Month: March 2022

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The United States heads into a matchup against Panama in Orlando knowing that winning the last home World Cup qualifier will be key before going on the road for the finale. The U.S. would clinch with a victory and Costa Rica failing to win at

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Mick Schumacher will not compete in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix following his hard crash in Formula One qualifying. Schumacher crashed Saturday and was airlifted to a hospital for further examination before returning to his hotel. Haas F1 ruled Schumacher out of Sunday’s race and the American team said it

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker apologized Saturday after being arrested on a charge of driving under the influence a day earlier. Walker was arrested early Friday morning in Pinellas County, Florida, and released later that day on $500 cash bond. The Blue Jays said they were gathering information and

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The run by tiny Saint Peter’s to the cusp of the Final Four has been riveting. But it’s also the latest example of how something that once felt like a miracle at the NCAA Tournament might be growing more common in years to come. The Peacocks

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith and Emily Engstler knew Louisville had allowed far too many leads to slip away in the fourth quarter this season, including the disheartening loss to Miami in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. Van Lith and Engstler refused to let it happen

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Evgenii Dadonov scored in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights overcame a three-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4. The Golden Knights trailed 3-0 entering the third but got goals from Chandler Stephenson, William Karlsson, Jack Eichel and Alex Pietrangelo. Dadonov

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Trevor Hudgins hit five 3-pointers and finished with 31 points to help fifth-seeded Northwest Missouri State beat Augusta 67-58 and the Bearcats became the first program in history to win three consecutive Division II national championships. Northwest Missouri State (34-5) has won four of the last five titles. Augusta trailed by

By CHUCK KING Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Signed for his lively bat, Jorge Soler was a hit in his debut for the Miami Marlins. In fact, the reigning World Series MVP already had two of them before taking the field. Miami’s biggest offseason acquisition, Soler batted leadoff and singled twice in the top

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Christian Eriksen scored less than three minutes after coming on as a substitute for Denmark against the Netherlands on Saturday. It was a dream return in his first international match since suffering a cardiac arrest during a European Championship game in June. The Netherlands won the wide-open

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Ben Martin shot a 2-under 70 on Saturday to hold onto a two-shot lead in the PGA Tour’s Corales Puntacana Championship. Martin had five birdies and three bogeys as the wind dropped a bit at Corales Golf Course to take a 14-under 202 total into the final round. He

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain has received a warm welcome in its return to Catalonia and responded by beating Albania 2-1 in its first match in Barcelona in 18 years. Dani Olmo scored a 90th-minute winner to give La Roja the victory in front of more than 35,000 packing Espanyol’s RCDE Stadium. It was Spain’s

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hubert Davis has led North Carolina to the Elite Eight in his rookie season as head coach. The Tar Heels are 27-9 and play 15th-seeded Saint Peter’s in the East Region final on Sunday. Davis played for six teams over 12 NBA seasons and followed with

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer Joe Williams, who coached Artis Gilmore and tiny Jacksonville University to the 1970 NCAA Tournament championship game against mighty UCLA, died Saturday. He was 88. Williams also coached at Furman and Florida State. He died in Enterprise, Mississippi, while in hospice care after a lengthy battle with cancer. The

TORONTO (AP) —  The Toronto Maple Leafs signed forward Nicholas Abruzzese to a two-year, entry-level contract Saturday. The former Harvard captain and U.S. Olympian was a fourth-round pick in 2019. The average annual value of the contract is $850,000. The 22-year-old Abruzzese had nine goals and 24 assists in 28 games this season for Harvard.

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Shaq Moore rushed from Tenerife to Orlando, Florida, and could start the United States’ World Cup qualifier against Panama on Sunday night. Sergiño Dest is sidelined with a thigh injury, Reggie Cannon had tested positive for COVID-19 and DeAndre Yedlin got his second yellow card

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Felisha Legette-Jack is the new head coach of the women’s basketball program at Syracuse, her alma mater. The 55-year-old Legette-Jack has been head coach at Buffalo for a decade. She will take over immediately at Syracuse from interim Vonn Read and will be formally introduced on Monday. Legette-Jack inherits a troubled

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers and Christyn Williams each scored 15 points to lead a balanced UConn offense in a 75-58 win over Indiana to advance the Huskies into their 16th consecutive regional final. Olivia Nelson-Ododa had a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds for Connecticut (28-5),

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Zane Smith inherited the Truck Series win at Circuit of the Americas when a three-wide move for the lead went awry and Smith sailed past his rivals for the victory in double overtime. Kyle Busch led a race-high 31 of the 46 laps and

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Creighton is on the NCAA Tournament run of lifetime and the last thing standing in the way of the Final Four is powerhouse South Carolina and dominant All-American Aliyah Boston. The 10th-seeded Bluejays have defeated No. 2 seed Iowa and No. 3 seed Iowa State

LONDON (AP) — Harry Kane has moved level with Bobby Charlton in second place on the all-time England men’s scoring chart by slotting a penalty to seal a 2-1 victory against Switzerland in a friendly. The captain’s 49th goal in 69 appearances for his country leaves him only four from leveling with the retired Wayne

