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March Madness No. 1 seed Florida brushes off SEC tourney loss and eyes a national title repeat
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Nothing will convince Florida coach Todd Golden that losing in the Southeastern Conference Tournament was a positive. Not even six consecutive wins and another national title. “I get it, but I’m not with it,” Golden said Monday. “We’re going to definitely learn from it. We’re going to use it to our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bills continue adding to secondary by signing safety Geno Stone to a 1-year contract
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills continued adding to their secondary by signing safety Geno Stone to a one-year contract on Monday. Stone has six NFL seasons of experience, and was a starter the past two years with Cincinnati. The 26-year-old was selected by Baltimore in the seventh round of the 2020 draft ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cost of rebuilding Alberta town’s only ice rinks after explosion in the millions
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
EDMONTON — A hockey-loving town in southern Alberta that lost its only two ice rinks in a Zamboni explosion says it will cost millions to rebuild. Derrin Thibault, Taber’s chief administrative officer, says council recently agreed to spend about $6 million to rebuild its large ice rink after the December blast shattered the walls around ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yaxel Lendeborg tells AP Kentucky offered him $7 to 9 million before he chose Michigan
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg has made more money than he ever dreamed was possible entering March Madness, allowing him to pay his mother’s bills and buy her a new ride. Lendeborg, though, could be even richer. Michigan’s 6-foot-9, 240-pound point forward was the top prospect in the transfer portal last year and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Musgrove likely to open on injured list for Padres after missing last year because of elbow surgery
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove is expected to open this season on the injured list while still working to come back from Tommy John surgery that kept him from pitching last year. “He’s most likely going to start on the IL this year,” first-year manager Craig Stammen told reporters Monday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ancelotti says Brazil will extend his contract to the 2030 World Cup
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — National coach Carlo Ancelotti says the Brazilian Football Confederation is set to extend his contract to the 2030 World Cup. The 66-year-old Italian took over Brazil last May to the 2026 World Cup and has noted in interviews he would like to have the job for a four-year World Cup ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dick Vitale and Charles Barkley will call their first NCAA Tournament game together
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
Dick Vitale previously declined a standing invitation from CBS and TNT Sports to call an NCAA Tournament game. An assist from Charles Barkley is finally making it happen this year. Vitale and Barkley will call Tuesday night’s second First Four matchup in Dayton, Ohio, between Texas and N.C. State on truTV with Brian Anderson and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oregon QB Dante Moore reveals he has fought depression and seeks support for mental health services
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
Oregon quarterback Dante Moore has revealed he struggled with mental health issues associated with the pressures of major college football. Moore told The Oregonian/OregonLive in a story published Monday he wrote a letter to Gov. Tina Kotek this month in which he disclosed his struggles with depression. He asked the Oregon governor for support for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Darius Slay, a six-time Pro Bowl cornerback who won a Super Bowl with the Eagles, is retiring
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
Darius Slay is ready to get on with the next chapter of his life. The six-time Pro Bowl cornerback who won a Super Bowl with Philadelphia announced his retirement on Monday, ending a 13-year career in which he became one of the top players at his position in the game. “I’ve been blessed to play ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid’s Mbappé ready to play against Man City in Champions League, Arbeloa says
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Kylian Mbappé returned to Real Madrid’s squad for the second leg against Manchester City in the Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday. “He is ready to play,” Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa said at a news conference in Manchester on Monday evening, when asked about Mbappé’s availability, “so tomorrow you will see.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian angler Jeff Gustafson using Bassmaster Classic absence as motivation
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
Jeff Gustafson returned to his office Monday. The Kenora, Ont., angler was back in his Lund 2075 Pro-V bass boat on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville for some fun fishing in not-so-fun conditions — 3 C temperatures with wind and rain. However, it was welcomed after Gustafson spent last week talking to fans at the US$1-million Bassmaster ... Read More »
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