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USC vows to soldier on in March Madness without injured star JuJu Watkins
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — While heartbroken at the loss of star guard JuJu Watkins, Southern California’s players are determined to move forward in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The top-seeded Trojans (30-3) will face No. 5 seed Kansas State on Saturday in the Sweet 16 — their first game since Watkins suffered a season-ending knee injury ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MiLaysia Fulwiley helps defending champion South Carolina outlast Maryland
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 2:22 left, and Chloe Kitts added 15 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 1 seed South Carolina beat fourth-seeded Maryland 71-67 on Friday in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The defending national champion Gamecocks went back-and-forth with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MiLaysia Fulwiley helps defending champion South Carolina outlast Maryland 71-67 in March Madness
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 23 points, including a go-ahead layup with 2:22 left, and Chloe Kitts added 15 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 1 seed South Carolina beat fourth-seeded Maryland 71-67 on Friday in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The defending national champion Gamecocks went back-and-forth with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Antetokounmpo available to play Friday against Knicks after missing one game with foot sprain
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to action Friday after missing one game with a sprained left foot. Antetokounmpo had been listed on Milwaukee’s injury report as questionable, but the Bucks announced an hour before tip-off that the two-time MVP would be available to face the New York Knicks. Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard is missing a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blues sign Gophers star Jimmy Snuggerud to 3-year contract
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues signed University of Minnesota forward Jimmy Snuggerud to a three-year contract Friday. He’s expected to join the team for practice Monday. The 20-year-old Snuggerud was selected by the Blues at No. 23 overall in the first round of the 2022 draft. The signing comes a day after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moioli finally gets elusive gold medal at snowboard worlds and Japan dominates big air
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Italian snowboarder Michela Moioli finally earned an elusive world championship gold medal despite finishing the race on her back on Friday. Moioli and Charlotte Bankes fell at the line in a photo finish to the snowboard cross event. A replay showed Maioli’s board crossed a few inches ahead of her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kameron Misner’s 9th-inning homer lifts Rays over Rockies 3-2 in Steinbrenner Field opener
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Kameron Misner led off the ninth inning with his first major league home run, giving Tampa Bay a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday as the Rays began their season of home games at Steinbrenner Field. Miser, a 27-year-old who debuted last August, entered as a defensive replacement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ravens extend coach John Harbaugh by 3 years taking him through the 2028 season
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
OWING MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens extended coach John Harbaugh’s contract by three years, taking him through the 2028 season. The 62-year-old Harbaugh is the Ravens’ all-time winningest coach with a 172-104 record over 17 seasons, not including going 13-11 in the playoffs. He is the second-longest tenured active coach behind Mike Tomlin, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US dancers Chock and Bates, Canadian’s Gilles and Poirier building figure skating’s best rivalry
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
BOSTON (AP) — The word “rivalry” tends to carry a combative connotation, so perhaps it’s best to describe the relationship between American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates and their Canadian counterparts, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, as healthy competition. They are fond for each other. Yet they also push each other every time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drake hires South Dakota State’s Eric Henderson to replace Ben McCollum, who left for Iowa
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Eric Henderson, who led South Dakota State to two NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons, has been hired as Drake’s head coach, the school announced Friday. The 46-year-old Henderson replaces Ben McCollum, who left for Iowa on Monday after leading the Bulldogs to the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season and tournament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Right-hander Brandon Pfaadt agrees to $45 million, 5-year deal with Arizona Diamondbacks
By Canadian Press on March 28th, 2025
PHOENIX (AP) — Right-hander Brandon Pfaadt agreed to a $45 million, five-year deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday as the team continues its push to secure its young standouts on long-term contracts. Pfaadt’s deal begins in 2026 and includes a club option for 2031 and a mutual option in 2032. The 26-year-old Pfaadt was ... Read More »
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