March 28th, 2024

National Sports

Put up your Dukes! No. 11 seed Duquesne provides some March Madness with NCAA upset of BYU

By Dave Skretta, The Associated Press on March 21st, 2024

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Dae Dae Grant scored 19 points, including four clinching free throws in the final 10 seconds, and No. 11 seed Duquesne kept retiring coach Keith Dambrot working for a little bit longer with a 71-67 victory against sixth-seeded BYU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Jakub Necas ... Read More »

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Canadians in NCAA Women’s Frozen Four focused on national title, eye PWHL future

By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024

Jennifer Gardiner used to get asked about plans for the future. Her answer was simple – become a professional hockey player. “But that wasn’t really an option,” she recalled. “So it became, ‘What do you want to be on the side while you’re playing hockey?'” Without a sustainable North American women’s circuit and the accompanying ... Read More »

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Canadian mixed doubles curling championship down to final eight

By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024

FREDERICTON – The Canadian mixed doubles curling championship quarterfinal matchups were set after play-in games Thursday. Nancy Martin and Steve Laycock, Ryan and Madison Kleiter, Aaron and Amanda Sluchinski and Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant all advanced after victories in the play-in round Thursday morning. The duos of Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres, Kadriana and ... Read More »

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Canadian Auger-Aliassime advances to second round of men’s singles at Miami Open.

By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024

MIAMI – Canadian FĂ©lix Auger-Aliassime is through to the second round of men’s singles at the Miami Open. Auger-Aliassime, of Montreal, dispatched Australian qualifier Adam Walton 7-5, 6-4 in a first-round match Thursday. Auger-Aliassime joins Denis Shapovalov, of Richmond Hill, Ont., in the second round. Shapovalov won his opening-round match on Wednesday The unseeded Auger-Aliassime, ... Read More »

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Martin, Laycock move into a tie atop Pool B at Canadian mixed curling championship

By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024

FREDERICTON – Nancy Martin and Steve Laycock defeated Lisa Weagle and John Epping 8-6 to move into a tie for first in the Pool B standings at the Canadian mixed curling championship Thursday. With the win, Martin and Laycock (5-2) moved into a tie for first with Paige Papley and Evan Van Amsterdam (5-2), who ... Read More »

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Canadian forward Liam Millar rejuvenated by loan move back to England with Preston

By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024

On loan from Switzerland’s FC Basel to England’s Preston North End, Canadian forward Liam Millar is back on familiar turf. Preston is a 50-kilometre drive from Liverpool, where a teenage Millar started in the academy in 2016. His game has also flourished with five goals and five assists since arriving in September, sparking hope among ... Read More »

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Canada’s Homan rolls to win over Estonia’s Turmann at world women’s curling event

By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024

SYDNEY, N.S. – Shortly after completing a near-flawless game early in round-robin play at the world women’s curling championship, Canada skip Rachel Homan returned to the ice for a late-night practice session. A few folks remained at ice level and all the spectators had departed. There was Homan, working overtime on a quiet Centre 200 ... Read More »

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Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery hopes win in Belfast leads to title shot

By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024

The first question Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery fielded at media day ahead of Friday’s Bellator Champions Series card in Belfast was about his trademark mullet. Was he the only man in Ireland with one? “I’ve probably seen two or three mullets maybe,” replied the 31-year-old from Tillsonburg, Ont. Jeffery’s mullet is money, prompting Bellator to ... Read More »

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Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris healing from kneeing himself in the face, surgery

By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024

Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris is sporting a look these days courtesy of taking his knee to his face. The 30-year-old from Regina posted on Instagram earlier this week a video of himself spinning and twisting high above a snowy slope. Upon landing, the video immediately cut to the snowboarder in a Revelstoke, B.C., hospital bed ... Read More »

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Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery hopes win in Belfast will leads to title shot

By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024

The first question Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery fielded at media day ahead of Friday’s Bellator Champions Series card in Belfast was about his trademark mullet. Was he the only man in Ireland with one? “I’ve probably seen two or three mullets maybe,” replied the 31-year-old from Tillsonburg, Ont. Jeffery’s mullet is money, prompting Bellator to ... Read More »

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Flames’ goalie Vladar to have hip surgery, Markstrom cleared to play

By The Canadian Press on March 21st, 2024

Calgary Flames goaltender Dan Vladar will undergo season-ending hip surgery next week. The Flames say starting goalie Jacob Markstrom has been cleared for full practice and game participation from his lower-body injury. Meanwhile, Dustin Wolf, recently called up from the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers, will remain on the Flames’ roster on an emergency recall basis. The ... Read More »

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