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The Capitals take on the Islanders as they look to continue their winning streak. Watch the game on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ starting at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. OT, or follow using the NHL Live Tracker.
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Bundesliga Roundup: Short-handed Hamburg stuns Stuttgart
BERLIN — Fabio Vieira scored in stoppage as Hamburger SV upset Stuttgart 2-1 in the promoted team’s third Bundesliga win of the season on Sunday.
Stuttgart was pushing for a late winner against Hamburg’s 10 men, but Angelo Stiller’s free kick went straight to an opponent and Fabio Baldé raced clear on the left before just about getting the ball to Vieira, who sent the home fans wild by shooting inside the left post in the 94th minute.
Hamburg had been hanging on after the 18-year-old Norwegian Alexander Rössing-Lelesiit’s sending off in the 81st with his second yellow card for a late challenge on Josha Vagnoman.
Rössing-Lelesiit did brilliantly to set up Robert Glatzel for the opener in the 17th when he moved past several defenders and kept his footing after a foul to set up his better-placed teammate.
Deniz Undav scored again to draw Stuttgart level.
The 29-year-old Undav was initially rested with other key players after Stuttgart’s Europa League win over Go Ahead Eagles on Thursday, but he made his entrance in the 40th minute for the injured Chris Führich.
Undav pounced on the rebound to equalize in the 54th after Daniel Heuer Fernandes saved Jamie Leweling’s initial effort.
It was the Germany forward’s sixth goal in three league games for Stuttgart, coming after he set up two in the 4-0 win at Go Ahead Eagles.
But Vieira had the final say.
Eintracht Frankfurt was hosting Wolfsburg and Mainz was at Freiburg later.
Bayern Munich leads after 12 rounds and set a new record Saturday for leading after 44 consecutive rounds including last season.
It has been the second consecutive weekend of fans staying quiet for the first 12 minutes of games in protest against German government proposals to tighten security around games with the possible use of personalized tickets, increased surveillance including face-recognition software and centralized stadium bans for alleged troublesome fans. The proposals are to be discussed at an interior ministry conference from Dec. 3-5.
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Canadian women’s rugby sevens team finishes sixth at opening stop of season
Canada’s women conceded a late try to fall 19-14 to the U.S. and finish sixth Sunday at the Emirates Dubai 7s, the opening event of the HSBC SVNS season.
For the Americans, who missed making the semifinals on a tiebreaker, it was a fourth straight victory after losing their opener 19-7 to Fiji. Canada finished at 3-2-0 on the weekend.
New Zealand swept the men’s and women’s cup finals at The Sevens Stadium.
New Zealand won the women’s crown, dethroning the five-time defending champion Australians 29-14. Australia had won 31 games straight in Dubai including a 24-17 decision over Canada in pool play Saturday.
The New Zealand women, who survived a 21-17 loss to the U.S. in pool play, had finished runner-up to Australia at the last three events in Dubai.
Japan won its first-ever medal on the HSBC SVNS series by downing Fiji 22-12 to finish third on the women’s side.
The New Zealand men held off a second-half Australia rally to win the gold-medal game 26-22. Fiji dispatched France 24-7 to finish third.
Kennedi Stevenson and Charity Williams scored Canada’s tries against the U.S. Asia Hogan-Rochester added a conversion.
Stevenson opened the scoring in the second minute after a fine run by Hogan-Rochester before Kristi Kirshe cut through the Canadian defence two minutes later to pull the Americans even at 7-7.
Hogan-Rochester needed treatment midway through the half after taking an accidental boot to the face but stayed in the game.
Kaylen Thomas put the Americans ahead 12-7 early in the second half, outpacing the Canadian defence. Williams repaid the favour, racing down the sideline after Hogan-Rochester won a penalty with fine work at the breakdown.
Williams celebrated her try with a somersault before Hogan-Rochester’s conversion gave Canada a 14-12 lead.
But Sariah Ibarra broke Canadian several tackles before passing off to Sarah Levy for the winning try in the 13th minute, snapping a four-game losing streak against Canada.
