Month: October 2021

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Terrence Ross scored all 22 of his points in the fourth quarter, and the Orlando Magic beat the New York Knicks 110-104. Ross was one of six Orlando players to score in double figures as the Magic snapped a season-opening two—game losing streak. Cole Anthony

By The Associated Press NFL Today, Week 7

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Ottawa Senators acquired center Dylan Gambrell from the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night for a 2022 seventh-round draft pick, adding some depth in the middle after a string of  injuries. Gambrell, the 25-year-old former University of Denver player selected 60th overall by San Jose in 2016, had an assist

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Lucas Raymond had three goals and an assist, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the winless Chicago Blackhawks 6-3. Tyler Bertuzzi added a goal and two assists as Detroit bounced back nicely after a 6-1 loss at Montreal on Saturday night. Carter Rowney and Vladislav Namestnikov

HOUSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 31 points and nine rebounds and the Boston Celtics avoided their first 0-3 start since the 2013-14 season with a 107-97 win over the Houston Rockets..Tatum, had 20 points in the first half on 8 of 13 shooting. Al Horford finished with 17 points, including 11 in the third

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Seth Curry scored 28 points to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 115-103 on Sunday night. Joel Embiid added 22 points and nine rebounds for Philadelphia. The 76ers are off to a 2-1 start as they work through issues with Ben Simmons,

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Houston had Kyler Murray holding his head after big hits, shaking it after tripping him up several times. The Cardinals’ crafty quarterback kept getting up and getting away, leaving Texans flailing in his wake. Unable to contain Murray or generate anything on offense, the Texans

By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — No matter the work in practice or the small mistakes in games, Derek Carr has never questioned his offensive line. That continuing faith has turned into a strong six-plus quarters from the Las Vegas Raiders’ five men who protect him. The unit allowed only two hits

By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Roman Josi had a four-point game, Connor Ingram won his first NHL start, and Nashville ended Minnesota’s four-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory. Ryan Johansen scored twice, Josi, Tanner Jeannot and Filip Forsberg added goals and Matt Duchene had three assists for the Predators.

By The Associated Press The Astros and Braves are making final preparations in Houston before opening the World Series on Tuesday night. Both teams are set to work out at Minute Maid Park. A few roster decisions need to be made, but both clubs have already declared starters for Game 1. Framber Valdez will go

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A potential backflip on border entry requirements for the Australian Open may allow unvaccinated players to compete at the first tennis major of 2022 after undergoing 14 days in quarantine. Federal and state government political leaders last week said players who hadn’t received two doses of a recognized COVID-19 vaccine were

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers finally ran out of comebacks. They won’t have a chance to defend their World Series title after losing to the Atlanta Braves in six games in the NL Championship Series. It might have been the last game together for such key

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sebastián Driussi scored in first-half injury time and expansion Austin FC beat the Houston Dynamo 2-1 on Sunday. Alexander Ring, on a counter-attack, turned around to avoid a pair of defenders and tapped a roller to Driussi for a side-footed finish and a 2-0 lead. Austin scored on an own goal

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady became the first player to throw 600 career touchdown passes and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers routed the Chicago Bears 38-3 for the best seven-game start in franchise history. The defending Super Bowl champions won their fourth straight game, improving to 6-1 and avenging

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s boxing federation says Serbia has stopped its team entering the country to take part in the world championships. Kosovo had planned to send three competitors to the amateur world titles which started on Sunday and will run through Nov. 6. The boxers tried to cross the border with Serbia on

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — DeAndre Hopkins caught a touchdown pass against his former team, Zach Ertz caught a touchdown pass for his new team and the Arizona Cardinals scored 31 unanswered points to beat the Houston Texans 31-5 on Sunday. The Cardinals remain the NFL’s only undefeated team and

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Stafford passed for 334 yards and three touchdowns against his former team, and Jalen Ramsey made an end zone interception on his 27th birthday with five minutes left in the Los Angeles Rams’ 28-19 victory over Jared Goff and the winless Detroit Lions. Goff

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Derek Carr threw for 323 yards, completing 31 of 34 pass attempts with one touchdown, and the Las Vegas Raiders defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 33-22. The Raiders (5-2) outgained Philadelphia 443-358 in a dominating performance that saw Las Vegas score on five straight possessions after its first

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — After opening with three straight wins, the Carolina Panthers have hit hard times with star running back Christian McCaffrey sidelined. Carolina lost its fourth straight game Sunday, dropping a 25-3 decision to the New York Giants. The Giants came into the game with a

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kyle Larson drove to his ninth victory of the season and most meaningful to date in his new job with Hendrick Motorsports. Larson drove to victory lane at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, the 17th anniversary of a Hendrick plane crash that killed all

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Spots Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Bernhard Langer became the oldest winner in PGA Tour Champions history Sunday at 64, beating Doug Barron with a 6-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a playoff in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic. The German star thrust both arms in the air

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Jets left a 54-13 loss to the Patriots facing the prospect being without rookie quarterback Zach Wilson for an undetermined amount of time after he left the game with a right knee injury. He’ll have an MRI Monday. If Wilson is sidelined for an

By The Associated Press The New York Jets’ already disappointing season took a more ominous turn when rookie quarterback Zach Wilson suffered a knee injury in the second quarter of a 54-13 loss to the New England Patriots. Wilson said he felt a “pop” and a “twist” in his knee when Patriots linebacker Matt Judon

