National Sports
Bratt, Hughes lead Devils to 5-3 win over Blue Jackets for 2nd straight win
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jesper Bratt had a goal and two assists, Luke Hughes added a goal and an assist, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 on Tuesday night. Nico Hischier, Timo Meier and Paul Cotter also scored and Cody Glass had two assists to help the Devils win their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tkachuk, Amadio pace Senators in 5-2 win over Flyers
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored 24 seconds into the game, Michael Amadio scored the go-ahead goal and the Ottawa Senators beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Tuesday night. Tkachuk scored on the opening shift of the game, one-timing a pass from former Flyer Claude Giroux past Ivan Fedotov for his 27th of the season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charge edge Frost 3-2, but lose star goalie Maschmeyer
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Charge had a big win and huge loss in the same game on Tuesday night. Moments after earning a standing ovation for her 1,000th career regular-season save, Emerance Maschmeyer left the game in visible duress. Maschmeyer had stopped all 18 shots she faced from the Minnesota Frost but on the 19th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. Francis (Pa.) stuns Central Connecticut State 46-43 for NEC title, 2nd NCAA Tournament berth
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Daemar Kelly hit a go-ahead jumper with nine seconds left and Chris Moncrief made 1 of 2 free throws after he stole the ball to help St. Francis (Pa.) stun top-seeded Central Connecticut State 46-43 on Tuesday night to win the Northeastern Conference Tournament championship. It ended the nation’s longest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McNeese defeats Northwestern State 83-64 in Southland Conference Tournament semifinal
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Jovohn Garcia had 24 points to propel McNeese to an 83-64 victory over Northwestern State on Tuesday night in a Southland Conference Tournament semifinal. The top-seeded Cowboys (26-6) will take a nine-game win streak into the championship game on Wednesday with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian fighters Jeremy Kennedy, Aaron Jeffery learn their PFL tournament opposition
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
Canadian Jeremy (JBC) Kennedy will fight unbeaten Russian Movlid Khaybulaev, the 2021 champion, in the first round of the featherweight division of the 2025 Professional Fighters League World Tournament. And Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery will open against Russian Murad Ramazanov. The single-elimination PFL tournament, spanning five months, features 64 fighters divided into eight weight-class brackets. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mike Battle, an All-American at USC who played with Joe Namath-era New York Jets, dies at 78
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mike Battle, an All-American defensive back and a member of USC’s 1967 national championship team who later played two seasons for the New York Jets, has died. He was 78. He died of natural causes on March 6 in Nellysford, Virginia, the school said Tuesday. In 1967, Battle led a USC ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!49ers agree to 2-year deal with Demarcus Robinson after losing several key players, AP source says
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers agreed to a two-year, $9.5 million contract with wide receiver Demarcus Robinson, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because teams can’t sign free agents until Wednesday, said the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hawkins scores 26 as No. 10 seed K-State beats No. 15 seed Arizona State 71-66 in Big 12 tourney
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Coleman Hawkins had a season-best 26 points, David N’Guessan converted a crucial three-point play in the final minute, and No. 10 seed Kansas State beat No. 15 seed Arizona State 71-66 in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday night. Dug McDaniel added 14 points and Max ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Does Liverpool’s Champions League exit to PSG reveal a flaw in the revamped competition?
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — On top of Europe in January. Out of the Champions League by early March. Liverpool’s reward for dominating the competition’s new-look league format was to run into a roadblock in the shape of Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16. Liverpool coach Arne Slot described his team as “so, so, so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dodgers reward manager Dave Roberts with 4-year contract extension that runs through 2029
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Dave Roberts has a signed a four-year contract extension to manage the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers through 2029, the team announced Tuesday. Multiple reports on Monday said it was worth $32.4 million. At that figure he could have the highest average salary among managers, topping a five-year deal ... Read More »
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