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Premier League teams dominated the first phase of the Champions League. Now only 2 are standing
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Eight goals let in by Newcastle. Eight more by Chelsea. Tottenham gave up seven, and Manchester City allowed five. So much for English dominance in the Champions League this season. The goals rained in against Premier League clubs, which went from setting the standard in the league phase to largely being blown away in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Force hires Penn State assistant Joe Crispin as men’s basketball coach
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Air Force hired Penn State assistant Joe Crispin on Wednesday as the men’s head basketball coach. Crispin inherits the program from Joe Scott, who mutually parted ways with the Falcons last month after he was suspended pending an investigation into his treatment of cadets in January. The 46-year-old Crispin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rhode Island high school hockey team rallies to championship after fatal ice rink shooting
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — As Colin Dorgan stood before a deafening crowd exploding in pride for his high school hockey team’s championship win, secured by a goal in an exhausting yet exhilarating quadruple overtime, three seats were noticeably empty in the Rhode Island arena. The high school senior’s mother, brother and grandfather should have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 1 overall seed Duke enters NCAA Tournament motivated by last year’s Final Four loss
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Duke enters the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and looking to avenge last season’s missed opportunity. The Blue Devils (32-2) were bounced in the Final Four by Houston despite a team that included five future NBA players, including three lottery picks and two players now battling neck-and-neck for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Houston fights the urge to look ahead to possible Florida rematch, focuses on 1st round vs. Idaho
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Houston could eventually go back home for a rematch of last season’s national championship game it lost to Florida. The South regional final would be played at the Toyota Center in Houston, just a few miles from the Fertitta Center where the Cougars play their home games. Though Florida is the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bayern goalkeeper Urbig returns amid injury crisis to see his team past Atalanta in Champions League
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
MUNICH (AP) — A week after sustaining a concussion, Jonas Urbig was back in goal to guide Bayern Munich past Atalanta and into the Champions League quarterfinals Wednesday. Urbig returned amid an injury crisis that nearly meant a chance for 16-year-old goalkeeper Leonard Prescott in the Champions League round-of-16 second-leg game. Urbig faced eight shots ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shohei Ohtani throws 4 1/3 scoreless innings in spring debut on mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Shohei Ohtani reached back for the heater and found it, blazing a 99-mph fastball past Willy Adames for his first strikeout of the afternoon on Wednesday. For a guy who hasn’t spent much time on the mound over the past 2 1/2 years, he doesn’t seem remotely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bayern Munich’s Filip Pavic, 16, becomes club’s youngest-ever Champions League player
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich defender Filip Pavic became the club’s youngest-ever Champions League player and the third-youngest in the competition’s history when he came off the bench against Atalanta on Wednesday. Aged 16 years and 58 days, Pavic came on for right-back Josip Stanisic in the 72nd minute with Bayern leading 4-0 on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Still got it? Mohamed Salah sets up Liverpool vs. PSG showdown in the Champions League
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — It has been a season to forget for Mohamed Salah. But the Egyptian icon burst into life Wednesday to fire Liverpool into the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Salah scored his 50th Champions League goal. But this is still far from vintage Salah. He got a first-half penalty so wrong that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Draxl outlasts Britain’s Clarke in second-round qualifier at Miami Open
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
MIAMI — Canada’s Liam Draxl outlasted Britain’s Jay Clarke 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in a second-round qualifying match Wednesday at the Miami Open. Draxl, from Newmarket, Ont., completed the victory in two hours 36 minutes to earn a berth in the main draw of the Masters 1000 tournament. He will play Quentin Halys of France in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CAF president defends controversial call to strip Senegal of its Africa Cup title
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
The president of African soccer’s governing body has defended its integrity and impartiality after Senegal’s government called for an international investigation into “suspected corruption” at the organization after it stripped the country of its Africa Cup of Nations title. Patrice Motsepe, the president of the Confederation of African Football, sought Wednesday to explain the decision ... Read More »
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