Sports Express | November 9, 2026 — Leafs blanked 4-0 by Devils, winless in six

1. Leafs blanked 4-0 by Devils, winless in six

Source: NHL.com

Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for his first shutout as a member of the New Jersey Devils, who beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday. Acquired from the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 23, Hellebuyck became the first goalie to win his first five games with the Devils. New Jersey has won five straight and is 9-1-0 in its past 10.

Timo Meier scored twice, opening the scoring at 8:28 of the second period off a feed from Declan Chisholm and making it 2-0 at 12:44 by deflecting a Jack Hughes shot. He had entered the game with one goal this season and none in his previous nine games. Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist to reach 500 career points, while Jesper Bratt and Hughes each had two assists.

Anthony Stolarz made 25 saves for Toronto, which dropped to 8-9-2 and is 0-5-1 in its past six. "Not a good game for us," Leafs coach Jim Hiller said. "First period, I thought, was all right. Obviously, that was our best period... And once a couple of their top players broke loose, we had a hard time with them."

Source

2. Elks beat Lions 28-16 to reach first Grey Cup since 2015

Source: Daily Hive

The Edmonton Elks beat the BC Lions 28-16 in Saturday's West Final at Commonwealth Stadium to reach the Grey Cup for the first time since 2015. Quarterback Cody Fajardo, 34, delivered in the second half, running in a touchdown in the third quarter for a 16-9 lead and then finding receiver Austin Mack to put the game out of reach. The crowd of 40,182 was the largest in the CFL this season and the biggest for an Elks home game since 2017.

An emotional Fajardo took aim at the doubters afterwards and called out CFL commentator Henoc Muamba: "Henoc Muamba said he trusted Nathan Rourke with the ball with the game on the line more than me, so that pissed me off. A lot of people doubt me; that's the motivation I need. The guys in that locker room believe in me, and that's all that matters."

"We're Grey Cup crashers. Everybody had their perfect Grey Cup set, and we had a different thought," Fajardo said. He will go for his third Grey Cup title against the Montreal Alouettes in Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. ET. He also recalled his son asking before the game whether he could win so the boy could attend the big game.

Source

3. Women's worlds: Canada routs Japan 9-0 to go to 2-0

Source: CBC

Eve Gascon stopped all 11 shots she faced as Canada blanked Japan 9-0 at the women's hockey world championship in Herning, Denmark, on Sunday. Canada opened the scoring through 19-year-old defender Chloe Primerano, led 4-0 after two periods and added five goals in the third.

Erin Ambrose, Daryl Watts and Kendall Cooper each scored and added an assist, while Rosalie Tremblay, Emma Maltais, Sophie Jaques, Sarah Wozniewicz and Caitlin Kraemer also found the back of the net. Canada leads Group B at 2-0, while Japan fell to 0-2.

The reigning silver medallists continue the group stage on Monday against host Denmark (0-1).

Source

4. Canadians Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson clinch 2028 Olympic berth

Source: CBC

Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson clinched an Olympic beach volleyball berth for Canada on Sunday, beating the previously undefeated American duo of Megan Kraft and Kelly Cheng 21-16, 27-25 in the women's final at the NORCECA continental qualifier in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. The win secured NORCECA's lone direct women's berth for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

The Paris 2024 silver medallists needed several match points to close out a marathon second set. Wilkerson's kill made it 26-25 before the Americans could not keep Humana-Paredes's serve alive on the final point. "It feels incredible to have secured something of this magnitude at this point in the season and in the Olympic qualification process," Humana-Paredes told Volleyball Canada.

The Toronto duo did not lose a set in the knockout rounds, beating Mexico's Susana Torres and Abril Flores 21-12, 21-18 in the semifinals. The quota spot belongs to Canada, with the athletes to be named through the national selection process.

Source

5. Scheifele scores with 1.6 seconds left, Jets edge Lightning 4-3

Source: Sportsnet.ca

Mark Scheifele scored with 1.6 seconds remaining in the third period to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Canada Life Centre on Sunday. With the Jets on a 5-on-3 power play, Scheifele took a pass from Cole Perfetti and fired home a slapshot.

Tampa Bay tied it 3-3 with a pair of Pontus Holmberg goals 26 seconds apart late in the third. "It's not very fun," Scheifele said. "It's definitely not how we wanted to win that game, but kudos to them... That's a good hockey team right there. They don't quit." He added that he had no idea how much time was left and "wasn't going to waste my time looking at the clock."

Morgan Barron, Brayden Yager and Perfetti also scored for Winnipeg (7-8-3), which has won three straight after dropping its previous nine. Yager, 21, scored his first NHL goal in his sixth game, and rookie Viggo Bjorck had two assists. Stuart Skinner made 18 saves; Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 21 for Tampa Bay.

