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Canucks try to flush tough loss, seek win against Flames
Nov 12, 2024; Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN; Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet on the bench against the Calgary Flames during the second period at Rogers Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images The Vancouver Canucks will try to move on from their most challenging loss of the season when they travel to Calgary to face the Pacific Division-rival Flames on Tuesday night.
Vancouver holds a one-point lead over fifth-place Calgary in the Pacific and the race for the final Western Conference wild-card spot.
The Canucks are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss to Seattle on Saturday, during which they blew a three-goal lead in the final 4:45 of regulation. Vince Dunn then won it at 2:15 of overtime for the Kraken with a breakaway goal to cap an epic meltdown for the Canucks.
“Honestly, it’s pretty devastating,” said Vancouver forward Jake DeBrusk, who had a goal and an assist. “We should never be losing that game, let alone letting it get into overtime. … Take the lessons of how this feels and make sure this never happens again.”
Vancouver coach Rick Tocchet thought his team was “pretty good for 55 minutes.”
“We needed a couple of composure plays,” Tocchet said. “We didn’t get them. I’m sure that some of the guys feel bad. We did a lot of good things, had a 4-1 lead.”
Tocchet said it’s important for his team to move on and prepare for a stretch of seven of their next eight games on the road, where the Canucks have compiled a 10-3-2 mark.
“For me … we’ve got to get over it,” Tocchet said. “We have to play a tough Calgary game. There’s no crying in your spilled milk right now. There’s mistakes being made; let’s not make them again.
“That’s really what it comes down to, eliminating those mistakes.”
The Canucks will try to bounce back without two of their key players in Quinn Hughes, the reigning Norris Trophy winner as the league’s top defenseman, and center Elias Pettersson, a four-time All-Star. Both are out with undisclosed injuries.
“They’re not going to make the trip,” Tocchet said. “‘Petey’ is probably a week away, give or take a day here and there, and Quinn is probably week to week.”
Calgary returns home from a short two-game road trip that saw the Flames split a back-to-back starting with a 3-1 win at San Jose on Saturday followed by a 3-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.
“San Jose, I really liked the team game,” Flames coach Ryan Huska said. “I thought we did a good job of playing fast, and I thought the way our team needs to play was present for a lot of it. The next night in Vegas, I thought it was a hard game. I don’t think we were necessarily at our best in Vegas, and we couldn’t find a way to get a goal. … There were a few quality (scoring) chances but not enough, for sure.”
It’s the start of a three-game homestand for the Flames, who have compiled a 12-4-3 home mark. Calgary also hosts the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday and the Nashville Predators on Saturday.
“These games are critical,” said goaltender Dustin Wolf, who made 21 saves in the win at San Jose. “For sure, it’s going to be a tough stretch.”
This will be the third of four regular-season games between the two teams. The first two were in Vancouver. The Flames won 6-5 in the season opener on Oct. 9 on a Connor Zary overtime goal, then the Canucks won 3-1 on Nov. 12, behind a goal and an assist by Pettersson.
–Field Level Media
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St. Bonaventure sees influx of transfers added to basketball roster
Feb 28, 2026; University Park, Pennsylvania, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions forward Mason Blackwood (1) drives the ball to the basket during the first half against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Bryce Jordan Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O’Haren-Imagn Images Former Penn State forward Mason Blackwood became the latest transfer to commit to St. Bonaventure and to new head coach Mike MacDonald.
ESPN broke that news Sunday morning, and Blackwood’s transfer caps an eventful week for the Bonnies.
Per the 247 transfer portal and multiple reports, St. Bonaventure, located in Olean, N.Y., has added to its roster this week, along with Blackwood:
–Akbar Waheed III, a 6-foot-6 guard who redshirted at Boston College last season.
–Zach Philipkoski, a 6-4 guard, and 6-10 center Benjamin Bill, both of whom played for MacDonald at Division II Daemen.
–Taj Au-Duke, a 6-3 point guard who started his college career at Pepperdine but transferred to Indian Hills Community College in Iowa, where he became a first-team JUCO All-American.
–Ryan Kalambay, a 6-9 forward from Detroit Mercy.
