National Sports
Wilkie, Ideson named Canada’s flag bearers for Paralympics closing ceremony
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO — Para nordic skier Natalie Wilkie and wheelchair curler Mark Ideson have been named Canada’s closing ceremony flag bearers for the Milan Cortina Paralympics, the Canadian Paralympic Committee announced Saturday. Wilkie, from Salmon Arm, B.C., has earned four medals (two gold, one silver, one bronze) in her third Paralympics. She still has one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wales end three-year Six Nations drought by blowing away Italy in Cardiff
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Wales tasted Six Nations success for the first time in 1,099 days after blowing away Italy 31-17 in Principality Stadium on Saturday. The growing confidence from recent narrow losses against Scotland and Ireland spilled over into an unexpected and dominant bonus-point win, Wales’ first in the championship since March 2023 when ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red flag at IndyCar practice after workers spotted on temporary Texas street course
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — IndyCar officials had to throw a red flag to freeze the cars as they were pulling out of the pit area for a second practice session Saturday when three workers were spotted on the hot track. No one was injured. Practice for the inaugural Grand Prix of Arlington resumed after a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Giannis Antetokounmpo is unavailable for Bucks’ game in Atlanta because of a left ankle sprain
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo wasn’t available for the Milwaukee Bucks’ matchup with the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, marking the 31st game the two-time MVP has missed this season. Although Milwaukee’s injury report initially had listed Antetokounmpo as questionable due to injury management of his right calf, the team later ruled him out because of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Substitute Tosin scores late winner as Lorient beats Lens 2-1 in Ligue 1
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
LORIENT, France (AP) — Substitute striker Aiyegun Tosin scored the winner as second-placed Lens lost 2-1 at Lorient in the French league on Saturday, missing the chance to move back to the top of the standings. With Paris Saint-Germain not playing this weekend, Lens had the chance to move two points clear with a win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alabama WR seeks a hard reset in 2026 with a new name and a new number
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama receiver Ryan Williams has a new name and a new number for 2026. One of the team’s most notable players made two notable changes during the offseason. He added Coleman to his now-hyphenated last name to honor his mother and switched from No. 2 to No. 1, returning to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Armstrong scores career-high 33 points, UMBC returns to NCAA Tournament after 74-59 win over Vermont
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
BALTIMORE (AP) — DJ Armstrong buried seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points, leading top-seeded UMBC to a 74-59 victory over No. 2-seed Vermont in the championship game of the America East Playoffs on Saturday. The Retrievers (24-8) will play in the NCAA Tournament for the third time and earned their first bid since ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roger Penske’s Texas-sized ‘playground’ in Jerry Jones’ neighborhood is IndyCar’s new street course
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Roger Penske and IndyCar found a Texas-sized “playground” in Jerry Jones’ neighborhood for a temporary street course to bring the series back to the Dallas-Fort Worth market. Nearly three years after IndyCar last ran on the fast 1 1/2-mile oval at Texas Motor Speedway about 30 miles away, the open-wheel series ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tretter scores 23 as Miami (OH) women survive Toledo 68-58 to clinch NCAA Tournament berth
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — Amber Tretter scored 23 points to help the top-seeded Miami of Ohio women beat No. 6 seed Toledo 68-58 on Saturday to win the Mid-American Conference Tournament title and clinch an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since 2008. The win marks the second MAC Championship title in program history for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French ski star Alexis Pinturault to retire after World Cup Finals
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
COURCHEVEL, France (AP) — French ski racer Alexis Pinturault said on Saturday that he will retire at the end of the month after the World Cup Finals. Pinturault, one of the best French skiers in history, had been thinking about retirement for a while following injury setbacks. “It’s probably the right time,” the three-time Olympic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian sit-skier Kurt Oatway goes for one medal after long road back to Paralympics
By Canadian Press on March 14th, 2026
It’s simply competition. And Kurt Oatway’s desire is just to win and improve. “It is a bigger race, it’s a more important race, but at the end of the day it’s just a race,” he said of the Paralympics. But the journey to being a two-time Paralympic medallist in Para alpine sit-skiing started from a ... Read More »
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