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Blackhawks and Senators to play games in Duesseldorf as the NHL looks to grow hockey in Germany
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks and Ottawa Senators will play two games in Duesseldorf later this year as part of the NHL and NHLPA’s efforts to grow hockey in Germany, the league announced Friday. The Global Series games on Dec. 18 and 20 at PSD Bank Dome are the second and third regular-season ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Providence fires coach Kim English a day after Friars lose to St. John’s in Big East quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Kim English’s three-year tenure at Providence is over. Athletic director Steve Napolillo announced English’s firing Friday, a day after the Friars lost 85-72 to No. 13 St. John’s in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals and finished 15-18. “We appreciate Kim and his staff for their efforts over the past three seasons ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Sox sign LHP Danny Coulombe to $1 million contract. Romy Gonzalez has shoulder surgery
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have signed left-handed reliever Danny Coulombe to a $1 million, one-year contract that allows him to earn an additional $2 million in performance and roster bonuses. The team also said on Thursday that utilityman Romy Gonzalez had surgery on his left shoulder and was placed on the 60-day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ducks defenceman Gudas to have hearing for knee-on-knee hit to Leafs’ Matthews
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
NEW YORK — Anaheim Ducks defenceman Radko Gudas is scheduled to have a hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety on Friday for his hit that injured Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews. The knee-on-knee hit occurred at 15:47 of the second period of the Ducks’ 6-4 loss Thursday night in Toronto. Gudas received ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six Georgian rugby players sanctioned under anti-doping rules in urine sample substitution case
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MONTREAL (AP) — Six players in Georgia’s rugby team and one member of the support staff have been charged and sanctioned for what World Rugby described Friday as an “orchestrated scheme involving recreational drugs” and the swapping of drug-test samples. In a case dating back to before the former Soviet republic’s team played at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women’s rugby sevens team forced to make changes ahead of New Jersey stop
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
Injuries and club commitments have forced Canadian women rugby sevens coach Jocelyn Barrieau to make five changes to her roster ahead of this weekend’s HSBC SVNS stop in Harrison, N.J. Captain Carissa Norsten, Keyara Wardley and Piper Logan are out injured, with Norsten sidelined by a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered in Canada’s final game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter Olympics star Klaebo says he has a concussion from crash in World Cup race
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
DRAMMEN, Norway (AP) — Norwegian cross-country skiing star Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo said Friday he sustained a concussion from a fall in a World Cup race a day earlier but that he was “all good in the hood.” Klaebo, one of the stars of the recent Milan Cortina Games, said he would “take some days off” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For baseball’s tallest hitters, robo-umps should bring consistency to a tricky strike zone
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
PHOENIX (AP) — San Francisco Giants rookie Bryce Eldridge was logged at 6-foot-7 “and some change,” he said. That was the measurement for the slugger for the major leagues’ Automated Ball-Strike System. That is one expansive strike zone — but a more defined one, at least. “I think they told me I’m the tallest guy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey to plead not guilty to 2 new charges of rape
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
LONDON (AP) — Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey intends to plead not guilty to two new charges of rape, his lawyer told a London court on Friday. The 32-year-old Ghana midfielder, who now plays for Spanish club Villarreal, is separately awaiting trial on five counts of rape related to two women and one count of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australia beats North Korea 2-1 to reach Women’s Asian Cup semifinals and clinch World Cup berth
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Sam Kerr scored one goal and created another as Australia advanced to the Women’s Asian Cup semifinals and secured a World Cup spot with a 2-1 win Friday over North Korea. The three-time champion North Koreans had almost two-thirds of possession and played at a high tempo to keep the Australians ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran soccer team pushes back on Trump comments, says ‘no one can exclude’ it from the World Cup
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
GENEVA (AP) — Pushing back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments, Iran’s national soccer team says “no one can exclude” it from playing in the men’s World Cup in the United States. Instead, a post on the team’s official Instagram account Thursday suggested maybe the U.S. team should be excluded after Trump indicated that the ... Read More »
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