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Arsenal salvages 1-1- draw with Leverkusen in the Champions League, Real Madrid hosts Man City
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
Kai Havertz scored an 89th-minute penalty as Arsenal came back to earn a 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Premier League leader trailed in the round-of-16 first leg tie at BayArena after Robert Andrich’s goal just after halftime. Mikel Arteta’s team looked set to go into next week’s second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Otega Oweh scores 23, hits late jumper, and Kentucky beats LSU 87-82 to open the SEC Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Otega Oweh scored 23 points, including a key jumper with 1:12 remaining, and Brandon Garrison added 17 points off the bench as No. 9 seed Kentucky beat 16th-seeded LSU 87-82 on Wednesday in the opening game of the SEC Tournament. Kentucky (20-12) advances to play No. 8 seed Missouri in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seventh-ranked Iowa State trounces Arizona State 91-42 in second round of Big 12 Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Milan Momcilovic scored 21 points, Joshua Jefferson had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and seventh-ranked Iowa State trounced turnover-prone Arizona State 91-42 on Wednesday in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. Blake Buchanan added 17 points and Tamin Lipsey had 11 for the fifth-seeded Cyclones (26-6), who beat ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader to start season on 15-day injured list, will miss opening day
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader will begin the season on the 15-day injured list, manager Joe Espada told reporters Wednesday. Hader, who dealt with biceps tendinitis while throwing bullpen sessions in the offseason, didn’t pitch after Aug. 8 last year because of a shoulder capsule strain. He had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona fan goes to wrong stadium in England and misses Champions League match
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
EXETER, England (AP) — A Barcelona fan who planned to attend his team’s Champions League game at Newcastle ended up 360 miles away at third-tier Exeter City after going to the wrong stadium. The Spaniard traveled southwest from London to Exeter’s St James Park — rather than north to Newcastle’s St James’ Park, the League ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Steve Tisch, siblings request transfer of their stakes in Giants to children’s trusts, per NFL memo
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Giants co-owners Steve, Laurie and Jonathan Tisch want to transfer their shares of the NFL club to their children’s trusts, according to a league memo that was obtained by The Associated Press. According to the memo, the Tisch siblings would move the remaining 23.1% of the Giants that they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHL in discussions to team up with NHL Senators to keep Charge in Ottawa, league executive tells AP
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
A PWHL official said Wednesday that there have been constructive conversations in potentially teaming with the NHL’s Ottawa Senators to secure its women’s hockey franchise a long-term future in the Canadian capital. The discussions center on the Ottawa Charge playing home games at the Senators’ arena, the Canadian Tire Centre, PWHL senior VP of business ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NCAA tourney selection committee will not let travel concerns dictate bracketing or seeding of field
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee has enough to sift through this weekend without playing air traffic controller. The 12 committee members will spend the next four days working up the eagerly anticipated 68-team bracket by following the same basic principles the panel always does: giving the top teams the highest seeds, making ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Koch, Stirtz key in 21-0 run, send Iowa to 75-64 win over Maryland in Big Ten Tournament’s 2nd round
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Cooper Koch scored a career-high 19 points, Bennett Stirtz added 17 and the pair fueled a run of 21 straight points to help send Iowa to a 75-64 win over Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday. Koch made 5 of 8 3-point attempts and Stirtz had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quadir Copeland scores 24 and NC State beats 15th-seeded Pittsburgh 98-88 in the ACC Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Quadir Copeland had 24 points and eight assists, Ven-Allen Lubin added 18 points and No. 7 seed N.C. State beat 15th-seeded Pittsburgh 98-88 on Wednesday in the second round of the ACC Tournament. N.C. State (20-12) advances to play No. 2 seed and 10th-ranked Virginia in the quarterfinals on Thursday. N.C. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Utah Valley will play in WAC tournaments after $1 million deposit issue cleared up
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Utah Valley and the Western Athletic Conference have cleared up a dispute over a $1 million deposit that threatened to leave the Wolverines out of the league’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. Utah Valley plans to leave the WAC for the Big West Conference at the end of this school year ... Read More »
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