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Diallo and Steinbach each have career highs to lead Washington over USC 91-72

By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026

SEATTLE (AP) — Zoom Diallo scored a career-high 26 points, Hannes Steinbach added 22 with a career-best 24 rebounds, and Washington rolled past Southern California 91-72 on Wednesday night. Washington took the lead for good with 12:31 remaining. A 13-0 run that started with 4:33 to play pushed the Huskies’ lead to 85-65 with about ... Read More »

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Cutter Gauthier scores twice, Ville Husso has 42 saves in Ducks’ 5-1 win over Islanders

By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Cutter Gauthier scored twice in a span of just over three minutes in the first period, backup Ville Husso stopped 42 shots and the Anaheim Ducks beat the New York Islanders 5-1 on Wednesday night. Beckett Sennecke, Ryan Poehling and Frank Vatrano also had goals to help Anaheim to its 13th ... Read More »

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Australia opens the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo with a 3-0 victory over Taiwan

By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026

TOKYO (AP) — Australia opened the World Baseball Classic on Thursday by beating Taiwan 3-0 on Robbie Perkins’ two-run homer in the fifth inning and Travis Bazzana’s homer in the seventh at the Tokyo Dome. The two big swings were enough in a tight game dominated by pitching on both sides. Taiwan managed only three ... Read More »

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Ehlers scores hat trick, Carolina Hurricanes hold off Vancouver Canucks for 6-4 win

By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026

VANCOUVER — Nikolaj Ehlers sealed his hat trick with an empty-net strike and the Carolina Hurricanes held off the Vancouver Canucks for a 6-4 victory on Wednesday. Sean Walker, Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho each added a goal and an assist for the Canes (39-16-6), while Seth Jarvis contributed a pair of helpers and Brandon ... Read More »

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South Korea beats the Philippines 3-0 for a second straight Group A win at the Women’s Asian Cup

By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — South Korea scored two quick goals to take a commanding lead after 15 minutes before finishing off a 3-0 win over Philippines on Thursday, making it back-to-back Group A victories for the 2022 runners-up at the Women’s Asian Cup. Jeon Yu-gyeong opened the scoring in the 12th minute and Park ... Read More »

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Canada’s Diallo advances at Indian Wells, Andreescu out in first round

By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026

INDIAN WELLS — Canada’s Gabriel Diallo picked up his first win in nearly two months on the ATP Tour, defeating Italy’s Mattia Bellucci in the first round of the Indian Wells tennis tournament. The 24-year-old from Montreal, ranked No. 38 in the world, beat the 94th-ranked Bellucci 7-6 (5), 6-4 in men’s singles action Wednesday. ... Read More »

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Hawks beat slumping Bucks 131-113 to win 5th straight and climb above .500

By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 23 points and the Atlanta Hawks defeated the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 131-113 on Wednesday night to win their fifth straight game and move above .500 for the first time since December. Atlanta (32-31) was 15-12 after a Dec. 14 victory over Philadelphia, but the Hawks lost their next seven ... Read More »

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Wiggins, Jones lead Florida State attack in fending off Pitt down the stretch in 75-74 win

By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chauncey Wiggins scored 18 points with the help of 4-of-7 shooting from 3-point range and Lajae Jones scored 18 points, and Florida State withstood Pittsburgh’s rally to beat the Panthers 75-74 on Wednesday night. Robert McCray V scored 14 points for Florida State (16-14, 9-8 ACC) which shot 48% (28 of 58). ... Read More »

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Hertl’s late power-play winner in OT caps Golden Knights’ rally past Red Wings

By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026

DETROIT (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored a power-play goal with 2:49 remaining in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to edge the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Wednesday night. Hertl scored in front off a pass from Mitch Marner as Vegas snapped a three-game losing streak. Marner scored the ... Read More »

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Okorie, Dent-Smith lead Stanford over Notre Dame 86-78

By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Ebuka Okorie scored 24 points, Jeremy Dent-Smith added 21 and Stanford held off Notre Dame for an 86-78 victory on Wednesday night for the Cardinal’s third straight win. Stanford took the lead for good with about nine minutes to play in the first half and led by as many as ... Read More »

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Holmgren scores 28 as Thunder edge Knicks 103-100 for a fourth straight win

By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 28 points and eight rebounds, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder edged the New York Knicks 103-100 on Wednesday night. Holmgren tied a career high with six 3-pointers and Lu Dort added 16 points for the Thunder, who recovered after the Knicks took the ... Read More »

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