Month: May 2022

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Phillip Danault scored at 14:46 of the third period, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers night in Game 1 of the teams’ first-round playoff series. Trevor Moore and Alex Iafallo each had a goal and assist for the Kings. Brandon Lemieux also scored. Connor

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — David Perron had a hat trick and an assist to lead the St. Louis Blues past the Minnesota Wild 4-0 in Game 1 of their first-round series. Perron missed the playoffs last year with COVID-19. Ryan O’Reilly scored, Torey Krug added three assists and

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Deandre Ayton scored 25 points, Devin Booker added 23 and the top-seeded Phoenix Suns rolled to a 121-114 win over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Suns never trailed, jumping to a 9-0 lead in the opening minutes and rarely

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Yandy Díaz led off the game with a home run to back right-hander Drew Rassmussen’s second straight winning start, and the Tampa Bay Rays used a balanced offense to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1. Wander Franco returned to the lineup and hit a pair of

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist and Jack Campbell made 23 saves in the second playoff shutout of his career as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning 5-0 in Game 1 of their first-round playoffs series. Mitch Marner had a goal and

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Austin Riley homered, Max Fried won his third straight outing and the Atlanta Braves cooled off the New York Mets with a 5-2 victory in the first of 19 meetings between the NL East rivals this season. Travis d’Arnaud had three hits and three RBIs

MIAMI (AP) — Zac Gallen outpitched Pablo López as the Arizona Diamondbacks built a lead and held on to beat the Miami Marlins 5-4. David Peralta homered, singled twice and drove in three runs, and Daulton Varsho hit two doubles for the Diamondbacks, winner of five of seven. Arizona’s Jordan Luplow added two hits and

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Gleyber Torres homered early, then hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning as the New York Yankees won their 10th straight game, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2. Giancarlo Stanton singled off Yimi Garcia to begin the New York ninth, ending a streak of four perfect

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Paddack pitched effectively into the sixth, Carlos Correa hit a tiebreaking single and the Minnesota Twins got their 10th win in 11 games with a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Paddack got just enough run support for the win. The right-hander allowed a run

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis and Nino Niederreiter scored second-period goals while Antti Raanta was strong in net to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins 5-1 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Raanta had 35 saves in his first career postseason start with No.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the Miami Heat topped the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 106-92 on Monday night in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Jimmy Butler added 15 points for the top-seeded Heat, who

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have declined the fifth-year option on the contract for center Garrett Bradbury. The move sends their 2019 first-round draft pick into the final season of his rookie deal. Bradbury made 45 starts for the Vikings in three years since he was taken with the No. 18 overall selection

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers solidified their return game, agreeing to terms on a one-year contract with 2018 All-Pro Andre Roberts. Roberts was voted second-team All-Pro in 2020 and 2021. Roberts led the NFL in kickoff return yards (1,010) last season while spending time with Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers. He has

By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former University of Virginia lacrosse player who fatally beat his girlfriend in 2010 has been ordered by a jury to pay $15 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. George Huguely V is currently serving a 23-year prison sentence in the killing of Yeardley

By The Associated Press Padres right-hander Mike Clevinger is set to pitch in the majors for the first time since recovering from his second Tommy John surgery. He’ll be back on a familiar mound, too. Clevinger will start against the Guardians at Progressive Field — he began his big league career with Cleveland in 2016

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets manager Buck Showalter was suspended for his team’s 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves after Major League Baseball determined reliever Yoan López intentionally threw at Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber the previous night. López, optioned to Triple-A Syracuse following Sunday night’s victory, received

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs placed an unrestricted free-agent tender on defensive end Melvin Ingram and traded for Houston cornerback Lonnie Johnson on Monday, hoping to add two more pieces to a defense that was revamped during the NFL draft. The seldom-used UFA tender means the Chiefs

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — An independent investigation launched by the NFL found no evidence the Cleveland Browns purposely lost games during the 2016 and 2017 seasons as former coach Hue Jackson claimed. The league said that a 60-day independent review determined “none of the allegations could be substantiated.” Former U.S.

