Month: March 2022

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Karim Benzema has scored a hat trick in less than 20 minutes in the second half as Real Madrid came from behind to defeat Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Kylian Mbappé had opened the scoring in the first half

CHICAGO (AP) — A northern Illinois man who pleaded guilty to running a sports betting operation that involved a mayor pardoned by former President Donald Trump has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall sentenced Vincent “Uncle Mick” DelGiudice on Wednesday and also ordered the Orland Park man to

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Mike Williams led the NFL last season with seven touchdowns in either the fourth quarter or overtime. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that negotiations with the Los Angeles Chargers on a new contract came down to the late stages. One day after signing

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan coach Juwan Howard apologized again and says he takes full ownership for striking another coach last month. Howard is back with the Wolverines after serving a five-game suspension for hitting a Wisconsin assistant in the head during a handshake line. His actions triggered

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Going all-in paid off for the Los Angeles Rams. They have a shiny new Lombardi Trophy to show for all the money spent on big contracts and draft picks traded away.  While some teams may be tempted to follow a similar path for success – the Denver Broncos

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals released linebacker Jordan Hicks on Wednesday, freeing up salary-cap space. The team will gain $6.5 million in cap room by cutting Hicks, who spent the last three years with the Cardinals after playing for Philadelphia from 2015-18. Hicks had requested a trade a year ago, but was kept

By The Associated Press Lyon and Eintracht Frankfurt have secured first-leg victories in the Europa League round of 16. Lucas Paquetá was set up by Moussa Dembele’s pass to clinch Lyon’s 1-0 win at Porto. In Spain, all the goals came in the opening 32 minutes as Frankfurt won 2-1 at Real Betis. Filip Kostić

WASHINGTON — Jack Clark had 20 points and 13 rebounds as La Salle defeated Saint Joseph’s 63-56 in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament. Charles Coleman led the Hawks on Wednesday with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The first suspects arrested nearly a decade after the fatal shooting of renowned Puerto Rico boxer Héctor Camacho have appeared in court to face murder charges. Five men were accused Wednesday in the killing of the man known as “El Macho Camacho” and a

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea has announced Nick Howell as the Commodores’ new defensive coordinator weeks after hiring him as defensive backs coach. Lea announced the promotion Wednesday. Howell replaces Jason Minter who left for the same job at Michigan. Lea says Howell has a wealth of experience as coordinator and skilled

By The Associated Press Brian Flores wants the NFL to reject the Miami Dolphins’ request for an arbitration hearing regarding his class-action lawsuit against the team and the league alleging racist hiring practices.  Flores’ lawyer sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday, urging him to turn down Miami’s request and have the

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Sixth-year Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell has convened a spring practice that might be one of the most important of his tenure. Fickell must show the Bearcats’ rise to the College Football Playoff last season wasn’t a fluke. He must also figure out how to replace Desmond

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy Enfield’s success in turning around Southern California’s basketball program has earned him a six-year contract extension. Athletic director Mike Bohn announced that the extension runs through the 2027-28 season. The 21st-ranked Trojans open play in the Pac-12 Tournament on Thursday in Las Vegas. The

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Villanova guard Collin Gillespie has won his second consecutive Big East player of the year award, and Ed Cooley was selected coach of the year after guiding Providence to its first regular-season championship. Injured point guard Ryan Nembhard of Creighton took freshman of the year

By STEPHEN WHYNO and MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writers A person with direct knowledge of the situation tells the Associated Press the Washington Commanders have agreed to acquire Carson Wentz from the Indianapolis Colts. The deal cannot be finalized until the start of the new league year next week. A different person with direct knowledge

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Kevin Magnussen will make a surprise return to Formula One this season with the same team that fired him a year ago. The Danish driver was rehired Wednesday by Haas F1 to replace Russian driver Nikita Mazepin, who was fired over the weekend following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cole Swider had 28 points and 13 rebounds in 28 minutes, Joe Girard added 16 points and No. 9 seed Syracuse beat eighth-seeded Florida State 96-57 in the second round of the ACC tournament. It was Syracuse’s second largest margin of victory in a conference tournament game in program history. Syracuse

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Norm Maciver is returning to the Chicago Blackhawks after he was hired as associate general manager under new GM Kyle Davidson. The 57-year-old Maciver had been working as the director of player personnel for the Seattle Kraken. Maciver will oversee Chicago’s scouting operation, reporting directly to

NEW YORK (AP) — Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis has been suspended one game without pay for what the NBA says what aggressively confronting and making contact with an official who called him for a technical foul. Sabonis was ejected in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s game against the New York Knicks after receiving

FLACHAU, Austria (AP) — Norwegian skier Atle Lie McGrath has secured his first career World Cup win in a night slalom that produced the eighth different winner in nine races in the discipline this season. McGrath was runner-up and trailed leader Johannes Strolz by almost a second after the opening run. But the Austrian dropped

BOISE, Idaho — Bryce Fowler had 26 points as Sacramento State narrowly beat Idaho 57-54 in the Big Sky Conference tourney first round. Trevante Anderson led the Vandals on Wednesday with 11 points.

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Syracuse star Buddy Boeheim has been suspended for the Orange’s Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament game against Duke after he punched Florida State’s Wyatt Wilkes in the stomach Wednesday during a second-round ‘s victory. Boeheim, the team’s leading scorer, was not called for a

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said early in the offseason that salary cap concerns shouldn’t prevent the team from building a quality roster around Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams if both players stayed. Gutekunst apparently will get a chance to prove it. The Packers gave Adams a

IRVING, Texas (AP) — SMU senior guard Kendric Davis is the American Athletic Conference player of the year. Davis leads the conference with 19.5 points a game and is third with 4.6 assists. He was the only unanimous pick on the All-AAC first team in awards determined by a vote of the league’s 11 coaches.