Returning to the Bonnies from the 2005-06 roster are Ilia Ermakov, a 6-6 guard from Russia; John Ikpotokin, a 6-7 center from Ireland; Jack DeRose, a 6-foot guard and local product from Olean High School; Achille Lonati, a 6-5 Italian guard; and Joe Grahovac, a 6-10 forward from Santa Ana, Calif.
With Kalambay and Au-Duke from Canada, the Bonnies will have an international flair.
The Bonnies are losing four seniors and seven players to the transfer portal. According to 247Sports’ portal tracker, none of them have selected a new school.
Adding two players with experience in a power-conference program is a boost for St. Bonaventure.
Blackwood, from nearby Rochester, N.Y., appeared in 26 games as a freshman (one start) and averaged 2.6 points and 1.8 rebounds over 12.2 minutes. The 6-7 forward is expected to be a building block for the revamped Bonnies.
Waheed didn’t appear in any games at Boston College as a freshman. He will have four years of eligibility remaining.
St. Bonaventure finished 17-17 in the 2025-26 season and 4-14 in Atlantic 10 play.
MacDonald was hired as head coach on March 31 to replace Mark Schmidt, who retired after 19 seasons on the job. A 1988 St. Bonaventure alum, he led Daemen to a 265-86 record over 12 seasons. He led the Wildcats to NCAA Division II East Regional championships in 2026 and 2021.
He is the only coach to win 100 games with programs at the Division I (Canisius), II (Daemen) and III (Medaille) levels.
–Field Level Media
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Marlins OF Kyle Stowers activated, to make season debut
Aug 8, 2025; Cumberland, Georgia, USA; Miami Marlins left fielder Kyle Stowers (28) walks and tosses his bat against the Atlanta Braves during the fifth inning at Truist Park. Mandatory Credit: Mady Mertens-Imagn Images Miami Marlins All-Star outfielder Kyle Stowers was activated from the 10-day injured list to make his season debut against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.
The Marlins optioned infielder Deyvison De Los Santos to Triple-A Jacksonville in a corresponding move.
Stowers, who had been sidelined with a Grade 1 right hamstring strain, finished a rehab assignment with Triple-A Jacksonville.
“Everything from the rehab checked out,” Marlins manager Clayton McCullough said. “He continued to check the necessary boxes. Certainly, there was a physical component with how he felt, how the hamstring was. He got back-to-back nine-inning games. I think he came out of that feeling like he’s in a really good spot physically, and also, I think mentally, now he feels like, ‘OK, I’m over this.'”
Stowers, 28, made a massive leap in production in 2025. He entered the season with a .208 average, six home runs and 35 RBIs in 117 games spread across three major league campaigns, including 67 games with the Baltimore Orioles.
In his first full season with the Marlins, after a 2024 trade, Stowers batted .288 with 25 homers and 73 RBIs in 117 games while earning a spot on the National League All-Star team.
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Dodgers put 1B Freddie Freeman on paternity list, call up OF Ryan Ward
Apr 8, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman (5) hits a single against the Toronto Blue Jays during the sixth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images The Los Angeles Dodgers placed first baseman Freddie Freeman on the paternity list Sunday and called up outfielder Ryan Ward to the major leagues for the first time after seven minor league seasons.
Freeman, 36, is batting .296 with three home runs and 14 RBIs over 20 games this season. He had two hits in each of the last three games and four times in the past five games to raise his early batting average nearly 40 points.
Ward, 28, was drafted in the eighth round by the Dodgers in 2019 and is in his fourth season at Triple-A Oklahoma City. He won the Pacific Coast League MVP last season when he hit 36 home runs with 122 RBIs in 143 games.
Ward finally gets his first call to the major leagues after 154 home runs, 530 RBIs and a .266 batting average over 696 games in the Dodgers’ system, including 420 games at Triple-A.
“You talk about performance and he’s performed as well as, if not better than, anyone,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said about Ward in spring training, according to the Orange County Register. “So for him to not get a shot, I’m sure he’s frustrated and understandably so. But the message for him is to keep putting up numbers and knock the door down and hopefully the opportunity comes for him sometime this year.”
–Field Level Media
St. Bonaventure sees influx of transfers added to basketball roster
Marlins OF Kyle Stowers activated, to make season debut
