April 2nd, 2026
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Attorneys say Oklahoma basketball player who died after game wasn’t given proper medical care

By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Lawyers for the family of an Oklahoma junior college basketball player who died after suffering a head injury during a game said Thursday the student had been struck by another player’s elbow and accused the team of not providing proper medical care before putting him back on the court. Ethan Dietz, ... Read More »

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Mickelson pulls out of the Masters, which will be without Lefty and Woods for first time since 1994

By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Three-time champion Phil Mickelson withdrew from the Masters on Thursday, citing a personal health matter with his family that kept him out of all but one of the five LIV Golf events this year. “Unfortunately I will not play in the Masters Tournament next week and will be out for an ... Read More »

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After crash, Tiger Woods told deputy he was ‘talking to the president,’ body camera shows

By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026

After crashing his SUV last week in Florida, Tiger Woods took out his phone and told a deputy, “I was just talking to the president,” according to body camera footage released Thursday showing Woods’ arrest on a DUI charge. The phone conversation was not captured on video, and it wasn’t clear if Woods was referring ... Read More »

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Canada’s Dunstone in the hunt for semifinal berth after 9-2 win over Germany

By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026

OGDEN — Canada won its seventh game in a row at the men’s world curling championship and stayed in the hunt for a direct berth in the semifinals with a 9-2 win over Germany in Thursday’s afternoon draw. Matt Dunstone’s Winnipeg-based team improved to 9-2, tied for second with Scotland with one draw left. The ... Read More »

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Barcelona routs Real Madrid to reach Women’s Champions League semifinals, Lyonnes also advances

By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026

Barcelona scored six goals again to outclass Real Madrid 6-0 and reach a record-extending eighth straight semifinal in the Women’s Champions League on Thursday. Caroline Graham Hansen scored twice and Alexia Putellas, Irene Paredes, Ewa Pajor and Esmee Brugts all scored a goal apiece for the three-time champion in the second leg of their quarterfinal ... Read More »

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How players qualified to play in the Masters

By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Players eligible and expected to compete in the 90th Masters, to be played April 9-12. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible (a-amateur). One spot remains if the Texas Open winner is not already invited. Masters champions Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin ... Read More »

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Taj Bradley tosses 6 shutout innings, Minnesota homers 3 times in the 9th in a 5-1 win over KC

By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Taj Bradley pitched six innings of five-hit ball, Minnesota homered three times in the ninth inning to break open a close game, and the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Thursday to avoid a three-game series sweep. Bradley (1-0) struck out three and walked one while out-dueling Cole ... Read More »

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Phil Mickelson cites family health matter in pulling out of the Masters

By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Three-time champion Phil Mickelson withdrew from the Masters on Thursday, citing a personal health matter with his family that kept him out of all but one of the five LIV Golf events this year. “Unfortunately I will not play in the Masters Tournament next week and will be out for an ... Read More »

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Providence’s Duncan Powell pleads not guilty to charges resulting from altercation with woman

By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Providence basketball player Duncan Powell for the second time this week pleaded not guilty to domestic assault and disorderly conduct charges stemming from a weekend altercation with a woman that started in Providence and continued in the suburb of Cranston. Powell entered his plea in Kent County District Court on Thursday ... Read More »

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Tempo’s roster to take shape over coming days with WNBA expansion draft, free agency

By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026

The Toronto Tempo’s inaugural roster will take shape over the next two weeks. Tempo team president Teresa Resch and general manager Monica Wright Rogers, along with their counterparts on the Portland Fire, will select from a pool of players left unprotected by the WNBA’s 13 current teams in Friday’s expansion draft. Both front offices had ... Read More »

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“Oh My! Oh My!” Longtime TSN curling broadcaster Vic Rauter to retire

By Canadian Press on April 2nd, 2026

Brad Gushue still gets chills every time he watches the clip — with TSN’s Vic Rauter on the call — of his famous shot to win his first Canadian men’s curling championship in 2017. “He really did a very good job of explaining the moment, explaining what was going on in the building. And he ... Read More »

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