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Colorado and Nashville first-round series features two of the best defensemen in the league in Cale Makar and Roman Josi. But it boils down to what it typically does with goaltending. For the Avalanche, there’s Darcy Kuemper. He won a career-best 37 games after being

WACO, Texas (AP) — BYU forward Caleb Lohner is transferring to Baylor, a return to his home state after two seasons with the Cougars. Baylor coach Scott Drew said Monday that the 6-foot-8, 235-pound forward had signed a financial-aid contract with the Big 12 Conference school. Lohner put his name in the transfer portal last

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer Connecticut lawmakers have passed a bill that would allow college athletes at state universities to use their school’s name and logo in endorsement deals. Gov. Ned Lamont’s office said he supports the concept of the legislation but will have to read through it before deciding whether to sign it.

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Adam Frazier and the Seattle Mariners argued the first of this year’s delayed salary arbitration cases, with the second baseman/outfielder asking for a raise from $4.3 million to $8 million and the team arguing for $6.7 million. Arbitrators Margaret Brogan, Frederic Horowitz and Brian Keller heard the case virtually.

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks head into the offseason facing a series of significant questions after missing the playoffs for a third straight season for the first time in franchise history. The Sharks are searching for a full-time general manager after Doug Wilson stepped down

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ben Olsen has left the National Women’s Soccer League’s Washington Spirit after eight months as club president that included a championship last season. The move was announced by the team on Monday. Olsen was hired by the Spirit in September. He previously played and coached at D.C. United following a playing and

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz toured the Baseball Hall of Fame to prepare for his induction this summer and  was greeted with chants of “Papi, Papi” by a group of high school baseball players from Pennsylvania when he entered the Plaque Gallery. Ortiz

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets wrapped up their season earlier than they may have hoped but the team packs its collective bags with a feeling that it has many pieces needed to move forward into a more successful future. Columbus finished with a record of 37-38-7, missing

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — All-Star goaltender Juuse Saros will miss the first two games of Nashville’s first-round series with Colorado due to a left leg injury. Predators coach John Hynes says a decision hasn’t been made between backups David Rittich and Connor Ingram. The loss of Saros is a blow

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Devin Bush will be playing for his job in 2022. The Pittsburgh Steelers have declined the fifth-year option on the inside linebacker, meaning he can become a free agent next spring. Pittsburgh traded up in the first round of the 2019 draft to take Bush with the 10th overall pick. Bush played

TORONTO (AP) — All members of the New York Yankees’ active roster were permitted to cross the border into Canada for a three-game series in Toronto against the Blue Jays, indicating they are vaccinated against COVID-19. Canada’s government requires a person must have received a second vaccine dose — or one dose of Johnson &

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals have re-signed their longest-tenured player, punter Kevin Huber, to a one-year contract for the 2022 season. He finished 2021 with 207 career regular-season games played as a Bengal, tied with cornerback Ken Riley for most in team history. Huber is the franchise leader in most punting categories, including punts,

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils finished their second season under coach Lindy Ruff, and it wasn’t any better than the first. The Devils missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year and for the ninth time in the last 10. There were positives. Center Jack Hughes

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has its first new American sponsor of the men’s World Cup in 11 years. FIFA has signed blockchain technology provider Algorand for this year’s tournament in Qatar. The value of the third-tier sponsorship was not given. FIFA expects to earn $7 billion total revenue in

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have put Miguel Sanó on the 10-day injured list and called up infield prospect Jose Miranda to make his big league debut. The 23-year-old Miranda is slated to play third base and bat sixth Monday night against Baltimore. He was the Twins’ minor league player of the year in

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt hit an early home run and Steven Matz and the St. Louis bullpen made it stand up, leading the Cardinals over the Kansas City Royals 1-0. Goldschmidt, who got his first day off of the season Sunday, connected with one out in the first