National Sports
MLB teams pressure WBC managers to be careful with pitchers. Venezuela pushed back
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela manager Omar López went beyond the limit to help his nation win its first World Baseball Classic. Major league clubs routinely place restrictions on how national team managers can use pitchers at the WBC. One key for López and Venezuela in Tuesday night’s championship game was that he talked some MLB ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL reaches TV deal with Scripps Sports to air Walter Cup Finals to national U.S. audience in May
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Scripps Sports is quickly broadening its coverage of pro women’s hockey by adding the PWHL’s Walter Cup Finals to its national TV schedule on ION in May, the league announced on Wednesday. The agreement means the best-of-five series will be broadcast to a U.S.-wide audience on linear television for the first time in the PWHL’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turbulent week at Chelsea sees European humiliation and Enzo doubts follow financial scandal
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
A reputation-harming financial scandal. An early and humiliating Champions League elimination. A star player casting doubt on his future. Life at Chelsea often resembles a soap opera, and this week has been appointment viewing at a club where the decision-making of its past and present ownership has come under scrutiny. It started with Chelsea receiving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan beats South Korea 4-1 to set up Women’s Asian Cup final against Australia
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
SYDNEY (AP) — Riko Ueki and Maika Hamano scored first-half goals to set Japan on course for a 4-1 victory over South Korea on Wednesday and a spot in the Women’s Asian Cup final against Australia. Japan dominated the semifinal at Sydney’s Stadium Australia against a South Korea lineup that edged the Australians on goal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senegal turns to CAS to appeal ‘unfair, unprecedented’ decision to strip Africa Cup title
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Senegal isn’t giving up its Africa Cup of Nations title without a legal fight, with the country’s soccer federation saying it will appeal the “unfair, unprecedented, and unacceptable decision” to strip the team of its victory in a chaotic final against host Morocco. The Confederation of African Football’s appeals board on Tuesday ruled Senegal forfeited ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 1 seed South Carolina resets for March Madness run after SEC title game stumble
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
South Carolina coach Dawn Staley isn’t sweating her team’s 17-point loss to rival Texas in the Southeastern Conference Tournament championship. In fact, she thinks it might be a blessing in disguise for her Gamecocks (31-3) heading into the NCAA Tournament, allowing them to refocus. “Our team knows we didn’t play our best basketball — not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MiLaysia Fulwiley already got an NCAA title at South Carolina. Now she wants to win one with LSU
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Houston’s LJ Cryer fell just short last year in his bid to become the first men’s basketball player to win an NCAA Tournament at two different schools. LSU’s MiLaysia Fulwiley now is trying to accomplish the feat on the women’s side. Fulwiley was part of South Carolina’s 2024 national championship team and its runner-up squad ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transfer portal era allows some players to experience March Madness at multiple schools
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Wisconsin guard Nick Boyd’s NCAA Tournament experiences have run the gamut at his previous schools. Boyd reached the Final Four with Florida Atlantic in 2023, endured an overtime loss in the round of 64 with the Owls a year later and then lost in the First Four with San Diego State last season. Now at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!North Carolina’s Wilson, Texas Tech’s Topping among the missing stars in the NCAA Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Top-ranked Duke earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament behind star freshman Cameron Boozer and an overpowering inside game. But as the Blue Devils embark on what they hope will be a deep March Madness run, coach Jon Scheyer is having to make some adjustments with two key players dealing with injuries. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cal prepares to open 1st spring practice under new coach Tosh Lupoi
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The first few months on the job for new California football coach Tosh Lupoi have been a bit of a whirlwind as he has worked on putting together a staff, retaining and adding players to the roster and building a culture he hopes will turn the Golden Bears into a winner. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes repeats as champion of the grueling Iditarod sled dog race
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
NOME, Alaska (AP) — Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes cruised to a repeat victory in the Iditarod, the roughly 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) sled dog race in Alaska. Holmes guided his dog team across the finish line Tuesday night in the old Gold Rush town of Nome, a Bering Sea coastal community. The race started March ... Read More »
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