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Brewers’ Jackson Chourio is opening the season on the injured list because of a fractured left hand
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers are opening their NL Central title defense without outfielder Jackson Chourio after he fractured his left hand during the preseason. Chourio was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday, retroactive to Wednesday. In the move announced hours before Milwaukee’s season opener with the Chicago White Sox, the Brewers estimated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Einarson parts ways with Sweeting, others, after loss in world championship final
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
Kerri Einarson is shaking up her team days after it lost to Switzerland in the final of the world women’s curling championship in Calgary. The team based in Gimli, Man., announced Thursday it is parting ways with longtime third Val Sweeting, as well as coach Reid Carruthers and alternate Krysten Karwacki. Sweeting joined Einarson’s team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s flag football has basketball players trading sneakers for cleats ahead of 2028 LA Games
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
A year ago, point guard O’Mariah Gordon was leading Florida State into the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Not only is the 5-foot-5 grad student now at another school, but playing an entirely different sport. Shooting jumpers has been replaced by covering receivers and catching passes at Warner University in Florida. It’s opened up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A capsule look at the teams competing at the men’s world curling championship
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
A look at the 13 teams competing in the LGT Men’s World Curling Championship from March 27 to April 4 in Ogden, Utah: Canada (Matt Dunstone) First world championship for Dunstone and third Colton Lott. Second E.J. Harnden and lead Ryan Harnden won silver with Brad Jacobs in 2013. World ranking: 4. China (Xu Xiaoming) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After first Brier win, Dunstone seeks more curling glory in men’s world championship
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
There was little afterglow from his first Brier win still fuelling Matt Dunstone as his team ramped up for the men’s world curling championship. Dunstone, Colton Lott, E.J. Harnden and Ryan Harnden out of Winnipeg’s Granite Curling Club open the LGT Men’s World Championship on Friday afternoon against South Korea and at night against Italy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brewers’ Jackson Chourio is opening the season on the injured list due to a fractured left hand
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio is expected to miss the first two to four weeks of the season after fracturing his left hand in an exhibition game three weeks ago. The Brewers placed Chourio on the 10-day injured list Thursday, retroactive to Wednesday. The move was announced hours before their season opener ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic and world badminton champion Carolina Marín of Spain retires
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Carolina Marín, one of the greatest ever badminton players, retired on Thursday after the Spaniard couldn’t fully recover from a third serious knee injury. Marín, 32, said in a social media post that “my journey in professional badminton has come to an end.” Marín is the only woman from outside Asia to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transgender women athletes banned from women’s Olympic events by new IOC policy
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
GENEVA (AP) — Transgender women athletes are now excluded from women’s events at the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. “Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female eligibility
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on women’s sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games. “Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Max Verstappen demands journalist leave media session at Japanese Grand Prix
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Max Verstappen ordered a journalist to “get out” of a scheduled media session at Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix on Thursday after objecting to a question he asked last year. “I’m not speaking before he’s leaving,” Verstappen said, indicating reporter Giles Richards of British newspaper The Guardian, as the question-and-answer session ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lens-PSG showdown in Ligue 1 moved because of PSG’s Champions League clash vs. Liverpool
By Canadian Press on March 26th, 2026
PARIS (AP) — The French league postponed the Ligue 1 title clash between Lens and Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday to allow PSG better preparation for its Champions League quarterfinal against Liverpool next month. Initially set for April 11, the Lens-PSG game fell in between defending champion PSG’s two quarterfinal legs against Liverpool — at home ... Read More »
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