March 25th, 2026
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Benfica fined for fans’ racism at Real Madrid game with UEFA investigation of player ongoing

By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Benfica was fined by UEFA on Wednesday for racist abuse by fans at a Champions League game against Real Madrid, whose forward Vinícius Júnior was allegedly racially abused by Gianluca Prestianni. UEFA’s investigation of Prestianni is ongoing, and the verdict on a separate charge against Benfica for misconduct by fans at ... Read More »

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Alan Huss promises to make Creighton leaders ‘look smart’ for making him successor to Greg McDermott

By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Alan Huss knew he would be Creighton’s head basketball coach eventually. He just didn’t know when until Greg McDermott told him recently that he planned to retire after the Bluejays’ final game. Huss, who played for the Bluejays from 1997-2001 and was an assistant under McDermott for six years, returned to ... Read More »

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Movie Review: Vince Vaughn, James Marsden lead quirky action-comedy ‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’

By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026

“Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice” might look like a somewhat generic, glossy action-comedy on the surface. It’s got two (well, kind of three, but we’ll get to that later) men north of 50 ( Vince Vaughn and James Marsden ), one woman south of 40 (Eiza González) and the promise of some violence ... Read More »

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Olivia Miles and Marta Suarez teamed up at TCU and trying to get past Sweet 16 in March Madness

By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Marta Suarez wanted the opportunity for a deep run during March Madness in her final college season before turning pro. The 6-foot-3 forward from Spain was already talking to TCU last year when she found out that Olivia Miles was coming to finish her college career with the Horned Frogs, ... Read More »

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NHL playoff chase in the East is ‘a fight for your life’ down the stretch as postseason looms

By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Connor McDavid called the Pacific Division path to the playoffs “a bit of a pillow fight right now.” The same race down the stretch in the NHL’s Eastern Conference is anything but. No team has clinched a berth, and only three — Carolina, Tampa Bay and Buffalo — are strong bets ... Read More »

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House committee calls for changes to Elections Act to prevent long ballot protests

By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026

OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is calling on the government to make changes to the Elections Act that would make it harder for protest groups to sign up dozens of candidates in a single riding. The Longest Ballot Committee targeted ridings in a number of recent byelections and during last April’s general election, ... Read More »

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WNBA expansion team Toronto Tempo adds Olaf Lange as associate head coach

By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026

TORONTO — The Toronto Tempo has added two-time WNBA champion Olaf Lange as associate head coach, the team announced Wednesday. Lange joins head coach Sandy Brondello and assistant coaches Ciara Carl and Brian Lankton on the WNBA expansion team. Lange most recently served as an assistant coach with the New York Liberty from 2022 to ... Read More »

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Quebec Superior Court rebukes feds for trying to block release of court decision

By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court has ruled that it was inappropriate for the federal government to try to block publication of a court ruling in a case that has been shrouded in secrecy. The redacted ruling involved a former police informant whose identity is protected. The former informant is suing the government and several ... Read More »

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Cernak scores on crazy carom late in 3rd period as the Lightning beat the Wild 6-3

By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Erik Cernak scored a tiebreaking goal with 2:53 left in the third period when Minnesota goaltender Filip Gustavsson misplayed a carom off the end boards and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Wild 6-3 on Tuesday night. Cernak scored his second of the season after Charle-Edouard D’Astous’ pass traveled the length ... Read More »

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American investors bet big on Indian cricket with two separate billion-dollar deals for IPL teams

By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026

BENGALURU, India (AP) — American investors are making a big move into Indian cricket, with two separate billion-dollar deals made on the same day for teams in the country’s most popular sports league. No team in the Indian Premier League — one of Asia’s most-watched sports events — had ever sold for more than $1 ... Read More »

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FIFA announces latest phase of World Cup ticket sales

By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026

FIFA announced on Wednesday plans for a final round of World Cup ticket sales. World soccer’s governing body said over one million tickets had been sold by the end of the previous release between December and February and additional tickets would be put on general sale April 1 to the end of the tournament, which ... Read More »

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