Month: April 2022

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Dillon Peters keyed a solid performance by Pittsburgh’s bullpen and Kevin Newman had two hits to help the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3. Peters pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of JT Brubaker and allowed one hit while running his season-opening scoreless streak to

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets aren’t fazed. They realize no team has ever won four elimination games in a single postseason series. They also know they’re the only team in league history to overcome back-to-back 3-1 playoff deficits. That’s where they find themselves after avoiding a sweep by

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Noah Cates had two goals and an assist, Martin Jones made 37 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1. Morgan Frost added a goal and an assist and Travis Konecny scored an empty-netter for the Flyers, who won their second straight after losing six

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Miami Heat point guard Kyle Lowry has been ruled out of Sunday night’s Game 4 of the playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks due to a left hamstring strain. Lowry suffered the injury in the third quarter of Friday night’s 111-110 loss to the Hawks and did

By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton hit his second homer of the game, a 469-foot, three-run drive that overcame a 10th-inning deficit and lifted the Minnesota Twins over Chicago 6-4 andsent the White Sox to their seventh straight loss. Buxton hit a two-run, opposite-field homer to right in the seventh against

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Jeremy Peña hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Houston Astros to an 8-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays and avoid a sweep. Kyle Tucker was on second as the automatic runner when Peña connected off closer Jordan Romano with

AVONDALE, La. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele held off Sam Burns and Billy Horschel by two strokes Sunday in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans to complete a record-setting, wire-to-wire victory. Cantlay and Schauffele closed with an even-par-72 in late afternoon showers in the alternate-shot final round to finish at 29-under 259 at

By The Associated Press Juventus looks to consolidate a Champions League place with a visit to Sassuolo. Juventus is fourth in Serie A and can extend its five-point advantage over fifth-place Roma, which lost to defending champion Inter Milan on Saturday. In England, Leeds has been sucked back into relegation danger ahead of its trip

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are struggling against Boston, and Ben Simmons won’t be available to help them Monday with the Brooklyn Nets’ season on the brink. His former teammate plans to play on, though. Joel Embiid is determined to stay in Philadelphia’s lineup, no

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer North Carolina guard Caleb Love is returning for his junior season. Getting Love back is a huge boost for the Tar Heels after their improbable run to the NCAA championship game. He announced his decision in a social-media video on Sunday, the last day for players to declare themselves

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has lost 1-0 to Rayo Vallecano for an unprecedented third straight home defeat that leaves Real Madrid a point away from clinching the Spanish league title. It is the first time Barcelona lost three in a row at home in all competitions in the same

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Miguel stopped the one shot he faced while Luquinhas scored as the New York Red Bulls earned a 3-0 win over Orlando City. Following the victory, the Red Bulls are now 4-2-2, while Orlando fell to 4-3-2.

Ben Simmons has been ruled out of Game 4 of Brooklyn’s playoff series against Boston, making it possible he won’t play at all this season. The Nets listed Simmons as out Sunday on the injury report for the game Monday, when they will be trying to avoid a sweep by the Celtics. Simmons has been

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Garrett Cooper had three hits and two RBIs, Avisaíl García hit a go-ahead double in the fifth inning and the Miami Marlins held on to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4. Miami took two of three from the defending World Series champions, dropping the Braves to their

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Scott Parel is a playoff winner in the inaugural ClubCorp Classic for his second career PGA Tour Champions title. Parel two-putted for birdie on the par-5 18th at Las Colinas for a 65. Gene Sauers birdied his last two holes for a 63. They were joined in a playoff by Steven

By HARVEY VALENTINE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joc Pederson homered twice, doubled and drove in three runs to help the San Francisco Giants rout the Washington Nationals 12-3 for the series sweep. Pederson moved to the leadoff spot after Mike Yastrzemski was placed on the COVID-19 list. The Giants are 7-3 on this road

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds ended an 11-game losing streak, their longest in six years, jumping to a first-inning lead and beating the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 as former first-round draft pick Nick Lodolo got his first major league win. Colin Moran drove in two runs for the Reds, who had been 0-4 at

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Randal Grichuk had three hits, including his first home run of the season, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2. A day after getting his 3,000th hit, Tigers star Miguel Cabrera didn’t play. He got three hits in a doubleheader split Saturday, raising his career

