National Sports
Otega Oweh leads the way with 24 points for Kentucky in 95-64 rout of LSU
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Otega Oweh scored 24 points on 9 of 11 shooting to lead No. 19 Kentucky to a 95-64 win over LSU on Tuesday night. Ansley Almonor and Brandon Garrison scored 15 points each and Collin Chandler finished with 11 for Kentucky (20-10, 9-8 Southeastern Conference). Robert Miller III led LSU (14-16, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bryant beats New Hampshire 90-56 to become America East regular-season champions
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Rafael Pinzon scored 17 points, Keyshawn Mitchell had 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Bryant defeated New Hampshire 90-56 on Tuesday night to become America East regular-season champions. Bryant (20-11, 14-2) had already clinched a share of the regular-season title. The Bulldogs will host a quarterfinal game on Saturday. Pinzon also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Burns scores 19, Maine defeats UMass-Lowell 71-70 in regular-season finale
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
ORONO, Maine (AP) — Quion Burns scored 19 points to help Maine defeat UMass-Lowell 71-70 on Tuesday night in a regular-season finale for both teams. Maine (18-13, 10-6 America East Conference) has a top-four seed in the playoffs for the first time since 2011. Burns shot 7 of 10 from the field and 4 for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Silas Demary Jr. scores 16 points and Georgia beats South Carolina 73-64
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Silas Demary Jr. had 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists, Blue Cain added 14 points and Georgia beat South Carolina 73-64 on Tuesday night. Georgia scored the opening six points of the game and led throughout. South Carolina got within 49-47 with 9:24 left in the second half after Nick ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Karl-Anthony Towns out for Knicks vs. Warriors for personal reasons, status for trip West unknown
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t play for the New York Knicks against Golden State on Tuesday night because of personal reasons, and coach Tom Thibodeau wasn’t sure if the All-Star center would be with the team on its upcoming trip. Mitchell Robinson was to make his first start in his third game of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s Brad Jacobs flourishing in first full season with new teammates
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
KELOWNA, B.C. — Loaded with experience and championship pedigree, the four-man Alberta team skipped by Brad Jacobs at the Montana’s Brier offers a study in contrasts. Lead Ben Hebert has the intensity and raw sweeping power few can match. Brett Gallant’s chiselled frame can also work the broom and he has the shooting game to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2-time All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr. week to week with sprained left ankle for the Grizzlies
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Two-time All-Star Jaren Jackson Jr. is week to week with a sprained left ankle for Memphis after the center-forward was hurt a couple minutes into the Grizzlies’ latest loss. The Grizzlies updated Jackson’s status Tuesday as a Grade 2 sprain. Jackson left the game at 10:21 of the first quarter of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Gabriel Diallo loses final Indian Wells qualifying match
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
INDIAN WELLS — Montreal’s Gabriel Diallo missed out on qualifying for the Indian Wells Masters-level tennis tournament with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 loss to Ethan Quinn of the United States on Tuesday. Diallo, seeded fourth in the qualifying tournament, was broken twice in the second set, including the deciding eighth game. Both players held serve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teenagers shine as Arsenal earns record away win in the Champions League
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Arsenal is all but guaranteed to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League after recording the biggest-ever win away in the knockout stage of Europe’s elite tournament, beating PSV Eindhoven 7-1 on Tuesday. The Gunners were ruthless in the first leg of their last 16 tie and romped to an emphatic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid beats Atletico 2-1 in Champions League derby, Arsenal romps to record away win at PSV
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
A superb goal from Brahim Diaz helped Real Madrid maintain its dominance of the Madrid derby on Europe’s biggest stage with a 2-1 victory over bitter rival Atletico in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on Tuesday. Atletico has been beaten by the record 15-time European champion in both Champions League ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Give the guy a break’: Ontario Premier Doug Ford defends Wayne Gretzky
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says Canadians should give Wayne Gretzky a break. The hockey legend has come under fire for supporting U.S. President Donald Trump by attending his inauguration in January and visiting him several times in recent months at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Gretzky also attended an election victory party for Trump last ... Read More »
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