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Call it March Mildness. Dominant performances by top seeds are now the norm at the NCAA Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
There is still madness in March. There are buzzer beaters. Upsets. Postgame tears. “Wait, what?” moments that go viral and become part of NCAA Tournament lore. The chaos that makes the tournament such a captivating three-week spectacle is just getting a little harder to come by these days. And that might not be changing any ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High-scoring LSU and pressing Texas Tech bring contrasting styles to 2nd-round March Madness tilt
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU guard Jada Richard compares running the court alongside Flau’jae Johnson, Mikaylah Williams and MiLaysia Fulwiley to performing on stage. “We going to give y’all a show,” Richard said on the eve of the second-seeded Tigers’ tilt with No. 7 seed Texas Tech on Sunday in the second round of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flyers beat the Sharks 4-1 to complete a three-game West Coast sweep
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Christian Dvorak scored a tiebreaking goal early in the third period and added an assist, Dan Vladar made 24 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Saturday to complete a three-game West Coast sweep. Owen Tippett scored in the second period and defenseman Travis Sanheim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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