National Sports
Inter Milan held 0-0 at Como in 1st leg of Italian Cup semifinals
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
COMO, Italy (AP) — Inter Milan was held to a 0-0 draw at neighboring Como in the first leg of the Italian Cup semifinals Tuesday. Como had the better chances but couldn’t quite find the target. The second leg is scheduled for April 22. Lazio plays Atalanta on Wednesday in the other semifinal. Inter, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olivia Miles is second TCU player in a row to take Big 12 top player and newcomer awards
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Olivia Miles was named the Big 12 player of the year and newcomer of the year on Tuesday after helping lead No. 10 TCU to its second consecutive outright regular-season conference championship. It was the second year in a row that the 16 Big 12 coaches tabbed the same TCU player ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NLL defenceman La Roue looking forward to donning football pads at CFL combine
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
Sam La Roue is getting another chance to be a football player. The six-foot-four, 220-pound receiver figured he was done in the sport after the Western Mustangs lost 51-31 to Wilfrid Laurier in the 2024 Yates Cup. But on Friday, La Roue, currently a defenceman with the National Lacrosse League’s Halifax Thunderbirds, will don the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tirotta hits three-run homer, Blue Jays beat Canada 10-7 in WBC tune-up
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
DUNEDIN — Riley Tirotta hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated Canada’s national baseball team 10-7 in an exhibition game Tuesday afternoon. Tirotta’s homer came after Canada came back to tie the game after giving up seven runs over the first two innings. It was the first of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cardinals inform 2-time Pro Bowl QB Kyler Murray they plan to release him next week, AP source says
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals have informed two-time Pro Bowl quarterback Kyler Murray that they plan to release him at the beginning of the new league year on March 11, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the move ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid confirms Brazil winger Rodrygo has a torn ACL, ruling him out of World Cup
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Brazil international Rodrygo will miss the rest of Real Madrid’s season and the World Cup because of a torn ACL and meniscus in his right knee. The 25-year-old winger was injured in Madrid’s 1-0 loss to Getafe on Monday, when he came on as a substitute after having sat out nearly a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Cardinals have informed Kyler Murray he will be released at the start of the new league year, AP source says
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Cardinals have informed Kyler Murray he will be released at the start of the new league year, AP source says. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunstone, Gushue and Jacobs keep unbeaten records intact with wins at Montana’s Brier
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
ST. JOHN’S — Canada’s Brad Jacobs kept his perfect record intact Tuesday with an 8-4 victory over Quebec’s Jean-Michel Menard at the Montana’s Brier. The reigning Olympic champion made an open draw for a pair in the eighth end and stole a point in the ninth to improve to 5-0 in round-robin play. Brad Gushue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!On 3/3, USA Basketball announces new 3×3 initiative to spur growth in that version of the game
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — USA Basketball announced a new program Tuesday to bring the international version of 3×3 to young players, programs and gyms around the country. The timing of announcing what’s called 3X Play was not coincidental: unveiling a 3×3 program nationally, on March 3, was by design. The program’s mission is to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colts place transition tag on Daniel Jones and Breece Hall gets franchise tag from Jets
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
The Indianapolis Colts placed a transition tag on quarterback Daniel Jones and the New York Jets used the franchise tag on running back Breece Hall as teams beat the deadline Tuesday to place tags on potential free agents. The Colts opted to use the $37.8 million transition tag instead of the $43.9 million franchise tag, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iowa State discontinues troubled women’s gymnastics program
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State is ending its women’s gymnastics program. The decision, announced by athletic director Jamie Pollard on Tuesday, comes not long after the school canceled the remainder of its 2026 season because of what Pollard described as “unresolvable” issues between players, coaches and parents. Pollard said the school will replace gymnastics ... Read More »
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