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shane McClanahan became Tampa Bay’s first starting pitcher to get a win this season as the Rays overcame a two-run, first-inning deficit and beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2. After getting no hits in the first nine innings of Saturday night’s 10-inning loss, the Red

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole bounced back from the shortest start of his career, Anthony Rizzo powered an early offensive barrage and the New York Yankees pounded the Cleveland Guardians 10-2 to complete a three-game sweep in a series marred by fan misbehavior. Cole struck out nine over

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic had 17 saves, Oskar Sundqvist and Tyler Bertuzzi each had a goal and assist and the Detroit Red Wings beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Red Wings and came a day after they were

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Rookie Nick Blankenburg scored his first NHL goal and added an assist to help the Columbus Blue Jackets beat Edmonton 5-2. The Blue Jackets broke a five-game losing streak and kept the Oilers from clinching second place in the Pacific Division. Eric Robinson and Jack Roslovic

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Bryce Duke scored the deciding goal in a 2-1 win for Inter Miami over Atlanta United. Miami improved to 3-4-1 after the win and United fell to 3-3-2.

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Grayson Allen set playoff career highs with 27 points and six 3-pointers, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 17 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Chicago Bulls 119-95 to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round series. The Bucks made it look easy again after

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke freshman A.J. Griffin is heading to the NBA. He becomes the fifth Blue Devils player in the past week to declare early for the draft. The school announced Griffin’s decision on the last day for players to declare themselves eligible for the NBA draft. Duke says the 6-foot-6,

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer In an NFL draft filled with top prospects on the lines, as many as six seem likely to be taken in the first round. That could begin with either Michigan edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson  or Georgia’s Travon Walker. Safety might be the stronger position than cornerback for

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Whenever Alec Mills makes it back to the Chicago Cubs, he plans to be ready for whatever manager David Ross needs from him. Mills is rehabbing a low back strain that landed him on the 10-day injured list on opening day. The veteran right-hander pitched three

LA PINEDA, Spain (AP) — Spaniard Pablo Larrazábal has shot 8-under 62 to win the ISPS Handa Championship for his seventh European tour title. It is his first title on home soil. Larrazábal made nine birdies and a bogey at the Lakes Course to secure a one-shot victory over countryman Adrian Otaegui. Larrazábal had won

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin has taken another step away from the Bundesliga’s drop zone with a 2-0 win over Stuttgart. It’s the team’s second successive victory over a relegation rival. Davie Selke gave Hertha a dream start by scoring in the fourth minute with a volley from Marvin

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees say they’ve increased security in the stands a day after fans threw bottles, cans and other debris at Cleveland Guardians outfielders following a walk-off victory. The Bronx’s famed Bleacher Creatures greeted Guardians center fielder Myles Straw with chants of “Crybaby!” on Sunday after Straw called Yankee Universe

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool’s 2-0 victory in a frantic 240th Merseyside derby has kept its quadruple bid on track while pushing Everton slightly closer to a first relegation in 71 years. Andrew Robertson’s second goal of the season produced the vital breakthrough after 62 minutes of dogged resistance from the visitors. Divock Origi then

LYON, France (AP) — American striker Catarina Macario scored twice to lead Lyon to a 3-2 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Women’s Champions League semifinals. PSG striker Marie-Antoinette Katoto opened the scoring from a tight angle in the sixth minute of the all-French encounter. Lyon captain Wendie Renard equalized for

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates have added another arm to their weary pitching staff. They brought up right-hander Beau Sulser from Triple-A Indianapolis. It’s the first major league promotion for Sulser, the brother of Miami Marlins reliever Cole Sulser. Beau Sulser turns 28 on May 5. He went

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says Antonio Rudiger has told the club he will be leaving at the end of the season. Tuchel says “he informed me some days ago in a personal talk.” Rudiger’s contract is due to expire at the end of the season. Chelsea is currently unable to offer new

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Andrey Rublev has defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-0 to win the Serbia Open for his third title of the season. The second-seeded Russian player dug deep to stop Djokovic from mounting another comeback as he prevented the top-ranked Serb from claiming his first title of 2022. Djokovic had already