National Sports
Minnesota Twins release Liam Hendriks from minor league contract
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Right-hander Liam Hendriks was released from a minor league contract by the Minnesota Twins on Friday after he failed to win a spot in the team’s bullpen. Minnesota signed the 37-year-old to a minor league deal with an invitation to major league spring training on Feb. 12. Hendriks allowed three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump issues executive order requiring CFP to avoid broadcasting conflicts with Army-Navy game
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday barring College Football Playoff and other postseason games from airing during the annual Army-Navy matchup in December. Trump directed the commerce secretary and the FCC chairman to coordinate with the playoff committee, the NCAA and media rights partners to ensure an exclusive broadcasting window ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toby Fournier scores 24, Duke women beat Charleston 81-64 in 1st round of NCAA Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Toby Fournier scored 24 points on 11-of-18 shooting and Duke maintained its momentum by opening the first round of March Madness with an 81-64 victory over the College of Charleston on Friday. Jordan Wood had 17 points on 5-of-5 shooting from 3-point range and Delaney Thomas had 19 points and nine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guardians won’t have to pay Clase, Ortiz while MLB continues gambling investigation and trial looms
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians won’t have to pay indicted pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz while Major League Baseball’s investigation continues into allegations of pitch-rigging for gamblers. Ortiz was placed on paid leave last July 3 and Clase on July 28, and they received their salaries while they didn’t pitch for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preston midfielder gets 3-game ban for kicking water bottle that hit Norwich fan
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Preston midfielder Jordan Thompson received a three-game ban Friday for kicking a water bottle that hit a fan in the head during a match in England’s second division. After being substituted off in the 2-0 loss at Norwich last Saturday, the Northern Ireland international kicked the water bottle off the ground and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Carolina coach Dawn Staley pleased the WBNA and players’ union reached an agreement
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley is excited about what the WNBA’s new collective bargaining agreement will mean for future Gamecocks, even if her players don’t yet fully understand the impact it could have on their careers. Staley said Friday the agreement, which WNBA players are being briefed on, will give future ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tuskegee coach Benjy Taylor sues Morehouse after being handcuffed and escorted off court
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Tuskegee men’s basketball coach Benjy Taylor filed a lawsuit against Morehouse College and two campus police officers on Friday, claiming he suffered emotional and physical harm when he was handcuffed and escorted off the court on Jan. 31. “He has suffered financial harm, reputational harm, emotional harm as well as physical damages,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunstone, teammates Harnden, Lott, and Olympic fifth Tardi pull out of Rock League
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
TORONTO — Montana’s Brier champion Matt Dunstone and teammates Colton Lott and E.J. Harnden withdrew from the inaugural season of Rock League on Friday. Tyler Tardi, who won Olympic gold as an alternate with Team Brad Jacobs last month at the Milan Cortina Games, has also pulled out, The Curling Group said in a statement. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Audi team boss Jonathan Wheatley leaves 2 races into F1 season after reported Aston Martin interest
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
HINWIL, Switzerland (AP) — Team principal Jonathan Wheatley has left the Audi Formula 1 team just two races into its rebranding from Sauber, following reports Aston Martin was seeking to sign him as it tries to turn around a troubled season. Audi said Friday that Wheatley, who took charge of what was then the Sauber ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool condemns ‘dehumanising, cowardly’ racist abuse of Ibrahima Konate
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate was the target of “vile and abhorrent” racist abuse online, the Premier League club said Friday. Konate was targeted after Wednesday’s Champions League victory against Galatasaray when he was involved in an incident that led to opposition striker Victor Osimhen sustaining a fractured arm. Liverpool condemned the abuse as “dehumanising, cowardly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde to leave at end of season
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde will leave the club at the end of the season, he said on Friday. Valverde has coached the most games in the history of Athletic. Sunday’s La Liga game against Real Betis will be No. 495 in charge of the club based in northern Spain. Valverde, whose ... Read More »
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