By Canadian Press on March 17th, 2026
EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers say star forward Leon Draisaitl will miss the rest of the season with a lower-body injury. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chicago White Sox right-hander Mike Vasil is set for season-ending Tommy John surgery after leaving his most recent spring training start with right elbow soreness. The team said on its website Tuesday that Vasil’s surgery will be performed in the coming weeks by Texas Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister. The ... Read More »
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s basketball program has a shot to win its second national title, and first since 1989, thanks to a remarkable rebuild under Dusty May. Just two years ago, the Wolverines lost a school-record 24 games with former Fab Five star Juwan Howard in his fifth and final season as coach. ... Read More »
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PARIS (AP) — Instead of having names on their jerseys, soccer players from Toulouse and Lorient will have pictograms of different disabilities during their Ligue 1 game on Saturday. The measure is part of a French soccer league awareness campaign aimed at providing better long-term stadium facilities for people with disabilities. Seven disabilities feature on ... Read More »
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CALGARY — Kerri Einarson’s curling team has won a fifth straight game at the women’s world championship with a 9-6 victory over Italy’s Stefania Constantini. Canada was alone atop the standings at 5-0 ahead of Switzerland, Japan and Turkey at 4-1. Einarson was to face Switzerland’s Xenia Schwaller in the evening session at WinSport Event ... Read More »
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TORONTO — Toronto FC agreed to a one-year contract extension with winger Daniel Salloi that includes an option for the 2028 campaign, the Major League Soccer team said Tuesday. Salloi, 29, has scored twice over four MLS games since joining TFC in the off-season. He notched the game-winner in a victory over FC Cincinnati on ... Read More »
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GATINEAU — The World Anti-Doping Agency has agreed to limit the use of athletes’ highly sensitive personal information, Canada’s privacy commissioner’s office said Tuesday. In a statement, the office said WADA has committed to implementing measures to help ensure that international sport federations and other anti-doping organizations do not use information collected from athletes that ... Read More »
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Oklahoma scoring leaders Raegan Beers and Aaliyah Chavez are almost opposites. Beers is a strong, steady 6-foot-4 senior center who was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection. Chavez is a mercurial 5-foot-10 freshman point guard who was a second-team choice. Coach Jennie Baranczyk has made the combination work, as the duo has powered an offense that ... Read More »
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Cameron Young had given up on his own expectations, and for good reason. Seeing him pose with The Players Championship trophy makes it easy to forget that he once tied a PGA Tour record with seven runner-up finishes — all of them in a 30-month span — before winning. ... Read More »
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GENEVA (AP) — The public wrangling between Iran, FIFA and U.S. President Donald Trump over the narrative of playing at the World Cup in June shifted on Tuesday to Mexico where its diplomats suggested Iran’s soccer team could play its games. The Iranian ambassador and embassy in Mexico City said the country was negotiating with ... Read More »
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Three months before its World Cup defense, Argentina lost a great chance to gauge where it’s at against European champion Spain when the Finalissima was canceled. Since winning the 2022 World Cup, Argentina has steamrolled through South American qualifying — four defeats in 18 matches — won the 2024 Copa ... Read More »
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