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No. 2 UCLA chasing even bigger dreams at it attempts to defend Big Ten Tournament title
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No. 2 UCLA has spent the past year celebrating one net-cutting ceremony after another. The Bruins won their first conference tournament title in nearly two decades last March, then reached their first Final Four in nearly half a century and on Sunday completed the Big Ten’s first perfect conference season since 2014-15 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets place franchise tag on running back Breece Hall before the deadline
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
The New York Jets placed the franchise tag on running back Breece Hall, while several other teams decide whether to use the tag on potential free agents before Tuesday’s deadline. The non-exclusive franchise tag guarantees Hall a one-year contract worth about $14.3 million if he doesn’t sign a long-term deal. Hall is the third player ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Czech union wants lifetime ban on former coach who secretly filmed female players
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic players union has called for a lifetime soccer ban on sexual offenders after a coach who secretly filmed female players avoided jail time with a one-year suspended sentence. Petr Vlachovsky also was given a five-year domestic coaching ban issued by a criminal judge after it was determined the former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Braves’ Jurickson Profar faces 162-game suspension for second positive drug test, AP source says
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta outfielder Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game suspension by Major League Baseball for a possible second failed test for a performance-enhancing drug, a person familiar with the issue told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the process, first reported by ESPN, was ongoing. Profar ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gotterup soaking up new experiences. That includes his first trip to Augusta National
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Chris Gotterup might have three PGA Tour wins in the last seven months, but there’s still places he has yet to see. Bay Hill is one of them. Gotterup also has yet to play in the next two signature events on the schedule at Harbour Town and Quail Hollow. There’s also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The year in review: Influential people who have died in 2026
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson is among the influential and noteworthy people who died in February. A protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and a two-time presidential candidate, he led a lifetime of crusades, advocating for poor people and the underrepresented in the United States and around the world. February ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kentucky’s Mitch Barnhart to retire as athletic director in June and take on new role at university
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Mitch Barnhart, the longest-serving athletic director in the Southeastern Conference, will retire in June and take on a new role with Kentucky, university President Eli Capilouto announced on Tuesday. “Mitch Barnhart has led University of Kentucky athletics for nearly a quarter-century,” Capilouto said in a statement released by the university. Capilouto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Carolina’s dominance in SEC tourney is a result of good teams, not proximity, Dawn Staley says
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Dawn Staley’s third-ranked Gamecocks have been nearly unbeatable in Southeastern Conference Tournament games played in Greenville, South Carolina. South Carolina has won six of seven SEC Tournaments — including five straight — played at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, which is about a 90-minute drive from the school’s campus in Columbia. Diehard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jack Hughes returns to his day job in the NHL after TV tour as the US Olympic hockey hero
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes was enthralled by Lorne Michaels’ stories that highlighted his time at “Saturday Night Live” and enjoyed sharing the stage with brother Quinn and U.S. women’s captain Hilary Knight on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Now the U.S. men’s golden goal-scorer is ready to get back to his day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pitt fires embattled women’s basketball coach Tory Verdi amid court struggles, legal issues
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh fired women’s basketball coach Tory Verdi on Tuesday, ending a three-year tenure in which the Panthers struggled to find success on the court and Verdi potentially ran into trouble off it. Athletic director Allen Greene announced the decision shortly after the Panthers missed the ACC women’s tournament after going 8-23, including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rahm says European tour is ‘extorting’ LIV players by making them play more events to rejoin tour
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2026
Jon Rahm tore into the European tour Tuesday over its offer for him and other LIV Golf players to rejoin, claiming the tour was “extorting players” by forcing them to play additional tournaments. Rahm, competing this week in LIV Golf Hong Kong, spoke publicly for the first time since the European tour announced a deal ... Read More »
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