SATURDAY SPORTS PAGE
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A 21-0 third-quarter run helped the Montréal Alliance (3-5) come back to snap a five-game losing streak in an 83-75 win over the Calgary Surge (5-3) on Friday night at the WinSport Event Centre. Following Friday’s game, the Alliance will head to Edmonton Expo Centre for a matchup with the Stingers at 7 p.m. MT on Saturday while the Surge host the Winnipeg Sea Bears on Sunday at 2 p.m. MT.
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Danny Jansen homered for the third time in two games, Kevin Gausman worked six innings to win his fourth consecutive decision and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the slumping A-L West-leading Texas Rangers 2-1 on Friday night. Jansen hit a two-run homer in the fifth off Martin Perez. Gausman meanwhile struck out four while allowing one run and four hits over six innings.
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Canada will face off against Sweden in the My Diesel Claim World Cup of Darts, after beating Hungary 4-1. Jeff (The Silencer) Smith won the tie for the 12th seed Canadians. The winner of the round of 16 tilt will meet either Wales or Denmark in the quarterfinals.
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The Las Vegas Golden Knights are gearing up for their first-ever championship parade later today. Las Vegas police were preparing for upwards of 100,000 people for the Saturday night celebration. Planners were comparing expectations for the event with annual New Year’s Eve fireworks shows that draw hundreds of thousands.
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The Vancouver Canucks have taken the costly decision to buy out veteran defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson’s contract. The team will pay him U-S 19-point-3-million dollars over the next eight years as a result of the buyout. He joined Vancouver two years ago in a multiplayer trade with the Arizona Coyotes.
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Police say a New England Patriots player was arrested at a security checkpoint at Boston’s Logan Airport after two guns were found in a carry-on bag. Massachusetts State Police say 25-year-old Jackie K. Jones of Arizona was arrested Friday evening. Police say they were called to the security checkpoint in Terminal B at about 5:30 p-m after two firearms were found in a traveller’s carry-on luggage.
(CEBL Comms, Canadian Press)
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