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Underdog Laval wins first U Sports men's basketball title with 77-71 win over Queen's

QUEBEC - Before the U Sports men's basketball champion, Laval University's head coach Nathan Grant said his team rises to challenges from a superior team. On Sunday, players on the Rouge et Or showed ...

Mar 10, 2024

Aho, Svechnikov help Hurricanes whip Flames 7-2

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov each had a goal and two assists to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Calgary Flames 7-2 on Sunday. Aho and Svechnikov were two of seven dif...

Mar 10, 2024

Tortorella suspended 2 games for refusing to leave Flyers' bench

NEW YORK (AP) - Philadelphia Flyers coach John Tortorella was suspended for two games and fined $50,000 by the NHL on Sunday for unprofessional conduct directed at the officials by refusing to leave t...

Mar 10, 2024

CF Montreal beats Miami 3-2 with Messi watching from sideline

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi wore street clothes and watched from a sideline box as Montreal took advantage of several Inter Miami defensive miscues to hand his team its first loss of the...

Mar 10, 2024

Jenner has goal and assist as Ottawa defeats Montreal 4-2 in PWHL action

LAVAL, Que. - Captain Brianne Jenner had a goal and an assist, Katerina Mrazova pitched in with three helpers and Ottawa defeated Montreal 4-2 on Sunday in the Professional Women's Hockey League. It w...

Mar 10, 2024

Scottie Scheffler, with hot putter, demolishes the field to win at Bay Hill

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler became the No. 1 player in golf with his sublime tee-to-green game. He got hot with the putter Sunday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational and was simply unstoppabl...

Mar 10, 2024

Canada's Auger-Aliassime falls to Alcaraz in third-round action at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, falling 6-2, 6-3 in third-round play to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz. The Montreal native had just o...

Mar 10, 2024

Purdue retires Zach Edey's jersey after he leads No. 3 Boilermakers past Wisconsin in home finale

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Zach Edey had a banner day. The 7-foot-4 Purdue senior withstood a physical onslaught from Wisconsin in his home finale, persevered and received a surprise reward: seeing h...

Mar 10, 2024

Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen in Brier final with semifinal win over Alberta's Bottcher

Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen advanced to the final of the Canadian men's curling championship with a 7-3 semifinal win over Alberta's Brendan Bottcher on Sunday. A Saskatchewan team reached the Brier fi...

Mar 10, 2024

Connor McDavid has goal, 2 assists and Oilers cruise past Sidney Crosby and Pens 4-0

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists and Darnell Nurse scored twice in the third period and the Edmonton Oilers eased past the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Sunday. Mattias Ekholm ...

Mar 10, 2024