“Even though it was a fifth-place match, it felt like the final to us,” said Levy.
Canada was without Krissy Scurfield, who failed her head injury assessment.
The Canadian women now head to South Africa for next weekend’s tournament in Cape Town, the second of nine stops this season.
Canada missed out on the Dubai semifinals due to a costly 21-19 loss to Japan in its final Pool B game Saturday. Leading 19-7, the Canadians conceded two tries in the final two minutes to fall to third place in the pool — one point behind Japan.
Group winner Australia and runner-up Japan moved on to the semifinals while Canada was consigned to placement play.
The Canadians bounced back from the Japan loss on Sunday by beating France 19-12 in the fifth-place semifinal with Monique Coffey’s 12th-minute converted try deciding the match. Breanne Nicholas and Hogan-Rochester also scored Canadian tries.
In earlier Group B play, Canada defeated Britain 41-5.
World Rugby has revamped the HSBC SVNS format, reducing the field to just eight men’s and eight women’s teams for the first six events of the season — including the March 7-8 stop in Vancouver. The field will then expand for the final three stops, with promotion-relegation in the table.
The Canadian men, relegated in June 2024, are still looking to climb their way back into the top tier.
The men had hoped to reclaim their place via a promotion-relegation playoff series in May after climbing out of the second-tier Challenger Series. But World Rugby rejigged the entire sevens series structure ahead of the season-ending tournament in California, taking promotion off the table.
Having just won the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens in Trinidad, the Canadian men continue their climb up the sevens ladder at the HSBC SVNS 3 on Jan. 17-18 in Dubai.
The Canadian women finished eighth in Dubai last December. They followed that by placing fifth in Cape Town, fourth in Perth, seventh in Vancouver and third in both Hong Kong and Singapore to stand fourth overall in the six-event regular-season standings in advance of the HSBC SVNS Championship in May.
Canada won bronze at that championship finale in Carson, Calif., defeating the U.S. 27-7.
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Auburn tabs USF’s Alex Golesh as head coach, replacing Hugh Freeze
AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn hired South Florida’s Alex Golesh as its next coach on Sunday, counting on him to revitalize an offence that has ranked in the bottom half of the Southeastern Conference each of the last six years.
The 41-year-old Golesh, who was born in Russia and moved to the United State at age 7, is signing a six-year contract that averages more than $7 million annually to replace Hugh Freeze. Freeze was fired in early November after failing to fix Auburn’s offensive issues in three seasons on the Plains. Freeze lost 12 of his last 15 SEC games.
Golesh went 23-15 in three seasons with the Bulls, a tenure that culminated with USF ranking second in the country in total offence (501.7 yards a game) and fourth in scoring (43 points a game).
“He has produced wins and record-setting results throughout his entire career, including over the last three seasons at USF,” Auburn athletic director John Cohen said. “Alex is known nationally for his player development prowess, ability to shape creative and explosive offenses, and his relentless approach to building winning programs.
“In our conversations, he showed the determination and edge that this program demands of its head coach.”
Golesh becomes Auburn’s fourth football coach in seven seasons. The Tigers fired Gus Malzahn in 2020, Brysan Harsin in 2022 and now Freeze in 2025. Together, the school will end up paying $52.5 million in buyout fees.
The Tigers owe Freeze $15.8 million, with no mitigation, from a six-year, $39-million deal he signed to replace Harsin in 2022. Freeze got the boot at 15-19 overall and 6-16 in the conference. The last five losses included more offensive woes.
Golesh could be the answer. His Bulls upset Boise State and Florida — both ranked — in September and lost road games at Memphis and Navy by three points each to miss out on the American Conference championship game and a potential berth in the College Football Playoff.
He previously worked as Josh Heupel’s offensive coordinator at UCF (2020) and Tennessee (2021-22) before taking over at USF, and he implements an up-tempo style that can be taxing on defenses.
