Month: March 2022

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic bounced back from a rare poor shooting performance, scoring 30 points to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 127-115 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night. It was his supporting cast’s performance that fired up coach Michael Malone, who smiled as he

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Logan Couture and Alexander Barabanov scored in a 28-second span in the third period, rallying the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames. Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Timo Meier also scored for San Jose (28-27-8). Johnny Gaudreau, Dillon Dube, and Mikael Backlund scored for Calgary (38-17-8), which lost

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Donovan Sims had 17 points and Camryn Weston recorded 9 points, nine assists and five steals as Middle Tennessee topped Abilene Christian 85-69 in the College Basketball Invitational semifinals. Cameron Steele led the Wildcats on Tuesday night with 20 points and seven rebounds.

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Orlando Pride has apologized after a supporters’ group was told it could not display a banner that said “Gay” at a match this weekend. The Black Swans’ banner was in reference to Florida’s recently passed legislation dubbed by critics as the “Don’t Say Gay″ bill. The supporters

CINCINNATI — Adam Kunkel made a layup with 56 seconds left to give Xavier the lead en route to a 75-73 win over Vanderbilt in the NIT quarterfinals on Tuesday night. Zach Freemantle had 16 points, one of five Musketeers players in double figures. Colby Jones added 15 points. Adam Kunkel chipped in 14, Nate

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz and Denis Gurianov scored 24 seconds apart late in the third period and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat Edmonton 5-3, handing the Oilers their first loss this season after scoring first. Tyler Seguin added an empty-net goal at 19:41 and Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski also scored for the

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck made 42 saves, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-0. Nikolaj Ehlers and Mark Scheifele each had a goal and an assist for Winnipeg. Pierre-Luc Dubois and Neal Pionk also scored, and Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor each had two assists. It was Hellebuyck’s fourth shutout

EL PASO, Texas — Nick Fleming had 18 points to lead five Southern Utah players in double figures as the Thunderbirds defeated UTEP 82-69 in the second round of The Basketball Classic. Dre Marin added 17 points for the Thunderbirds on Tuesday night. Jason Spurgin chipped in 13, John Knight III scored 12 and Harrison

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Pete Alonso and 12 other New York Mets agreed to one-year contracts Tuesday that avoided arbitration, leaving only right-hander Chris Bassitt without a deal before the deadline to exchange proposed salaries. Alonso signed a $7.4 million, one-year deal, a significant raise in his first season of arbitration eligibility. All-Star

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have reached a $1.05 million deal with left-hander Tanner Scott, avoiding arbitration. First baseman Trey Mancini and left-hander John Means were also eligible for arbitration. The team has not reached settlements with them. Mancini is asking for $8 million and the team is offering $7,375,000. His salary was $4,750,000

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber avoided salary arbitration when he agreed to a $6 million, one-year contract. Bieber’s deal completed a day in which Cleveland signed all seven of its arbitration-eligible players. Bieber made $679,700 last season, when he was sidelined for three months with a strained shoulder muscle. The 2020

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Alexah Chrisman scored 16 points to secure the tournament MVP award, Zoie Barth added 12 points and top-seeded Thomas More (Ky.) beat No. 5 seed Dordt (Iowa) 77-65 for its first NAIA championship. Thomas More, which is in its third year in the NAIA, was in the championship game for

By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 25. Barty revealed the news in an emotional video posted on social media. The announcement comes less than two months after Barty won her home Australian Open to claim her third Grand

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jakub Vrana scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings won for the second time in nine games, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3. Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and two assists and Oskar Sundqvist, acquired from St. Louis on Monday, contributed an empty-netter and an assist in his

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored twice and the New Jersey Devils broke loose for five second-period goals — four in a six-minute span — to erase an early deficit and defeat the New York Rangers 7-4. Nico Daws made 31 saves for the Devils, who snapped an eight-game

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Semyon Varlamov made 24 saves in his first shutout of the season, leading the New York Islanders to a 3-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Scott Mayfield, Anders Lee and Zach Parise scored in the third period. Brock Nelson finished with three assists as the Islanders

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner made three free throws with 12.2 seconds remaining and dunked on an inbounds play for the final points, leading the Orlando Magic to a 94-90 win over the Golden State Warriors. With the Warriors’ loss, the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns (58-14) clinched first place in

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Trae Young had 45 points and eight assists in his first game at Madison Square Garden since last season’s playoffs, leading a late surge that gave the Atlanta Hawks a 117-111 victory over the New York Knicks. Picking up right where he left off last

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas and Tony DeAngelo scored to break a power-play drought for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night, snapping a season-worst four-game winless streak. Sebastian Aho also scored and Seth Jarvis assisted on two goals for the

By BILL WHITEHEAD Associated Press PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — In his first start since last summer, New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom had some butterflies during his Grapefruit League debut. But he certainly looked healthy. The two-time Cy Young Award winner fired two innings of one-hit ball in New York’s 2-0 victory over

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees reached agreements on one-year contracts with 10 of their 11 players eligible for arbitration and exchanged proposed salaries with slugger Aaron Judge, who asked for a raise from $10,175,000 to $21 million and was offered $17 million. New York reached agreements with outfielder Joey Gallo, second baseman

