National Sports
Man gets suspended jail sentence for racially abusing England soccer player Jess Carter on TikTok
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
BLACKBURN, England (AP) — A man who posted racially abusive online messages about England Women soccer player Jess Carter received a suspended jail sentence on Wednesday. Nigel Dewale, a 60-year-old man from Great Harwood in Lancashire, northern England, sent two posts from his TikTok account during last year’s Women’s European Championship. He sent them in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath wins World Cup slalom title after losing his temper at the Olympics
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
HAFJELL, Norway (AP) — Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath secured the World Cup slalom title on home snow Wednesday to conclude the season on a positive note after losing his temper at the Olympics when he squandered a big first-run lead. McGrath broke down in tears during a long, emotional embrace with childhood friend and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jason Benetti steps into the spotlight as NBC’s lead voice for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
When Sam Flood learned in November that NBC would be back doing baseball, he immediately knew who he wanted as his play-by-play voice and the format for it. Viewers will get their first look and listen on Thursday when NBC has an Opening Day doubleheader. The prime time game between the two-time defending World Series ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!March Madness: Here’s one thing you need to know about each of the 16 teams remaining in men’s field
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
Florida isn’t around to defend its title anymore, but all the other top seeds in this year’s NCAA Tournament are still around. And many of them are winning convincingly. In the first week of the NCAA Tournament, games were decided by an average of 15.3 points. According to Sportradar, that represents the third-highest average margin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Grenier wins World Cup giant slalom in final race of season
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
LILLEHAMMER — Canadian skier Valérie Grenier closed the World Cup alpine season with a victory in women’s giant slalom on Wednesday. The 29-year-old from St-Isidore, Ont., posted a combined time of two minutes 16.79 seconds to stand atop the podium in the final race of the campaign. Norway’s Mina Fuerst Holtmann finished second, 0.43 seconds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mikaela Shiffrin holds off Emma Aicher to win record-tying 6th overall World Cup skiing title
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
HAFJELL, Norway (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin secured a record-tying sixth women’s overall World Cup skiing title by holding off a challenge from emerging German rival Emma Aicher in the final race of the season Wednesday. Shiffrin needed only to finish in the top 15 of a giant slalom and the American standout secured that before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mikaela Shiffrin wins record-tying sixth women’s overall World Cup skiing title
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
HAFJELL, Norway (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin wins record-tying sixth women’s overall World Cup skiing title. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran’s Tractor FC in contention for Asian Champions League Elite quarterfinals in Jeddah
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Iranian club Tractor FC will travel to Saudi Arabia for a playoff against Shabab Al Ahli of Dubai for a place in the Asian Champions League Elite quarterfinals against Buriram United of Thailand. The Asian Football Confederation held the draw Wednesday to determine the quarterfinal pairings, a day after announcing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Cup playoffs: Italy on edge, Sweden shorn of stars and another chance for Lewandowski
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
When Fabio Cannavaro raised aloft the golden World Cup trophy inside Berlin’s Olympic Stadium in 2006, few could have imagined the pain soccer’s biggest event would inflict on Italy over the next two decades. In 2010, the Azzurri put up a woeful title defense, not even winning a game in an embarrassing group-stage exit. In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barcelona takes on Spanish rival Real Madrid in Women’s Champions League quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid will try to close in on a first semifinal appearance in the Women’s Champions League when it hosts three-time champion Barcelona in the first leg of the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Manchester United will make its debut in the last eight against Bayern Munich. Barcelona will try to make it to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slalom standings leader McGrath 6th in 1st run of final World Cup race of season. Meillard leads
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
HAFJELL, Norway (AP) — Slalom standings leader Atle Lie McGrath stood only sixth after the first run of the final World Cup skiing race of the season Wednesday. Olympic champion Loic Meillard led Henrik Kristoffersen by 0.67 seconds and Timon Haugan by 0.79. Clement Noel was 1.03 behind in fourth, Olympic giant slalom champion Lucas ... Read More »
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