National Sports
Lindsey Vonn loses lead in World Cup downhill standings as Laura Pirovano wins by 0.01 again
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
VAL DI FASSA, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn finally lost her lead in the World Cup downhill standings Saturday when Laura Pirovano won by the smallest margin of 0.01 seconds on back-to-back days. Vonn was the standout downhill racer through January but her season-ending crash at the Olympics last month left her too few World ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Multi-team owner Michele Kang looks to raise the bar for women’s soccer on multiple fronts
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
Michele Kang knows the question is coming before it is even asked. No, she never imagined she’d own one women’s soccer team, let alone three. But Kang knows a good investment when she sees it. “I really fell in love with the game and the potential. I saw the potential where it was and where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New CBA rules and NHL parity contributed to fewer big trades at the deadline
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
There is an All-Star starting lineup that can be made from the NHL players who easily could have been traded at the deadline but were not. In goal, Sergei Bobrovsky. On defense, Colton Parayko and Rasmus Ristolainen. At forward, Vincent Trocheck, Robert Thomas and Steven Stamkos. A lot of trades, big and small, never materialized. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL teams are becoming more willing to trade two first-round picks for elite defensive players
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
Defense wins championships. That’s why NFL teams are becoming more willing to part with valuable draft picks for elite defenders. Trading two first-rounders for a player has been rare with fewer than 20 such deals over the past 40 years. However, three of those have occurred in the past 6 1/2 months and each was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surging Hurricanes shut down Oilers 6-3 with ‘full team effort’ on the road
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
EDMONTON — The Carolina Hurricanes were pretty quiet during the trade deadline period, but based on the way they’ve been playing of late it could easily be argued they didn’t really need to tinker with the lineup. Jackson Blake had a pair of goals and K’Andre Miller had three assists as the Eastern Conference-leading Hurricanes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic champion Pinheiro Braathen leads World Cup giant slalom with Odermatt fifth
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Olympic champion Lucas Pinheiro Braathen was fastest in the first run of a World Cup giant slalom on Saturday with Marco Odermatt almost one second back in fifth. Pinheiro Braathen’s historic gold-medal win for Brazil last month pushed Odermatt down to silver, and he is the Swiss star’s closest challenger ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taiwan beats Vietnam 1-0 in Women’s Asian Cup match
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Taiwan defeated Vietnam 1-0 on Saturday to move into second place in Group C at the Women’s Asian Cup with one match remaining. Su Yu-hsuan scored the decisive goal in the 26th minute after Saki Matsunaga’s shot hit the crossbar, leaving Su to nod the rebound into an empty net for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russell, Antonelli lead Mercedes in one-two qualifying positions for F1’s Australian GP
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Mercedes has revealed its dominant hand in qualifying for Sunday’s Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. George Russell earned his ninth-career pole position Saturday ahead of his teammate Kimi Antonelli for the team’s 83rd front-row lockout and its first since the 2024 British Grand Prix. Russell topped all three sessions in F1’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tyler Herro has 33 points as the Heat snap the Hornets’ 6-game winning streak
By Canadian Press on March 7th, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Herro had 33 points, nine rebounds and nine assists and the Miami Heat snapped the Charlotte Hornets’ six-game winning streak with a 128-120 victory Friday night. Herro was 8 for 10 from 3-point range, including one that broke a 108-all tie with 7:06 to play. That came during a 9-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tyler Herro hasr 33 points as the Heat snap the Hornets’ 6-game winning streak
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Herro had 33 points, nine rebounds and nine assists and the Miami Heat snapped the Charlotte Hornets’ six-game winning streak with a 128-120 victory Friday night. Herro was 8 for 10 from 3-point range, including one that broke a 108-all tie with 7:06 to play. That came during a 9-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat stop Hornets’ 6-game winning streak behind 33 points from Tyler Herro
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Herro had 35 points, nine rebounds and nine assists and the Miami Heat snapped the Charlotte Hornets’ six-game winning streak with a 128-120 victory Friday night. Herro was 8 for 10 from 3-point range, including one that broke a 108-all tie with 7:06 to play. That came during a 9-0 ... Read More »
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