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Canada Soccer, senior national teams ratify collective bargaining agreement

By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026

TORONTO — Canada Soccer and the player associations representing the two senior national teams have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement. The CBA formalizes a framework agreement reached in 2024 with the men’s and women’s national teams. The ratification of that agreement was contingent on a reworked deal with Canadian Soccer Media & Entertainment (then ... Read More »

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NC State announces hiring of former Wolfpack player Justin Gainey as men’s basketball coach

By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026

N.C. State moved quickly to hire one of its own to lead the Wolfpack men’s basketball program. The school announced the hiring of Tennessee assistant coach and former Wolfpack player Justin Gainey as head coach on Tuesday. That came five days after the departure of Will Wade after one season for a second stint at ... Read More »

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Masters will have no shortage of options for television viewers

By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026

Golf fans will have no shortage of viewing options for the Masters, and that goes beyond the 27 hours of live coverage (streaming and linear) among Prime Video, ESPN, Paramount+ and CBS. CBS, in its 71st year covering the Masters, will have a pair of one-hour shows ahead of the final round on April 12. ... Read More »

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Blue Jays say RHP Cody Ponce expected to miss ‘significant time’ because of sprained knee ligament

By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Cody Ponce is expected to miss “significant time” because of a sprained ligament in his right knee, manager John Schneider said Tuesday. Ponce had to be carted off the field in the third inning of Monday’s 14-5 loss to Colorado, his first big league appearance since 2021, after ... Read More »

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Tiger Woods pleads not guilty to DUI in car crash where authorities say he was found with opioids

By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods entered a not guilty plea in his driving under the influence case in Florida on Tuesday, hours after a sheriff’s report said he had pain pills and showed signs of impairment at the scene of the crash last week. The online court docket for Martin County, Florida, showed Woods ... Read More »

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Tiger Woods has entered a not guilty plea in his DUI case in Florida

By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026

STUART, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods has entered a not guilty plea in his DUI case in Florida. The Associated Press... Read More »

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Nebraska-Missouri and Penn State-Kentucky volleyball matches are set for Wrigley Field in September

By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026

CHICAGO (AP) — Wrigley Field will host a women’s college volleyball doubleheader to highlight the Big Ten/SEC Volleyball Challenge Week in September. The conferences announced Monday that Nebraska will play Missouri and Penn State will meet Kentucky at the home of the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 6. Matchups between Big Ten and SEC programs will ... Read More »

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Ponce has sprained ACL after nasty fall, expected to be put on Blue Jays injured list

By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026

TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce has sprained the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Manager John Schneider says he expects Ponce will be out for the forseeable future as he recovers from the injury. Schneider says Ponce’s MRI will be reviewed by one or two more doctors today before officially being ... Read More »

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MLB players increase potential war chest to $415 million ahead of bargaining

By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026

Big league baseball players increased their potential war chest of cash and investments ahead of collective bargaining to $415 million heading into 2026, up from $284 million at the start of 2025, according to the union’s annual federal disclosure form filed Tuesday. The Major League Baseball Players Association had $222.1 million in U.S. Treasury securities, ... Read More »

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Police report from Tiger Woods’ car crash shows why he was arrested on suspicion of DUI

By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026

The deputy who arrested Tiger Woods on suspicion of driving under the influence said he had pain pills in his pocket and showed signs of impairment at the scene of his car crash last week in Florida, according to her arrest report released Tuesday. The report sheds light on the circumstances that led to Woods’ ... Read More »

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NFL’s last foray into replacement refs featured blown calls, rule mix-ups and the Fail Mary

By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026

The NFL’s last foray into replacement officials ended in embarrassment for the league when a botched call and comic confusion in a prime-time game led to the end of a lockout that marred the first three weeks of the 2012 season. The play known as the Fail Mary proved to be the final straw that ... Read More »

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