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Aaron Roussell hired as women’s basketball coach at Virginia after abrupt firing of Agugua-Hamilton
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Aaron Roussell was hired as Virginia’s women’s basketball coach on Tuesday, three days after the Cavaliers abruptly fired Amaka Agugua-Hamilton coming off the team’s run to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Roussell joins the Cavaliers from Richmond, where he led the Spiders to a 148-72 record over the past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alex Ovechkin says he’s waiting until after the season to decide his hockey future
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
Alex Ovechkin says he is waiting until after the Washington Capitals’ season is over to decide whether he’s calling it a career or returning to play one more year. The NHL’s career goal-scoring leader announced his intentions in a pre-taped interview with Capitals radio broadcaster John Walton that aired Wednesday. “We’re going to make a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Rose says Masters tournament record of 63 could fall one day. It would take near perfection
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Brooks Koepka was asked a couple of years ago whether it was possible to shoot 59 at the Masters and shatter that most hallowed scoring barrier few will ever touch and even fewer have accomplished in a professional tournament. The look of incredulity that crossed his face was at once withering ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rhode Island challenger ensures US will have a boat at next year’s America’s Cup
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
NAPLES, Italy (AP) — There will be an American boat at next year’s America’s Cup after all. American Racing Challenger Team USA representing Sail Newport in Rhode Island was announced as an official challenger Wednesday for the 2027 regatta scheduled off Naples. The new team said it acquired key sailing assets from American Magic, including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Goaltender Ingram turns Mammoth rejection into Oilers No. 1 role, Masterton nod
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
EDMONTON — Connor Ingram went from being told not to report to Utah Mammoth training camp to starting in goal for the playoff-bound Edmonton Oilers. His performance with the Oilers, where he seized the No. 1 goaltending job after three others failed to hold it, earned him the team’s nomination for the Bill Masterton Memorial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pirates sign teenage shortstop Konnor Griffin to a 9-year deal worth at least $140 million
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Konnor Griffin is with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the long haul. The 19-year-old shortstop agreed to a nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pirates early Wednesday, less than a week after the former first-round pick made his major league debut. The deal, the largest in club history, includes escalators that could raise ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Medvedev smashes his racket 7 times during double bagel loss to Berrettini in Monte Carlo
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
MONACO (AP) — Former No. 1 Daniil Medvedev lost his temper, smashed his racket on the red clay court seven successive times, and then deposited the mangled frame in a trash bin midway through a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Matteo Berrettini at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday. Medvedev, who is currently ranked 10th, received ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s Yamal vs. Griezmann as Barcelona hosts Atletico in Champions League quarterfinals
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s Champions League quarterfinal against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou on Wednesday will pit a teenage phenom against one of La Liga’s fading greats. Barcelona’s hopes of ending an 11-year wait for another European Cup will largely rest on the performances of 18-year-old Lamine Yamal. The Spain playmaker has scored in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Konnor Griffin has joined Paul Skenes in Pittsburgh, whose window to win now feels wide open
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The future the Pittsburgh Pirates once envisioned fully became the present on Tuesday night. Paul Skenes on the mound. Konnor Griffin at shortstop. Two first-round picks drafted a year apart — Skenes in 2023, Griffin in 2024 — who have embraced the pressure that comes with being labeled the cornerstones of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘He doesn’t get enough credit’: Tolopilo a bright spot for struggling Canucks
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Nikita Tolopilo didn’t hear Vancouver Canucks fans chanting his name on Tuesday night. Learning they had didn’t ease the sting of yet another loss for the young goalie. “We didn’t get the win so it’s hard to kind of be happy about something,” he said after Vancouver fell 2-1 to the visiting Vegas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Blue Jays fall to Los Angeles Dodgers for sixth straight loss
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
TORONTO — Nothing seems to be going right for the Toronto Blue Jays these days. The injury list keeps getting longer. The losses keep piling up. Even a managerial ejection couldn’t spark the club. Toronto dropped a 4-1 decision to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night in a game that saw skipper John Schneider ... Read More »
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