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Anaheim defenseman Radko Gudas suspended five games by the NHL for kneeing and injuring Toronto’s Auston Matthews
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Anaheim defenseman Radko Gudas suspended five games by the NHL for kneeing and injuring Toronto’s Auston Matthews. The Associated Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Loyer scores 19 points as No. 18 Purdue beats No. 11 Nebraska 74-58 in Big Ten tourney
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 19 points, Braden Smith collected 10 more assists and No. 18 Purdue beat No. 11 Nebraska 74-58 on Friday night in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. C.J. Cox and Oscar Cluff each had 12 points for the Boilermakers, and Trey Kaufman-Renn finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. Smith ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MAC commissioner confident his team will get 2 bids to NCAA Tournament after Miami (Ohio) upset
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
CLEVELAND (AP) — Mid-American Conference commissioner Dr. Jon A. Steinbrecher is hoping the success of Miami (Ohio) this season pays off on Sunday and in the future. Steinbrecher is confident his conference would get two teams into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 27 years despite the RedHawks losing to UMass 87-83 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 13 St. John’s back in Big East title game after 78-68 win over Seton Hall at MSG
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Zuby Ejiofor scored 20 points and No. 13 St. John’s beat Seton Hall 78-68 on Friday to reach the Big East Tournament title game for the second consecutive season. Joson Sanon added 15 points off the bench for the defending champion Red Storm (27-6), who will face No. 11 seed Georgetown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ludvig Aberg aces Sawgrass with 63 to take 2-shot lead at Players as Scheffler narrowly makes cut
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ludvig Aberg had a dream start that carried him to a 9-under 63 and a two-shot lead Friday in The Players Championship. Scottie Scheffler had a clutch finish, but only to avoid missing the cut. Aberg was 5 under through his opening four holes and motored his way around ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Players’ union: WNBA CBA talks show movement, revenue-linked pay a top priority
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA players’ union executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson said Friday night that there has been movement toward reaching a new collective bargaining agreement with the league. “It’s day four and there’s been movement, I think the league and particularly the commissioner and her team have heard that transformational remains the goal,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leafs forward Auston Matthews will miss rest of the NHL season due to knee injury
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
TORONTO — Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews will miss the rest of the season due to left leg injury. The NHL team says Matthews suffered a torn knee ligament and bruised quadriceps muscle in Thursday’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. The club says it’s a Grade 3 tear of the medial collateral ligament. Matthews ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews out for rest of the season
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs say that forward Auston Matthews will miss the rest of the season. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!3 pitches, 3 homers for Athletics in Cactus League matchup with Padres
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Henry Bolte, Breyson Guedez and Nick Kurtz homered on consecutive pitches from San Diego’s Michael King in the Athletics’ Cactus League game with the Padres on Friday. Bolte hit a 401-foot, three-run shot to right on an 0-1 pitch from King in the fourth inning. Guedez followed by delivering a 450-foot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews out for season with a torn MCL after kneeing by Radko Gudas
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews has a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will miss the rest of the NHL season. The team provided an injury update Friday night, a little under 24 hours since Matthews was knocked out of a game against Anaheim on a knee-on-knee hit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Badgers come back again, rally from 15 down to beat Illini in Big Ten Tournament
By Canadian Press on March 13th, 2026
CHICAGO (AP) — Trailing by 15 points in the second half, No. 23 Wisconsin looked as if it was ready to get knocked out of the Big Ten Tournament by No. 9 Illinois on Friday. Then again, comebacks are kind of the Badgers’ thing. And they pulled off another big one in the conference quarterfinals. ... Read More »
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