Sports Looking Back: March 8, 2025
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 08/03/2025 (194 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
ON TELEVISION
SATURDAY
• PWHL – Montreal Victoire at Boston Fleet, 1 p.m. (CBC)
• TENNIS – BNP Paribas Open, Day 4, 1 p.m. (TSN2)
• GOLF – Arnold Palmer Invitational, Third Round, 1:30 p.m. (NBC)
• NHL – Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, 2 p.m. (ABC); Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche, 6 p.m. (CBC); Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames, 6 p.m. (SNW); Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, 9 p.m. (CBC)
• BRIER – Page Playoff, 3 vs 4, 2:30 p.m. (TSN1); Page Playoff, 1 vs 2, 8:30 p.m. (TSN1)
• COLLEGE BASKETBALL – Ohio State at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. (CBS)
• MLS – Los Angeles FC at Seattle Sounders FC, 3:30 p.m. (TSN5)
• NLL – Calgary Roughnecks at Buffalo Bandits, 5:30 p.m. (TSN1)
• NBA – Washington Wizards at Toronto Raptors, 6:30 p.m. (TSN4); L.A. Lakers at Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. (ABC)
• UFC – Pereira vs Ankalaev – Prelims, 7 p.m. (SN360)
SUNDAY
• SOCCER – In Spanish Primera Division, Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano, 10 a.m. (TSN1); In Premier League, Manchester United vs Arsenal, 11:30 a.m. (NBC)
• COLLEGE BASKETBALL – Michigan at Michigan State, 11 a.m. (CBS); MVC Tournament Championship, Teams TBA, 1 p.m. (CBS); In women’s, Big Ten Tournament Championship, Teams TBA, 3:30 p.m. (CBS); Big 12 Tournament Championship, Teams TBA, 4 p.m. (TSN1)
• NBA – Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder, noon (ABC); Phoenix Suns at Dallas Mavericks, 2:30 p.m. (ABC); Memphis Grizzlies at New Orleans Pelicans, 6 p.m. (SN1); San Antonio Spurs at Minnesota Timberwolves, 7 p.m. (NBC); Cleveland Cavaliers at Milwaukee Bucks, 7 p.m. (TSN5); Sacramento Kings at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m. (SN1)
• PWHL – Minnesota Frost at Toronto Sceptres, noon (TSN3)
• TENNIS – BNP Paribas Open, Day 5, 1 p.m. (TSN2)
• BRIER – Semifinal, 1 p.m. (TSN1); Final, 7 p.m. (TSN)
• GOLF – Arnold Palmer Invitational, Final Round, 1:30 p.m. (NBC)
• NHL – Winnipeg Jets at Carolina Hurricanes, 4 p.m. (TSN3); Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Rangers, 5 p.m. (SNW); Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, 8 p.m. (SNW)
IN LOCAL HISTORY
• 60 YEARS AGO — The Brandon Bantam B All-Stars were held to a 7-7 tie by the Rapid City Rockets Bantam A’s in an exhibition game. Ron Burnell scored four goals for Rapid City, while Ken Watson had three for Brandon and Rob Crossman scored twice.
• 50 YEARS AGO — Bob Gladden, Keith Sowiak and Ken Stadnyk scored two goals apiece to pace the Brandon Sokol Fighting Falcons to an 8-2 exhibition major bantam win over Holland.
• 40 YEARS AGO — Ken Pringle scored three goals to lead the Boissevain Border Kings to a 7-1 rout of Virden Oil Kings in a SouthWest Hockey League playoff game.
• 20 YEARS AGO — Brandon’s own curling sensation Jill Officer, along with the rest of her championship rink, were honoured yes- terday with Sport Manitoba’s Silver Medallion Award of Excellence. Sport Minister Eric Robinson, congratulated Officer, Jennifer Jones, Cathy Gauthier, Cathy Overton–Clapham and Trish Eck, of Winnipeg, the 2005 Canadian women’s curling champions.