March 12th, 2026
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Grand Slam of Curling drops U.S stop, will run five Canadian events over two months

By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026

TORONTO — The Grand Slam of Curling will not return to the United States next season and will instead go back to a five-event Canadian schedule in a compressed 2026-27 campaign. The Oct. 13-18 GSOC Invitational will kick off the Grand Slam season in Victoria, The Curling Group announced Tuesday. It’ll be followed by the ... Read More »

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Florida heads into the SEC Tournament looking for another title and the No. 1 seed

By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The fourth-ranked Florida Gators head into the Southeastern Conference men’s basketball tournament knowing exactly what they want. The defending national champions also know how quickly everything can slip away. “As long as we maintain the mindset that as great as it is right now, it could be gone tomorrow if we ... Read More »

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Big Ten coaches and media select Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg as conference player of the year

By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg has been selected as the Big Ten player of the year by the conference’s coaches and media members. The Big Ten announced Lendeborg’s selection on Tuesday, adding that the league’s coaches and media chose Illinois’ Keaton Wagler as freshman of the year. The coach-of-the-year balloting was a split ... Read More »

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Geno Smith set to return to the Jets in a trade with the Raiders, AP source says

By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026

The New York Jets are acquiring quarterback Geno Smith from the Las Vegas Raiders, a person familiar with the trade told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The Jets are also getting a seventh-round pick and sending a sixth-rounder to the Raiders in the deal, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition ... Read More »

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Harry Kane on the bench for Bayern at Atalanta in Champions League after injury

By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026

BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Harry Kane will start on the bench for Bayern Munich in the German team’s Champions League game at Atalanta on Tuesday after spending recent days recovering from a calf injury. Nicolas Jackson starts up front for Bayern instead of Kane, who missed last week’s Bundesliga win over Borussia Moenchengladbach with the ... Read More »

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Brazil earns first Winter Paralympics medal to match Olympics milestone

By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026

TESERO, Italy (AP) — Less than a month after Brazil won its first medal at the Winter Olympics, the tropical nation claimed its first piece of hardware at the Winter Paralympics. Cristian Westemaier Ribera finished second in the men’s sprint sitting discipline in Para cross-country skiing on Tuesday to become Brazil’s first-ever Winter Paralympic medalist. ... Read More »

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Former head of Republic of Congo soccer federation gets life sentence for embezzling FIFA funds

By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Former Republic of Congo soccer federation president Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas was convicted of embezzling $1.1 million in FIFA funds and sentenced to life in prison Tuesday though he remains on the loose. A Brazzaville criminal court found Mayolas guilty of money laundering, forgery, use of forged documents and misappropriation ... Read More »

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No. 12 seed Arizona State fends off Baylor’s late surge for an 83-79 Big 12 Tournament win

By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pig Johnson had 19 points, Andrij Grbovic scored 14 and No. 12 seed Arizona State turned away a second-half run by Baylor for an 83-79 victory over the No. 13 seed Bears in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Tuesday. Santiago Trouet added 13 points and nine ... Read More »

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PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi grounded in Qatar amid intensifying Iran war

By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been left stranded in Qatar amid the war in the Middle East. Al-Khelaifi has not been able to fly out of Doha for more than a week, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on the condition on anonymity because ... Read More »

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Luzardo liked Phillies’ stable rotation, opted for $135 million deal rather than test market

By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jesús Luzardo found the stability in the Phillies’ rotation along with the good health he craved as he bounced around the major leagues with three other organizations. With a chance to potentially become a free agent next offseason during a winter that could include labor strife, Luzardo decided to opt in with ... Read More »

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Lions add running back Isiah Pacheco as the new backup to Jahmyr Gibbs, AP source says

By Canadian Press on March 10th, 2026

Detroit has reached an agreement to add running back Isiah Pacheco as a replacement for David Montgomery after the Lions traded Jahmyr Gibbs’ backup before free agency started, a person with knowledge of the deal said Tuesday. Pacheco spent his first four seasons in the running back rotation with the Kansas City Chiefs, who agreed ... Read More »

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