Category Archives: Sports

Canadiens forward Kirby Dach out two to four weeks with upper-body injury
MONTREAL - Montreal Canadiens forward Kirby Dach will miss two to four weeks after leaving Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks with an upper-body injury, the team announced Tuesday. Ducks winger Je...
The Canadian Press Mar 17, 2026

NHL’s George Parros defends Gudas suspension after hit ends Matthews’s season
MANALAPAN - George Parros is standing by the NHL's decision to suspend Anaheim Ducks defenceman Radko Gudas five games for a knee-on-knee hit that injured Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews, a p...
The Canadian Press Mar 17, 2026

Iran’s Mexico Embassy says Iran is negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup matches
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Iran's Embassy in Mexico on Tuesday said the country is negotiating with FIFA to move Iran's World Cup matches from the U.S. to Mexico after President Donald Trump discouraged the t...
The Canadian Press Mar 17, 2026

Another marathon WNBA CBA negotiation drags past 3:30 a.m. with no deal done
NEW YORK (AP) - Another marathon negotiating session between the WNBA and its players union didn't end with a new collective bargaining agreement. The two sides met for the eighth consecutive day on T...
The Canadian Press Mar 17, 2026
Scores and schedule for Monday, March 16, 2026
Monday's Scoreboard NHL Detroit 5 Calgary 2 Pittsburgh 7 Colorado 2 Los Angeles 4 N.Y. Rangers 1 New Jersey 4 Boston 3 (OT) Utah 6 Dallas 2 --- NBA Atlanta 124 Orlando 112 Golden State 125 Washington ...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Venezuela rallies past Italy 4-2 with 3-run 7th and will face US for World Baseball Classic title
MIAMI (AP) - Venezuelan players danced in the dugout before the first pitch, then pranced past Italy and into their nation's first World Baseball Classic final. Ronald Acua Jr., Maikel Garcia and Luis...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

NHL roundup: Kane scores twice to lead Red Wings to 5-2 win over Flames
DETROIT (AP) - Patrick Kane scored twice for Detroit to move into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time goals list for NHL players born in the U.S. and lead the Red Wings to a 5-2 victory ov...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Kane scores twice to lead Red Wings over Flames 5-2 a in milestone night
DETROIT (AP) - Patrick Kane scored twice for Detroit to move into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time goals list for NHL players born in the U.S. as he led the Red Wings to a 5-2 victory o...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

Manitoba sports organizations would track under-represented groups under new bill
WINNIPEG - Provincial amateur sports organizations in Manitoba may soon be required to track demographics and show efforts to make their sport more inclusive. A bill now before the legislature would r...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026

A heat wave with triple-digit temps is altering the MLB Cactus League schedule
PHOENIX (AP) - Bringing the heat in spring training is supposed to be about hard-throwing pitchers, not triple-digit temperatures like those that will impact Major League Baseball spring training game...
The Canadian Press Mar 16, 2026