Tag: tuneup

20 DEC

Canada juniors get past Swiss in pre-tournament tune-up

Maxime Comtois, the lone veteran on Canada's world junior hockey team, hopes his teammates learn from Wednesday's victory. Comtois had two goals and two assists in Canada's 5-3 win over Switzerland in a pre-tournament game designed to help both squads prepare for the world junior championship that begins on Boxing Day in Vancouver and Victoria. Canada outplayed […]

28 MAR

Jays' Guerrero Jr. makes Montreal magic with walk-off HR in final spring tuneup

It was the scenario everyone wanted — the Olympic Stadium crowd, the Toronto Blue Jays and their blue-chip prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. And the son of Montreal Expos legend Vladimir Guerrero came through in style. The 19-year-old got the last at-bat of the game with two out in the bottom of the ninth and hammered […]

21 AUG

Bouchard downs Davis to advance at U.S. Open tuneup

Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard defeated American Lauren Davis 6-1, 6-3 in first-round play Monday at the Connecticut Open. Bouchard, the world No. 74 from Westmount, Que., will play top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the round of 16 at the WTA Tour Premier event. Radwanska had a first-round bye. In doubles play, Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and […]