Category Archives: Sports
India wins cricket's Twenty20 World Cup with 96-run victory over New Zealand
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) - India won the T20 World Cup for a record third time with a 96-run victory over New Zealand on Sunday to the delight of more than 100,000 fans at the largest cricket ground in t...
Mar 08, 2026
Wilkie wins Canada's first gold medal at Milan Cortina Paralympics
PREDAZZO - Natalie Wilkie won Canada's first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Paralympics on Sunday with a first-place finish in the women's standing para-biathlon competition. Wilkie, from Salmon Arm,...
Mar 08, 2026
Atle Lie McGrath wins first World Cup slalom since his Olympic exit into the forest
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) - From Olympic despair in a course-side forest to a joyous win in the World Cup. Atle Lie McGrath 's emotions came full circle Sunday when he protected his first-run lead ...
Mar 08, 2026
Roaring crowd of 8,992 sets a new Para ice hockey attendance record at Milan Cortina for US vs Italy
MILAN (AP) - The opening Para ice hockey match at the Milan Cortina Winter Games set a new record attendance for the sport at a major tournament. The preliminary round match between four-time defendin...
Mar 08, 2026
Even Japanese Emperor Naruhito and the royal family are Ohtani fans, make appearance at Tokyo Dome
TOKYO (AP) - Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko arrived at the Tokyo Dome for Japan's critical game Sunday against Australia at the World Baseball Classic. Even the royal family are fa...
Mar 08, 2026
Newcomers add energy in Flames 5-4 win over Hurricanes
CALGARY - The departures of Nazem Kadri and MacKenzie Weegar has created opportunity in Calgary and embracing it on Saturday were Joel Farabee and newly acquired Ryan Strome. Farabee scored twice as p...
Mar 08, 2026
Morrissey makes his presence felt in return to Jets
WINNIPEG - Josh Morrissey didn't just return to the Winnipeg Jets lineup on Saturday - he made history, skating into the franchise's record books. Playing his first game since suffering an upper-body ...
Mar 08, 2026
Ageless winger Corey Perry eager to continue Stanley Cup chase with Lightning
TORONTO - Corey Perry arrived bleary eyed to Scotiabank Arena after a long travel day. The veteran forward had agreed to a trade hours earlier that sent him from the Los Angeles Kings back to a franch...
Mar 08, 2026
NHL roundup: Arvidsson’s breakaway winner lifts Bruins past Capitals 3-1
BOSTON (AP) - Viktor Arvidsson scored the go-ahead goal on a breakaway 4:28 into the third period and the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Saturday for their 12th straight home victor...
Mar 07, 2026
Senators pull away with four-goal spree, beat Kraken 7-4
SEATTLE (AP) - Shane Pinto had a goal and two assists in Ottawa's four-goal spree in the first and second periods and the Senators beat the Seattle Kraken 7-4 on Saturday night. Linus Ulmark made 17 s...
Mar 07, 2026