Month: November 2021

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Iafallo scored 42 seconds into overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings their fourth straight win, 3-2 over the New Jersey Devils. Arthur Kaliyev and Adrian Kempe also scored for the Kings, and Calvin Petersen made 21 saves. Pavel Zacha tied it up with 24

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Roman Josi and Philip Tomasino scored power-play goals and the Nashville Predators beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2. Matt Duchene also scored and Mikael Granlund had two assists. Juuse Saros stopped 26 shots to pick up his fifth win of the season. Brock Boeser and Nils Hoglander scored for Vancouver, and

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers set a franchise record when Leon Draisaitl scored the overtime winner in a 6-5 comeback win over the New York Rangers on Friday night. The Oilers have won nine of their first 10 games for the first time in team history. Jesse Puljujarvi scored twice for Edmonton, which

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks beat Arizona 3-1, handing the Coyotes their 11th straight loss. Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist, and Troy Terry extended his points streak to 10 games. Anthony Stolarz lost his fourth career shutout on Shayne Gostisbehere’s goal with 7.8 seconds left. Rookie Karel Vejmelka stopped 28

By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 26 points, Stephen Curry had 19 and the Golden State Warriors routed the New Orleans Pelicans 126-85 on Friday night to improve to 7-1. Gary Payton II added 17 points and the Warriors broke it open with a 34-point third quarter. They’re off

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 27 points, making five 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 110-106 and snap a three-game losing streak. Norman Powell added 25 points and Robert Covington had 19, including a key 3-pointer with 14.7 seconds left.

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Richaun Holmes had 23 points and a career-best 20 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings made a franchise-record 22 3-pointers in a 140-110 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. Holmes shot 9 of 12 from the floor and had two assist just two nights after

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor and Nikolaj Ehlers each had a goal and had an assist, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1. Paul Stastny, Neal Pionk and Dominic Toninato also scored in Winnipeg’s fourth straight home win. Andrew Copp assisted on three goals for the Jets, who have posted their best

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Modern Games won the $1 million Juvenile Turf at the Breeders’ Cup. Anyone who bet on him in certain wagers didn’t cash a ticket and got their money back because of a mistake by the veterinarians. They prematurely scratched the horse at the starting

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Phil Jurkovec ran for a touchdown in his surprising return to the starting lineup for Boston College, and the Eagles halted a four-game losing streak with a 17-3 victory over Virginia Tech in its annual red bandana game. Jurkovec was thought to be lost for the season

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-84. Paul George had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Reggie Jackson scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half for the Clippers. Ivica Zubac had 14 points and 14 rebounds

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Julius Randle had 32 points and 12 rebounds, and the New York Knicks erased an early 21-point deficit and routed the Milwaukee Bucks 113-98. Derrick Rose had 23 points off the bench and RJ Barrett added 20 as the Knicks stunned the reigning NBA champions on their

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Darius Garland made a pair of free throws with 4.8 seconds remaining, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Raptors 102-101. Toronto’s winning streak ended at five games. Garland scored 21 points, Jarrett Allen had 16 points and 15 rebounds, and Evan Mobley scored 18 for

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ben Rhodes opened the NASCAR season with back-to-back wins and closed it Friday night by winning the Truck Series championship. Rhodes finished third at Phoenix Raceway behind race winner Chandler Smith and Stuart Friesen. But he was the first championship-contender to cross the finish

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kevin Durant had 29 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden added a triple-double and the Brooklyn Nets extended their winning streak to four games with a 96-90 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Durant shook off a poor shooting night by hitting three straight Brooklyn baskets down the

By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dejounte Murray had 20 points and 11 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs frustrated the Orlando Magic with their opportunistic defense in a 102-89 victory Friday night. The Magic had nine of their 18 turnovers in the fourth quarter, with San Antonio’s withstanding Orlando’s charge within

