National Sports

Pop, Gasol, Hammon, Parker, Nowitzki, Wade heading to Hall

Tony Parker and Pau Gasol played for him. Becky Hammon coached alongside him. Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade waged battles against him. He is Gregg Popovich. And he, finally, is a Hall of Famer.

Apr 1, 2023 9:22 AM Read more >

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.

Apr 1, 2023 5:37 AM Read more >

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.

Mar 31, 2023 11:06 PM Read more >

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 >