Flames’ Sam Bennett to be healthy scratch vs. Jets Thursday – Sportsnet.ca

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February 4, 2021

| February 4, 2021, 1:09 PM

February 4, 2021, 1:09 PM

WINNIPEG — Flames forward Sam Bennett was scratched from Calgary’s lineup days after his agent revealed he wants a trade.

Head coach Geoff Ward said before Thursday’s game in Winnipeg against the Jets that Bennett was a “healthy scratch” and confirmed Bennett participated in the pre-game skate.

“For now, we’re going to get some fresh people into the lineup tonight,” Ward said. “Sam’s going to be the guy that’s scratched.

“We’ll see what happens in the game tonight and take it from there.”

Bennett wants the Flames to trade him, according to his agent Darren Ferris.

Removing him from the lineup could be interpreted as a trade is imminent, but Ward said the move was a “coach’s decision”, and not management’s.

Bennett has played both centre and right-wing during his six NHL seasons.

In his two games since his wish for a trade became public Saturday, the 24-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., at times played on the right side of centre Sean Monahan and left-winger Johnny Gaudreau.

Bennett has one assist and is minus-five in nine games to start the season.

He was the fourth-overall pick by Calgary in the 2014 entry draft.

Ward would not assess Bennett’s play this season when asked to do so on a media conference call

“That’s between Sam and myself,” the coach said.” I’m going to keep that between us.”

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Receiver Justin Hardy to miss Redblacks’ regular-season finale

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October 24, 2024

Anne Joseph

OTTAWA – American receiver Justin Hardy will miss the Ottawa Redblacks’ regular-season finale Friday.

Hardy, who leads the CFL in receptions (97) and is second in receiving yards (1,343), was listed off Ottawa’s depth chart Thursday. Hardy was named Wednesday as the Redblacks’ nominee for the league’s outstanding player award.

American Andrew Miller will start in Hardy’s place.

Ottawa (8-7-1) concludes its regular season hosting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (7-10). The Redblacks have already clinched third in the East and will visit the Toronto Argonauts (10-7) in the division semifinal Nov. 2.

Hamilton has been eliminated from playoff contention.

Incumbent Dru Brown is listed as Ottawa’s starting quarterback.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2024.

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Bologna-AC Milan soccer match postponed following extensive flooding

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October 24, 2024

Anne Joseph

BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) — AC Milan’s weekend match at Bologna in Italy’s top soccer league has been postponed, Bologna officials announced Thursday following extensive flooding in the central Italian city.

The Serie A match had been scheduled for Saturday.

Bologna is the capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, large parts of which have been hard hit by torrential rains and bad weather for days.

The game was not immediately rescheduled.

“Following the flood that affected Bologna, intense work is underway to clean up the situation,” the city of Bologna said while announcing the game postponement on X.

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Shapovalov advances to Swiss Indoors quarterfinals with win over Bautista Agut

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October 24, 2024

Anne Joseph

BASEL, Switzerland – Canada’s Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over Roberto Bautista Agut on Thursday.

Shapovalov used a strong service game to overcome the Spanish veteran for the win at the ATP 500 event in just under one hour 40 minutes.

The 25-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ont., fired 18 aces, including one to set up match point in the second-set tiebreaker, and won 79 per cent of first-serves and 63 per cent of second-serve points.

Shapovalov, a former top-10 player on the ATP Tour, entered this year’s Swiss Indoors ranked 95th and will appear in just his second quarterfinal of the season.

He improved to 3-0 against Bautista Agut, who he beat in July en route to a quarterfinal appearance in Washington.

Shapovalov will next face the winner of a match scheduled for later Thursday between defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal and France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2024.

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