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 17 points, one of seven Washington players in double figures, and the Wizards routed the Memphis Grizzlies 115-87. The Wizards held Memphis to 35% shooting from the field. Washington led 60-47 at halftime and went on a 23-6 run during the third quarter

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Derek Kyler threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns, Isaiah Johnson returned an interception 73 yards for another score and Dartmouth rocked previously undefeated Princeton 31-7 in the 100th meeting between the Ivy League foes. Dartmouth forced three Princeton punts to open the game and scored 17 points off the changes

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have waived wide receiver Tyrell Williams from injured reserve with an injury settlement. The winless team made the announcement Friday night during its bye week. Detroit signed the veteran in March and he had a concussion in Week 1 — after catching two passes for 14 yards

NEW YORK (AP) — Pitcher Wade Miley was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from Cincinnati on Friday, a surprising cost-cutting move by the Reds. A slew of waiver claims saw San Francisco get right-hander Hunter Harvey from Baltimore.  All-Star third baseman José Ramírez’s $12 million’s option was exercised by Cleveland. San Francisco declined

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Corniche won the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile by 1 3/4 length at Del Mar, stamping the colt as the early favorite for next year’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, where his trainer, Bob Baffert, has been banned. Sent off as the 7-5 favorite,

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day could miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on an injured pectoral muscle. Rams coach Sean McVay says Joseph-Day has reaggravated the injury that caused him to miss the team’s last game against Houston. The fourth-year pro needs surgery that

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento State men’s basketball coach Brian Katz is retiring after 14 years due to medical reasons. Associate head coach Brandon Laird will serve as interim coach for the 2021-22 season. Katz is the winningest coach in Sac State’s Division I history. Sac State had a graduation rate of 98% under Katz

PARIS (AP) — Lens cruised to a 4-0 home win against struggling Troyes and moved up to second place in the French league. Lens raced into a 3-0 lead at the interval with goals from forwards Arnaud Kalimuendo and Wesley Said and right back Jonathan Clauss. Poland winger Przemyslaw Frankowski made it 4-0 on the

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Matthew Wolff has a two-shot lead in the World Wide Technology at Mayakoba and he’s happy about that. It just looked as though the lead might be even larger. Wolff opened with a 61 and kept right on making birdies in the second round. His lead was up to

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert isn’t in the complete throes of a sophomore slump but the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback is struggling after a strong start to the season. Herbert led the Chargers to wins in four of their first five games as well as to the

BOSTON (AP) — A former athletics official at the University of Southern California has pleaded guilty to her role in the college admissions bribery scandal. The Boston Globe reports that Donna Heinel made her plea Friday in U.S. District Court in Boston to one count of honest services wire fraud. She is the California school’s

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love went from preparing to back up Aaron Rodgers to knowing he’ll start this week against the Kansas City Chiefs. The second-year player will get his first career start on Sunday at Kansas City because Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19. Love says he’s confident in

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State third-string quarterback Jack Miller III was suspended from the team after being arrested early Friday and cited for operating a vehicle while impaired. The redshirt freshman from Scottsdale, Arizona, was cited by the Ohio State Highway Patrol a few blocks from the Columbus campus around 1:30 a.m. Friday. The

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Longtime NFL defensive assistant coach John Marshall has died at age 76. The San Francisco 49ers said Marshall died Tuesday. The team did not give a cause of death. Marshall spent more than 30 years as an assistant in the NFL, with his greatest success coming with the 49ers, with

BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Cádiz has won 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao to move out of the Spanish league’s relegation zone on. Salvi Sánchez scored the winner in the sixth minute from a tight angle following a pass by Anthony Lozano at San Mamés Stadium. Cádiz’s second win of the season lifted it into 14th place

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Adam Armstrong’s early goal was enough for Southampton to beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the Premier League on Friday and increase pressure on visiting manager Dean Smith after a fifth consecutive loss. Armstrong netted his first goal since the opening day of the season with a shot past Emiliano Martinez in