National Sports
Capsule look at 13 countries competing in 2026 women’s world curling championship
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
CALGARY — A capsule look at the 13 teams competing March 14-22 in the 2026 BKT World Women’s Curling Championship at Calgary’s WinSport Event Centre: Canada (Einarson) Kerri Einarson, third Val Sweeting, second Shannon Birchard and lead Karlee Burgess seek their first world title. Einarson, Sweeting and Birchard were bronze medallists in both 2022 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 22 Vanderbilt beats No. 25 Tennessee 75-68 to reach SEC semifinals
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Duke Miles scored a season-high 30 points as No. 22 Vanderbilt beat 25th-ranked Tennessee 75-68 Friday to advance to the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals. The fourth-seeded Commodores (25-7) came in with its highest seeding since winning the 2012 SEC Tournament. They will play regular-season SEC champ Florida, a 71-63 winner over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Villarreal late show breaks Alaves hearts in exciting draw
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
VITORIA-GASTEIZ, Spain (AP) — Villarreal equalized 1-1 deep in stoppage time and broke the hearts of relegation-threatened Alaves in La Liga on Friday. The home side seemed destined for a first win in six games and a debut three points for coach Quique Sanchez Flores, who was taking charge at home for the first time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Left ankle injury derails US midfielder Sands and jeopardizes his World Cup hopes
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — U.S. international James Sands’ World Cup hopes are in jeopardy after a left ankle injury ruled him out of the rest of the Bundesliga season. Sands was scheduled to have ankle surgery on Friday in Munich, his St. Pauli club said. St. Pauli gave no timeframe for when the 25-year-old midfielder ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ole Miss takes team lead after Day 1 at the NCAA rifle championships
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kentucky junior Braden Peiser earned the individual title in the smallbore competition and Mississippi took the team lead after the opening day of the NCAA rifle championships Friday inside the Covelli Center. Peiser posed a score of 596 to tie the NCAA championship record. He shot a 196 in kneeling and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parma scores two own goals in two minutes and falls at Torino
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Parma scored two own goals in two minutes to undo an otherwise tight match and tumble towards a 4-1 defeat by Torino in Serie A on Friday. Giovanni Simeone scored his second goal in three games to put Torino 1-0 up in the third minute only for Mateo Pellegrino to equalize ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rory McIlroy’s back is feeling fine. It’s his putter that hurts him at The Players
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy wasn’t entirely sure he would be able to play in The Players Championship because of muscle spasms in his lower back that forced him to withdraw last Saturday at Bay Hill. Now he’s thankful to be playing two more days at the TPC Sawgrass. But it took ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Late Gouiri goal gives Marseille win over Ligue 1 struggler Auxerre
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Substitute Amine Gouiri scored with 11 minutes remaining to give Marseille a 1-0 win over Ligue 1 struggler Auxerre on Friday. The result left Marseille in third place, three points clear of Lyon, which plays at Le Havre on Sunday. Marseille was seven points behind second-placed Lens and eight adrift of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stöger celebrates landmark appearance with superb free kick as Gladbach beats St Pauli
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MONCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) — Kevin Stöger’s first goal of the season helped Borussia Mönchengladbach beat St. Pauli 2-0 and boost hopes of avoiding Bundesliga relegation on Friday. Stöger was making his 200th Bundesliga appearance and struck a superb 25-meter free kick over the St. Pauli wall approaching halftime. Franck Honorat added the second in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Louisiana Tech football is on 2 league schedules amid its contentious departure from Conference USA
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Tech’s football team is currently listed on both the Sun Belt and Conference USA league schedules as the Bulldogs’ acrimonious departure from Conference USA continues to drag out. Last July, the Sun Belt extended membership to Louisiana Tech, and the school accepted, citing, among other things, the logic of joining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays’ José Berríos to visit specialist about elbow inflammation
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays pitcher José Berríos is going to see a specialist due to inflammation in his right elbow. Blue Jays manager John Schneider told reporters that the right-hander will be meeting with Dr. Keith Meister on Tuesday. Berríos won’t be throwing again before that visit. The elbow issue had prevented ... Read More »
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