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes takes the blame for his two turnovers against Tennessee trying too hard to make something happen. That still leaves the Kansas City Chiefs with a big turnover problem. It’s an issue this team hadn’t dealt with much in hosting

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa put up great numbers in the Dolphins’ loss to the Falcons. The Miami quarterback threw went 32 of 40 for 291 yards and four touchdowns. There had been only one other instance of a quarterback being that accurate, and throwing for that

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer For what appears to be a huge leap forward in innovation for helmet safety, the NFL has awarded a total of $1.55 million split among three companies in its Helmet Challenge. The challenge, launched in 2019, aimed to dramatically accelerate the timeline for the development of a football helmet better

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Washington didn’t punt all day but scored just 10 points. That paradox of a statistic reveals just how much Washington struggled whenever it got into scoring position in its 24-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. Washington drove inside Green Bay’s 30-yard

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Miles Bridges had 32 points and nine rebounds, Ish Smith added 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and the Charlotte Hornets improved to 3-0 for the first time by beating the Brooklyn Nets 111-95. LaMelo Ball had 18 points, six rebounds and

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Humiliated at home by a team they usually dominate, the Baltimore Ravens lamented their untimely penalties, missed tackles and shoddy pass coverage in a 41-17 blowout loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Seeking their sixth straight victory and a two-game lead in the AFC North, the Ravens (5-2)

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Max Verstappen held off Formula One title rival Lewis Hamilton over the final laps of the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday to win his eighth race of the season double his lead in the championship standings. Verstappen now leads the seven-time champion by 12 points

ASTLE, New Brunswick (AP) — The driver of a car died Sunday in a collision with a bus transporting the Miramichi Timberwolves Junior A hockey team on a New Brunswick road. The RCMP said the crash occurred on Highway 8 in the small community of Astle — about 40 miles north of Fredericton — at

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Demonstrators supporting Nets guard Kyrie Irving and protesting New York’s vaccine mandate gathered outside Barclays Center before Brooklyn’s home opener. A few dozen people were protesting in the plaza outside the arena. Some were chanting “Let Kyrie play! Let Kyrie play!” and holding signs that

SANTA PONSA, Spain (AP) — Getting trapped in the bathroom didn’t stop Jeff Winther from winning his first European Tour title at the Mallorca Open. The 33-year-old Dane shot even-par 70 in the final round Sunday to finish 15 under for the tournament on the Mediterranean island’s Santa Ponsa course. Spaniards Jorge Campillo (69) and

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Matt Ryan passed for 336 yards and Younghoe Koo made a 36-yard field goal as time expired to give the Atlanta Falcons a 30-28 win over the Miami Dolphins. Rookie tight end Kyle Pitts had seven catches for 163 yards for the Falcons. He

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Mac Jones threw two touchdown passes, Damien Harris and J.J. Taylor ran for two TDs each and the New England Patriots won for the first time at home this season, rolling past the New York Jets 54-13. The Patriots earned their 12th straight victory over

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Daniel Jones threw a 5-yard touchdown pass and made a spectacular one-handed 16-yard catch on the game’s only meaningful touchdown drive in leading the New York Giants to a 25-3 victory over the  Carolina Panthers. Jones’ touchdown pass went to Dante Pettis and survived

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw touchdown passes to three receivers and the Green Bay Packers defeated Washington 24-10 for their sixth consecutive victory. Washington outgained Green Bay 430-304 but had five separate scoreless trips inside the Packers 30-yard line. That includes back-to-back series that ended inside

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill threw for 270 yards and a touchdown, and he also ran for a score and the Tennessee Titans routed the Kansas City Chiefs 27-3 Sunday for their fifth win in six games. This also was the second victory in six days

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals won their AFC North showdown against the Baltimore Ravens in style, pulling away in the second half for a 41-17 victory. Joe Burrow threw for a career-high 416 yards and three touchdowns, including an 82-yarder to rookie Ja’Marr Chase in the third quarter.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue won the final Skate America of their careers on Sunday by a tiny margin. The U.S. ice dancers maintained their lead from Saturday’s rhythm dance and won the first Grand Prix of the figure skating season with a total of 209.54 points. They edged teammates and

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored 28 seconds into the game and added an assist as the Boston Bruins ended San Jose’s unbeaten start with a 4-3 victory over the Sharks. David Pastrnak and Derek Forbort each had a goal and an assist and Jake DeBrusk also scored for Boston.

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Anthony Modeste has scored twice to salvage a 2-2 draw for Cologne against Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. That further dented the title hopes of a Leverkusen team already reeling from a heavy defeat to champion Bayern Munich. Two goals in as many minutes from Patrik Schick and Karim Bellarabi gave

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez will start for the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves. Manager Dusty Baker announced that Valdez would get the nod Tuesday but said the team has not decided on a starter for Wednesday’s Game 2. Valdez will

By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame’s women’s basketball team is looking to bounce back from two underwhelming seasons. They went 13-18 in Muffet McGraw’s final season and 10-10 last year in coach Nielle Ivey’s debut. The 44-year-old Ivey would like nothing better than to put the Fighting Irish back

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Baseball’s ninth work stoppage and first in 26 years appears almost certain to start Dec. 2. That would freeze the free-agent market and threaten the start of spring training in February. Negotiations have been taking place since last spring. Each side thinks the other hasn’t made

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he feels at “rock bottom” after a 5-0 humiliation by Liverpool. The rout was begun by Naby Keïta and Diogo Jota netted in the 13th minute. Mohamed Salah picked up the scoring to net for a 10th