National Sports

WNBA free agency set to open Monday, with a fast-track window for offers

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

PHOENIX (AP) — The WNBA and its players’ union agreed to start free agency on Monday, the league announced Sunday. Teams will have two days to send qualifying offers to players who they have reserved rights for. Teams will also have a chance to offer a franchise tag to one player who is eligible to ... Read More »

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Canadiens clinch playoff spot for second consecutive season

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens wrapped up their second straight playoff spot Sunday when Detroit fell 5-4 to Minnesota, making them the first Canadian team to secure a postseason berth. Last season, Montreal took the final spot in the Eastern Conference before falling to Washington in five games in the first round. Montreal dropped ... Read More »

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Canadiens’ win streak ends with loss to Devils hours after clinching playoff spot

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens fell 3-0 to the New Jersey Devils on Sunday night, ending an eight-game winning streak just hours after clinching a second straight trip to the playoffs. Jacob Markstrom stopped 18 shots for his first shutout of the season, while Cody Glass and Timo Meier scored for New Jersey (40-24-3), which ... Read More »

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Hornets win their 4th straight behind 35 points from LaMelo Ball, beat the Timberwolves 122-108

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LaMelo Ball scored 35 points and Miles Bridges added 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the surging Charlotte Hornets in a 122-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. Coby White had 17 points for the Hornets (43-36), who shot 48.9% from the floor (45 for 92) on the way ... Read More »

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Lauren Coughlin wins Aramco Championship by five shots at Shadow Creek

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — After coming oh so close to winning at Shadow Creek last year, Lauren Coughlin made sure victory was never truly in doubt Sunday in the Aramco Championship in rolling to a five-shot win over Nelly Korda and the rest of the star-studded field. Coughlin shot an even-par 72 for ... Read More »

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J.J. Spaun wins Texas Open. Lauren Coughlin runs away in Aramco Championship

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — J.J. Spaun came up with two big shots at the end of a long, wet Sunday, one leading to birdie and the other for eagle that carried him to a 5-under 67 and a one-shot victory in the Valero Texas Open for his first title since the U.S. Open last summer. ... Read More »

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Brent Rooker caps huge game with walk-off homer in 10th to give A’s a 12-10 win over Astros

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker homered twice and had a career-high six RBIs, including a three-run shot in the bottom of the 10th inning that gave the Athletics a 12-10 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday. Tyler Soderstrom hit a bases-loaded triple and scored three times for the Athletics, who rebounded from ... Read More »

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Lauren Coughlin wins the Aramco Championship by 5 shots at Shadow Creek

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

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NHL roundup: Flyers top Bruins 2-1 in OT, inch closer to playoff return

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Porter Martone capped a fantastic first week in the NHL with a power-play goal to put the Philadelphia Flyers even closer toward ending a miserable playoff drought with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday. The 19-year-old Martone — who just wrapped his season at Michigan State — is ... Read More »

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Pauley’s go-ahead, 2-run double in 4-run 8th lifts Marlins over Yankees 7-6

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Pinch-hitter Graham Pauley had a go-ahead, two-run double in a four-run eighth inning, and the Miami Marlins held off the Yankees 7-6 on Sunday to stop New York’s four-game winning streak. In a game that started after a 3-hour, 35-minute rain delay, Max Fried handed a 4-3 lead to the Yankees’ ... Read More »

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Huff scores career-high 38 as West Virginia tops Oklahoma 89-82 in OT to win CBC title

By Canadian Press on April 5th, 2026

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Honor Huff made eight 3-pointers and scored a career-high 38 to propel West Virginia to an 89-82 overtime victory over Oklahoma on Sunday in the championship game of the College Basketball Crown Tournament. The senior guard teamed up with Jasper Floyd to do all the scoring in a game-ending 13-0 run ... Read More »

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