National Sports
Dahlin rejects ‘pest’ label while driving the Sabres’ turnaround despite personal worries back home
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rasmus Dahlin scrunched his eyebrows, appearing genuinely baffled by the question. “What’s pest?” the Buffalo Sabres captain asked, repeating the label the defenseman has suddenly attracted following his involvement in two recent on-ice scuffles. “Yeah, that’s not who I’m trying to be,” Dahlin said upon being informed a pest is someone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US Para snowboarders thrive: Elliott wins in ‘redemption Games’ and Delson earns first gold
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Para snowboarder Noah Elliott struggled to keep it together as he crossed the finish line in his final race at the Milan Cortina Paralympics on Friday. He knew it was a special gold-medal run in what he calls his “redemption Games.” It capped a successful day for the United States ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I came to try and save the club:’ Veteran coach Halilhodzic on returning to struggling Nantes at 73
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
PARIS (AP) — At the age of 73 and with grandchildren to look after, Vahid Halilhodzic was enjoying his retirement following nearly 50 years in soccer as a player and a coach. Then a call came in from his old club Nantes, which is once again battling to avoid relegation from the French league. Halilhodzic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Radko Gudas faces up to a 5-game suspension for kneeing and injuring Auston Matthews
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas faces a suspension of up to five games for his knee-on-knee hit that injured Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews. Gudas is having a hearing Friday with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety. Because the hearing is a conference call and not “in-person” — now on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Complete absurdity:’ Usyk hits out at softening stance toward Russian athletes, plans Fury fight
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The world of sport appears to be softening the hardline stance it took when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Russian athletes are back competing under their own flag at the Paralympics. FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the international ban on Russian soccer teams “has not achieved anything.” And his counterpart at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tudor says some Tottenham players ‘cannot manage’ as relegation pressure ramps up
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Tottenham manager Igor Tudor acknowledged some of his players were struggling to cope with the pressure as the club lurches toward relegation from the Premier League in one of its worst seasons in a generation. An ever-present in England’s top flight since the 1970s, Spurs are one point above the bottom three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kansas State hires Belmont’s Casey Alexander as coach to replace the fired Jerome Tang
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State has hired Casey Alexander away from Belmont to take over the men’s basketball program, athletic director Gene Taylor announced Friday. Alexander coached Belmont to 166 wins and four conference titles in seven seasons, including the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference championship. He replaces Jerome Tang, who was fired Feb. 15. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reds reliever Caleb Ferguson dealing with mild oblique strain
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cincinnati Reds reliever Caleb Ferguson is dealing with an oblique strain and isn’t expected to be available for the start of the season. Reds manager Terry Francona told reporters that Ferguson has a mild right oblique strain. The Reds signed Ferguson to a one-year, $4.5 million contract in December. Ferguson, 29, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Wilkie wins biathlon gold, wheelchair curling team moves to gold-medal game
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
LAGO — Canadian nordic ski star Natalie Wilkie earned her second gold and fourth medal of the Milan Cortina Paralympics with a win in the women’s biathlon standing sprint pursuit on Friday. Both of Wilkie’s gold medals in Italy have come in the biathlon. She came into the Games with seven Paralympic medals in Para ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WNBA and the players’ union return to CBA talks after a 16-hour marathon session
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and its players’ union were back negotiating for a new collective bargaining agreement Friday for the fourth straight day, hours after a 16-hour marathon session ended. The two sides have spent nearly 40 hours discussing a new CBA since first getting together in-person Tuesday — the day the league ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A 68-year-old powerlifter smashes records and says she lives for ‘clang’ of weights
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
ST. JOHN’S — On Thursday morning, 68-year-old Mava Brydges put the weight of a household refrigerator onto her back, lowered herself toward the floor and then stood up again. Her 132.5-kilogram squat at the Canadian Powerlifting National Championships in St. John’s, N.L., was five kilograms shy of the national record for her age and weight ... Read More »
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