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Alan Huss promises to make Creighton leaders ‘look smart’ for making him successor to Greg McDermott
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Alan Huss knew he would be Creighton’s head basketball coach eventually. He just didn’t know when until Greg McDermott told him recently that he planned to retire after the Bluejays’ final game. Huss, who played for the Bluejays from 1997-2001 and was an assistant under McDermott for six years, returned to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olivia Miles and Marta Suarez teamed up at TCU and trying to get past Sweet 16 in March Madness
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Marta Suarez wanted the opportunity for a deep run during March Madness in her final college season before turning pro. The 6-foot-3 forward from Spain was already talking to TCU last year when she found out that Olivia Miles was coming to finish her college career with the Horned Frogs, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL playoff chase in the East is ‘a fight for your life’ down the stretch as postseason looms
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Connor McDavid called the Pacific Division path to the playoffs “a bit of a pillow fight right now.” The same race down the stretch in the NHL’s Eastern Conference is anything but. No team has clinched a berth, and only three — Carolina, Tampa Bay and Buffalo — are strong bets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WNBA expansion team Toronto Tempo adds Olaf Lange as associate head coach
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
TORONTO — The Toronto Tempo has added two-time WNBA champion Olaf Lange as associate head coach, the team announced Wednesday. Lange joins head coach Sandy Brondello and assistant coaches Ciara Carl and Brian Lankton on the WNBA expansion team. Lange most recently served as an assistant coach with the New York Liberty from 2022 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cernak scores on crazy carom late in 3rd period as the Lightning beat the Wild 6-3
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Erik Cernak scored a tiebreaking goal with 2:53 left in the third period when Minnesota goaltender Filip Gustavsson misplayed a carom off the end boards and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Wild 6-3 on Tuesday night. Cernak scored his second of the season after Charle-Edouard D’Astous’ pass traveled the length ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American investors bet big on Indian cricket with two separate billion-dollar deals for IPL teams
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
BENGALURU, India (AP) — American investors are making a big move into Indian cricket, with two separate billion-dollar deals made on the same day for teams in the country’s most popular sports league. No team in the Indian Premier League — one of Asia’s most-watched sports events — had ever sold for more than $1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FIFA announces latest phase of World Cup ticket sales
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
FIFA announced on Wednesday plans for a final round of World Cup ticket sales. World soccer’s governing body said over one million tickets had been sold by the end of the previous release between December and February and additional tickets would be put on general sale April 1 to the end of the tournament, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson signs with Real American Freestyle wrestling
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson has signed with Real American Freestyle wrestling, the company announced Wednesday. Steveson won gold for the United States at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and was named the Hodge Trophy winner as the nation’s top college wrestler twice while competing for the University of Minnesota. The 25-year-old heavyweight will make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets sign forward Wahlin to one-year, two-way contract
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Lucas Wahlin to a one-year, two-way contract, the NHL club announced Wednesday. The deal for the 2026-27 season carries an average annual value of US$850,000 in the NHL. Wahlin will spend the remainder of this season with the American Hockey League’s Manitoba Moose on an amateur tryout ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oklahoma’s Owen Heinecke sues NCAA for another year of eligibility as key April dates loom
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
Oklahoma linebacker Owen Heinecke is suing the NCAA for an additional year of eligibility, according to court documents. Heinecke played briefly in three games of lacrosse at Ohio State in February 2022, costing him a year of eligibility. He transferred to play football at Oklahoma, then sat out a year because of injury. He was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The clock is ticking for San Jose State to change its policy on a transgender athlete
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration gave San Jose State University 10 days to resolve what the U.S. Education Department has deemed are Title IX violations involving transgender athletes, saying the school will face legal action and the possible loss of federal funding if it fails to comply. The department in January found that ... Read More »
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