11-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Qatar on Sunday opened the Middle East’s first FIFA World Cup before global leaders and soccer fans who have poured into this energy-rich nation after it was battered by a regional boycott and international criticism.With American actor Morgan Freeman’s dulcet voice and an Arabian theme with camels, the opening ceremony began with a promise of “everyone is welcome.”
  Regardless of the outcome of Qatar versus Ecuador on the pitch, Doha already ha
  
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• Canada soccer fans opt for communal viewings of ‘monumental’ World Cup appearance

  20-11-2022 16:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Kyla Rose was still a few months away from being born the last time Canada played in the FIFA World Cup in 1986. 
  On Wednesday, when the men’s national team makes its first appearance at the tournament in 36 years, facing off against second-ranked Belgium, she’s taking the day off work to watch with her parents and friends at a North Vancouver sports pub.
  “I’ve waited my whole life for this as a soccer fan,” she said. “I want to really experience being ab
  
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• Abbotsford Recreation Centre pool opening earlier

  20-11-2022 15:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ABBOTSFORD — Like many other municipalities across the country, Abbotsford is suffering from a lack of staff at its aquatic facilities, including lifeguards. But there is some good news.
  The City is now able to open the pool at the Abbotsford Recreation Centre (ARC) Monday through Saturday at 5:30 a.m. and will close each evening at 10 p.m. Sunday’s operating hours will be from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  The pool has been operating under reduced hours because of staffing limitations.
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• Fire destroys mobile home in Chilliwack

  20-11-2022 14:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — A mobile home was destroyed in a fire late Saturday (Nov. 19) morning in Chilliwack.
  When Chilliwack Fire Department crews arrived, flames could be seen rising up a wall of the home and into the roof.Crews also identified a large propane tank near the fire.
  While knocking down the flames on the home, crews also focused water on the propane tank to keep it cool, successfully preventing an explosion.The lone occupant of the home was watching television and noticed smoke outside.
  
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• CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of Nov. 20 - Chilliwack Progress

  20-11-2022 14:50
  CRIMESTOPPERS: ‘Most wanted’ for the week of Nov. 20  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Trudeau pledges $16.5 million for Haiti aid, justice as Francophonie summit closes

  20-11-2022 14:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DJERBA, Tunisia — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is announcing $16.5 million to help stabilize Haiti.
  At a summit of French-speaking countries in Tunisia, Trudeau announced $8 million for humanitarian aid, delivered by the United Nations.
  There is also funding to weed out corruption and prosecute gender-based violence.
  Haiti’s government has called for an international military intervention to combat gangs who have strangled access to fuel and critical supplies in t
  
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• QUIZ: How much do you know about winter sports? - Chilliwack Progress

  20-11-2022 14:00
  QUIZ: How much do you know about winter sports?  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• David Eby, B.C.’s new premier, to make public safety announcement

  20-11-2022 13:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s new premier is scheduled to announce a plan to improve public safety in the province amid concerns about random crime.
  David Eby, the province’s 37th premier, was sworn in to the position Friday.
  He promised his first days in office would see the launch of NDP government plans to tackle the province’s difficult ongoing issues of public safety and affordable housing.
  Eby said it will likely take between 18 months and two years for the governm
  
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• Climate Changed: Rising oceans, storm surges ‘disaster in slow motion’ for coasts

  20-11-2022 13:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Tides are rising, sands are shifting and coastlines are crumbling. As studies warn of rising seas and accelerated erosion resulting from climate change, coastal communities in Canada are wondering what the future holds.
  “Living on the coast is part of our economic, our social, our cultural fabric. It’s people’s livelihoods. It’s hard to move from those coasts,” said Chris Houser, an environmental sciences professor at University of Windsor and part of the school&rsq
  
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• All of Russia’s neighbours are in danger, Latvian military chief says

  20-11-2022 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RIGA, Latvia — All countries neighbouring Russia are currently in danger, according to the assessment of a senior officer from a country currently receiving military support from Canada.
  After a missile strike killed two people in Poland last week, a consequence of the war raging in Ukraine, Latvia is reminding the world that it, too, is exposed to the Russian threat. It shares 300 kilometres of border with Russia, which has annexed it twice in its history.
  This risk of being swallowed up
  
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• McDavid nets OT winner to lift Oilers past Golden Knights 4-3

  20-11-2022 07:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Connor McDavid scored the winner 1:17 into overtime as the Edmonton Oilers broke out of their slump with a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday.
  Warren Foegele, Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman also scored for the Oilers (10-8-0) who had lost five of their last seven overall and three straight at home. 
  Ryan Nugent-Hopkins recorded three assists and McDavid notched another. Stuart Skinner stopped 31-of-34 shots.
  Mark Stone, with two goals, and Keegan Kolesar r
  
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• Clippers survive power play onslaught to beat Chilliwack 3-2 - Nanaimo News NOW

  20-11-2022 06:44
  Clippers survive power play onslaught to beat Chilliwack 3-2  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Suzuki scores shootout winner to lead Canadiens past Flyers 5-4

