National Sports
Alouettes coach Jason Maas comfortable with Anthony Calvillo taking over play-calling
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
Jason Maas isn’t worried about fixing something that isn’t broken. The Montreal Alouettes announced earlier this off-season that Anthony Calvillo, their offensive co-ordinator and quarterbacks coach, would take over play-calling duties from Maas, the team’s head coach. But Maas said Wednesday that Calvillo began calling plays midway through last season, when Montreal reached the Grey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victor Hedman is taking a temporary leave of absence from the Lightning for personal reasons
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman is taking a temporary leave of absence for personal reasons, the team announced Wednesday. The Lightning did not share further details and asked for Hedman’s privacy to be respected. The Swedish defenseman is in his 17th NHL season, all with Tampa Bay, a run that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-ump Richie Garcia worries current umps will be embarrassed when robots overturn ball/strike calls
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Richie Garcia is worried about the impact that robot umpires will have on their human counterparts. Major League Baseball introduced the Automated Ball-Strike System for regular-season play this season starting with the New York Yankees’ opener at San Francisco on Wednesday night, giving teams a chance to appeal strike zone decisions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shapiro: Ross Atkins, John Schneider extensions give Blue Jays leadership stability
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
TORONTO — It might seem that the Toronto Blue Jays’ decision to extend the contracts of general manager Ross Atkins and manager John Schneider on Monday was a reward for guiding the Major League Baseball club to the World Series last year. But team president Mark Shapiro said in a wide-ranging Q-and-A with reporters on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Benfica fined for fans’ racism at Real Madrid game with UEFA investigation of player ongoing
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Benfica was fined by UEFA on Wednesday for racist abuse by fans at a Champions League game against Real Madrid, whose forward Vinícius Júnior was allegedly racially abused by Gianluca Prestianni. UEFA’s investigation of Prestianni is ongoing, and the verdict on a separate charge against Benfica for misconduct by fans at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alan Huss promises to make Creighton leaders ‘look smart’ for making him successor to Greg McDermott
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Alan Huss knew he would be Creighton’s head basketball coach eventually. He just didn’t know when until Greg McDermott told him recently that he planned to retire after the Bluejays’ final game. Huss, who played for the Bluejays from 1997-2001 and was an assistant under McDermott for six years, returned to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olivia Miles and Marta Suarez teamed up at TCU and trying to get past Sweet 16 in March Madness
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Marta Suarez wanted the opportunity for a deep run during March Madness in her final college season before turning pro. The 6-foot-3 forward from Spain was already talking to TCU last year when she found out that Olivia Miles was coming to finish her college career with the Horned Frogs, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL playoff chase in the East is ‘a fight for your life’ down the stretch as postseason looms
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Connor McDavid called the Pacific Division path to the playoffs “a bit of a pillow fight right now.” The same race down the stretch in the NHL’s Eastern Conference is anything but. No team has clinched a berth, and only three — Carolina, Tampa Bay and Buffalo — are strong bets ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WNBA expansion team Toronto Tempo adds Olaf Lange as associate head coach
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
TORONTO — The Toronto Tempo has added two-time WNBA champion Olaf Lange as associate head coach, the team announced Wednesday. Lange joins head coach Sandy Brondello and assistant coaches Ciara Carl and Brian Lankton on the WNBA expansion team. Lange most recently served as an assistant coach with the New York Liberty from 2022 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cernak scores on crazy carom late in 3rd period as the Lightning beat the Wild 6-3
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Erik Cernak scored a tiebreaking goal with 2:53 left in the third period when Minnesota goaltender Filip Gustavsson misplayed a carom off the end boards and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Wild 6-3 on Tuesday night. Cernak scored his second of the season after Charle-Edouard D’Astous’ pass traveled the length ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!American investors bet big on Indian cricket with two separate billion-dollar deals for IPL teams
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2026
BENGALURU, India (AP) — American investors are making a big move into Indian cricket, with two separate billion-dollar deals made on the same day for teams in the country’s most popular sports league. No team in the Indian Premier League — one of Asia’s most-watched sports events — had ever sold for more than $1 ... Read More »
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