National Sports
Michigan assistant Justin Joyner named Oregon State men’s basketball coach
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
Oregon State on Wednesday named Michigan assistant Justin Joyner as the Beavers’ new men’s basketball coach. Joyner replaces Wayne Tinkle, who was dismissed last month after 12 seasons with the Beavers. Tinkle stayed with the team through its West Coast Conference tournament run, which ended Monday with a semifinal loss to Gonzaga. Joyner, 38, has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vikings release defensive linemen Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave after last year’s spending spree
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings cleared salary cap space taken by their failed strategy for contending last season, releasing defensive linemen Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave on Wednesday one year after those veterans were a prominent part of a free agent spending spree. The Vikings also made the procedural move of releasing safety Harrison ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Are 105-degree days coming to the Cactus League? Spring training could turn to summer in Arizona
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — A day of fun in the sun for a Major League Baseball spring training game in the Cactus League looks like it’s about to get toasty — even by Arizona standards. Record-setting heat is forecast over the next 10 days in central Arizona with temperatures that could rise into the 90s by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amid war, Israeli Para athlete proudly displays her nation’s flag at Milan Cortina Paralympic Games
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The only Israeli athlete at the Milan Cortina Paralympics will leave the Games without a medal but full of pride from displaying her nation’s flag at a time of distress back home. Sheina Vaspi’s best finish was 12th place in the women’s Para alpine combined standing race. She is not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mikayla Blakes savors SEC honor as a step toward taking Vanderbilt deep in March Madness
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt women’s basketball guard Mikayla Blakes likes being the first sophomore since A’ja Wilson in 2016 to win Southeastern Conference player of the year. “She’s historic,” Blakes said Wednesday of the AP female athlete of the year in 2025 and four-time WNBA MVP. “She’s killing the WNBA. She’s done college as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unbeaten No. 20 Miami face a new test as the MAC tournament tips off in Cleveland
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
The Miami RedHawks have already reached a milestone by becoming the fifth men’s Division I program this century to go undefeated during the regular season. Travis Steele’s team knows the stakes rise when the Mid-American Conference Tournament begins Thursday in Cleveland with a game against UMass. “You’ve got to put a bow on the regular ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Micah McFadden returns to the Giants, healthy and ready to play for John Harbaugh
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Much has changed since Micah McFadden last played for the New York Giants. They lost 13 of 17 games including the season opener, during which he got hurt 11 snaps in, and overhauled their entire staff, with John Harbaugh taking over as coach and Dennard Wilson running the defense. Plenty more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bobby Hurley faces an uncertain future after Arizona State’s Big 12 Tournament loss
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Hurley kept calmly answering postgame questions at the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday, shortly after Arizona State had been waylaid by No. 7 Iowa State in the second round, as if he won’t be back on the sideline for the Sun Devils next season. Eventually, Hurley pointed out the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Owner Brad Grant feels hosting Hambletonian Stakes would boost Canadian racing
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
TORONTO — Owner Brad Grant has won just about every major harness-racing title there is, but his two Hambletonian Stakes victories stand above the rest. The Milton, Ont., trucking magnate reached the Hambletonian winner’s circle for the first time with filly Atlanta in 2018 at The Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J. He returned two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!France flanker Jégou hit with four-week ban for reckless eye contact in Six Nations
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
DUBLIN (AP) — France flanker Oscar Jégou was suspended for four weeks on Wednesday for reckless contact with the eyes of Scotland hooker Ewan Ashman in their Six Nations match last weekend. Jégou’s illegal action in a maul went unpunished by match officials at the time. But video replays highlighted the alleged eye gouge and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Alphonso Davies has hamstring strain, Bayern Munich says
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich left back Alphonso Davies strained his right hamstring in a Champions League win over Atalanta, the Bundesliga club said Wednesday. Bayern didn’t specify a timeline for the Canada international’s return, but a similar injury during a Feb. 21 game had kept Davies out for just over two weeks. Canada co-hosts ... Read More »
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