National Sports
With fresh buzz cut, Slafkovsky boosts Canadiens’ first line to another level
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
MONTREAL — Juraj Slafkovsky arrived at the Bell Centre with a new look Saturday night. Based on his performance, he might want to keep it. Sporting a fresh buzz cut, the Canadiens winger scored twice, added two assists and brought a physical edge as Montreal crushed the New York Islanders 7-3 in a heated, playoff-like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kucherov continues to impress, leads Lightning and NHL scoring race
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
EDMONTON — Nikita Kucherov has pushed his game into overdrive. The star Russian forward had two goals and two assists to move two points ahead of Connor McDavid for the NHL scoring lead with 118 points as the Tampa Bay Lightning won their third game in a row, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rossi’s impressive rise a positive during Canucks’ demise
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
VANCOUVER — On a night they suffered another ugly loss, centre Marco Rossi said the Vancouver Canucks are trying to be too pretty. Pius Suter and Pavel Buchnevich scored goals 79 seconds apart in the second period as the St. Louis Blues downed the Canucks 3-1 Saturday to snap a two-game NHL losing streak. Jordan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senators back in the playoff hunt with confidence growing every game
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
OTTAWA — The only thing the Ottawa Senators are worried about right now is themselves. With 13 games remaining in their regular season, the Senators are desperately fighting to secure a playoff spot. And while they could use a little help from other teams to improve their odds, they’re making sure to hold themselves accountable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frost focusing on good habits for Walter Cup three-peat
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
VANCOUVER — As the Minnesota Frost prepare to defend their back-to-back Walter Cup titles, head coach Ken Klee knows he’ll need his entire team to contribute to wins. “Our depth and not relying on one player or one line to score is really the key to our success,” said Klee on Saturday after his team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paxten Aaronson scores twice to propel Rapids to 4-1 victory over Sporting KC
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Paxten Aaronson scored a goal in each half, Wayne Frederick’s first career goal was the go-ahead score and the Colorado Rapids rolled to a 4-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. Aaronson gave Colorado (3-2-0) the lead in the 12th minute, but Shapi Suleymanov scored for the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Africa wins the toss and bats in the fourth T20 against New Zealand
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2026
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — South Africa captain Keshav Maharaj has won the toss Sunday and chosen to bowl in the fourth Twenty20 against New Zealand. After a series of low-scoring matches, New Zealand leads the series 2-1. South Africa won the first match by seven wickets while New Zealand won the second by 68 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paxton Aaronson scores twice to propel Rapids to 4-1 victory over Sporting KC
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Paxton Aaronson scored a goal in each half, Wayne Frederick’s first career goal was the go-ahead score and the Colorado Rapids rolled to a 4-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. Aaronson gave Colorado (3-2-0) the lead in the 12th minute, but Shapi Suleymanov scored for the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Stamkos moves to 7th in power-play goals as Predators beat Golden Knights 4-1
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. Stamkos opened the scoring 40 seconds in and added a power-play goal in the first two minutes of the second period as Nashville raced to an early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCLA women clamp down after halftime, steamroll Cal Baptist 96-43 in March Madness
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After giving up five 3-pointers in a competitive first half, UCLA had seen enough. The Bruins allowed just one in a dominant second half on the way to a 96-43 rout of Cal Baptist in the opening round of March Madness on Saturday night. The top-seeded Bruins (32-1) were led by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scores and schedule for Saturday, March 21, 2026
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
Saturday’s Scoreboard NHL Tampa Bay 5 Edmonton 2 Ottawa 5 Toronto 2 Montreal 7 N.Y. Islanders 3 Pittsburgh 5 Winnipeg 4 (SO) St. Louis 3 Vancouver 1 Nashville 4 Vegas 1 Buffalo 4 Los Angeles 1 Philadelphia 4 San Jose 1 Minnesota 2 Dallas 1 (OT) Columbus 5 Seattle 2 Boston 4 Detroit 2 — ... Read More »
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