National Sports
Marcus Allen, fighting cancer, helps lead Miami’s NCAA Tournament celebration after win
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcus Allen’s stat line from Miami’s NCAA Tournament win over Missouri: zero points, zero rebounds, one sticker. And the Hurricanes couldn’t have enjoyed anything more. Allen — who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in December and ruled out for the rest of the season — has been around his team as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liverpool loses 2-1 at Brighton to continue downward spiral in Premier League
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
Liverpool’s troubles in the Premier League intensified with a 2-1 loss at Brighton on Saturday, leaving the stuttering defending champions on a three-match winless run and under threat of dropping out of the Champions League qualification spots. Danny Welbeck scored twice for Brighton at Amex Stadium, either side of Milos Kerkez’s equalizer for Liverpool in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ekitike injured early in Liverpool’s match at Brighton in Premier League
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike lasted less than eight minutes before hobbling off with a left leg injury in the Premier League game against Brighton on Saturday. The France international was hurt in a challenge by Brighton midfielder James Milner in the third minute. After receiving treatment, he tried to run it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pirovano completes World Cup downhill coup. Aicher reduces gap on Shiffrin to 95 points
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
KVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Laura Pirovano won the last women’s World Cup downhill of the season on Saturday and secured the discipline title, a prize Lindsey Vonn was favorite to win until getting injured at the Olympics and ending her season prematurely. Pirovano’s only remaining challenger for the title, Emma Aicher, finished fifth, as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Japan wins the Women’s Asian Cup, beating Australia 1-0 on Hamano’s early strike
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
SYDNEY (AP) — Maika Hamano’s first-half strike propelled Japan to the Women’s Asian Cup title with a 1-0 win over Australia on Saturday at Sydney’s Stadium Australia. The 21-year-old Hamano, on loan at Tottenham from Chelsea, took a pass from the left with her back to goal, turned and launched a powerful strike from outside ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paris wins last downhill of World Cup season, week after Odermatt locked up discipline title
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
KVITFJELL, Norway (AP) — Italian veteran Dominik Paris beat Olympic champion Franjo von Allmen on Saturday to win the men’s downhill at the World Cup finals, a week after Marco Odermatt had locked up the season title in the discipline. Now a record five-time downhill winner in Kvitfjell, Paris showed his class on the Olympiabakken ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wimbledon introduces video review on six courts for this year’s tournament
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon will use video review technology for the first time at this year’s tournament, the All England Club announced Saturday. The oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament will have the technology available on Centre Court, No. 1 Court — the club’s second-biggest stadium — plus four other show courts. Players will be allowed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flames’ Olofsson making most of opportunity after ‘shocking’ trade from Avalanche
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
CALGARY — Going from first to nearly worst has been an adjustment for Victor Olofsson, but he’s handled it like a pro. Olofsson’s first goal for Calgary was the winner on Friday as the former Colorado Avalanche winger led the Flames to a 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers. “It was a little bit shocking,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A learning experience’: Woll looking to finish strong with Maple Leafs
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
TORONTO — Joseph Woll didn’t expect to be in this position. The Maple Leafs goaltender — like the rest of his teammates — thought the Original Six club would be in the thick of a playoff race down the stretch. Toronto’s season all but lost after a disastrous stretch coming out of the Olympic break, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Number of perfect March Madness brackets dwindles into the hundreds after the first round
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
The odds of a picking perfect NCAA Tournament bracket are astronomical for a reason. The number of unblemished entries in ESPN’s bracket challenge dropped to 195 after the completion of the first round, even with all the high-seeded favorites winning — and defending national champion Florida doing it by 59 points against Prairie View A&M, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scores and schedule for March 20, 2026
By Canadian Press on March 20th, 2026
Friday’s Scoreboard NHL Carolina 4 Toronto 3 (OT) Washington 2 New Jersey 1 Colorado 4 Chicago 1 Calgary 4 Florida 1 Anaheim 4 Utah 1 — AHL Laval 4 Springfield 1 WB/Scranton 2 Belleville 1 Providence 4 Utica 3 Syracuse 5 Rochester 3 Grand Rapids 4 Rockford 2 Iowa 4 Ontario 1 San Diego 7 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
