Hartley’s Sports Shorts; Tuesday, February 23rd

In a nutshell: As of 12:05 p.m. Tuesday by Hartley Miller

Tiger Woods:

BREAKING: The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says Tiger Woods was taken to hospital after his car sustained major damage in a wreck early Tuesday.https://t.co/jn1EW5ceic

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 23, 2021

Tiger Woods’ vehicle after the crash this morning that now has him in surgery for what his agent is calling “multiple leg injuries.” pic.twitter.com/VbI5qvyj8g

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 23, 2021

NHL: (North Division) 

Calgary  3  Toronto  0

Rittich stops 34 as Flames stifle first-place Leafs.

MORE: https://t.co/O4HlyATK6c pic.twitter.com/9QMYQE6zFL

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) February 23, 2021

Milestones, shutouts, and three-goal comeback were all on display Monday. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/9Pn2sgELyO

— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 23, 2021

The (8-12-2) Vancouver Canucks host the (12-8) Edmonton Oilers tonight and Thursday at 7:00.

The NHL schedule is right here.

The Canucks schedule is right here.

JR Hockey:

Junior hockey in B.C. remains in limbo while leagues in other provinces start up https://t.co/M2oiGTMdGl

— The Province (@theprovince) February 22, 2021

UNBC Timberwolves:

THE CAPTAIN! Tremendously thrilled to welcome @UNBCMSoccer leader & all-time leading scorer @TofaFakunle to the @UNBC Timberwolves Wall of Honour! Read all about Tofa’s remarkable impact, and join us in celebrating his TWolves career. Congrats, Tofa! https://t.co/WyhSlxg1SB pic.twitter.com/mbwedou8OI

— UNBC Athletics (@UNBCATHLETICS) February 23, 2021

Curling:

Newfoundland and Labrador wrecks on its final stone in the 10th end, so @TeamJJonesCurl (MB) doesn’t have to throw their final stone in picking up a single and a 6-5 win to improve to 3-2 … also, it’s @jjonescurl’s 153rd Scotties win — most all-time 🦬 #toba #curling #STOH2021 pic.twitter.com/tvaX7yb8F0

— Toba Curling (@tobacurling) February 23, 2021

Beautiful game by Team BC @TeamBrownBC! Fantastic double followed by a peel for @corrynbrown4 to take the win against @TeamTracyFleury 7-5! We are now 2-2 and climbing the standings. 👏👏👏

— CurlBC (@CurlBC) February 23, 2021

NBA:

The Toronto Raptors put a 4-game win streak on the line when they host the Philadelphia 76’ers tonight (4:30 PT) in Tampa Bay. The (16-15) Raptors beat the 76’ers 110-103 on Sunday.

The NBA schedule is right here.

The Raptors schedule is right here.

The NBA standings are right here.

Column:

A fond farewell to the Swamp Dog . . . Sopotyk family says ‘Thank You’ . . . Canmore opts out of AJHL return to play https://t.co/WrHgOH56ym

— Gregg Drinnan (@gdrinnan) February 23, 2021

Tennis:

Novak Djokovic is now the undisputed king of Melbourne while Naomi Osaka is seemingly unstoppable.@BenLewisSN590 recaps the 2021 #AusOpen with these takeaways.https://t.co/9khJooPsyh

— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 21, 2021