April 4th, 2026
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South Carolina beats two-time defending champion UConn 62-48 to advance to the women’s NCAA Tournament title game

By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2026

PHOENIX (AP) — South Carolina beats two-time defending champion UConn 62-48 to advance to the women’s NCAA Tournament title game. The Associated Press... Read More »

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Guardians’ Chase DeLauter continues hot start with 3 hits and 2-run homer in home opener

By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2026

CLEVELAND (AP) — Chase DeLauter has developed a knack for memorable openers. DeLauter became the first Cleveland player to make his major league debut in last year’s AL Wild Card series against Detroit. On March 26 at Seattle, DeLauter became the seventh player since 1889 to hit two home runs in his first major league ... Read More »

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Yankees left fielder Cody Bellinger makes acrobatic catch to rob Marlins’ Xavier Edwards

By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger is quite the acrobat. A Gold Glove-winning outfielder, Bellinger made a juggling grab of a ball that bounded off his right wrist to rob the Miami Marlins’ Xavier Edwards for the first out of the ninth inning as the New York Yankees won their home opener 8-2 on Friday. ... Read More »

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Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin, 19, certainly looks ready for the majors during electric debut

By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — All of the emotions were there, from joy to jitters and everything in between. Well, almost everything. The one thing Konnor Griffin didn’t feel when the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop — all 19 years and 344 days of him — ahead of his big league debut Friday against the Baltimore Orioles was shock. ... Read More »

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Twins win their home opener 10-4 over the Rays behind Tristan Gray’s first grand slam

By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tristan Gray hit his first career grand slam to cap a seven-run seventh inning for the Minnesota Twins in a cold and rainy 10-4 home-opener victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Gray’s one-out line drive off a 1-1 cutter from Yeondrys Gómez was just high enough to clear the 23-foot ... Read More »

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Parker, Delle Donne and 1996 US Olympic women’s basketball team set for Hall of Fame enshrinement

By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2026

PHOENIX (AP) — Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne, Chamique Holdsclaw and the 1996 U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Parker, Holdsclaw and members of the 1996 Olympic team were all in attendance as well as Amar’e Stoudemire and Mike D’Antoni. They will ... Read More »

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Dunstone beats Scotland 9-7 in semis, will play for world men’s curling gold

By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2026

OGDEN — Canada’s Matt Dunstone will be playing for a gold medal on Saturday at the world men’s curling championship. The Winnipeg-based team defeated Scotland 9-7 in a thrilling semifinal Friday evening, scoring a deuce in the ninth to go ahead 8-7 and then stealing one in the 10th to beat Ross Whyte’s squad. The ... Read More »

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Towns held out of the Knicks’ game against the Bulls because of an elbow impingement

By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — New York center Karl-Anthony Towns was held out of the Knicks’ game Friday night against the Chicago Bulls because of a right elbow impingement. Towns was in a good mood as he participated in pregame warmups and took a couple of shots. However, he stood in front of the visitor’s bench ... Read More »

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Coaches push back after LeBron James suggests NBA better if Grizzlies left Memphis

By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2026

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A pair of NBA head coaches defended Memphis and its culture Friday following criticism by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James that the Grizzlies should just relocate to Nashville. Current Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo and Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic, an assistant in Memphis before taking over as head coach of Toronto, ... Read More »

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Cubs’ pitcher Cade Horton will go on injured list after early exit against Guardians

By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2026

CLEVELAND (AP) — Chicago Cubs pitcher Cade Horton will go on the injured list and undergo further testing after leaving the second inning of Friday’s 4-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians due to right forearm discomfort. Manager Craig Counsell said Horton will be placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday. Horton will return to ... Read More »

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Aaron Judge honors former teammate Brett Gardner at Yankees home opener

By Canadian Press on April 3rd, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge turned to the Bleacher Creatures during their first-inning Roll Call at the New York Yankees’ home opener Friday, bent a knee and flexed with both arms in honor of Brett Gardner. “Still hoping he gets a chance to come back here and share his knowledge with the boys a ... Read More »

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