By Canadian Press on March 19th, 2026
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — David Mirkovic had 29 points and 17 rebounds, and No. 3 seed Illinois dominated No. 14 seed Penn 105-70 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Keaton Wagler added 18 points, seven assists and seven rebounds for the Fighting Illini (25-8), who moved on to face No. ... Read More »
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CALGARY — Canada’s Kerri Einarson has lost 10-6 in an extra end to Norway at the women’s world curling championship. Einarson’s team from Manitoba dropped to a record of 8-2 behind Switzerland at 9-1. The top six teams in the field of 13 countries at the end of pool play Friday advance to playoffs. Switzerland ... Read More »
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HALIFAX — Ethan Ritchie scored in overtime as the Saint Mary’s Huskies edged the Saskatchewan Huskies 4-3 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the U Sports men’s hockey championship. Reid Valade, Ben Allison and Jake Uberti helped Saint Mary’s build a 3-0 lead with Ryan Hopkins assisting on all three of their goals. Conner Roulette ... Read More »
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jaylia Reed scored 16 points, DeMya Porter had 15 points and 12 rebounds and Southern closed the game on a 14-2 run to beat fellow No. 16 seed Samford 65-53 on Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament. Southern (20-13) won a game in the First Four for the second straight season, ... Read More »
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kymora Johnson scored 17 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30.6 seconds remaining, and Virginia beat Arizona State 57-55 on Thursday night in the First Four for its first NCAA Tournament win since 2018. Virginia (20-11), the No. 10 seed, will face seventh-seeded and 24th-ranked Georgia in the first round ... Read More »
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EDMONTON — Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves to earn his fourth shutout of the season as the Florida Panthers continued to plague Edmonton, emerging with a 4-0 victory over the Oilers on Thursday in a rematch of the last two Stanley Cup finals. Cole Reinhardt, A.J. Greer, Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe scored for the ... Read More »
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ace Bailey made seven 3-pointers and scored 33 points and the Utah Jazz snapped a four-game skid with a 128-96 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. Bailey also had nine rebounds, four assists and three steals. Cody Williams scored 19 of his 23 points before halftime to give ... Read More »
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SALEM, Va. (AP) — NYU’s record 91-game winning streak is over after a 60-52 loss to Scranton in the Final Four of the Division III NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. The Violets (29-1) had the second-longest winning streak in NCAA history, only trailing UConn’s 111-game run. The two-time defending champion Violets got off to a ... Read More »
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The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved the merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna, the same day that two lawsuits trying to block the deal were announced. Nexstar said last August that it would buy Tegna for $6.2 billion. The deal would create a company that owns ... Read More »
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Reserve Coby White had 27 points and led the Charlotte Hornets’ 3-point barrage in a 130-111 rout of the Orlando Magic on Thursday night. White shot 5 of 8 from beyond the arc and was one of four players with three or more 3-pointers, joining Brandon Miller (5 of 10), Kon ... Read More »
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Rashaun Agee had 22 points and nine rebounds, and No. 10 seed Texas A&M beat seventh-seeded Saint Mary’s 63-50 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Ruben Dominguez added 11 points for the Aggies (22-11), who advanced in the South Region to face either No. 2 seed ... Read More »
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