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NBA owners will work on expansion again next week with Vegas and Seattle the targets, AP sources say
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
The NBA may move a step closer to adding teams in Seattle and Las Vegas next week when expansion — which has been a topic for some time — will again be discussed by the league’s board of governors, two people with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Monday. A vote is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLB test of robot umpires for checked swing calls moving up to Triple-A
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — Major League Baseball’s experiment of a robot umpire technology system allowing challenges to checked swing calls is moving up from Class A to Triple-A. MLB will also test moving second base slightly to position it entirely within the infield, which would reduce by 9 inches the distance between first and second, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champions League final tickets frozen at last year’s prices with limits on resales at face value
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Tickets for the Champions League final in Budapest have been frozen at the same prices from last year’s game, UEFA said Monday, as part of a more fan-friendly program than the World Cup. UEFA detailed limits on who can buy tickets through its resale platform, which must be priced at face ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Metric and Broken Social Scene add five new Canadian dates to tour
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
TORONTO — Metric, Broken Social Scene and Stars have added 14 new dates to their tour, including five in Canada. The trio of indie rock bands will embark on the All the Feelings tour in June, and previously they only had one scheduled Canadian stop, in Toronto on Aug. 7. Now, they’re due to perform ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina, all No. 1 seeds, top the AP women’s basketball poll heading into March Madness
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina, all No. 1 seeds, top the AP women’s basketball poll heading into March Madness. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is putting $200 million toward a Canadian-owned launch pad to send satellites into orbit. Ottawa will use the funds over the next decade to lease a space launch pad near Canso, Nova Scotia, which will serve as the foundation for a future spaceport. Defence Minister David McGuinty announced the project ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Luis Díaz’s red card appeal for Bayern refused despite referee saying it was wrong call
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich has lost an appeal against Luis Díaz’s one-game ban for a sending-off in the Bundesliga, even though the referee admitted his decision wasn’t the right call. Díaz was sent off after a second yellow card for diving in Bayern’s 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, in which he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash declared high-risk offender
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
MONTREAL — The Quebec man found not criminally responsible for killing two children after he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has been labelled a high-risk offender. Superior Court Justice Éric Downs issued the ruling on Monday for Pierre Ny St-Amand, who killed a four-year-old boy and five-year-old girl and injured six other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Picking the NCAA women’s bracket: UConn beats Texas for another national championship
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
For those who will be entering an NCAA women’s college basketball tournament bracket pool this year, let’s begin with the ending: You’re probably going to pick Connecticut to win March Madness. And almost everybody else in the pool will, too. Do not overthink this. If you’re a fan of South Carolina, UCLA or Texas — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 22-28 includes Keri Russell and Elton John
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 22-28: March 22: Actor William Shatner is 95. Singer Jeremy Clyde of Chad and Jeremy is 85. Singer-guitarist George Benson is 83. News anchor Wolf Blitzer is 78. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber is 78. Actor Fanny Ardant is 77. Sportscaster Bob Costas is 74. Country singer James House ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Picking the NCAA men’s bracket: Michigan beats Duke for the national championship
By Canadian Press on March 16th, 2026
There was a time when the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament was wildly unpredictable. Hard as it may seem to believe, there was one season where a No. 4 seed, two No. 5 seeds and a No. 9 seed all reached the Final Four. And a year later, a No. 11 seed got to the ... Read More »
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