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Tigers fall 3-2 Saturday, drop weekend slate
The Medicine Hat Tigers will have a quiet bus ride back from Prince Albert on Saturday. The Tigers made a late comeback bid but couldn’t complete it, falling 3-2 to the Raiders for their second loss of the weekend. Medicine Hat came into the contest off a 5-2 loss Friday to the Saskatoon Blades. Prince ... Read More »
OHL roundup: Romani ignites Battalion in 6-4 win over Bulldogs
BRANTFORD, Ont. – Anthony Romani scored twice, Dalyn Wakely and Ethan Procyszyn each added two assists, and the visiting North Bay Battalion defeated the Brantford Bulldogs 6-4 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday at Brantford Civic Centre. Justin Ertel, Brice Cooke, Sandis Vilmanis and Owen Van Steensel scored for the Battalion (25-15-6-2), who were ... Read More »
All-star Sayles, Lions agree to two-year extension
VANCOUVER – The B.C. Lions confirmed Saturday that American defensive back Marcus Sayles has signed a two-year extension. The two-time CFL all-star was eligible to become a free agent on Feb. 13. The 29-year-old Sayles returns for a fourth season with the Lions after an impressive 2023 campaign in which he recorded 38 defensive tackles, ... Read More »
QMJHL roundup: Minville paces Olympiques to 4-1 win over Foreurs
GATINEAU, Que. – Jeremie Minville had a goal and two assists, Zach Pelletier made 21 saves, and the Gatineau Olympiques knocked off the visiting Val-d’Or Foreurs 4-1 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday at Centre Slush Puppie. Nathan Levesque, Gabriel Seguin and Justin Boisselle also scored for the Olympiques (17-27-3-3), who scored ... Read More »
Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo lifts Canada past South Korea in Davis Cup qualifier
Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo pushed Canada into the Davis Cup Finals group stage on Saturday. The 22-year-old Diallo defeated Seongchan Hong 7-5, 6-4, 6-1 to give Canada a 3-1 victory over South Korea in the best-of-five qualifier in front of 1,925 fans inside IGA Stadium. The six-foot-eight Diallo dominated with 36 winners to 12, but nearly ... Read More »
Why AP called South Carolina for Biden: Race call explained
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden won the South Carolina primary on Saturday, the contest that revitalized his 2020 campaign and now has given him his first official victory in his bid for a second term. The Associated Press declared Biden the winner at 7:23 p.m. based on an analysis of initial vote results showing ... Read More »
Clark sets Pebble Beach record with 60 for 1-shot lead
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) – U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark had an unforgettable round at hallowed Pebble Beach when everything went his way and every putt seemed to go in. It gave him the course record Saturday with a 12-under 60. It also might be enough to give him another big title and $3.6 million ... Read More »
President Joe Biden wins South Carolina’s Democratic primary as he gears up for his reelection bid
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – President Joe Biden has won South Carolina’s Democratic primary, notching an overwhelming 2024 victory in the state that vaulted him to the White House four years ago. Biden on Saturday defeated the other longshot Democrats on South Carolina’s ballot, including Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson. The president’s campaign ... Read More »
Canadian-based strawweight Diana Belbita submitted in first round of UFC card
LAS VEGAS – (Meatball) Molly McCann of England, who lost her last two fights via first-round submissions, turned the tables Saturday when she submitted Canadian-based strawweight Diana (Warrior Princess) Belbita in the first round of the featured preliminary bout of a UFC Fight Night card. McCann won a unanimous decision when the two first met ... Read More »
Team Matthews tops Team McDavid for NHL all-star crown; Matthews named MVP
TORONTO – Connor McDavid owned the NHL’s all-star skills competition Friday. Auston Matthews earned top billing less than 24 hours later. The Toronto Maple Leafs star led Team Matthews with two goals – including the winner – and an assist to secure a 7-4 victory over Team McDavid in the final of the league’s 3-on-3 ... Read More »
At least 46 reported dead in Chile as forest fires move into densely populated central areas
VIÑA DEL MAR, Chile (AP) – Intense forest fires burning around a densely populated area of central Chile have caused at least 46 deaths, Chile’s pesident said Saturday evening, and officials said at least 1,100 homes had been destroyed. In a nationally televised address, President Gabriel Boric warned that the death toll could worsen as ... Read More »
