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Cuypers, Bamba score goals, Fire hands Union their 5th straight loss 2-1
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Hugo Cuypers scored a goal for the fourth consecutive game, Jonathan Bamba also scored a goal, and the Chicago Fire beat the Philadelphia Union 2-1 on Saturday. Chris Brady had three saves for the Fire (2-2-1). Philadelphia (0-5-0), which won the 2025 Supporter’s Shield, extended its club record for consecutive losses ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newkirk, Tapani, Winn and Frankel lead Fleet to 3-0 victory over Torrent
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Abby Newkirk, Susanna Tapani and Haley Winn all had a goal and an assist to back Aerin Frankel and lead the Boston Fleet to a 3-0 victory over the expansion Seattle Torrent on Saturday. Frankel turned away all 21 shots in goal for the Fleet (10-5-2-4) in her seventh career shutout. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Altercation late in first half leads to 4 ejected from Thunder-Wizards
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Oklahoma’s Jaylin Williams and Washington’s Justin Champagnie were ejected following an altercation late in the first half of the matchup between the Thunder and Wizards on Saturday night. Following a basket by Washington’s Anthony Gill, Williams and Champagnie began shoving each other under the basket. Gill and Oklahoma City’s Ajay Mitchell became ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second-seeded Iowa survives upset bid from No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson, wins 58-48 in NCAA Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Ava Heiden scored a career-high 29 points, including 12 straight for Iowa in the fourth quarter, and the No. 2-seeded Hawkeyes survived an upset bid from 15th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson with a 58-48 victory in an NCAA Tournament first-round game on Saturday. Hannah Stuelke added 13 points and 16 rebounds for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cooch, Taute help Denison women beat Scranton 55-41 to win program’s first D-III national title
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
SALEM, Va. (AP) — Abby Cooch scored 18 points, Ada Taute added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Denison beat Scranton 55-41 on Saturday to win the program’s first Division III national championship. Denison (30-2), which has won six games in a row, extended the program’s single-season wins record. Anelly Mad-toingué grabbed 16 rebounds to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PSG retakes Ligue 1 lead after teenager nets first goal in rout at Nice
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
PARIS (AP) — Dro Fernández scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain as it won at struggling Nice 4-0 and reclaimed top spot in Ligue 1 on Saturday. The 18-year-old midfielder joined from Barcelona in January and grabbed his side’s third goal after being neatly set up by Ousmane Dembélé in the 81st minute. PSG ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oklahoma and Michigan State set for a fast-paced women’s NCAA Tournament clash in the 2nd round
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
NORMAN. Okla. (AP) — The scoreboard operator likely will be busy when Oklahoma and Michigan State meet in a second-round women’s NCAA Tournament game on Sunday. Fourth-seeded Oklahoma averages 86.8 points per game and fifth-seeded Michigan State averages 82.5. Those totals were third and 11th in the nation, respectively, after Friday’s games. Oklahoma wore Idaho ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olivia Miles not alone in producing for TCU women in March Madness with Washington next
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — While TCU goes as Olivia Miles goes, the playmaking point guard coming off another NCAA tournament triple-double isn’t alone doing things for the Horned Frogs to start this March Madness. Miles and Co. carry a 43-game home winning streak into Sunday night’s second-round NCAA Tournament game against Washington, when the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mboko earns another straight-sets victory at Miami Open tennis tournament
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
MIAMI — Canada’s Victoria Mboko is off to the third round of women’s singles at the Miami Open. Mboko, the No. 10 seed from Burlington, Ont., defeated Russian Anastasia Zakharova 6-1, 7-5 on Saturday. On Friday, Mboko, who won the National Bank Open in Montreal last year, needed only 59 minutes to register 6-2, 6-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rooney stops 19 shots to lead Frost to 3-1 win over Goldeneyes
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Maddie Rooney stopped 19 shots to lead the Minnesota Frost to a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Goldeneyes on Saturday. Rooney entered the game with a 1.98 goals-against average, the league’s fourth-best mark. The Frost have won five straight and moved atop the PWHL standings, three points ahead of Boston ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jazzy Davidson scores 31 as USC outlasts Clemson 71-67 in OT in women’s NCAA Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Freshman Jazzy Davidson scored 31 points in her women’s NCAA Tournament debut, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:03 left in overtime to lift ninth-seeded Southern California to a 71-67 victory over No. 8 seed Clemson on Saturday. Davidson, a 6-foot-1 freshman, stroked a perfect shot from the right side to send ... Read More »
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