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Italian soccer president resigns after Azzurri miss third straight World Cup
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
ROME (AP) — Italian soccer president resigns after Azzurri miss third straight World Cup. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MASTERS ’26: Facts and figures on the 90th playing at Augusta National
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Facts and figures for the Masters, which starts April 9 (all times EDT): Tournament: The 90th Masters Tournament. Dates: April 9-12. Site: Augusta National Golf Club. Length: 7,565 yards. Par: 36-36—72. Purse: To be determined ($21 million in 2024). Field: 92 players (six amateurs), with one spot open for Texas Open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MASTERS ’26: Rory McIlroy sheds burden of winning green jacket. Now it falls to others
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy had the green jacket on his shoulders and an enormous weight off his back when he looked ahead to the 90th edition of the Masters with a question and a coy smile. “What are we going to talk about next year?” he said. Next year has arrived. The Masters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It has been 50 years since the last perfect NCAA champion. Indiana will be honored not far from home
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Bob Knight’s halftime speech on March 29, 1976, was an instant classic. Indiana’s players remember walking into the locker room, down 35-29 to a Michigan team they’d already beaten twice in close games earlier that season with starting guard Bobby Wilkerson ruled out because of an injury. That’s when the late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Monaco and US striker Balogun mounting Champions League challenge in Ligue 1
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
Monaco was unstoppable in Ligue 1 before the international break and now a Champions League spot is within reach. The Principality side has swept its last six matches and is on a nine-match unbeaten run ahead of Sunday’s reception of third-placed Marseille. Victory would see Monaco move level on points with its southern rival in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona and Atletico Madrid clash in La Liga before their Champions League quarterfinal
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Barcelona and Atletico Madrid square off in La Liga this weekend in a preview of their series in the Champions League quarterfinals. It will be the first of three games between Barcelona and Atletico in 10 days. The Spanish rivals will face each other five times in less than two months. They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ireland’s Croke Park to host Man United-Leeds friendly for its first club soccer game
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Croke Park will host a club soccer game for the first time when Manchester United faces Leeds in a preseason friendly at Ireland’s largest stadium on Aug. 12. The 82,300-capacity Dublin stadium is the home of the Gaelic Athletic Association and for many years staged only Gaelic games. Croke Park last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jayson Tatum says he’s not at his best yet. That’s likely scary news for Celtics’ opponents
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — Boston star Jayson Tatum doesn’t know how much longer it’ll take for him to feel like he’s playing basketball at his best level again. That might be a scary statement. Tatum — in only his 12th game back after tearing his Achilles in last season’s playoffs — did something that he’s never ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona hosts Real Madrid with a 6-2 lead in the Women’s Champions League quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has a massive 6-2 lead to protect against Real Madrid when it hosts the second leg of their Women’s Champions League quarterfinal on Thursday. The Catalan club is in a commanding position to make a record-extending eighth straight semifinal while Madrid would need an unprecedented quarterfinal turnaround to reach the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s World Cup audition time in the Bundesliga as Bayern nears the title
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
It’s crunch time for a host of Bundesliga players with ambitions of playing at the World Cup. Bayern Munich 18-year-old midfielder Lennart Karl is fighting to keep his spot for Germany, Deniz Undav’s scoring streak for Stuttgart has put pressure on coach Julian Nagelsmann to take him to the U.S. in June, and Alejandro Grimaldo’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Takeover Tour stops fuel Professional Women’s Hockey League expansion buzz
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
CALGARY — The Professional Women’s Hockey League will continue building audiences and testing potential new markets with neutral-site games even as the league expands by more teams again next season. As the PWHL’s 16-game Takeover Tour comes to a close in Alberta, executive vice-president of business operations Amy Scheer was working on the next edition ... Read More »
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