National Sports
Illness prevents Arizona State coach Molly Miller from traveling with team to NCAA Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State women’s basketball coach Molly Miller did not travel to Iowa with her team for its NCAA Tournament game due to an illness. School officials said on Wednesday they are hopeful Miller will be able to rejoin the Sun Devils in time for their First Four game against Virginia on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After Olympic bronze, Gilles and Poirier treat world championships as a celebration
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won’t call it a last dance. But after 15 years and an Olympic medal, next week’s world figure skating championships look a lot like a victory lap. The Canadian ice dancers will arrive in Prague after winning bronze with a euphoric free skate at last month’s Milan Cortina Games, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Georgia’s Oscar Delp impresses at pro day after missing NFL combine drills with foot injury
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — For Georgia tight end Oscar Delp, Wednesday’s pro day was an opportunity to show he’s recovered from a hairline fracture in his foot. Coaches, scouts and executives from all 32 NFL teams gathered in Athens on Wednesday to observe 10 prospects take the field. Delp was held out of on-field drills ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier League teams leaking goals in the Champions League round of 16
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Eight goals allowed by Newcastle. Eight more by Chelsea. Manchester City gave up five, as has Tottenham — with maybe more to come against Spurs in the Champions League. So much for English dominance in European club soccer’s biggest tournament. The goals have been raining in against England’s top flight clubs, which have seen their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 1 overall seed Duke unlikely to have big man Patrick Ngongba II for March Madness Round 1
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Duke coach Jon Scheyer says starting big man Patrick Ngongba II is “very unlikely” to play Thursday’s first-round game against Siena in March Madness because of soreness in his right foot. The 6-foot-11, 250-pound sophomore has missed four straight games for the Blue Devils (32-2), first as a game-time decision for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minnesota AD Coyle announces decision to part ways with men’s hockey coach Bob Motzko
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota and men’s hockey coach Bob Motzko have agreed to part ways, the university announced Wednesday, a day after women’s coach Brad Frost was fired. Athletic director Mark Coyle announced the decision with Motzko, who coached the Gophers for eight seasons and earned three Big Ten coach of the year honors. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From NIL deals to retirement at 35: JPMorgan aims to help athletes avoid bad money habits
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase said Wednesday that will start building wealth advising services that help athletes who come into money as a result of their talents make that money work for them a long time. The initiative is not aimed just at ultrawealthy athletes of legend. The initiative is aimed at athletes across ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lionel Messi to lead Argentina in friendly match against Guatemala ahead of World Cup
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi was called up Wednesday for a March 31 friendly match against Guatemala as Argentina gears up to defend its title in the World Cup. The game at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires was arranged after the Finalissima between Argentina and Spain on March 27 in Qatar was called ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Struggling Titans had much more than money to lure free agents to Tennessee
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — For a franchise mired in four straight losing seasons, the Tennessee Titans had a lot of selling points to go along with a ton of salary cap money to spend in free agency. New coach Robert Saleh and new offensive coordinator Brian Daboll combined to lure at least nine players whom ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rhode Island hockey team rallies to championship after ice rink shooting
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — When Colin Dorgan takes the ice Wednesday to compete in the Rhode Island Division 2 boys’ state championship, three seats will be noticeably empty in the crowded arena. The high school senior’s mother, brother and grandfather should be there to celebrate one of the most exciting moments in his hockey career, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s been remarkable’: Rookie defenceman Matthew Schaefer dazzling for Islanders
By Canadian Press on March 18th, 2026
Brayden Schenn had seen the highlights. The veteran centre knew all about a peach-fuzzed New York Islanders defenceman making waves in a jaw-dropping rookie season — from afar. Acquired by the club ahead of the NHL trade deadline, Schenn now gets a front-row seat. Matthew Schaefer, a happy-go-lucky teenager with a wide smile and engaging ... Read More »
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