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Rory McIlroy’s back is feeling fine. It’s his putter that hurts him at The Players
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rory McIlroy wasn’t entirely sure he would be able to play in The Players Championship because of muscle spasms in his lower back that forced him to withdraw last Saturday at Bay Hill. Now he’s thankful to be playing two more days at the TPC Sawgrass. But it took ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Late Gouiri goal gives Marseille win over Ligue 1 struggler Auxerre
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Substitute Amine Gouiri scored with 11 minutes remaining to give Marseille a 1-0 win over Ligue 1 struggler Auxerre on Friday. The result left Marseille in third place, three points clear of Lyon, which plays at Le Havre on Sunday. Marseille was seven points behind second-placed Lens and eight adrift of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada supplying 23.6 million barrels of oil under IEA release plan
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada plans to contribute 23.6 million barrels of oil to an International Energy Agency plan to help stabilize energy markets as the war in the Middle East continues to choke off tanker shipments from the Persian Gulf. The announcement from Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson’s office late Friday comes two days after he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stöger celebrates landmark appearance with superb free kick as Gladbach beats St Pauli
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MONCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) — Kevin Stöger’s first goal of the season helped Borussia Mönchengladbach beat St. Pauli 2-0 and boost hopes of avoiding Bundesliga relegation on Friday. Stöger was making his 200th Bundesliga appearance and struck a superb 25-meter free kick over the St. Pauli wall approaching halftime. Franck Honorat added the second in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Louisiana Tech football is on 2 league schedules amid its contentious departure from Conference USA
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana Tech’s football team is currently listed on both the Sun Belt and Conference USA league schedules as the Bulldogs’ acrimonious departure from Conference USA continues to drag out. Last July, the Sun Belt extended membership to Louisiana Tech, and the school accepted, citing, among other things, the logic of joining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays’ José Berríos to visit specialist about elbow inflammation
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays pitcher José Berríos is going to see a specialist due to inflammation in his right elbow. Blue Jays manager John Schneider told reporters that the right-hander will be meeting with Dr. Keith Meister on Tuesday. Berríos won’t be throwing again before that visit. The elbow issue had prevented ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US aims for historic clean sweep in Olympic and Paralympic ice hockey
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MILAN (AP) — The United States is looking to do something no nation has ever done: Clean sweep the ice hockey tournaments at the Olympics and Paralympics. Standing in the way? Canada again. Just like in the men’s and women’s tournaments at the Olympics, Sunday’s gold medal match in Para ice hockey will be between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Tories sour on Grapes as caucus members support Don Cherry for Order of Canada
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Opposition is mounting among Quebec’s federal Conservatives to their own party’s push to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry. In a social media post late Thursday, the party’s Quebec lieutenant Pierre Paul-Hus said he believes appointing Cherry would be “a bad idea” given his “unacceptable remarks toward the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WADA to weigh barring Trump, US officials from LA Olympics and possibly World Cup over unpaid dues
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering rewriting its rules to try barring President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending the LA Olympics in 2028 in a move that could also have implications for the World Cup being hosted by the U.S. this summer. The proposal, on the agenda for next Tuesday’s meeting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brazil’s telenovela industry is the secret agent behind powerful films at the Oscars
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hollywood actors might rule the silver screen — as Sunday’s Academy Awards are poised to prove — but Brazil’s path to stardom often starts under the bright lights of a TV studio rather than a sprawling movie set. Since at least the 1960s, the telenovelas, or soap operas, produced by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boyd scores career-high 38 as No. 23 Wisconsin rallies to beat No. 9 Illinois 91-88 in OT
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Boyd scored a career-high 38 points, John Blackwell added 31 and No. 23 Wisconsin rallied from 15 down in the second half to beat No. 9 Illinois 91-88 in overtime in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday. It was tied at 80 in overtime when Boyd scored in the paint ... Read More »
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