National Sports
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 »
Be the first to comment!Blackhawks and Senators to play games in Duesseldorf as the NHL looks to grow hockey in Germany
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks and Ottawa Senators will play two games in Duesseldorf later this year as part of the NHL and NHLPA’s efforts to grow hockey in Germany, the league announced Friday. The Global Series games on Dec. 18 and 20 at PSD Bank Dome are the second and third regular-season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Providence fires coach Kim English a day after Friars lose to St. John’s in Big East quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Kim English’s three-year tenure at Providence is over. Athletic director Steve Napolillo announced English’s firing Friday, a day after the Friars lost 85-72 to No. 13 St. John’s in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals and finished 15-18. “We appreciate Kim and his staff for their efforts over the past three seasons ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Sox sign LHP Danny Coulombe to $1 million contract. Romy Gonzalez has shoulder surgery
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have signed left-handed reliever Danny Coulombe to a $1 million, one-year contract that allows him to earn an additional $2 million in performance and roster bonuses. The team also said on Thursday that utilityman Romy Gonzalez had surgery on his left shoulder and was placed on the 60-day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ducks defenceman Gudas to have hearing for knee-on-knee hit to Leafs’ Matthews
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
NEW YORK — Anaheim Ducks defenceman Radko Gudas is scheduled to have a hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety on Friday for his hit that injured Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews. The knee-on-knee hit occurred at 15:47 of the second period of the Ducks’ 6-4 loss Thursday night in Toronto. Gudas received ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six Georgian rugby players sanctioned under anti-doping rules in urine sample substitution case
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MONTREAL (AP) — Six players in Georgia’s rugby team and one member of the support staff have been charged and sanctioned for what World Rugby described Friday as an “orchestrated scheme involving recreational drugs” and the swapping of drug-test samples. In a case dating back to before the former Soviet republic’s team played at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women’s rugby sevens team forced to make changes ahead of New Jersey stop
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
Injuries and club commitments have forced Canadian women rugby sevens coach Jocelyn Barrieau to make five changes to her roster ahead of this weekend’s HSBC SVNS stop in Harrison, N.J. Captain Carissa Norsten, Keyara Wardley and Piper Logan are out injured, with Norsten sidelined by a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered in Canada’s final game ... Read More »
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