National Sports
Aaron Judge and Brice Turang power US to a 15-5 WBC-opening win over Brazil
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer and Brice Turang had three hits and four RBIs to lead the United States to a 15-5 win over Brazil in its World Baseball Classic opener Friday night. There was one out and one on in the first when Judge, the first player to commit to the team last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colorado women send No. 20 Baylor home with 62-53 victory in Big 12 quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Desiree Wooten had 21 points, Zyanna Walker scored 19 and Colorado upset No. 20 Baylor 62-53 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference Tournament on Friday night. No. 6 seed Colorado will play 15th-ranked West Virginia, the No. 2 seed, in a semifinal matchup on Saturday. No. 1 seed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians Mboko, Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov advance at Indian Wells tennis tourney
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
INDIAN WELLS — Canada’s Victoria Mboko is on to the third round of the Indian Wells tournament. The 19-year-old from Toronto defeated Australia’s Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 7-6 (5) on Friday in second-round women’s singles tennis action. Mboko had seven aces to five double faults and broke on five of her seven chances. The 10th-seeded Mboko ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ejiofor powers No. 18 St. John’s past Seton Hall 72-65 for at least a share of the Big East title
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Zuby Ejiofor scored 21 points and No. 18 St. John’s held off Seton Hall 72-65 on Friday night to clinch at least a share of its second straight regular-season Big East title. Bryce Hopkins had 11 points and seven rebounds and Oziyah Sellers had 11 points and five rebounds for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blake paces surging Hurricanes to 6-3 road win over Oilers
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
EDMONTON — Jackson Blake had a pair of goals and K’Andre Miller had three assists as the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes came away with a 6-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist and Shayne Gostisbehere, Jordan Martinook and Jordan Staal also scored for the Hurricanes (40-16-6), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Knicks rout the Nuggets 142-103 as Denver guard Murray leaves with a sprained ankle
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
DENVER (AP) — OG Anunoby scored 34 points to power the New York Knicks to a 142-103 win over the Denver Nuggets, who lost All-Star point guard Jamal Murray to a sprained ankle Friday night just when their starting lineup was back together. Josh Hart added 18 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL-worst Canucks beat Blackhawks 6-3 to end seven-game skid
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Brock Boeser batted the puck in to break a 3-3 tie at 2:40 of the third period and the NHL-worst Vancouver Canucks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Friday night to end a seven-game losing streak that started in January. Boeser smacked the puck past Arvid Soderblom after Linus Karlsson’s cross-ice feed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL-leading Avalanche win 5-4 in shootout to end Stars’ franchise-record 10-game winning streak
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
DALLAS (AP) — Valeri Nichushkin scored with 15 seconds remaining in regulation, then made one of NHL-leading Colorado’s two shots in a shootout to beat Dallas 5-4 on Friday night, ending the Stars’ franchise-record winning streak at 10 games. Martin Necas had a goal and three assists for the Avalanche, then made the victory-clinching shot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Syla Swords, Olivia Olson lead No. 8 Michigan past Oregon 80-58 in Big Ten quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Syla Swords scored 17 points and Olivia Olson had 16 as No. 8 Michigan beat Oregon 80-58 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday. night. The Wolverines (25-5) will face No. 9 Iowa in Saturday’s semifinals. The final margin was Michigan’s largest lead of the game. Olson went 7 of 11 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Like father, like son: Lucas Ramirez hits 2 homers for Brazil in WBC with dad Manny Ramirez watching
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
HOUSTON (AP) — Manny Ramirez hit plenty of home runs in his 19-year major league career — 555, to be exact. On Friday night at Daikin Park, the 12-time All-Star relished watching someone else go yard when his son Lucas Ramirez hit two homers for Brazil against the United States in the World Baseball Classic. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celtics star Jayson Tatum filled with ‘gratitude’ in his return to court following Achilles surgery
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
BOSTON (AP) — There were times when Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum wasn’t sure if he’d make it back to the game that was abruptly taken away from him last season. It made every moment he experienced in his return as special as any he’s had so far in his basketball career. His homecoming at ... Read More »
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