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Brayden Point scored a power-play goal at 2:32 of overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. Point scored on a rebound of Steven Stamkos’ shot. Stamkos scored a third-period, power-play goal for

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Major League Baseball is asking umpires to make more random checks this season for pitchers using sticky substances. MLB says its crackdown on grip-enhancing materials became less effective late last season. MLB instituted regular checks last June 21 for grip aids, and Seattle’s Héctor Santiago and Arizona’s Caleb Smith

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand each had a goal and an assist during a four-goal second period for the surging Bruins, carrying them to a 6-3 victory over the New York Islanders in Boston captain Patrice Bergeron’s 1,200th game. He became the 120th player in NHL history

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Daniil Medvedev never gave Andy Murray a chance. The top-seeded Medvedev opened his quest at trying to reclaim the world’s No. 1 ranking Saturday by topping Murray 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of the Miami Open. Medvedev never faced a break point in

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer VENICE, Fla. (AP) — Atlanta’s trade for Matt Olson was designed to ensure the defending World Series champion Braves will be contenders in 2022. Signing Olson to an eight-year deal only one day later was the foundation of a plan by general manager Alex Anthopoulos to keep Atlanta competitive

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kevin Kisner is back in the semifinals of the Dell Technologies Match Play. So is Scottie Scheffer. Kisner worked his match-play magic in the fourth round by rallying from 3 down with four holes to play to beat Adam Scott. He had an easier time

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds have signed free agent outfielder Tommy Pham, trying to boost a spot where a pair of All-Stars no longer play. Right fielder Nick Castellanos signed this month with Philadelphia as a free agent and left fielder Jesse Winker was traded to Seattle. The 34-year-old Pham joined the Reds

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says the team will be making a long-term extension offer soon to star Aaron Judge. The slugging outfielder has said he’s pretty sure he  doesn’t want to negotiate a deal during the regular season. Judge is eligible to become

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Kyrie Irving is finally going to play a home game for Brooklyn again on Sunday. And he apparently intends to play home games with the Nets for years to come. Irving told reporters Saturday following Brooklyn’s game-day shootaround practice in Miami that he feels comfortable being

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Brad Keselowski is optimistic he can overcome a knee-buckling penalty that potentially ended any championship chances a mere five races into his first season as a Cup team owner. NASCAR this week said an inspection uncovered an illegal modification to the No. 6 Ford.

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Raina Perez’s steal at midcourt and go-ahead layup with 14 seconds left lifted top-seeded N.C. State to a 66-63 win over fifth-seed Notre Dame on Saturday in the Bridgeport Region semifinals. It’s the Wolfpack’s first trip to the Elite Eight since 1998 when they reached

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Country Grammer has provided Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert with victory in the $12 million Dubai World Cup. Ridden by Frankie Dettori, Country Grammer pulled ahead of favorite Life Is Good a half furlong from the finish and won by about two lengths on the 1 1/4-mile course

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets signed former Cowboys and Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein to a one-year deal. It sets up a potential training camp competition between proven veterans. The 34-year-old Zuerlein, nicknamed “Greg the Leg,” heads to New York after spending the last two

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have signed former Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Keisean Nixon. Nixon appeared in 40 games and made two starts during his three seasons with the Raiders. He made 20 tackles on defense and 18 on special teams. He had a team-high nine tackles on special teams as

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have signed Ronald Jones to a one-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Saturday, adding some depth behind Clyde Edwards-Helaire in the running back room. The person spoke to AP on condition of anonymity

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia has hired Central Florida’s Katie Abrahamson-Henderson as its new women’s basketball coach. She is just the third full-time head coach in the program’s history. Abrahamson-Henderson played at Georgia in the 1980s and now returns to the Lady Bulldogs to replace Joni Taylor, who left for

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Dayton has hired Wittenberg coach and former Ohio high school star Tamika Williams-Jeter to take over its women’s basketball program.  The 41-year-old was a two-time Ohio player of the year at nearby Chaminade-Julienne in the late 1990s, before playing for two national championship teams at UConn under coach Geno Auriemma. She

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Olympic bronze medalist Shoma Uno concluded a dominant performance at the figure skating world championships by winning the gold medal, while Vincent Zhou of the U.S. used a strong free skate to catapult from sixth after his short program to earn the bronze medal. In ice dance, Gabriella Papadakis

GOODYEAR, Arizona (AP) — Guardians reliever James Karinchak could miss the start of the regular season with a shoulder strain suffered earlier this week in camp. One of Cleveland’s top bullpen arms, Karinchak underwent an MRI that revealed a mild strain in his right teres major muscle. The team said he won’t throw for at

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Matthew Jordan and Adrian Meronk share the lead heading into the final round at the Qatar Masters. Kalle Samooja is one stroke back after shooting 6-under 66. Jordan (70) and Meronk (72) have 54-hole totals of 8-under 208 at Doha Golf Club as both search for their first European tour win.

By CHUCK KING Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — The Grapefruit League debut of St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has been pushed back another day in order to give him more time to hone his swing, manager Oliver Marmol said on Saturday. Molina had been scheduled to play in Sunday’s game against the New