
TORONTO — Hannah Miller scored a power-play goal with 1:38 remaining in the game, lifting the Toronto Sceptres to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Fleet in the Professional Women's Hockey League season opener on Saturday. With Boston standout Hilary Knight in the penalty box for a vicious boarding penalty on Sceptres defender Renata Fast, Miller made good on her rebound attempt on a Daryl Watts shot with a half-open net. Fast recovered for an assist on the winner before 8,089 fans at Coca-Cola Coliseum. The Fleet (0-1-0) challenged the goal, but video review deemed Miller's shot was good. Sarah Nurse got Toronto (1-0-0) on the board with a short-handed tally 11:50 into the first period and Emma Maltais added an empty-net strike to seal the score at 3-1 with 12 seconds left on the game clock. Boston's Hilary Knight opened the scoring at the 3:00 mark of the opening frame, sending a slap shot past Toronto goalie Kristin Campbell, who registered 18 stops on the night. Toronto outshot Boston 41-19. Boston goalie Aerin Frankel, a big reason why her team advanced to the Walter Cup final last spring, was outstanding with 38 saves. Frankel made a significant glove-hand stop on Toronto defender Jocelyne Larocque with 6:36 remaining in the third period. Larocque was alone when a rebound caromed to her in front. But the puck was rolling, and she could only lift her shot straight into Frankel's glove. Nurse's goal tested the league's new jailbreak rule that sees a minor penalty — in this case, Izzy Daniel's tripping infraction — wiped out when a team scores a short-handed goal. . Takeaways Sceptres: Billie Jean King MVP Natalie Spooner missed the season opener. The PWHL scoring champion underwent left knee surgery last June after getting injured in Game 3 of Toronto's first-round series against Minnesota. Fleet: Defender Emma Greco of Burlington, Ont., played her first game for Boston. She was part of the Walter Cup-winning Minnesota team that defeated Boston in a three-game series last spring. Greco is one of five Ontario-born players on the Fleet roster. Key moment With the game tied 1-1, the Sceptres failed to score during a 59-second 5-on-3 advantage midway through the second period. Boston blocked five shots during the span. Key stat Last year, Toronto enjoyed an 11-game win streak en route to its regular-season championship, including three wins against Boston. Up next Toronto visits Ottawa on Tuesday. Boston will play its home opener on Wednesday, a rematch with the Walter Cup-champion Minnesota. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 30, 2024. Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian PressAs of Thursday, McCormick led by about 16,000 votes out of almost 7 million ballots counted. That was well within the 0.5% margin threshold to trigger an automatic statewide recount under Pennsylvania law.
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! contestant Coleen Rooney has stunned her jungle mates by revealing details of her lavish £20m family abode. The television star plunged into the demanding Aussie bush two weeks ago, joining a constellation of celebs such as pro dancer Oti Mabuse, N-Dubz's Tulisa Contostavlos, broadcaster Dean McCullough, and TikTok star GK Barry. In the episode on Saturday night (November 30), the 38-year-old opened up about her Cheshire pad shared with ex-footballer husband Wayne Rooney. As Tulisa and GK prepared kangaroo tail, a prize from the evening's TV-inspired Bushtucker trial, Oti enquired whether there was a club at Coleen's residence. Her response left fellow campers astounded: "We have a few bars." Coleen went on to detail her sprawling mansion, mentioning: "We have the common bar, where if people come back late we'll have that and we use that for parties because it goes out onto the garden so we can open it up", reports . She also mentioned their property includes a football pitch. High Lake Manor, as it's formally known, also boasts a swimming pool, cinema, gym and snooker room. Coleen and Wayne share this luxurious home with their four sons: Kai, Klay, Kit, and Cass. While Coleen is tackling the challenges of the jungle, Wayne is ensuring their residence shines bright with thousands of festive lights. The I'm a Celeb participants were quick to express their admiration for Coleen's description of her six-bedroom mansion. Radio presenter Dean voiced his aspirations, stating, "If I end up in a big house, with the life I envision in my head-kids and all-I'd want to do it just like you." In another segment of tonight's episode, Dean queried whether people still refer to Coleen as a WAG, to which she conceded: "It always comes up." The Liverpudlian then reflected on how the term was once used pejoratively during her husband's sporting career. She remarked: "Yeah, I felt it at the time. I used to say we're all individuals, we're not a group where we're all exactly the same person. We've all got our own little lives and ways and personalities."The ‘Thinking’ AI Breakthrough
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COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Zach Calzada passed for 333 yards and three touchdowns, and he rushed for a score as Incarnate Word beat East Texas A&M 38-24 on Saturday to claim the Southland Conference title. Incarnate Word (10-2, 7-0) became the first team in program history to finish undefeated in conference play. The No. 6 Cardinals await the FCS selection show on Sunday to learn the playoff matchups. Calzada came in leading the FCS in passing touchdowns with 30 on the season and No. 6 for passing yards (3,018). He finished 26 of 40 with an interception against East Texas A&M. Incarnate Word linebacker Darius Sanders made his third interception in two games then Calzada launched a 43-yard pass to Jalen Walthall to tie it at 14 midway through the second quarter. The Cardinals' Marcus Brown blocked a 45-yard field-goal attempt that would have broken a tie at 24 early in the fourth. Calzada found wide-open Logan Compton in the end zone for a 31-24 lead. Mason Pierce was also left wide open for an 18-yard score with 2:43 left. Ron Peace was 21 of 38 for 165 yards with one touchdown and one interception for East Texas (3-9, 2-4). He also rushed for a score. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballPANDEF rejects ACF claim, says only Niger Delta endures marginalisation