National Sports
South Carolina finishes perfect season with NCAA championship, beating Clark and Iowa 87-75
By Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press on April 7th, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) – Dawn Staley and South Carolina completed their perfect season, ending Caitlin Clark’s historic college career with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship game Sunday. With Staley directing a relentless attack from the sideline, the Gamecocks (38-0) became the 10th Division I team to go through a season without a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stanton hits tiebreaking grand slam, Yankees beat Blue Jays 8-3 for eighth win in 10 games
By Larry Fleisher, The Associated Press on April 7th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Giancarlo Stanton hit a loud tiebreaking grand slam in the third inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3 on Sunday for their eighth win in 10 games to start the season. Stanton gave the Yankees a 5-1 lead by with a 417-foot drive off Bowden Francis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Carolina finishes off perfect season with NCAA championship, beating Clark and Iowa 87-75
By Doug Feinberg, The Associated Press on April 7th, 2024
CLEVELAND (AP) – Dawn Staley and South Carolina completed their perfect season, ending Caitlin Clark’s historic college career with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA championship game Sunday. With Staley directing a relentless attack from the sideline, the Gamecocks (38-0) became the 10th Division I team to go through a season without a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah happy with outing despite ugly line because shoulder is healthy
By Mark Didtler, The Associated Press on April 7th, 2024
DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) – Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah was happy with his first minor league rehab start despite an ugly line because his right shoulder felt healthy. Manoah walked his first four batters and wound up allowing seven runs over 1 2/3 innings for Single A Dunedin against Lakeland in a Florida State ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL fines Oilers forward Kane $5,000 for slashing Calgary forward Hunt
By The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2024
NEW YORK – The NHL has assessed Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane a maximum fine of US$5,000 for slashing Calgary forward Dryden Hunt in a game Saturday night. The incident happened at 3:46 of the second period. Kane was assessed a minor penalty for slashing. The Oilers went on to win the game 4-2 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bouveng’s three points lead unbeaten Sweden over Japan at women’s hockey worlds
By The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2024
UTICA, N.Y. – Josefin Bouveng had two goals and an assist as Sweden remained perfect at the world women’s hockey championship with a 6-2 win over Japan on Sunday. The win assured Sweden of finishing in the top two in Group B and moving on to the playoffs. Sweden led the group with nine points ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gushue finishes just short in bid to end Canada’s men’s curling title drought
By The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2024
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland – Canada settled for silver at the world men’s curling championship for a second straight year with a 6-5 loss to Sweden in Sunday’s gold-medal game. The teams entered the last end tied 5-5, with Sweden skip Niklas Edin having the last shot. He made it count, scoring on a tough draw to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Zealand dominates Hong Kong rugby 7s with Canadian women sixth and men 12th
By The Canadian Press on April 7th, 2024
HONG KONG – New Zealand’s women and men both repeated as champions Sunday at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, one of the most celebrated stops on the rugby sevens circuit. The Black Ferns thumped the United States 36-7 in the women’s final to claim their third straight tournament title and fifth podium finish in six ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Penguins move into a playoff spot with 5-4 win over Lightning
By The Associated Press on April 7th, 2024
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Michael Bunting snapped a tie with 5:28 left in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins moved into a playoff spot with a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Referee Steve Kozari was taken off the ice on a stretcher after colliding with Lightning defenseman Haydn Fleury 6:11 into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Saturday, April 6, 2024
By The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2024
Saturday’s Scoreboard NHL Pittsburgh 5 Tampa Bay 4 Boston 3 Florida 2 (OT) Winnipeg 4 Minnesota 2 Chicago 3 Dallas 2 San Jose 3 St. Louis 2 (OT) Toronto 4 Montreal 2 New Jersey 4 Ottawa 3 Columbus 6 Philadelphia 2 N.Y. Islanders 2 Nashville 0 Edmonton 4 Calgary 2 Los Angeles 6 Vancouver 3 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers keep rolling with 4-2 victory over reeling Flames
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on April 6th, 2024
CALGARY – Evan Bouchard scored the go-ahead goal 10:36 into the third period and the Edmonton Oilers kept on rolling with a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday. Leon Draisaitl, with his 40th goal, Connor Brown, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, into an empty net, also scored for Edmonton (47-24-5), which is 5-1-1 in their ... Read More »
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