National Sports
Thunder lock up the No. 1 seed for the 3rd straight season, putting the champs in elite NBA company
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2026
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — For the third straight season, the road to the NBA title goes through Oklahoma City. And this latest No. 1 seed has put the Thunder in some storied basketball company. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his defending champs became the seventh team in NBA history to finish with its conference’s best regular-season record ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connor McDavid nets hat trick on 5-point night as Oilers surge into first place in Pacific Division
By Canadian Press on April 9th, 2026
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The best way for the Edmonton Oilers to shake off a tough loss was to let Connor McDavid take over the game. One night after his team squandered three separate leads in an overtime defeat at Utah, McDavid delivered the kind of performance Edmonton needed. He scored three goals for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ligue 1 leader PSG rests while other teams chase a Champions League spot
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
PARIS (AP) — With Paris Saint-Germain given the weekend off to prepare for its trip to Liverpool in the Champions League, there will be no top-of-the-table clash against Lens this weekend. The French league controversially postponed the 1st vs. 2nd encounter following a request from PSG. Initially set for April 11, it fell between PSG’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paulinho’s hat trick leads Toluca to a 4-2 first-leg win over LA Galaxy
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Portuguese striker Joao Paulo Fernandes Paulinho scored a hat-trick on Thursday and Mexican reigning champion Toluca had a 4-2 victory over MLS side LA Galaxy in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series. Nicolas Castro open the scoring in the 12th minute and Paulinho added goals in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connor McDavid’s hat trick leads the Oilers to a 5-2 win over the Sharks
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Connor McDavid scored his 15th career hat trick and finished with five points Wednesday night, leading the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks that moved them into sole possession of first place in the Pacific Division. McDavid controlled the game almost from the start, scoring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Holmgren scores 30, Thunder clinch NBA’s best regular-season record in 128-110 victory over Clippers
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 30 points and 14 rebounds, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 points and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the NBA’s best regular-season record with a 128-110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Jalen Williams scored 18 points for the NBA champion Thunder (64-16), who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scores and schedule for Wednesday, April 8, 2026
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL Washington 4 Toronto 0 Edmonton 5 San Jose 2 Buffalo 5 N.Y. Rangers 3 — PWHL Seattle 5 Ottawa 3 — AHL Toronto 4 Utica 3 (OT) Milwaukee 7 Manitoba 0 Rochester 3 Syracuse 2 Iowa 4 Texas 0 Henderson 3 Coachella Valley 1 Bakersfield 5 Tucson 2 — Ontario Hockey League ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fox scores 25 points to lead short-handed Spurs past Trail Blazers 112-101
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs kept rolling even with Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle sidelined by injuries, defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 112-101 on Wednesday night. San Antonio (61-19) is 28-3 since Feb. 1 and has its best record since 2017, its last appearance in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leafs’ Stolarz suffers lower-body injury; Akhtyamov to make 1st NHL start Thursday
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
TORONTO — Anthony Stolarz stretched to make a save early in Wednesday’s first period. The Maple Leafs goaltender was face down on the ice in agony a moment later — another blow in a season that can’t end soon enough for Toronto. Stolarz’s misfortune also opened the door for a young netminder. Head coach Craig ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iranian American soccer fans are torn between pride and protest as the World Cup nears
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — With Iran qualifying for the World Cup, Arad Ershad had visions of splurging on flights and tickets to attend one of the team’s upcoming first-round matches in Los Angeles. That changed when Ershad, a New York graduate student who grew up in Tehran, saw how many of the players he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nuggets beat Grizzlies 136-119 for 10th straight win as Jokic posts his 34th triple-double
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 14 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his 34th triple-double of the season, and Denver beat the Memphis Grizzlies 136-119 on Wednesday night for the Nuggets’ 10th straight win. Denver increased its hold on the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference with its first double-digit winning streak ... Read More »
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