National Sports
Relegation-threatened Wolfsburg fires another coach, and a director this time too
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2026
WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Wolfsburg has fired its coach and managing director for sport after the team’s winless run in the Bundesliga stretched to eight games, prompting an on-field melee and angry scenes from fans. Coach Daniel Bauer was fired Sunday morning to follow the dismissal of Peter Christiansen the night before, Wolfsburg said on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NFL’s free-agent spending frenzy begins first with a legal tampering period
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2026
Ready, set, negotiate multi-million contracts. The NFL’s free agency period opens Monday with a 52-hour legal tampering period ahead of the official start of the new league year Wednesday. Edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Mike Evans and Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III head the list of high-profile players who will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bracket Watch: Semifinal win puts LIU in. Tennessee State qualifies for the first time in 32 years
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2026
The first automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament came a little bit early. Long Island University claimed the Northeast Conference’s berth by beating Wagner in the semifinals of that league tournament Saturday. The Sharks will play in the NEC men’s title game Tuesday night, but their opponent (Mercyhurst) is ineligible for the NCAAs because it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atle Lie McGrath leads in first World Cup slalom since his Olympic exit into the forest
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2026
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — From a course-side forest at the Olympics back into the leader’s box in the World Cup. Atle Lie McGrath was fastest in the first run of a slalom Sunday, his first race in the discipline since an emotional exit from an Olympics race three weeks ago that he was set ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mi Hyang Lee makes final hole birdie to clinch Blue Bay LPGA
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2026
HAINAN ISLAND, China (AP) — Mi Hyang Lee rallied from two front-nine double bogeys to clinch the Blue Bay LPGA by one stroke on Sunday and win her first LPGA win in more than eight years. The South Korean carded a final round 73 for a four-round total of 11-under 277, one shot ahead of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newcomers add energy in Flames 5-4 win over Hurricanes
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2026
CALGARY — The departures of Nazem Kadri and MacKenzie Weegar has created opportunity in Calgary and embracing it on Saturday were Joel Farabee and newly acquired Ryan Strome. Farabee scored twice as part of a three-point night and Strome had a goal and an assist in his Flames debut as Calgary cooled off the red-hot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Morrissey makes his presence felt in return to Jets
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2026
WINNIPEG — Josh Morrissey didn’t just return to the Winnipeg Jets lineup on Saturday — he made history, skating into the franchise’s record books. Playing his first game since suffering an upper-body injury at the Milan Cortina Olympics 23 days ago, the star defenceman scored 1:49 into overtime to lift Winnipeg to a 3-2 victory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ageless winger Corey Perry eager to continue Stanley Cup chase with Lightning
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2026
TORONTO — Corey Perry arrived bleary eyed to Scotiabank Arena after a long travel day. The veteran forward had agreed to a trade hours earlier that sent him from the Los Angeles Kings back to a franchise he knows well in hopes of chasing that elusive second Stanley Cup ring. Perry then went out and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lowdon: Cadillac has earned rivals’ respect after its first F1 race in Australia
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — After a strong Australian debut, Cadillac principal Graeme Lowdon says the team has earned its rivals’ respect and plans to build on a “really solid platform” for future success. General Motors brand Cadillac had a short run-up to the pinnacle of motor sport, and its 2026 debut at Melbourne’s Albert Park, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leclerc: Ferrari’s Australian GP pit-stop gamble was a ‘conscious choice’
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2026
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc says the team’s failure to pit under the first virtual safety car period, which likely cost him a higher place than third, was a “conscious choice,” as the Scuderia was waiting for another chance later in the race. Leclerc took the lead into turn one, following a lightning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taiwan beats South Korea 5-4 in the 10th on 2 sacrifice bunts. Taiwan also added 3 home runs
By Canadian Press on March 8th, 2026
Taiwan defeated South Korea 5-4 in 10 innings on Sunday in the World Baseball Classic with Chieh-Hsien Chen — who began as the designated runner — scoring the winning run in the top of the inning on a sacrifice bunt by Kun-Yu Chiang Taiwan improved to 2-2 and has completed play in Pool C. South ... Read More »
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