  20-11-2022 04:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Nick Suzuki scored the game-winning goal as the Montreal Canadiens earned a 5-4 shootout victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
  Cole Caufield scored two goals, including the game-tying marker to force overtime for Montreal (9-8-1). Christian Dvorak and Mike Matheson added the others.
  Jake Allen stopped 25-of-29 shots in regulation and overtime for the Canadiens.
  Owen Tippett, with two goals, Travis Sanheim and Kevin Hayes scored for Philadelphia (7-7-4). Zack MacEwan
  
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• Jets held scoreless as Jarry shines for Penguins in 3-0 win

  20-11-2022 04:33 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  WINNIPEG — Tristan Jarry stopped all 32 shots he faced leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night. 
  Jason Zucker, Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel scored for Pittsburgh (8-7-3).
  Rust salted the game away after Jets netminder Connor Hellebuyck surrendered the puck to Penguins forward Sidney Crosby, who promptly set up Rust and the right-winger capitalized. Guentzel added an empty-net marker with 3.5 seconds left. 
  Hellebuyck stopped 29-of
  
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• Maple Leafs hand Sabres eighth straight loss; Marner extends point streak to 12 games

  20-11-2022 04:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TORONTO — Mitch Marner had two assists — including a slick short-handed setup to cap a 3-0 first-period barrage — that pushed his point streak to 12 games as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated Buffalo 5-2 on Saturday to extend the slumping Sabres’ losing run to eight.
  William Nylander scored twice, while John Tavares, with a goal and two assists, Calle Jarnkrok and Mark Giordano provided the rest of the offence for Toronto (10-5-4).
  Matt Murray made 32 saves as the Leafs im
  
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• Young hits Griffin for OT buzzer-beater, Hawks top Raptors

  20-11-2022 03:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young threw a long pass to hit A.J. Griffin for a wide-open layup at the overtime buzzer and the Atlanta Hawks, after rallying late in regulation, beat the undermanned Toronto Raptors 124-122 on Saturday night.
  Young had 29 points and 10 assists, De’Andre Hunter added 21 points and Clint Capela had 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks.
  Young hit a pair of free throws with 59 seconds to go in regulation, giving the Hawks their first lead since midway through the
  
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• Andersson, Flames top Tkachuk, Panthers in shootout 5-4

  20-11-2022 02:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Rasmus Andersson scored in the fifth round of the shootout to lead the Calgary Flames over the Florida Panthers 5-4 Saturday night in a matchup of teams that made a major trade last summer.
  Adam Ruzicka had two goals and an assist for Calgary. Nikita Zadorov and Blake Coleman also scored.
  Florida got goals from Colin White, Sam Reinhart, Eetu Luostarinen and Matthew Tkachuk.
  “It was a good game,’’ Calgary coach Darryl Sutter said. “We fought bac
  
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• Rodgers shares lead at Sea Island with another chance to win

  20-11-2022 01:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Patrick Rodgers ran off four straight birdies late in his round Saturday and finished with a par save for a 6-under 64, giving him a share of the lead with Ben Martin in the RSM Classic and another chance at his first PGA Tour title.
  Martin was poised to match that score until he came up short on the 18th green, chipped to just inside 5 feet and missed the par putt. He had a 65.
  They were at 14-under 198 in the final PGA Tour event of the year, and it was far
  
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• Andersson, Flames top Tkachuk, Panthers in OT 5-4

  20-11-2022 01:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Rasmus Andersson scored in the fifth round of the shootout to lead the Calgary Flames over the Florida Panthers 5-4 Saturday night in a matchup of teams that made a major trade last summer.Adam Ruzicka had two goals and an assist for Calgary. Nikita Zadorov and Blake Coleman also scored.Florida got goals from Colin White, Sam Reinhart, Eetu Luostarinen and Matthew Tkachuk.
  Tkachuk spent six seasons with the Flames before going to Florida in a trade for Jonathan Huberde
  
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• Leona Maguire makes up 7 shots to tie Lydia Ko for LPGA lead

  20-11-2022 01:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Leona Maguire of Ireland had four straight birdies around the turn and added a pair of birdies late for a 9-under 63, allowing her to catch Lydia Ko in the CME Group Tour Championship and set up a duel for the richest prize in women’s golf.
  At stake on Sunday at Tiburon Golf Club is $2 million to the winner.
  Maguire, one of 11 first-time winners on the LPGA Tour this year, is too far back in the points race to win LPGA player of the year, though $2 million in a si
  
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• Star striker Karim Benzema out of World Cup with thigh tear

  20-11-2022 00:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Defending champion France’s World Cup hopes took a huge blow with the news that star striker Karim Benzema is out of the tournament after tearing a muscle in his left thigh during training on Saturday.
  “Karim Benzema is out of the World Cup,” the French soccer federation (FFF) said. “After hurting the quadriceps on his left thigh the Real Madrid striker is forced to give up on taking part in the World Cup.”
  Benzema was participating in his f
  
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