March 17th, 2025

National Sports

Erik Karlsson’s overtime winner lifts Pittsburgh past Vegas 3-2

By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Erik Karlsson scored 49 seconds into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Tuesday night. Vegas tied it late in regulation on a slapshot by Noah Hanifin with 6 seconds remaining. The Golden Knights never touched the puck in the extra period. Pittsburgh controlled the faceoff ... Read More »

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Cade Cunningham leads Pistons past NBA-worst Wizards 123-103 in physical game

By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 27 points and 10 assists, and the Detroit Pistons beat NBA-worst Washington 123-103 on Tuesday night in a physical game that included two late flagrant fouls by the Wizards. Washington’s Richaun Holmes was ejected in the fourth quarter for throwing an elbow to the face of Detroit’s Ausar Thompson ... Read More »

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UNCW denies No. 12 seed Delaware a historic end to the CAA Tournament and secures NCAA bid

By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donovan Newby had 17 points, Noah Ross scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half and UNC Wilmington denied No. 12 seed Delaware a historic end to the tournament with a 76-72 victory on Tuesday night in the Coastal Athletic Association championship game. Second-seeded UNC Wilmington (27-7) secured its league-record ... Read More »

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NBA-leading Cavaliers beat Nets 109-104 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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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