Month: March 2022

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Theo Maledon scored 17 of his season-high 25 points in the fourth quarter and the Oklahoma…

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored two goals and added another in a shootout, Alex Tuch also had a…

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 23 points, including nine straight as Memphis rebuilt its lead in the…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 30 points, and the short-handed Golden State Warriors scored the first 19…

TORONTO (AP) — Pierre Engvall scored a short-handed goal with 4:42 left in the third period to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over…

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Damian Jones’ tip-in with less than a second left lifted the Sacramento Kings to a 110-109…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 11 of his 26 points during Boston’s nearly perfect first quarter to help the…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns cornerback Greg Newsome said he was surprised as the rest of the NFL when quarterback…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 30 points and the New York Knicks made 20 3-pointers to beat Charlotte…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Wade Taylor IV posted 12 points as Texas A&M beat Wake Forest 67-52 in the quarterfinals of the NIT. Isaiah Mucius led…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jeremi Grant scored 21 points and the slumping Detroit Pistons routed the Atlanta Hawks 122-101 on…

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — World Series MVP Jorge Soler is guaranteed $36 million in his three-year contract with the Miami Marlins and can earn up to…

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican governors in two states this week rejected legislation to ban…

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. could clinch a return to soccer’s World Cup with two games to spare if it wins in…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Maverick McNealy was the last man to get into the Dell Technologies Match Play. Perhaps it was…

By GARY SCHATZ Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Right-hander Tyler Mahle has been chosen to start for the Cincinnati Reds on opening day…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Mike Okauru scored 11 of his 28 points in the two overtime periods, Jaylen Sims also finished with 28 points and UNC…

By The Associated Press Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 26th, and final, appearance in the Sweet 16 is a classic matchup of offense vs. defense. The…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil coach Tite and his players are doing their best to boost Neymar’s morale after the…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The defensive line of the Los Angeles Chargers had two big flaws last season. They are hoping the…

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Lance Lynn says he’s not particularly concerned about who starts on opening day for the…

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — The Texas Rangers have renewed the contract of All-Star outfielder Adolis Garcia for the 2022 season. The team signed their…

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Piece by piece, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are reassembling an impressive array of playmakers…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rachel Balkovec, hired by the New York Yankees as the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a Major League Baseball…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are seeing double-digit viewer increases over last year. The men’s…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — New LSU coach Matt McMahon brushes aside the specter of possible NCAA sanctions for the…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Hiring a new general manager and head coach created an expectation that major roster…

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Arizona point guard Kerr Kriisa is a bit wild and more than a handful. Not just for opponents,…

MONTREAL (AP) — A Quebec judge has sentenced once-celebrated baseball writer Jonah Keri to 21 months in jail for repeated abuse of his ex-wife.…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Trevor Story and Nick Castellanos are among the newest $100 million men during a Major League…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Quandre Diggs says being in a comfortable environment played heavily into his decision to…

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral showed off his right arm and his apparently healthy right ankle for NFL teams. Corral…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL has voided the Golden Knights’ trade of Evgenii Dadonov to the Ducks because Anaheim was on his…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana High School Athletic Association on Wednesday commended Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb’s veto of a bill banning…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Danielle Shepherd last weekend became just the second woman in at least two decades to lead an IMSA sports car…