National Sports
British athletics plead not guilty to manslaughter charges over Paralympian thrower’s death
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
LONDON (AP) — The governing body for athletics in Britain and a sports official pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of manslaughter over the death of a Paralympic athlete who was hit on the head by a metal pole during training in 2017. The 36-year-old thrower Abdullah Hayayei, who represented the United Arab Emirates, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!JuJu Watkins driven to lead top-seeded USC on deeper run in women’s NCAA Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins grew up tuning into the NCAA Tournament and making her own bracket. Now, it’s the super sophomore’s time to shine, leading No. 1 seed Southern California in pursuit of a deeper run than its Elite Eight appearance a year ago. “Every year the goal is to break others’ opinions,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rory McIlroy wins The Players Championship and Masters expectations rise
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy winning The Players Championship gave him so much of what he doesn’t need. The $4.5 million prize is the largest for any tournament in the world. It pushed McIlroy’s career earnings on the PGA Tour alone to just over $99.7 million, second only to Tiger Woods. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Want to get into cycling? Start slow before shifting into high gear, experts say
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
When people decide to start cycling to work, they sometimes go overboard. They think they need to buy excessive gear, specific clothes, the perfect bike — they commit to five days a week, no matter what. “I mean, you don’t even have to buy a bike to get started,” said Yvonne Bambrick, author of The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Rise of the SEC: How a league known for the gridiron became kings of college basketball
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
Porter Moser spent three seasons in the Big 12 before shepherding Oklahoma to the Southeastern Conference, making the longtime coach uniquely suited to compare the erstwhile best conference in America to the current king of college hoops. “The things is, there is no bottom,” Moser explained. “That’s what we felt in the Big 12 the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FIFA report highlights the inequities in women’s soccer
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
Despite the growing attention on women’s soccer globally, the vast majority of players and teams still struggle for resources and investment. FIFA on Monday released its annual report on the women’s game, highlighting the inequities across the sport. Soccer’s world governing body expanded the fourth edition’s scope from 34 leagues to 86 leagues and some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Courtois back and Belgium is looking to turn the page on ‘Courtoisgate’
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
Thibaut Courtois is back with Belgium after a 21-month absence and the Red Devils are hoping the Real Madrid goalkeeper’s return will herald the start of a new era for the national team after a lean spell. Courtois abruptly left the team in June 2023 ahead of a European Championship qualifier after falling out with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Homan beats United States and Turkey at world women’s curling championship
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
UIJEONGBU-SI — A two-win day for Rachel Homan has her Canadian team in a second-place tie at the midway point of round-robin play at the LGT world women’s curling championship. The Ottawa-based rink of Homan, Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes posted an 8-4 victory over American Tabitha Peterson before picking up an 8-3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zakai Zeigler eager to finish his March Madness tenure getting the Vols to their 1st Final Four
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
Zakai Zeigler has one overriding goal for his final season with the Tennessee Volunteers, and that is making sure they accomplish something this program has never done. Reach their first Final Four. The Volunteers (27-7) have a lengthy NCAA Tournament history with this their 27th berth. They went five weeks during the regular season as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Notre Dame looks to dynamic backcourt to regain momentum for March Madness
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Early in the season, Notre Dame built a sparkling resume with victories against two eventual No. 1 seeds — USC and Texas — and a pair of No. 2 seeds in UConn and Duke. The end of the season was a different story. After losing three of their last five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A dream week for Danny Walker at The Players. Graeme McDowell faces big week in Macau
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2025
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Players Championship is reducing its 144-man field to 120 players next year, a move that might allow weekday rounds to finish on time, perhaps improve the overall pace of play and probably will eliminate a week like the one Danny Walker had. Walker, a PGA Tour rookie who ... Read More »
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