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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 »
Be the first to comment!Purdue’s homegrown core meets Miami’s transfer-fueled rise in a West Region showdown in NCAA tourney
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Purdue coach Matt Painter has done just about everything with the Boilermakers except win a national championship. The same could be said for his All-American guard, Braden Smith, the new NCAA career assists king, and longtime teammates Fletcher Loyer and Trey Kaufman-Renn, who once again are leading Purdue on an annual ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rooney stops 19 shots to lead Minnesota Frost to 3-1 win over Vancouver Goldeneyes
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
VANCOUVER — Maddie Rooney stopped 19 shots to lead the Minnesota Frost to a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Goldeneyes in Professional Women’s Hockey League action Saturday. Rooney entered the game with a 1.98 goals-against average, the league’s fourth-best mark. The Frost (11-3-3-4, 42 points) has won five straight and moved atop the PWHL standings, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kim Barnes Arico has built a consistent winner in women’s basketball at Michigan for 1st time
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Kim Barnes Arico has turned Michigan’s women’s basketball into a consistently winning program for the first time in school history. The Wolverines earned bids to March Madness just five times between 1982 and 2012 before hiring Barnes Arico away from St. John’s and much of her family. Barnes Arico has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stamkos’ 3-point game powers the Predators to a 4-1 win over the Golden Knights
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. Stamkos opened the scoring 40 seconds in and added a power-play goal in the first two minutes of the second period as Nashville raced to an early ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orioles option right-handed starter Dean Kremer to minors in surprise move
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Baltimore’s Dean Kremer will open the season in the minors after he led he Orioles in wins, innings and strikeouts last year. The Orioles optioned Kremer to minor league camp on Saturday. The 30-year-old right-hander went 11-10 with a 4.19 ERA while striking out 142 batters over 171 2/3 innings last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Duke and Baylor primed for rematch in an NCAA Tournament 2nd-round game
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Baylor guard Taliah Scott is confident that her team will be able to match Duke’s physicality when the teams meet Sunday in an NCAA Tournament second-round game. The game is a rematch of the teams’ season-opener that was played in Paris. Baylor won that matchup 58-52. “We’re going to have to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UConn women overwhelm UTSA 90-52 as the Huskies roll in their March Madness opener
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Sarah Strong scored 18 points and Ashlynn Shade added 14 to help No. 1 seed UConn rout UTSA 90-52 in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournamen t on Saturday. The Huskies (35-0) have won 51 consecutive games dating back to last season and looked dominant again despite not having ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carr and Fears lead Michigan State to 17th Sweet 16 under Izzo with 77-69 win over Louisville
By Canadian Press on March 21st, 2026
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Coen Carr recorded his first career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeremy Fears Jr. had 16 assists as Michigan State advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 17th time under coach Tom Izzo, beating Louisville 77-69 on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Fears added ... Read More »
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