By Canadian Press on March 30th, 2026
NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes has been named the NHL’s first star of the week. Dobes appeared in three of the Canadiens’ four wins last week, stopping 100 of 104 shots. The Czech rookie stopped a career-high 41 shots, including the last 33 he faced, in a 5-2 win over Carolina on ... Read More »
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ATLANTA (AP) — Ahead of the World Cup, Chris Richards has a new take on what makes America unique. “Maybe the TSA lines right now, that’s pretty American,” the U.S. defender said Monday ahead of a World Cup warmup match against Portugal. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Richards lives much of the year in London, ... Read More »
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OGDEN — Canada got back on track at the men’s world curling championship with a 9-2 rout of Poland in Monday’s early draw. Matt Dunstone’s Winnipeg rink went up 4-2 with a deuce in the fifth end, then stole three in the sixth and two in the seventh as the teams shook hands early. The ... Read More »
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration sued Minnesota and its school athletics governing body on Monday, carrying out a threat to punish the state for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports. The lawsuit is part of a broader fight over the rights of transgender youth. More than two dozen states have laws prohibiting ... Read More »
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LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistan Cricket Board has fined fast bowler Naseem Shah $72,000 for a social media post criticizing a politician’s presence at the opening game of the Pakistan Super League, which has banned spectators. The chief Minister of the Punjab province, Maryam Nawaz, was invited to Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium last Thursday, along ... Read More »
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Ken Clay, who won World Series championships with the New York Yankees in 1977-78 to highlight his five-year major league career, has died at the age of 71. Dr. Jim Warren, executive medical director for the Centra Heart & Vascular Institute in Lynchburg, Virginia, notified the Yankees on Sunday that Clay died Thursday at home ... Read More »
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OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed goaltender Kevin Reidler on a two-year, entry-level contract set to start in the 2026-27 season, the NHL team announced Monday. Reidler will join the American Hockey League’s Belleville Senators on an amateur tryout agreement for the rest of this season. The six-foot-six, 206-pound netminder posted an 11-7-0 record ... Read More »
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LONDON (AP) — Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka “wanted desperately” to play in this international break, England coach Thomas Tuchel said Monday after the Arsenal stars joined a list of players from the Premier League leader citing injury issues. Ten Arsenal players in the past week either did not join their national team or left ... Read More »
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ZURICH (AP) — Prosecutors closed an investigation on Monday into the death of Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer who crashed at the 2024 road world championships and was not found for more than one hour. The 18-year-old Furrer crashed on a downhill section of rain-slicked road in a forest area approaching Zurich in the junior women’s ... Read More »
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GIMLI — Team Einarson has added Jocelyn Peterman as lead and vice days after overhauling its lineup following a runner-up finish at the world women’s curling championship in Calgary. The Manitoba-based team parted ways Thursday with longtime third Val Sweeting, coach Reid Carruthers and alternate Krysten Karwacki after the loss to Switzerland. Kerri Einarson remains ... Read More »
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Every moment of pretty much any major sporting event can be dissected in high-definition these days, and officials and umpires are spending more and more time staring at a TV screen to review close calls. It’s also led to a type of sign language unique to the sports world. There’s the twirling motion with a ... Read More »
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