National Sports
After crash, Tiger Woods told deputy he was ‘talking to the president,’ body camera shows
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
After crashing his SUV last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, “I was just talking to the president,” according to body camera footage released Thursday showing Woods’ arrest on a DUI charge. The phone conversation was not captured on video, and it wasn’t clear if Woods was referring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Dunstone in the hunt for semifinal berth after 9-2 win over Germany
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
OGDEN — Canada won its seventh game in a row at the men’s world curling championship and stayed in the hunt for a direct berth in the semifinals with a 9-2 win over Germany in Thursday’s afternoon draw. Matt Dunstone’s Winnipeg-based team improved to 9-2, tied for second with Scotland with one draw left. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona routs Real Madrid to reach Women’s Champions League semifinals, Lyonnes also advances
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
Barcelona scored six goals again to outclass Real Madrid 6-0 and reach a record-extending eighth straight semifinal in the Women’s Champions League on Thursday. Caroline Graham Hansen scored twice and Alexia Putellas, Irene Paredes, Ewa Pajor and Esmee Brugts all scored a goal apiece for the three-time champion in the second leg of their quarterfinal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How players qualified to play in the Masters
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Players eligible and expected to compete in the 90th Masters, to be played April 9-12. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible (a-amateur). One spot remains if the Texas Open winner is not already invited. Masters champions Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taj Bradley tosses 6 shutout innings, Minnesota homers 3 times in the 9th in a 5-1 win over KC
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Taj Bradley pitched six innings of five-hit ball, Minnesota homered three times in the ninth inning to break open a close game, and the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Thursday to avoid a three-game series sweep. Bradley (1-0) struck out three and walked one while out-dueling Cole ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Phil Mickelson cites family health matter in pulling out of the Masters
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Three-time champion Phil Mickelson withdrew from the Masters on Thursday, citing a personal health matter with his family that kept him out of all but one of the five LIV Golf events this year. “Unfortunately I will not play in the Masters Tournament next week and will be out for an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Providence’s Duncan Powell pleads not guilty to charges resulting from altercation with woman
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Providence basketball player Duncan Powell for the second time this week pleaded not guilty to domestic assault and disorderly conduct charges stemming from a weekend altercation with a woman that started in Providence and continued in the suburb of Cranston. Powell entered his plea in Kent County District Court on Thursday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tempo’s roster to take shape over coming days with WNBA expansion draft, free agency
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
The Toronto Tempo’s inaugural roster will take shape over the next two weeks. Tempo team president Teresa Resch and general manager Monica Wright Rogers, along with their counterparts on the Portland Fire, will select from a pool of players left unprotected by the WNBA’s 13 current teams in Friday’s expansion draft. Both front offices had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!“Oh My! Oh My!” Longtime TSN curling broadcaster Vic Rauter to retire
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
Brad Gushue still gets chills every time he watches the clip — with TSN’s Vic Rauter on the call — of his famous shot to win his first Canadian men’s curling championship in 2017. “He really did a very good job of explaining the moment, explaining what was going on in the building. And he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UConn sophomore Sarah Strong named the AP Player of the Year in women’s college basketball
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — UConn sophomore Sarah Strong named the AP Player of the Year in women’s college basketball. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prediction markets challenge tribal casinos’ hard-won place in US gambling
By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026
EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) — At the Indian Gaming Association’s annual convention in San Diego this week, two words have dominated the agenda: Prediction markets. On public panels and in closed-door meetings, tribal leaders have discussed the explosive growth of platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi and the potential threat to tribes’ hard-fought and heavily regulated place ... Read More »
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