His offenses have consistently been among the nation’s most productive and highest scoring, averaging more than 35 points and 450 yards during his time with the Bulls. USF ranks in the top 25 of 20 national statistical categories, including 11 offensive, seven defensive and two special teams statistics.
“Auburn Football is one of the proudest, most tradition-rich programs in all of college football and my family and I could not be more excited to join the Auburn Family,” Golesh said. “This will be a player-driven program, and no one will outwork our staff.
“Auburn has won, can win and will win championships. Let’s get to work.”
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Saturday, 29 November 2025
PWHL on Sportsnet: Goldeneyes vs. Sirens
The Vancouver Goldeneyes look to bounce back from the first loss in team history as they visit the New York Sirens on Saturday.
Live coverage on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ begins at noon ET / 9 a.m. PT.
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Canadian defender Nikola Markovic making mark with North Carolina State
Canadian Nikola Markovic is hard to miss at the heart of the North Carolina State backline. At six-foot-four and 205 pounds, the ACC Defensive Player of the Year cuts a commanding figure.
The 21-year-old sophomore centre back from Gatineau, Que., will look to help the 15th-seeded Wolfpack (13-2-4) get past visiting UNC Greensboro (12-4-6) on Sunday in the NCAA men’s soccer tournament Sweet 16.
After a first-round bye, North Carolina State blanked Marshall 2-0 with Markovic’s parents making the 14-hour drive to take it in.
“My Dad, he’s a machine, man,” Markovic said approvingly. “He just drives it in one shot. And he’s thinking about coming again this weekend. So hopefully.”
UNC Greensboro dispatched Elon in a first-round penalty shootout before upsetting No. 2 Virginia 2-0.
N.C. State and UNC Greensboro played to a 1-1 draw when they met Oct. 21 in Raleigh with midfielder Drew Lovelace pulling the Wolfpack even with a 84th-minute penalty. North Carolina had to settle for the tie despite outshooting the Spartans 25-4 (12-2 in shots on target) and holding a 13-1 edge in corners.
“They’re a good team … so we’re expecting a good game. But I think the guys are ready,” said Markovic, who captains N.C. State.
N.C. State’s lone losses were to 1-0 to No. 16 Virginia on Oct. 5 and 3-0 to Syracuse on Nov. 9 in the second round of the ACC Tournament.
The Wolfpack outscored their opposition 42-7 this season with 14 shutouts. Markovic played his part with the Wolfpack highlighting a robust chase and tackle against North Carolina on Sept. 5 with a social media post proclaiming “Meet our centre back, Nikola Markovic. You can also call him Brick Wall.”
While Markovic’s brief is stopping goals, he can make an impact at the other end of the field.
Last November, his headed goal in double overtime was the Wolfpack’s winner over Charlotte in the first round of the NCAA tournament. He has two goals and an assist in 18 games this season.
Markovic, along with Wolfpack goalkeeper Logan Erb and forward Donovan Philip, made the 31-man Hermann Trophy midseason watch list — as did UNC Greensboro forward Enzo Dovlo.
The list will be cut to 15 semifinalists Dec. 9 and then three finalists, with the player of the year to be revealed Jan. 9.
Markovic, whose parents are both of Serbian descent, won gold with Quebec at the 2022 Canada Games and joined the CF Montreal academy at 18, spending a year and a half there.
“I had the chance to play with the first team a little bit and train with them, so I saw what the pro level was like,” he said. “I think it prepared me very well to come to college and be able to perform.”
Pro soccer remains his dream.
“But for now I’m just focusing on staying healthy and having a successful year with the (N.C. State) team. After that, we’ll see.”
His Wolfpack teammates include Ibrahim Conde, a sixth-year forward from Montreal. Other players come from the U.S., Australia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Portugal, St. Lucia and South Africa.
After making the All-ACC Freshman Team last season, Markovic was named to 2025 All-ACC Team in addition to his conference defensive player honours.
“It’s just been unreal,” Markovic said of his two years in Raleigh.
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