National Sports

American John Salter defeats Canadian Aaron Jeffery at Bellator 293, then retires

TEMECULA, Calif. — American John Salter used his grappling skills to win a unanimous decision over Canadian middleweight Aaron Jeffery and then announced his retirement Friday night at Bellator 293.

Apr 1, 2023 9:06 AM Read more >

Despite tough day at Hong Kong Sevens, Canada women's road to Olympics gets clearer

HONG KONG — The Australian and the U.S. women's rugby sevens teams secured qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday by reaching the quarterfinals of the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens.

Apr 1, 2023 8:26 AM Read more >

Clark, Iowa end perfect South Carolina season in Final Four

DALLAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark tossed the ball high in the air as the clock ticked down, gave a huge shout-out to her adoring fans and then took off on a gleeful gallop around the court.

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Vancouver Canucks winger Andrei Kuzmenko skips warm-up over Pride jersey

Vancouver Canucks forward Andrei Kuzmenko is the latest NHL player to get embroiled in the league's Pride jersey controversy. The Russian winger skipped warm-ups ahead of the Canucks' annual Pride game against the Calgary Flames on Friday.

Mar 31, 2023 11:07 PM Read more >

Toffoli scores twice, Flames complete comeback in 5-4 OT win against Canucks

VANCOUVER — It was a comeback the Calgary Flames needed. After going down 2-0 to the Vancouver Canucks early in the second period Friday, the Flames rallied, forced overtime and collected a crucial 5-4 victory.

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Party for first-timers: Clark, Iowa will play LSU for title

DALLAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark gets the national stage for one more game this season. Same with the Texas homecoming for Alexis Morris. The standout guards have made it a party of first-timers for the women's NCAA championship game Sunday.

Mar 31, 2023 10:49 PM Read more >

Friday's sports scoreboard for March 31, 2023

Friday's Scoreboard NHL Calgary 5 Vancouver 4 (OT) Winnipeg 6 Detroit 2 Buffalo 3 N.Y.

Mar 31, 2023 10:23 PM Read more >

WHL roundup: Bedard scores twice as Pats beat Blades 6-1 in playoff opener

SASKATOON — Two keys for the Saskatoon Blades in their opening-round playoff series against the Regina Pats were to take advantage of home-ice advantage, and stop scoring leader Connor Bedard.

Mar 31, 2023 10:16 PM Read more >

Fernandez, Townsend advance to Miami Open women's doubles final

MIAMI — Leylah Fernandez of Montreal will be playing in the Miami Open women's doubles final.

Mar 31, 2023 9:10 PM Read more >

Jets' top guns connect in 6-2 win over Red Wings

WINNIPEG — Head coach Rick Bowness was glad to see a combination of good effort and good luck pay off for the Winnipeg Jets on Friday.

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