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Life on the bubble: Brackets set for return of March Madness
The biggest mystery leading into a March Madness bracket reveal more than a year in the making had little to do with bubble teams or top seeds. Instead, it was the not-so-simple matter of which progra...
Mar 14, 2021

Life on the bubble: Brackets set for return of March Madness
The biggest mystery leading into a March Madness bracket reveal more than a year in the making had little to do with bubble teams or top seeds. Instead, it was the not-so-simple matter of which progra...
Mar 14, 2021

Partial list of winners at the 63rd Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES - A partial list of winners in the top categories at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, presented Sunday in Los Angeles. - Best traditional pop vocal album: James Taylor; "Unfollow the Rules" ...
Mar 14, 2021

Alberta's Bottcher edges Saskatchewan's Dunstone 6-5 to reach Brier final
CALGARY - Alberta's Brendan Bottcher hit a game-winning angle raise for a 6-5 win over Saskatchewan's Matt Dunstone in Sunday's semifinal at the Canadian men's curling championship. Bottcher removed t...
Mar 14, 2021

First-round pick Alek Manoah shines as Blue Jays lose to Yankees
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Toronto prospect Alek Manoah pitched three innings of no-hit ball as the Blue Jays lost 5-1 to the New York Yankees in pre-season action on Sunday.The 2019 first-round pick struck out ...
Mar 14, 2021

Surrey school district seeks targeted COVID-19 measures for hardest-hit schools
SURREY, B.C. - The superintendent of the British Columbia school district hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic says it is pursuing targeted measures for more vulnerable schools. Jordan Tinney says in ...
Mar 14, 2021

Canada's Jessie Fleming helps Chelsea women retain Continental League Cup
WATFORD, England - Canadian international Jessie Fleming and Chelsea won the Continental League Cup on Sunday with a 6-0 romp over Bristol City. The 23-year-old midfielder from London, Ont., played th...
Mar 14, 2021

Boxing great Marvelous Marvin Hagler dies at 66
Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Thomas Hearns in a fight that lasted less than eight minutes yet was so epic that it still lives in boxing lore. Two years later he was so disgusted after losing a deci...
Mar 14, 2021

Boxing great Marvelous Marvin Hagler dies at 66
Marvelous Marvin Hagler stopped Thomas Hearns in a fight that lasted less than eight minutes yet was so epic that it still lives in boxing lore. Two years later he was so disgusted after losing a deci...
Mar 14, 2021

Military ombudsman calls for independence, says predecessor was 'unfairly treated'
OTTAWA - Military ombudsman Greg Lick is calling on the federal government to make his office truly independent, saying the current structure is undercutting confidence in its ability to fight for agg...
Mar 14, 2021

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