Source

6. Packers hammer Patriots 45-27 as Love throws for 372 yards

Source: Sports Illustrated

Jordan Love threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns on 23-of-29 passing as the Green Bay Packers beat the defending AFC champion New England Patriots 45-27 at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. Christian Watson had seven catches for 171 yards and a touchdown and Matthew Golden had 10 catches for 164 yards and a score, all in three quarters of action -- the Packers did not throw the ball once in the fourth.

In his Week 9 takeaways published Monday, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated compared these Packers to last year's Seahawks: both had balanced rosters and a bushel of young players who were already good but needed to become great for the team to reach its ceiling. Seattle's group ended up lifting the trophy; Green Bay traded for Micah Parsons and saw Tucker Kraft elevate, only for both to suffer torn ACLs.

"Their availability is everything, because not many people can do what they can do," coach Matt LaFleur said of his two receivers. "So it's a two-headed monster right now. You gotta pick a poison." Watson said the day played out "exactly how we thought it would in almost every situation." He is at 49 catches for 879 yards, 121 shy of 1,000.

Source

7. Blades Brown, 19, becomes youngest PGA Tour winner in 95 years

Source: BBC

Blades Brown, 19, beat fellow American Ben James on the second play-off hole to win the World Wide Technology Championship in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, becoming the youngest winner on the PGA Tour in 95 years. At 19 years and 171 days, he is the youngest champion since 18-year-old Charles Kocsis won the 1931 Michigan Open, and the first teenage winner since Jordan Spieth at the 2013 John Deere Classic (19 years, 352 days).

Brown shot a nine-under-par 63 in the final round, including a birdie on the 18th, to come from seven shots behind and finish at 23 under alongside James. Michael Kim was third at 22 under, one ahead of Japan's Kensei Hirata.

"It hasn't set in just yet, the magnitude of being a PGA Tour winner," Brown said. "I just go back to five-year-old Blades that was watching the TV and watching Tiger Woods and all those great players win major championships." He turned professional at 17 and earned his PGA Tour card by finishing in the top 20 on the Korn Ferry Tour points list this year.

Source

8. Larson clinches third NASCAR Cup title, second in a row

Source: NBC Sports

Kyle Larson took an easy Sunday drive to his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series championship and third overall, clinching the crown with a fourth-place finish in the first stage of the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Larson earned seven points when the first segment ended on Lap 80, ensuring contenders Christopher Bell (third in the stage) and Denny Hamlin (fifth) had no path to catch him.

"We got it," crew chief Cliff Daniels radioed. "It's over." Larson replied: "That was a little anticlimactic. That's cool. Good job, guys." Team owner Rick Hendrick congratulated him from atop the pit box: "Congratulations, champ. Now you can go ride the wall." Daniels became the eighth crew chief with at least three championships.

Larson finished 12th in the 267-lap, 400-mile race, winning the title by 49 points over Bell and 56 over Hamlin. Ryan Blaney won the finale by passing Tyler Reddick for the lead with a lap to go.

Source

9. Gauff battles past Pegula in WTA Finals opener

Source: BBC

Coco Gauff battled to a 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2 victory over fellow American Jessica Pegula to make a winning start to the WTA Finals at Indian Wells in California. Gauff, the 2024 champion, is at 22 the youngest player to appear at five consecutive WTA Finals since Martina Hingis in 2000.

Pegula led 5-1 in the second set before Gauff took the next three games, and Pegula wasted three set points when serving at 5-4, then survived a match point on her own serve to force and win the tie-break. Gauff dominated the deciding set, winning the first three games before converting a third match point. "I'm really proud of myself for this one," she said. "To play a tournament like this with no preparation is something I've never done in my career."

Gauff next faces Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova, who beat Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-4. Kostyuk was a late call-up after world number one Elena Rybakina withdrew on Saturday because of illness.

Source

10. Herbert has possible fracture in left middle finger

Source: NBC Sports

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert left Sunday's 44-22 loss to the Houston Texans in the fourth quarter. Coach Jim Harbaugh said postgame that he made the decision to pull Herbert after an injury to Herbert's left middle finger. "It could be a fracture," Harbaugh said. "We'll find out."

Herbert appeared to injure his non-throwing hand on a sack by Logan Hall when he tried to stiff-arm the defensive lineman with 14:12 remaining. Herbert, who was sacked eight times, threw a touchdown pass two plays later. Harbaugh said Herbert wanted to stay in the game.

Herbert had his left hand surgically repaired during the 2025 season after breaking a bone in the back of the hand, and played through that injury. "I'll do whatever I can to make sure I'm 100 percent," he said. He will undergo further testing on Monday.

Source