National Sports
Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton converts last-second ‘football play’ into 4 points to stun Bucks
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton described it as “a football play” — and he converted the extra point, too. With the Indiana Pacers needing a 3-pointer to tie the Milwaukee Bucks in the closing seconds Tuesday night, a streaking Haliburton took a handoff-style inbound pass along the left sideline, elevated over Giannis Antetokounmpo while fading ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vilardi scores tiebreaking goal in 2nd period, Hellebuyck gets 38th win as Jets beat Rangers 2-1
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Gabriel Vilardi scored the tiebreaking goal early in the second period, Connor Hellebuyck stopped 21 shots for his 38th win of the season, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the New York Rangers 2-1 on Tuesday night. Vladislav Namestnikov also scored and Cole Perfetti had two assists to help Winnipeg get its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sacred Heart cruises past Fairfield 71-58 in 1st round of MAAC Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Amiri Stewart had 18 points to lead Sacred Heart to a 71-58 victory over Fairfield on Tuesday night in the first round of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament. The seventh-seeded Pioneers (15-17) advance to play No. 2 seed Merrimack in a Wednesday quarterfinal. Stewart added eight rebounds and six ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vasko helps Charge beat Frost 3-2 and ‘win one for Masch’
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Under difficult circumstances, the Ottawa Charge found a way to collect three crucial points on Tuesday night. Ottawa’s Alexa Vasko scored a late short-handed goal to lift the Charge to a 3-2 Professional Women’s Hockey League victory over the Minnesota Frost. Ottawa (8-1-4-9) had controlled momentum for much of the game, but then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cavaliers beat Nets for their second 15-game win streak of season
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
CLEVELAND (AP) — All-Star Darius Garland scored 18 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 109-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night, matching the longest winning streak in franchise history at 15 games. Jarrett Allen had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and Evan Mobley ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maine wins 57-42 over Vermont in America East Conference Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Kellen Tynes had 13 points in Maine’s 57-42 win against Vermont on Tuesday in a semifinal game of the America East Conference Tournament. The third-seeded Black Bears (20-13) advance to the championship to face .top-seeded Bryant on Saturday. Bryant beat Albany in the other semifinal on Tuesday night. Maine now has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gonzaga beats No. 19 Saint Mary’s 58-51 to capture West Coast Conference Tournament title
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Braden Huff scored 18 points and Gonzaga avenged two regular-season losses to Saint Mary’s, beating the 19th-ranked Gaels 58-51 in the West Coast Conference Tournament championship Tuesday night. The Bulldogs (25-8) secured the WCC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, though both teams were safely in the field regardless of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boldy scores the shootout winner, Gustavsson stands tall in net, and Wild beat Avalanche 2-1
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy scored the winner in a shootout to give the Minnesota Wild a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night. Mats Zuccarello scored in regulation and in the shootout for the Wild, while Filip Gustavsson made 27 saves. Joel Kiviranta scored and Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 22 shots ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vilardi, Perfetti pace Jets to 2-1 win over Rangers
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Gabriel Vilardi scored the winner on a power play, Cole Perfetti chipped in with two assists, and the Winnipeg Jets edged the New York Rangers 2-1 on Tuesday, earning their third win in four games. Connor Hellebuyck picked up his 38th win of the season, making 21 saves for the 45-17-4 Jets. Mika ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Zion Williamson has triple-double to lead Pelicans past Clippers 127-120
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson had 22 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a four-game slide with a 127-120 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. The Pelicans briefly lost a lead that was as large as 21 points in the first half, when the Clippers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bruins score three in third to beat Panthers
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had one goal and assisted on Pavel Zacha’s winner as the Boston Bruins scored three times in the third period to overcome a two-goal deficit and beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Four days after Bruins captain Brad Marchand was traded to the Panthers, his old team beat ... Read More »
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