National Sports
Iraq secures the 48th and final place at the World Cup with an intercontinental playoff win over Bolivia
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
MONTERREY, México (AP) — Iraq secures the 48th and final place at the World Cup with an intercontinental playoff win over Bolivia. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jose Fernandez hits 2 home runs in MLB debut, leads Diamondbacks over Tigers 7-5
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — Jose Fernandez hit two home runs, including the go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth inning, in his MLB debut and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Detroit Tigers 7-5 on Tuesday night. Fernandez finished 3 for 4 with an infield single for the first of his career in the second and a solo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fried throws 7 innings of 3-hit ball and Stanton drives in 2 runs as Yankees beat Mariners 5-0
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
SEATTLE (AP) — Max Fried permitted only three singles in seven sparkling innings, Giancarlo Stanton drove in two runs and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 5-0 on Tuesday night. Stanton became the fourth player in Yankees history with multiple hits in each of the team’s first five games of a season, joining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chang Ung, North Korean ex-IOC member who brokered Olympic joint marches with South, dies
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Chang Ung, a former North Korean member of the International Olympic Committee who once led sports exchanges with rival South Korea including joint marches of their athletes at the Olympics, has died, the IOC announced Wednesday. He was 87. The IOC said on its website that it had learned with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Umpire loses track of count, leading to walk instead of strikeout for Astros’ Cam Smith vs. Red Sox
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
HOUSTON (AP) — Plate umpire Mark Wegner acknowledged he lost track of the count during Cam Smith’s nine-pitch walk Tuesday night in the fifth inning of the Houston Astros’ 9-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. In fact, Smith should have been out on strikes after the third pitch. Smith swung and missed at two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Viktor Arvidsson scores three goals as Bruins outshine Stars 6-3
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
BOSTON (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson had three goals including two empty-netters, Elias Lindholm scored a tiebreaking, power-play goal 13 seconds into the third period, and the Boston Bruins helped their playoff push with a 6-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night. Marat Khusnutdinov and Henri Jokiharju also scored for the Bruins, who won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rays’ McClanahan not satisfied after carrying no-hitter into 5th in his first appearance since 2023
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan understands he needs time to build his stamina back up as the two-time All-Star pitches again for the first time in nearly three years. That doesn’t mean he’s going to be happy about it. McClanahan carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning Tuesday in his first major league ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dunstone’s Canadian crew rolling with 4 wins in a row at world curling championship
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
OGDEN — Canada’s Matt Dunstone found his game and regained his mojo with two clutch wins at the world men’s curling championship on Tuesday. The Winnipeg-based team beat China 8-4 in the early draw, then crushed Sweden 10-3 in six ends in the evening draw at the Weber County Ice Sheet. That leaves the Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pistons end long stretch of futility with first division title in 18 years
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
DETROIT (AP) — After nearly two decades, and stretches of futility, the Detroit Pistons have won the Central Division again. The Pistons defeated the Toronto Raptors 127-116 on Tuesday to finish a long climb back up the NBA ladder and clinch their first division title since the 2007-08 season. “You take pride in understanding how ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers’ Ingram celebrates birthday with 27-save shutout, 3-0 win against Kraken
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
EDMONTON — Connor Ingram celebrated his 29th birthday Tuesday by making 27 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Edmonton Oilers extended their winning streak to four games by beating the Seattle Kraken 3-0. Max Jones, Kasperi Kapanen and Connor McDavid scored for the Oilers (38-28-9) who have won six of their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missed call in Brewers’ victory over Rays puts additional spotlight on Bucknor
By Canadian Press on March 31st, 2026
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Umpire C.B. Bucknor’s tough start to the season continues. Bucknor was working as the first-base umpire for the Milwaukee Brewers’ 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday when he made a call that was so obviously incorrect from the replay that it had both managers smiling afterward. Milwaukee was leading ... Read More »
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