March 13th, 2025

National Sports

Teams vying for No. 1 NCAA seeds stated their cases and now it’s up to selection committee to decide

By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025

UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Southern California have all stated their cases for No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament with their stellar play this season. It would be surprising if they don’t all end up on the 1-line Sunday night when the March Madness bracket is revealed by the selection committee. Where they are ... Read More »

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Monahan says PGA Tour won’t compromise essence of its sport just to get a deal done with Saudis

By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan wants to get a deal done with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf provided it doesn’t compromise what he considers the essence of the tour. Monahan said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s involvement makes the prospect of reunification “very real.” Missing were details on ... Read More »

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Chiefs agree to 2-year, $20 million deal with veteran cornerback Kristian Fulton, AP source says

By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a two-year, $20 million contract with former Titans and Chargers cornerback Kristian Fulton, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. The ... Read More »

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Green Bay women beat Purdue Fort Wayne 76-63 for back-to-back Horizon League Tournament titles

By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Natalie McNeal scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds as top-seeded Green Bay beat No. 2 seed Purdue Fort Wayne 76-63 on Tuesday to claim back-to-back Horizon League Tournament championships. Green Bay (29-5) extended its winning streak to 22 games, the longest since rattling off 24 in the 2012-23 season. Green Bay ... Read More »

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Houston paces AP Big 12 honors again, Kelvin Sampson repeats as top coach and LJ Cryer top player

By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025

Houston’s Kelvin Sampson is The Associated Press Big 12 coach of the year for the second year in a row and Cougars guard LJ Cryer is the league’s top player after another regular-season conference title for the second-ranked program. Texas Tech sophomore JT Toppin was named the newcomer of the year Tuesday and was a ... Read More »

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Crass or cool, awesome or eyesore: Big 12 Tournament’s logo’d court makes a statement either way

By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark wanted the league’s postseason tournament to reflect his idealized version of the league — young, hip, upscale and current — and that spilled like a bucket of paint onto the floor this week. Goodbye, clean and traditional hardwood. Welcome, a court emblazoned with hundreds of ... Read More »

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From South Africa to Canada, Alan Koch looks to make a difference as a soccer coach

By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025

New Zealand to Guelph, Ont., is quite the commute, especially when the family home is in B.C. But for veteran soccer coach Alan Koch, it’s normal. Koch, whose resume includes stops in Major League Soccer and the Canadian Premier League, as well as coaching a young Alphonso Davies, has made the University of Guelph men’s ... Read More »

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Stephen Curry announced as investor in Unrivaled 3-on-3 women’s basketball league

By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025

Steph Curry was announced as an investor in Unrivaled on Monday, adding to a long list of high-profile stars to align with the startup 3-on-3 women’s basketball league. The four-time NBA champion’s investment was included in Unrivaled’s oversubscribed Series A investment round in December, in which the league said it secured more than $28 million ... Read More »

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Tchouaméni downplays boos by Real Madrid fans and turns attention to Atletico

By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025

MADRID (AP) — Aurélien Tchouaméni can definitely hear the boos from the Real Madrid crowd. He is not really listening to them, though. The France midfielder has being doing his best to turn the cheers into applause after a tough stretch and has been playing well going into Madrid’s decisive Champions League match against city ... Read More »

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Jason Day reunites with father figure and swing coach Colin Swatton

By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The biggest change Jason Day made this year was a series of text messages and phone calls with Colin Swatton, his longtime coach who was a father figure to him when Day was 12. They had stopped working together seven years ago, but toward the end of last year, ... Read More »

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Collin Morikawa is reminded by tough losses that winning on the PGA Tour is hard

By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It’s hard to win on the PGA Tour, a sentiment usually heard from players when they are sitting next to the trophy and realize what it took to get there. Collin Morikawa keeps getting reminded after some painful losses. The player who won five times on the PGA Tour ... Read More »

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