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Westwood, Zaha score goals, Charlotte beats Union 2-1
By Canadian Press on April 4th, 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ashley Westwood and Wilfried Zaha each scored a goal to help Charlotte FC beat the Philadelphia Union 2-1 on a rain-soaked Saturday night. The Union (0-6-0) — the 2025 MLS Supporter’s Shield winners — are off to the worst start in franchise history. Zaha, on the counter-attack, side-footed a volley off ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nuggets end Spurs’ win streak with 136-134 win in OT
By Canadian Press on April 4th, 2026
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 40 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds, Christian Braun added 21 points and the Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio 136-134 in overtime Saturday to snap the Spurs’ 11-game winning streak. Cameron Johnson scored 17, Jamal Murray finished with 15 points and 10 assists and Aaron Gordon scored 15 for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Reds blank Rangers 2-0 as Lowder pitches scoreless innings in first win since 2024
By Canadian Press on April 4th, 2026
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rhett Lowder allowed three hits over six innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Texas Rangers 2-0 on Saturday night, giving the right-hander his first win since 2024 after missing all of last season because of injuries. Graham Ashcraft, Tony Santillan and Emilio Pagán each worked a scoreless inning to wrap ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connor scores twice as the Jets beat the Blue Jackets 2-1 to stay in the playoff hunt
By Canadian Press on April 4th, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets overcame an early deficit to beat the Columbus 2-1 on Saturday night, keeping their playoff holes alive and sending the Blue Jackets to their sixth straight loss. Winnipeg moved to 78 points, a point out of the final wild-card spot in the crowded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pistons beat 76ers 116-93 and clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference
By Canadian Press on April 4th, 2026
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 19 points, and Daniss Jenkins added 16 points and 14 assists as the Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 116-93 Saturday night to clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The last time the Pistons (56-21) were the top seed in the East was in 2006-07. They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!So Happy wins Santa Anita Derby, giving 60-year-old jockey Mike Smith a shot at Kentucky Derby
By Canadian Press on April 4th, 2026
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — So Happy won the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby by 2 3/4 lengths on Saturday, giving 60-year-old jockey Mike Smith a shot at becoming the oldest rider to win the Kentucky Derby. Further Ado won the $1.25 million Blue Grass Stakes by 11 lengths at Keeneland, and Albus scored a big upset ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sal Frelick leaves Brewers’ second game against Royals with left side tightness
By Canadian Press on April 4th, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick exited the second game of Saturday’s split doubleheader in the fourth inning with left side tightness. In his second at-bat, Frelick grimaced as he lined a single to center. After a lengthy discussion involving Brewers manager Pat Murphy and trainer Brad Epstein, Frelick left ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!There will be a new Cup champion. Florida’s injury-plagued season won’t include the playoffs
By Canadian Press on April 4th, 2026
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Maybe the end for the Florida Panthers came when Brad Marchand was shut down for the season last month. Or maybe it was when Seth Jones broke his collarbone and wound up missing 26 games. Or, maybe it was 20 minutes into training camp, when captain Aleksander Barkov blew out his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plate umpire Ron Kulpa leaves Marlins-Yankees game after taking foul ball off mask
By Canadian Press on April 4th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Plate umpire Ron Kulpa left Saturday’s game between the Miami Marlins and New York Yankees with two outs in the fourth inning after taking a foul ball off his mask. Kulpa was hit in the mask by a foul ball earlier in the inning and stayed in as Jakob Marsee’s RBI ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After 13 years, David Beckham’s dream comes true: Inter Miami calls Miami home
By Canadian Press on April 4th, 2026
MIAMI (AP) — Don Garber remembers the earliest days of David Beckham’s plans to bring Major League Soccer to Miami, the quest that started more than a dozen years ago. There were twists. There were turns. Eventually, there was Lionel Messi, too. But there was never Miami — until now. “We believed in Miami,” Beckham ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UConn advances to its third national title game in four seasons, beating Illinois 71-62 in Final Four
By Canadian Press on April 4th, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — UConn advances to its third national title game in four seasons, beating Illinois 71-62 in Final Four. The Associated Press... Read More »
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