Today is Sunday, March 8, the 67th day of 2026. There are 298 days left in the year. Daylight saving time returns at 2 a.m. local time.

Today in history:

On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 with 239 people on board, vanished during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, setting off a massive and ultimately unsuccessful search. The aircraft’s disappearance remains one of air travel’s major unsolved mysteries.

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In 1817, a constitution was adopted formally creating the New York Stock & Exchange Board, forerunner of the New York Stock Exchange. The constitution laid out rules for transactions and brokers initially gathered twice daily in a rented room on Wall Street to trade 30 stocks and bonds.

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In 1917, protests against food rationing broke out in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), triggering eight days of rioting that resulted in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the end of the Russian monarchy.

In 1948, the Supreme Court, in McCollum v. Board of Education, struck down religious education classes during school hours in Champaign, Illinois, public schools, saying the program violated separation of church and state.

In 1965, the United States landed its first combat troops in South Vietnam as 3,500 Marines arrived to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang.

In 1971, in the first of three fights between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Frazier defeated Ali by unanimous decision in what was billed as “The Fight of the Century” at Madison Square Garden in New York.

In 1983, in a speech to the National Association of Evangelicals convention in Orlando, Florida, President Ronald Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as an “evil empire.”

In 1988, 17 soldiers were killed when two Army helicopters from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, collided during a night training mission.

In 2008, President George W. Bush vetoed a bill that would have banned the CIA from using simulated drowning, or waterboarding, and other coercive interrogation methods to gain information from suspected terrorists.

In 2023, the U.S. Justice Department found that police in Louisville, Kentucky, had engaged in a pattern of violating constitutional rights and discrimination against the Black community following an investigation prompted by the fatal police shooting of an African American woman, Breonna Taylor.

Today’s birthdays:

Author John McPhee is 95.
Songwriter Carole Bayer Sager is 82.
Actor-musician Micky Dolenz (The Monkees) is 81.
Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Rice is 73.
Singer Gary Numan is 68.
TV journalist Lester Holt is 67.
Actor Aidan Quinn is 67.
Actor Camryn Manheim is 65.
Actor Freddie Prinze Jr. is 50.
Songwriter-producer Benny Blanco is 38.
Actor Montana Jordan is 23.
Actor Kit Connor is 22.
Actor Samara Lee is 18.

Minnesota United’s match against Nashville SC on Saturday portended to more difficult on Friday afternoon.

That’s when head coach Cameron Knowles shared captain center back Michael Boxall would be out with an adductor injury, and Nashville’s dynamic attack posed a bigger challenge to Minnesota without its New Zealand veteran on the back line.

A Cristian Espinoza goal sandwiched between two goals from Sam Surridge led to Nashville cruising in a 3-1 win at Geodis Park.

Minnesota (1-1-1, 4 points) suffered its first loss of the season, while Nashville (2-0-1, 7 points) remained unbeaten.

“Obviously you’re missing (Boxall, who) has tremendous experience and steady leadership and (is) an elite performer,” Knowles told reporters in a video call postgame. “He hasn’t missed a game in, I don’t know how long, in terms of being withheld though injury.

“It is an opportunity for guys to step up. On the whole, I don’t think you can pin it on just missing Boxy. I think collectively, our team’s defending was not up to the standard that we’ve seen so far this season.”

Minnesota was able to produce a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over FC Cincinnati last weekend, but it wasn’t air tight in the season opener, conceding two goals in a 2-2 draw with Austin on Feb. 21.

The Loons started Devin Padelford in Boxall’s spot next to Morris Duggan on the backline, with the same full backs in Anthony Markanich and Jefferson Diaz in front of goalkeeper Drake Callender from the Cincinnati win.

“We just made some simple mistakes against a very good team, and when that happens, you get punished,” Knowles said.

Loons midfielder Nectar Triantis’ stunning strike from 35 yards out was the only bright spot for Minnesota. It cut Nashville’s lead to 2-1 in the 35th minute.

“It was an absolute screamer,” Knowles said.

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A foul and a free throw with 0.1 seconds remaining propelled third-seeded North Dakota to a 67-66 victory over No. 2 seed St. Thomas in the Summit League men’s basketball semifinals Saturday night, ending the Tommies’ season far earlier than hoped.

With the game tied at 66 in the closing moments, a wayward pass by Tommies guard Austin Herro from under the basket was intercepted by Fighting Hawks guard Eli King. With less than five seconds remaining in regulation, King and teammate George Natsvlishvili stormed up the court in hopes of a buzzer-beating shot.

King passed to Natsvlishvili in the lane, where he was fouled by Tommies guard Carter Bjerke with the last tick of the clock remaining. Natsvlishvili went to the line, sank his first attempt from the stripe to all-but end the game.

A Hail Mary cross-court pass from forward Ben Oosterban sailed over the opposing basket out of bounds. Seconds later, North Dakota inbounded the ball as players and fans inside the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. set off on a raucous celebration as St. Thomas players walked slump-shoulders off the court.

The Tommies led the game 34-28 at halftime, still held a 54-48 edge with 8:38 to play. But consecutive unanswered three-pointers by North Dakota evened the score with just over seven minutes remaining to set off a dogfight for the remainder of the contest.

