Month: April 2022

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have helped dictate the first round of the draft in five years under general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan with top 10 picks four times and multiple first-rounders twice. That’s what will make this year’s opening night

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have taken a step closer to financing a new, enclosed stadium estimated to cost between $1.9 billion and $2.2 billion. The Tennessee legislature approved $500 million in bonds late Thursday night for an enclosed stadium. The proposal now goes to

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Philadelphia Eagles enter the NFL draft with two first-round picks, 10 picks overall and plenty of options. Perhaps the most certain prediction is they’ll make another swap. General manager Howie Roseman, one of the most active wheelers and dealers, already shook up the first round by sending

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns general manager Andrew Berry understands Baker Mayfield’s hurt feelings, not his assertion the team misled the quarterback. Mayfield recently said he felt “disrespected 100%” by the Browns, who told him they expected him to return as their starter next season before pursuing and signing

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Douglas and the New York Jets enter the NFL draft poised to make franchise history. They have picks Nos. 4 and 10 to give them two selections in the top 10 for the first time. Douglas will get a chance to add

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns has long stated his contentment with contributing in a variety of ways to Minnesota’s game even if he’s not scoring much. The problem for Towns and the Timberwolves is the three-time All-Star center also has stymied their success at times. Towns has 19 fouls

WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Wolfsburg has demolished Mainz 5-0 in the Bundesliga in response to losing 6-1 to Borussia Dortmund last week. Max Kruse had a hat trick and Jonas Wind scored two more as Wolfsburg scored all five before halftime. The win hauls Wolfsburg up to 11th in the Bundesliga to make relegation almost

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns don’t have a first-round pick in this year’s draft. They made their most important choice last month, trading for quarterback Deshaun Watson. Cleveland traded its first-round pick the next three years — and three other selections — to Houston for Watson. Browns general manager

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scoring has rarely looked so difficult for Kevin Durant. A four-time league leader who averaged 29.9 points this season, Durant missed each of his 10 shots in the second half of Game 2 against Boston. He made just 13 of 41 while the Brooklyn Nets

LA PINEDA, Spain (AP) — Scott Jamieson has taken a two-shot lead of the ISPS Handa Championship in Spain after the second round. Jamieson shot a 7-under 63 after hitting an eagle on the 18th hole to go with six birdies at the Lakes Course in eastern Spain. Overnight leader Tapio Pulkkanen is his nearest

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek has ended U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu’s first clay tournament run by 6-4, 6-4 to move into the Stuttgart Open semifinals. Swiatek extended her win streak to 21 matches and moves closer to what would be a fourth consecutive title after victories in Doha, Indian Wells and Miami.

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — George Paton doesn’t own a first-round pick in the upcoming NFL draft and he couldn’t care less. “That first day, we’ll watch Russell Wilson highlights,” he said. Paton traded his first- and second-round picks to Seattle as part of the blockbuster trade for Wilson

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill has been the easy scapegoat for fans angry that the Tennessee Titans’ Super Bowl hopes ended in the divisional round. Coach Mike Vrabel made clear after the loss by AFC’s No. 1 seed that the Titans must help Tannehill by being

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Camp Nou has broken its own world record for a women’s soccer match when more than 91,600 fans reveled in Barcelona’s 5-1 rout of Wolfsburg in the first leg of their Women’s Champions League semifinal. The 91,648 spectators counted by club officials surpassed the 91,553 who turned out to see Barcelona

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe quickly learned that achieving his dream of being an NBA draft lottery pick requires more than being college basketball’s best player. So even after becoming an imposing inside presence on both ends of the floor, the junior forward plans to

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs expect to resume discussions on a long-term contract with left tackle Orlando Brown Jr., whom they placed the franchise tag on earlier this offseason, following next week’s NFL draft. During his annual pre-draft availability Friday, general manager Brett Veach said

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A former Washington state football coach who lost his job for praying on the field after games is making his case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. Joe Kennedy says the Bremerton School District violated his First Amendment rights by refusing to let him continue praying

CHICAGO (AP) — The United States will play its June 10 World Cup warmup match against 170th-ranked Grenada at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas. The game, part of the CONCACAF Nations League, will be the third of six World Cup warmups for the Americans. The No. 15 U.S. plays No. 24 Morocco on June 1

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former teammates and coaches paid tribute to former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins during an emotional memorial service a little less than two weeks after the 24-year-old was killed on a South Florida highway. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, former Ohio State coach Urban Meyer and current Ohio State coach Ryan Day

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State is adding Mississippi transfer Jarkel Joiner and La Salle transfer Jack Clark. The school announced both additions Friday. Joiner is a 6-foot-1 guard with one year of eligibility remaining. He had played two seasons at Cal State Bakersfield along with two seasons at Ole Miss. He led the

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Nahiem Alleyne, who helped Virginia Tech to the ACC tournament title in March, will transfer to UConn, the Huskies announced on Friday. The 6-foot-4 guard joins Tristen Newton, who announced plans earlier this month to transfer to Connecticut from East Carolina. Both players are rising seniors, but will have two years

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway are going green starting with next month’s Indianapolis 500. The initiatives include debuting a new natural rubber tire during the annual Carb Day pit stop challenge; using the tire for the first time in competition in August; transporting all tires to the speedway by electric

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots were one of the biggest spenders in free agency during the 2020 offseason, uncharacteristically giving big-money deals to beef up holes on both sides of the ball. Because of it, they entered this offseason with a much tighter grip on the wallet. It

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich began offseason workouts this week with another new quarterback and a beefed up defense. Now, general manager Chris Ballard may use the draft to revamp Matt Ryan’s supporting cast. The Colts most glaring need is left tackle. But with no first-round

NEW YORK (AP) — Seton Hall’s Lauren Park-Lane has been selected the All-Met Division I women’s college basketball Player of the Year by the Met Basketball Writers Association. Retiring Fairfield coach Joe Frager is the Maggie Dixon Met Coach of the Year, and Columbia’s Kitty Henderson has been named the Rookie of the Year. Park-Lane

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton hopes two weeks is all he needs to recover from his sprained left knee and get back to helping his team repeat as NBA champion. The three-time All-Star is eyeing a return in the Eastern Conference semifinals, assuming the Bucks gets

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Jay Wright says he no longer had the mental edge he needed to continue his career and that’s why he decided to retire at Villanova. The 60-year-old Wright shocked college basketball this week with his retirement from the Big East program he led to two

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have fired coach James Borrego after blowout losses in back-to-back years in the play-in tournament. Hornets president of basketball operations and general manager Mitch Kupchak made the announcement on Friday. Kupchak says the team will begin a search for a new coach

CHICAGO (AP) — The start of the Pittsburgh Pirates-Chicago Cubs game has been pushed back because of inclement weather in the forecast. The NL Central teams were slated to play at 2:20 p.m. EDT, but instead will play at 8:05 p.m. EDT at Wrigley Field. José Quintana is slated to start for Pittsburgh, and fellow

ISTANBUL (AP) — Defending champion Sorana Cirstea has advanced to the semifinals at the clay-court Istanbul Championship by defeating Julia Grabher of Austria 7-5, 6-1. Cirstea last year ended a 13-year wait for her second career singles title when she upset Elise Mertens in the final. She will next play third-seeded Veronika Kudermetova, who outlasted