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel scored twice in the second period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins breezed past the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1. Radim Zohorna and Bryan Rust also scored during the second for Pittsburgh. Evgeni Malkin added a power-play goal in the third as the Penguins won their third

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Elnardo Webster, who put Saint Peter’s basketball on the map more than a half century ago in leading the Peacocks to the NIT semifinals in 1968, has died. He was 74. Webster died on Tuesday in Morristown, New Jersey, after being hospitalized with a

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Nathan Walker scored the go-ahead goal hours after being called up to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 and snap a three-game skid. Brandon Saad and Brayden Schenn each had a goal and an assist and captain Ryan O’Reilly scored on the

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and five players from the World Series champion Atlanta Braves are among the players who are headed toward salary arbitration hearings that will occur during the regular season after failing to agree to contracts for 2022. Judge is

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Kyle Lofton hit a pair of foul shots with five seconds remaining to lead Saint Bonaventure to a 52-51 win over Virginia in the NIT quarterfinals on Tuesday night. Dominick Welch recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Bonnies. Armaan Franklin led the Cavaliers with 17 points.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jaylen Sims had 17 points to lead five UNC Wilmington players in double figures as the Seahawks defeated Northern Colorado 80-64 in the College Basketball Invitational semifinals. Jamahri Harvey added 15 points for the Seahawks on Tuesday night. Shykeim Phillips chipped in 13, James Baker Jr. scored 11 and Jamarii Thomas

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Kevin Willard can see the potential in Maryland’s basketball program. Now it’s up to him to capitalize on it. The Terrapins have formally introduced Willard as their new coach. The former Seton Hall coach made it clear why he was willing to go from

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Terron Armstead has become the Miami Dolphins’ latest big free agent move, announcing that he’s joining the team after spending his first nine NFL seasons with the New Orleans Saints. Armstead instantly becomes the presumed starter at left tackle for the Dolphins, whose offensive

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Outfielder Darin Ruf agreed to terms on a $6.25 million, two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday.He will earn $3 million in salary both this season and next. The deal includes a $3.5 million club option for the 2024 season with a $250,000 buyout.  The 35-year-old Ruf batted .271

The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Even when the World Cup draw takes place next week, three slots will unusually still be vacant. But the next week or so will see another 14 teams qualify for the tournament and enter the April 1 draw in Qatar. As it stands, only 15 of the 32 finalists

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Free agent defensive tackle Jarran Reed says he’s heading to the Green Bay Packers. Reed indicated his choice by tweeting, “Let’s gooooo #GoPackGo so thankful for the opportunity to continue my career in Green Bay.” The Packers haven’t announced his addition yet. The 29-year-old Reed should fortify a defensive line

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have raved all season about their chemistry. General manager Bill Guerin believed in this strength enough to take a big swing at upgrading the roster right before the trade deadline. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury was the headliner acquisition. Guerin didn’t flinch at

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — One of the biggest changes in college sports in recent years has been the transfer portal. It has allowed players to move from one program to another without sitting out a year, and given some schools a player or two to push them over

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Davante Adams has been introduced in Las Vegas as the Raiders’ newest receiver. Adams gives his former college quarterback Derek Carr the top target he’s been missing. The ninth-year pro had 123 catches for 1,553 yards and 11 TDs last season, when he made his second

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Canada’s men are on the verge of going to the World Cup for the first time in 36 years. Canada sits atop the CONCACAF standings for World Cup qualification, ahead of the United States and Mexico. The team has yet to drop a final-round qualifying match, with seven

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s a pretty safe bet: last week was the first time ever that two St. Peter’s University men’s basketball games landed among the Nielsen company’s top 20 shows. The tournament’s underdog darlings beat both Kentucky and Murray State to land in the Sweet Sixteen. Fans

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Providence was trailed by a national narrative entering the NCAA Tournament, that despite earning the Midwest Region’s fourth seed, it had been more lucky than good this season because of an 11-2 record in games decided by five points or less. The Friars used that

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — No other tournament in golf is more fickle than Match Play. The winner from the top 64 players available will have to get through seven matches over five days. That might explain why Rory McIlroy and Sam Burns are among those taking the week off

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Automatic runners in extra innings are sticking around for a third straight season. Despite an easing of pandemic restrictions, Major League Baseball and the players’ association reached a tentative agreement to keep the controversial rule starting each team with a runner on second base during extra innings for the

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have signed free agent wide receiver and return specialist Ray-Ray McCloud to a two-year deal. McCloud has been one of the more productive returners since entering the NFL as a sixth-round pick by Buffalo in 2018. He led the league in yards on punt returns with

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have re-signed reserve quarterbacks Tim Boyle and David Blough, retaining the players who backed up Jared Goff last season. Boyle was 0-3 as a starter last season and was a backup in two games, throwing for three touchdowns and six interceptions. He played in 11 games as

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gio Reyna has a chance to play at Azteca for the first time Thursday night, when the U.S. faces El Tri in the start of the last trio of World Cup qualifiers. His father Claudio played one qualifier at Mexico’s famous stadium, in 2005, twice