The Fighting Hawks held a three-point lead with 2:38 to go, but the Tommies clawed back to tie on a guard Nolan Minessale layup with 49 seconds remaining. A steal by Minessale’s backcourt mate Nick Janowski with 23 seconds left on the clock led to a St. Thomas timeout to set up what was hoped to be the final shot of the game.

But it was not to be, as 22-plus seconds after that, North Dakota made the game-deciding plays to advance to the Summit championship game against rival North Dakota State — the conference regular-season champions — on Sunday. The Fighting Hawks enter that game with an 18-16 record, the Bison are 26-7.

For St. Thomas, it was a back-breaking way to end a season with much higher aspirations after a second-place finish in the regular season. Minessale led the team with 23 points and nine rebounds, Oosterban chipping in 16 points with five rebounds. Janowski contributed eight boards, while Herro led the squad with seven assists. All five starters had at least five rebounds apiece in the contest. The Tommies conclude the 2025-26 campaign with a 24-9 overall record.

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Evan Wanner received the puck in the neutral zone and raced across the blue line, with the championship on his stick, the junior forward produced a moment of magic that will last a lifetime.

Wanner’s shot whizzed past Minnetonka goaltender Chase Jerdee, and mayhem ensued as he sprinted the length of the ice to the Spuds student section. He ripped off his helmet and hurled it into the crowd, having just secured Moorhead’s second consecutive state title.

The Spuds withstood an offensive onslaught from the Skippers and prevailed in the Class AA state championship Saturday night at Grand Casino Arena.

Moorhead’s offense came into the night scoring 5.83 goals per game. The Spuds needed that production and then some to recover from a three-goal third-period deficit.

Moorhead entered in search of back-to-back Class AA titles after coming up short in all eight of its trips to the championship game before 2025. Minnetonka arrived as winners of eight straight state tournament games, having won the championship in each of its last two appearances: 2018 and 2023.

The Spuds put themselves behind the eight ball because of a Drew Kortan penalty for cross-checking, which took place after the whistle. It resulted in a Skippers’ power play 1:16 into the title game.

Minnetonka capitalized on the early gift on a Danny Browning cross-ice pass to Jordan Johnson, who placed the puck into a wide-open left side of the net.

The Skippers scored a second midway through the first period via Ethan Sturgis, whose shot a foot above the goal line slid right through the legs of Will Arnold.

Skippers’ sophomore Cash Hardie skated into the zone, gliding left, and whipped a shot toward the far corner that beat the glove of Arnold. Minnetonka, 11 minutes into the championship, had lit the lamp three times on seven shots.

An efficient, clinical start to the night for Minnetonka, while it took until the 8:37 mark in the first period for Moorhead to get its second shot on goal.

The Spuds were handed a lifeline early in the second period as Sturgis went into the box for hooking. On the power play, Joey Cullen fired a quick cross-ice pass to Zac Zimmerman for a Grade-A chance he could not convert, hitting side netting, and the Skippers killed off the penalty.

Undaunted by the deficit, Moorhead’s Max Cullen probed the Skippers’ defense, played a pass back to Tyden Bergeson, who ripped a shot on net. Jerdee was unable to squeeze the shot, saw it sit in the crease, where Michael Herman’s quick stick slapped it home halfway through the second period.

The Spuds’ glimmer of hope was short-lived as the Skippers added to their tally before the frame concluded.

Hardie chipped it into the slot where Max Aronson was wide open and zipped it by Arnold to restore Minnetonka’s three-goal lead with 1:26 to go in the second period.

The Skippers were their own worst enemy in closing out the title game, as Liam Schultz was penalized for roughing with 11:00 to play in the contest.

Moorhead quickly shifted the puck around Minnetonka. It was Bergeson whose backdoor pass cut open the Skippers’ defense as Joey Cullen swept it into an open net for the Spuds’ first power-play goal of the tournament.

Momentum had completely shifted as Moorhead sustained extensive offensive zone pressure as the clock ticked under 7:00 in the championship. It was a shot from the point by Brandon Mickelson that got rerouted out in front by Zimmerman’s stick, giving Jerdee no chance and pulling the Spuds within a goal.

The Skippers handed Moorhead a prime opportunity to complete the comeback with its second penalty of the period, as Cameron Merrick was penalized for hooking.

The Spuds did not score on the power play, but after pulling Arnold with 1:37 to go, Moorhead cashed in via Zimmerman, who slotted home the tying goal with 35.6 seconds left, his second of the game.

Both teams managed three shots on goal in overtime, but did not do enough to beat either goaltender, so a full-intermission and ice resurfacing took place before double overtime.

Jerdee was tested twice in the first three minutes of the second overtime and answered the bell with two crucial saves.

Evan Wanner walked off the Class AA state championship in double overtime with a swift wrister past Jerdee, returning Moorhead to the summit of Minnesota high school hockey.

The only other time in state tournament history both state title games went into overtime was in 2011. In Class AA, Eden Prairie defeated Duluth East, 3-2, in triple overtime, and in Class A, St. Thomas Academy bested Hermantown, 5-4, in overtime.

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