Month: April 2022

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shea Theodore scored 2:09 into overtime to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals. Vegas has 89 points and is two back of Dallas for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference, and trails Los Angeles by three in the

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored his 40th goal of the season with 37 seconds left in overtime, giving the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Jake McCabe, Dominik Kubalik and Alex Vlasic also scored for the Blackhawks, who won for the second time in 12

SEATTLE (AP) — Kole Lind, Jordan Eberle and Yanni Gourde all scored in the first period and the Seattle Kraken held on to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2. Philipp Grubauer had 25 saves as Seattle won its third straight. Matty Beniers had an assist to become the first rookie this season to begin his NHL

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 41 points for his career playoff high and the Chicago Bulls outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 114-110 on Wednesday to tie their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at a game apiece. Nikola Vucevic added 24 points plus 13 rebounds and Zach LaVine had 20

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American citizen known to be jailed by a foreign government. Yet as a crucial hearing approaches next month in Russia, the case against Griner remains shrouded in mystery. Little clarity has come from

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 5-2 for their third straight win. Evander Kane, Derek Ryan, Zach Hyman and Jesse Puljujarvi also scored for the Oilers, who are 11-0-1 in their last 12 home games. Evan Bouchard had two assists and

LONDON (AP) — Former professional tennis player Pam Shriver says that she “had an inappropriate and damaging relationship with my much older coach” that began when she was 17 and he was 50. Shriver is now a television commentator for ESPN and BBC. She wrote a first-person account published Wednesday by British newspaper The Telegraph.

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Kyrie Irving behaved in Game 2 of the Brooklyn Nets playoff series against the Boston Celtics. He just didn’t play very well. The Nets point guard scored just 10 points on 4 of 13 shooting in Brooklyn’s 114-107 loss to Boston. The Celtics rallied from a

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis left Game 2 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with the Bulls after taking a shot to the face from Chicago’s Tristan Thompson late in the first quarter Wednesday. The Bucks announced early in the second half that Portis was out for the rest of the

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Joel Embiid made a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left in overtime to give the Philadelphia 76ers a 104-101 victory over the Toronto Raptors and a 3-0 lead in their first-round series. After 76ers coach Doc Rivers called timeout to save the possession as the shot clock was

By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera needs one more hit for 3,000 in his career, and will try to reach the mark at Comerica Park. Cabrera added three more hits to his total Wednesday night in a 5-3 loss to the Yankees. With fans standing and cheering while hoping to see history,

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Daniel Lynch was pitching so well into the sixth inning Wednesday night that Royals manager Mike Matheny would’ve left him in the game against Minnesota had the Kansas City offense provided a little more support. Two runs turned out to be plenty for Matheny’s

BOSTON (AP) — Raimel Tapia hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in a five-run second inning for his first RBIs this season,  and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 6-1. José Berríos won for the first time in three starts this season, allowing one run and eight hits in six innings with six

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Belt homered on his 34th birthday, newcomer Carlos Rodón overpowered once again and the San Francisco Giants beat the Mets 5-2 with New York manager Buck Showalter out for a medical procedure. Belt led an early barrage against Mets starter Chris Bassitt, and Rodón

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Rookie Seth Beer had three hits and three RBIs, and Daulton Varsho added a two-run homer to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 11-2. That is more than twice as many runs as Arizona had scored in any one game all season. The Diamondbacks

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera had three hits to move one shy of 3,000 in the Detroit Tigers’ 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees at chilly Comerica Park. Cabrera beat out an infield hit in the second inning and singled up the middle oin the fourth against Luis Severino,

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Two-way star Shohei Ohtani pitched perfect ball into the sixth inning, tied a career-best with 12 strikeouts and also had two hits and two RBIs to lead the Los Angeles Angels over the Houston Astros 6-0. Ohtani didn’t allow a baserunner until Jason Castro lined a

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 22 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, and the Boston Celtics rallied from 17 points down to beat the Brooklyn Nets 114-107 and take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series. Jayson Tatum added 19 points for the Celtics, who held Kevin

MIAMI (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit a two-run home run in the top of ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Miami Marlins 2-0. Arenado, who had struck out in his first three at-bats, launched a fastball from Miami reliever Anthony Bender (0-2) over the wall in left-center for his fifth home run.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jesse Mueller won the PGA Professional Championship on Wednesday to lead the 20 qualifiers for the PGA Championship next month. Mueller, the 39-year-old general manager at Grand Canyon University Golf Course in Phoenix, closed with a 3-over 74 to finish at 10 under, five strokes ahead of Jared Jones (71) and

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Francisco Mejia homered and drove in three runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 in a game that was called after 5 1/2 innings due to rain. First pitch was moved up 70 minutes because rain was forecast for later on a

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Lyles struck out six and walked one over five scoreless innings for his first victory with the Orioles as Baltimore beat the Oakland Athletics 1-0. Ryan McKenna scored Baltimore’s only run on a fielding error by Athletics shortstop Elvis Andrus in the fifth inning.

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dirt will be back on NASCAR’s schedule next year and likely on Easter Sunday again if Fox Sports has its way. NASCAR delivered the most-watched race at Bristol Motor Speedway since 2016 on Sunday night to watch the Cup Series race on dirt for

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jurickson Profar threw out Joey Votto at home and then hit a two-run home run for the San Diego Padres, who won 6-0 to hand the Cincinnati Reds their ninth straight loss and their longest skid in five years. Profar’s homer in the fourth gave

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse’s Carrier Dome is getting a new name. The university and Carrier Global Corporation have agreed to a deal that ends the company’s hold on naming rights to the on-campus venue that’s home to the Syracuse basketball, football, and lacrosse teams, effective May 1. Carrier inked a $2.75 million deal with

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves and Colton Herta both crashed during tests at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Castroneves slammed hard into the wall. Herta hit the wall in the first turn while trying to avoid Will Power, whose car also spun as did Alexander Rossi. All

BALTIMORE (AP) — Towson has hired Coppin State’s Laura Harper as its new women’s basketball coach. Towson announced the move Wednesday. Harper coached Coppin State for two years. The Eagles went 15-13 last season for their first winning season since 2013-14. Harper replaces Diane Richardson, who led Towson to a school-record 24 wins last season

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals reliever Sean Doolittle has been put on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left elbow that halted his terrific start to the season. The two-time All-Star left-hander was a member of Washington’s 2019 World Series championship team, played for Cincinnati and Seattle last

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen will miss the rapport he spent four seasons developing with former offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. At the same time, Allen looks forward to establishing a similar bond with Ken Dorsey, Daboll’s replacement. Dorsey takes over the role of overseeing

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A University of Tennessee fraternity played off baseball coach Tony Vitello’s suspension for chest-bumping an umpire to raise money for an organization serving active military members and veterans. Vitello offered chest bumps to anyone who wanted to donate $2 to the Wounded Warriors Project. The baseball powerhouse’s popular coach already was

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Johan Camargo had four hits, including a three-run home run in a five-run seventh inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 9-6 to stop a three-game losing streak. Kyle Schwarber added a rare homer into the right field third deck at Coors Field, and Nick