• The Canadian Press

    Barcelona wins to set up Women's Champions League semifinal vs. Chelsea. PSG advances to face Lyon

    BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Aitana Bonmatí led Barcelona to its sixth straight Women's Champions League semifinals on Thursday, scoring the opening goal in a 3-1 win over Brann that sets up a last-four clash with Chelsea. The Ballon d'Or winner put the Catalan team in the driver's seat with a curling shot in the 24th minute before Fridolina Rolfo made it 2-0 from close range in the second half. Defender Tomine Svendheim cut the deficit 20 minutes from time before Patri Guijarro sealed Barcelona's wi

  • The Canadian Press

    Scott, Beckie rejoin Canada for SheBelieves Cup after long knee injury layoffs

    Desiree Scott and Janine Beckie return after lengthy knee injury layoffs to join Canada at next month's SheBelieves Cup. The four-team tournament, which runs April 6-9 in Atlanta and Columbus, also features the fourth-ranked United States, No. 7 Japan and No. 10 Brazil. The 36-year-old Scott earned the last of her 185 Canada caps in November 2022 in a 2-1 win over Brazil. Like Beckie, the Kansas City Current midfielder missed the 2023 NWSL season after knee surgery. The 29-year-old Beckie, who h

  • The Canadian Press

    Burnes brilliant in Baltimore debut, allows 1 hit as the Orioles rout the Los Angeles Angels 11-3

    BALTIMORE (AP) — Corbin Burnes allowed one baserunner in a dominant debut for Baltimore, and Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins both homered as the Orioles began their AL East title defense with an 11-3 rout of the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. Mike Trout hit a first-inning home run off Burnes, but the Angels managed nary a peep against the new Baltimore ace after that. Burnes (1-0) struck out 11 in six innings in his first start after the Orioles acquired the right-hander from Milwaukee in

  • The Canadian Press

    University of the Pacific hires ex-Carleton basketball coach Dave Smart as head coach

    STOCKTON, Calif. — Dave Smart, a 10-time U Sports coach of the year, is getting a head coaching gig in the United States. The longtime leader of the Carleton University men's basketball program has been hired by the University of the Pacific Tigers as head coach of the men's NCAA Division I team. "I could not be more excited than I am now to have coach Smart join our Tigers family and lead our men's basketball program," Pacific director of athletics Adam Tschuor said in a statement. "He is one o