If you’ve been waiting for spring weather to finally settle in so you can hit the links, you’re in luck – Winnipeg’s city-owned golf courses are set to open over the next two weeks.The city of Winnipeg owns four golf courses – two 18-hole courses (Kildonan Park and Windsor Park) and two nine-hole courses (Crescent Drive and Harbour View).READ MORE: Winnipeg coach headed to Masters with rising Canadian golf star Corey ConnersHarbour View and Kildonan Park officially open for the season April 19, while Windsor Park and Crescent Drive open…
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Moore’s Morning Sports Briefing for Monday, April 15
Gooooooooodddddd Morning!IF Jordan Binnington WAS in the heads of the Winnipeg Jets following the St. Louis Blues 2-1 and 4-3 victories at Bell MTS Place, the rookie St. Louis netminder certainly isn’t now. The Jets solved Binnington, and then some, for a 6-3 win in Game Three to cut the Blues’ lead in the series to 2-1. Patrik Laine scored for the third straight game, and said he and his team mates definitely needed that one.https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/patrik-laine.mp3Kevin Hayes, and Kyle Connor with his first of two on the night, joined Laine…
Read MoreMoore’s Morning Sports Briefing for Friday, April 12
Gooooooooodddddd Morning!Story continues belowGoing into the Stanley Cup playoffs, it could be argued there were four “pick ’em” series – while Tampa Bay, Boston, Washington, and Calgary were thought to be the favorites in their matchups. Last night the Caps, and Flames delivered, while the Bruins joined the Lightning in the “being upset” column. Patrice Bergeron gave Boston a 1-0 lead midway through the first, but Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen slammed the door shut the rest of the way for a 4-1 Leafs victory. The first series opening win for…
Read MoreMoore’s Morning Sports Briefing for Thursday, April 11
Gooooooooodddddd Morning!Last night’s opening game of the St. Louis series did nothing to calm the nerves of an already frazzled fan base of the Winniopeg Jets. A wide open Tyler Bozak scored from the high slot with two minutes and five seconds remaining for a 2-1 Blues win, and a steal of home ice advantage right from the get-go.https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/bozak-on-gwg.mp3 Story continues belowThe tenth time this season the Jets have squandered a lead after 40 minutes — and Paul Maurice says the tying goal by David Perron four minutes into the third…
Read MoreChipping in for Parkinsons
April 11 2019 8:51am The 4th Annual Chipping in for Parkinsons event is coming up in June and founders Jim and Rebecca joined us with how we can get involved. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” ) { var resp = jQuery.parseJSON( jQuery.ajax({ url: “/gnca-ajax/videoshare-links/{\”id\”:\”” + svp.releaseInfo.contentId + “\”}/”, async: false }).responseText); gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] = resp; } jQuery(‘#videoContainer’).gnca_socialVideoShare(‘init’, gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident && gNews.Common.isFlash ) { var gnca_videoShareCallbackInterval = window.setInterval(…
Read MoreWinnipeg coach headed to Masters with rising Canadian golf star Corey Connors
The coach of a rising Canadian golf star says next week’s Masters tournament will be “nerve-wracking and super exciting” – and he’ll have a front row seat.Winnipegger Derek Ingram is the longtime coach of Corey Connors of Listowel, Ont., who earned his first PGA Tour victory Sunday and punched his ticket to the big event.“He’s been playing really good golf and not getting rewarded for it for about a month,” Ingram told 680 CJOB’s Sports Show.Story continues below“We knew he was playing good and training in the right direction, and…
Read MoreMoore’s Morning Sports Briefing for Monday, April 8
Gooooooooodddddd Morning!Watching Canadian Corey Connors of Listowel, Ontario hold off a couple of veteran challengers with one clutch putt after another on the back nine of Sunday’s Final round of the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio was special to say the least. Connors outlasted Charlie Hoffman and Ryan Moore for his first ever professional win, period.https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/corey-conners-1st-ever-win.mp3Story continues belowConnors shot a “live changing” final round six under par 66 that included 10 birdies, four bogeys, and just four pars. But in addition to winning top prize money of $1.3 million,…
Read MoreMoore’s Morning Sports Briefing for Thursday, March 28
Gooooooooodddddd MorningDustin Byfuglien won’t be in the Jets lineup for tonight’s 7 p.m. faceoff against the NY Islanders, but the difference making defenseman will probably get the green light for the team’s final regular season home game vs Montreal on Saturday.READ MORE: ‘Feeling good’: Dustin Byfuglien nearing return to Winnipeg Jets’ lineupStory continues belowWednesday, Big Buff skated in his first “full contact” practice since Mid-February, after being sidelined with a second ankle injury.https://shawglobalnews.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/buff-625am.mp3Byfuglien played just five games after injuring his ankle the first time. Obviously he — and the Jets…
Read MoreMoore’s Morning Sports Briefings for Monday, March 25
Gooooooooodddddd Morning!Story continues belowU of M Bison Receiver Shai Ross was not included among the top 20 prospects in the September or December Scouting Bureau rankings for the 2019 CFL Draft. But the Dakota Collegiate Grad followed up his dominating performance at the March 11 Western Combine in Edmonton by winning two events, and finishing second in two others at the league’s National Combine which wrapped up in Toronto yesterday. Ross was first in the Short Shuttle (4.08) and Broad Jump events (11’05.5″), and was second in the Three Cone…
Read MoreMoore’s Morning Sports Briefing for Thursday, March 14
Goooooooddddd Morning!Jets Nation- you can take some solace in the fact you are not the only fan base feeling much angst about the performance of your beloved team as the playoffs approach. Imagine the anxiety in the self-proclaimed center of the Hockey Universe, after the Toronto Maple Leafs laid another egg on home ice.READ MORE: Blackhawks hold off late charge by Maple Leafs for wild 5-4 winStory continues belowForty-eight hours after spotting Tampa Bay a 4-0 lead just 25 minutes into the game on Monday night — which ended in…
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