National Sports
Rams sign special-teams ace LB Grant Stuard in their continuing overhaul of an underperforming group
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have signed linebacker and special-teams standout Grant Stuard in their latest move to overhaul a unit that struggled badly last season. The Rams formalized their two-year deal Monday with Stuard, who served as a captain of the Detroit Lions last season. Stuard was the final pick in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Einarson continues to roll in women’s world curling with fourth straight win
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
CALGARY — Kerri Einarson’s curling team passed a tough test in the women’s world championship to maintain an unbeaten record Monday. Einarson’s foursome out of Manitoba’s Gimli Curling Club was a 9-6 winner over Denmark’s Madeleine Dupont, who was a tough out for the Canadians despite a reduced lineup of three players in the back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guardians say 3B José Ramírez feeling better and sore shoulder ‘should be just fine in a few days’
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez was feeling much better Monday after the seven-time All-Star left a spring training game the previous day because of a sore shoulder, according to manager Stephen Vogt. “We’re going to reassess him day by day. He should be just fine in a few days,” Vogt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WADA is weighing a rule to bar Trump and US officials from major events. Can it really do that?
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
The idea sounds outlandish, if not downright impossible. Leaders at the World Anti-Doping Agency are considering adopting a rule that could bar President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending major international events — even if they take place on American soil. A few coming up are as big as they get: this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seiya Suzuki back at spring training with Cubs after injuring knee in World Baseball Classic
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Seiya Suzuki was back at spring training with the Chicago Cubs on Monday and went for an MRI on his right knee that he injured while playing for Japan in the World Baseball Classic. Cubs manager Craig Counsell told reporters that the team was waiting for the MRI results, and wouldn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba sports organizations would track under-represented groups under new bill
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
WINNIPEG — Provincial amateur sports organizations in Manitoba may soon be required to track demographics and show efforts to make their sport more inclusive. A bill now before the legislature would require bodies that govern sports to obtain demographic information on participants and report each year on efforts to boost participation from under-represented groups. Sport ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ciss scores contested late goal to give Rayo Vallecano draw with Levante
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Pathé Ciss’ controversial goal in stoppage time gave Rayo Vallecano a 1-1 draw and shattered visiting Levante’s hopes on Monday of a rare win that would boost its chances of avoiding relegation from La Liga. Levante started the night second from bottom in the table and went ahead when 20-year-old Carlos Espí ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lions say Canadian Football Hall of Famer Tom Brown has died at age 89
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Canadian Football Hall of Famer Tom Brown, a three-time CFL all-star who won a Grey Cup with the B.C. Lions in 1964, has died, the team said Monday. He was 89. A two-time winner of the CFL’s top lineman award, Brown played in 97 regular-season games with the Lions from 1961 to 1967. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Kerri Einarson beats Denmark’s Dupont 9-6 in women’s world curling
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
CALGARY — Kerri Einarson’s curling team has won a fourth straight game at the women’s world curling championship to maintain an unbeaten record. Einarson’s foursome out of Manitoba’s Gimli Curling Club defeated Denmark’s Madeleine Dupont 9-6 to get to 4-0. Denmark was down to three players at the fifth-end break because of illness. The team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Igor Thiago celebrates Brazil call-up with goal in Brentford draw with Wolves
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Igor Thiago celebrated his first call-up to the Brazil squad by scoring Brentford’s second goal in a 2-2 thriller against Wolves in the Premier League on Monday. Nearing halftime, the striker tapped into the empty net for his 19th league goal of the season. A few minutes earlier, Michael Kayode’s glancing header ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. heli-ski company says snowboarder died in fall in a tree well
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
GOLDEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — A British Columbia helicopter-ski company says that a snowboarder has died in the Kootenay region after falling in to a tree well. Great Canadian Heli-Skiing, based in Golden, B.C., says in a statement the person was a guest of their company and died on Saturday in the northern Selkirk Mountains ... Read More »
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