National Sports
Tom Izzo gave Dan Hurley advice after Lakers offered UConn coach $70M, 6-year contract in 2024
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tom Izzo has turned down multiple opportunities to coach in the NBA, including with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks. When the Los Angeles Lakers were willing to give UConn coach Dan Hurley a $70 million, six-year contract in 2024, Hurley asked Izzo for advice. “I told him to seriously ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carolina Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken to play games in Helsinki in November
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken are set to play two games in Finland next season as part of the NHL’s Global Series. The league and the players’ association announced Monday that Carolina and Seattle will face off Nov. 12 and 14 in the Finnish capital of Helsinki. The Kraken are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rays infielder Gavin Lux will start the season on the injured list with a right shoulder issue
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Gavin Lux’s debut with the Tampa Bay Rays is going to have to wait. The club is placing the veteran infielder on injured reserve with a right shoulder impingement. The move means Richie Palacios will make the opening day roster for Tampa Bay. The Rays acquired Lux from Cincinnati in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defender Ben White’s mystery four-year England absence finally ends
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal defender Ben White is back in the England squad for the first time since walking out on the team midway through the last World Cup. White was called up by national coach Thomas Tuchel on Monday for friendlies against Uruguay and Japan as a replacement for the injured Jarell Quansah. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens’ Caufield named NHL’s third star of the week behind Kucherov, Forsberg
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
NEW YORK — Montreal Canadiens right-winger Cole Caufield was named the NHL’s third star of the week on Monday. Caufield, who is second in the league in goals (43), had four goals and four assists across three games, with Montreal winning twice. The 25-year-old American scored his franchise-record 13th career overtime goal in a 3-2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budding NASCAR powerhouse team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan just needs short track magic
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
Denny Hamlin likes comparing his lightning-fast assembly of 23XI Racing to solving a Rubik’s Cube. He knows there’s one critical piece left to solving the championship puzzle for the budding NASCAR powerhouse that he’s built with NBA great Michael Jordan. “It’s the short tracks,” Hamlin said Sunday after Tyler Reddick won at Darlington Raceway for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Italy coach Gattuso says ‘no albis’ for World Cup playoff as he sends Chiesa home
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
ROME (AP) — Coach Gennaro Gattuso acknowledged that only “someone without blood running through their veins” wouldn’t feel nervous as Italy attempt to avoid failing to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup. Gattuso is still just as feisty and gritty as when he played on the Italy team that won the country’s fourth World ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!March Madness surges to its best TV start with viewership up 5%
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The NCAA Tournament is off to its best start on record. The tournament averaged 9.8 million for the first three days (the First Four on Tuesday and Wednesday along with Thursday’s first round) according to Nielsen, a 5% increase from last year. CBS and TNT began showing all of the games ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!England sticking with Key, McCullum and Stokes despite Ashes humbling
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
LONDON (AP) — England is not sacking anybody following the 4-1 Ashes loss in Australia. A review of the tour by the England and Wales Cricket Board, announced within hours of the final match in January, was concluded on Monday. Firing people would “be the easy thing to do,” ECB chief executive Richard Gould said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pirates send veteran pitcher Mike Clevinger to the minors after a so-so spring training
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Mike Clevinger’s career reset with the Pittsburgh Pirates is going to start in the minors. The club reassigned the veteran right-handed pitcher to minor league camp on Monday. The 35-year-old, who agreed to a minor league deal with Pittsburgh in early February, went 1-0 with a 5.02 ERA and 15 strikeouts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seahawks, WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba agree to 4-year, $168.8 million deal, AP source says
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2026
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba have agreed to a four-year, $168.8 million contract extension, with $120 million guaranteed, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract, which would make Smith-Njigba the ... Read More »
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