National Sports
Higher interest in youth level leading to rapid increase of Division III women’s hockey programs
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — When Baylee Marabella got interested in ice hockey while growing up in Wisconsin, she had to play alongside boys up until high school because she couldn’t find a girls team in her area. That isn’t as much of a problem in hockey hotbeds such as Wisconsin anymore with a steady increase in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Purdue’s Braden Smith is AP’s Big Ten player of the year, Izzo is top coach, Tonje newcomer of year
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
Braden Smith of Purdue was named the Associated Press Big Ten player of year on Tuesday, Michigan State’s Tom Izzo the coach of the year and Wisconsin’s John Tonje the newcomer of the year. Smith continued the Boilermakers’ hold on the top individual honor after Zach Edey won it the past two seasons. Smith backed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TCU’s Hailey Van Lith is AP women’s basketball player of the week
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
The Associated Press national player of the week in women’s college basketball for Week 18 of the season: Hailey Van Lith, TCU The graduate student guard averaged 21 points and 4.7 assists and shot 52.9% from the field to help TCU win its first Big 12 title. She earned Most Outstanding Player of the tournament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QB Daniel Jones agrees to a 1-year, $14 million deal with the Colts, AP source says
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts wanted someone to challenge quarterback Anthony Richardson for the starting job. They opted for Daniel Jones. The former New York Giants starter agreed Tuesday to a one-year, $14 million contract with the Colts, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person, speaking to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Adams, Reyna on US roster for 1st time under Pochettino, picked for CONCACAF Nations League games
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
Tyler Adams and Gio Reyna are back with the U.S. national team after recovering from injuries, giving coach Mauricio Pochettino close to a first-choice lineup for the first time since he took over as coach last fall. Pochettino picked the two midfielders along with defender Cameron Carter-Vickers for his 23-man roster ahead of the CONCACAF ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince of Wales Stakes race set to go Sept. 9 at Fort Erie Racetrack
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
FORT ERIE, Ont. — The $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes, the second jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, will be held Sept. 9 at Fort Erie Racetrack. The racetrack made the announcement Tuesday. The 1 3/16-mile dirt race will follow the $1-million King’s Plate, which will be held Aug. 16 at Toronto’s Woodbine Racetrack. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 7 Michigan St. and No. 22 Michigan could be headed for another showdown in Big Ten Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No. 7 Michigan State is building momentum as March Madness beckons. No. 22 Michigan, meanwhile, seems to be taking a step or two back. And yet as the rivals concluded one battle for Big Ten supremacy Sunday, they’re embarking on another at this week’s conference tournament in Indianapolis. The timing couldn’t be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Resort confirms Kicking Horse gondola fell one metre to ground, 8 on board
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
GOLDEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The owner of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, B.C., has confirmed eight people were aboard a gondola that fell to the ground Monday morning. Resorts of the Canadian Rockies says its patrol team and first responders were immediately dispatched after it happened around 9:20 a.m., but no one was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!La Salle basketball names Radford coach Darris Nichols as Dunphy’s successor
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — La Salle named Darris Nichols as its new basketball coach on Tuesday, succeeding Fran Dunphy, who will retire from coaching at the end of the season. Nichols went 68-63 in four seasons at Radford from 2021 through this season. Radford went 20-13 this season, the second time in Nichols’ four seasons he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cowboys add to thin interior defensive line with free agent Solomon Thomas, AP source says
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
The Dallas Cowboys have added to a thin interior defensive line by agreeing with free agent defensive tackle Solomon Thomas on a two-year contract worth up to $8 million, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Thomas, who spent the past three seasons with the New York Jets, is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello won’t be ready for the opening of the season
By Canadian Press on March 11th, 2025
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Boston Red Sox right-hander Brayan Bello won’t be ready for the start of the season, manager Alex Cora told reporters Tuesday. Bello, the opening day starter last season, has been dealing with soreness in his shoulder this spring. The Red Sox have been taking a cautious approach with him. The ... Read More »
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