National Sports
Joe Highsmith rallies to win the Cognizant Classic. Lydia Ko wins in Singapore for 23rd LPGA title
By Canadian Press on March 2nd, 2025
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Joe Highsmith closed with a 6-under 64 to rally from a four-shot deficit and win the Cognizant Classic on Sunday with the lowest score since the tournament moved to PGA National in 2007. Highsmith, who had to make a nervy par putt on Friday just to make the cut, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Mets GM Billy Eppler joining Brewers as special adviser, AP source says
By Canadian Press on March 2nd, 2025
Former New York Mets general manager Billy Eppler has joined the Milwaukee Brewers as a special adviser for scouting and baseball operations, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Brewers hadn’t announced the hire. SNY first reported Eppler was coming to Milwaukee. Eppler was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cardinals left-hander Zack Thompson shut down with lat injury
By Canadian Press on March 2nd, 2025
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals left-hander Zack Thompson has a lat strain and will be shut down for three to four weeks. Cardinals president of baseball operations John Mozeliak told reporters, including MLB.com, of the Grade 1 strain on Sunday. He said Thompson would be re-evaluated at the end of that time. Thompson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 8 Michigan State wins fifth straight, beating No. 11 Wisconsin 71-62
By Canadian Press on March 2nd, 2025
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jaden Akins scored 19 points and Jaxon Kohler had 10 pounds and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 Michigan State to a 71-62 win over No. 11 Wisconsin on Sunday. The Spartans (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten) have won five straight, putting them in position to contend for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Lacerte nets 3 points, Cataractes clip Phoenix 4-2
By Canadian Press on March 2nd, 2025
SHERBROOKE, Que. — Felix Lacerte had two goals and an assist as the visiting Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the Sherbrooke Phoenix 4-2 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Sunday. Cole Chandler and Jordan Forget also scored for the Cataractes (32-18-2-5), who outshot the hosts 46-20. Mavrick Lachance and Eloi Bourdeau scored for the Phoenix ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Haggerty scores 25, Rogers adds 21 to help No. 18 Memphis beat UAB 88-81
By Canadian Press on March 2nd, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — PJ Haggerty scored 17 of his 25 points in the final 12 minutes to help No. 18 Memphis rally from an 11-point deficit to beat UAB 88-81 on Sunday and inch closer to the American Athletic Conference regular-season title. Colby Rogers hit five 3-pointers and finished with 21 points for Memphis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!N’Guessan scores 21 points and Kansas State defeats Colorado 65-56
By Canadian Press on March 2nd, 2025
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — David N’Guessan had 21 points and eight rebounds and Kansas State defeated Colorado 65-56 on Sunday to snap a four-game losing streak. Kansas State led by 11 points at halftime, then N’Guessan had five points in a 7-0 run that gave the Wildcats a 46-29 lead with 14 minutes remaining in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Audi Crooks scores a career-high 36 points to power Iowa State past No. 14 Kansas State 85-63
By Canadian Press on March 2nd, 2025
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Audi Crooks put Iowa State on her shoulders in the third quarter, scoring 14 of her career-high 36 points as the Cyclones blew past No. 14 Kansas State 85-63 in their regular season finale on Sunday. With a one-point lead to start the second half, Crooks, a 6-foot-3 sophomore center, was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northern Exposure: Bartling leads new-look N.W.T. team at the Montana’s Brier
By Canadian Press on March 2nd, 2025
KELOWNA, B.C. — Northwest Territories vice D’Arcy Delorey would often use a territorial championship banner at the three-sheet Hay River Curling Club as inspiration in the early days of his curling journey. Shirley King, a local curler from the town of about 3,000 on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, skipped her team to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frederick Gaudreau and Filip Gustavsson shine as Wild beat Bruins 1-0
By Canadian Press on March 2nd, 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Frederick Gaudreau scored the game’s only goal and Filip Gustavsson stopped 28 shots as the Minnesota Wild beat the Boston Bruins 1-0 on Sunday. Gustavsson posted his fourth shutout of the season, his first since Jan. 4 against Carolina. The Wild snapped a three-game losing streak. Jeremy Swayman made 21 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joe Highsmith goes from making the cut to a PGA Tour winner at the Cognizant Classic
By Canadian Press on March 2nd, 2025
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Two days after Joe Highsmith made a nervy par putt to make the cut, he won the Cognizant Classic with the lowest weekend ever at PGA National and is going to the Masters. Highsmith rallied from a four-shot deficit Sunday with three straight birdies around the turn and a ... Read More »
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