Month: June 2022

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nazem Kadri had three assists in a 2:04 span in the second period, backup Pavel Francouz stopped 24 shots for his second career playoff shutout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Over the last three seasons, six franchises have reached the NBA Finals. The league has seen five Eastern Conference champions in the last five seasons. This will be the fourth consecutive year that the team which hoists the trophy won’t be the same as the

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie Graham Ashcraft threw seven innings of one-run ball as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Washington Nationals 8-1. Joey Votto and Kyle Farmer hit three-run homers for Cincinnati. The 24-year-old Ashcraft got his second career win. He hit the upper 90s with his sinker and cutter

MIAMI (AP) — Sandy Alcantara allowed three hits in seven innings and the Miami Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0. The 26-year-old right-hander walked two and struck out eight, extending his string of recent dominant outings. Alcantara (6-2) has completed at least seven innings and allowed three earned runs in his last five starts.

DETROIT (AP) — Minnesota Twins broadcaster Jim Kaat referred to New York Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes as “Nestor the Molester” during a broadcast Thursday, the second offensive remark in the past year by the 83-year-old Hall of Fame pitcher while calling a game. As Minnesota played Detroit, Kaat said Cortes had become one of his

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The moment the Kansas City Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins for a package of draft picks, any notion that the AFC West champions would be able to simply build on another deep playoff run went right with him. The deal earlier

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The university leaders who oversee the College Football Playoff want the next format for determining a champion settled by this time next year. Mississippi State President Mark Keenum says the conference commissioners in charge of building the postseason system for the 2026 season

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees right-hander Jameson Taillon lost his perfect game Thursday night when the Angels’ Jared Walsh led off the eighth inning with a double that deflected off the glove of sliding shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Kiner-Falefa was shifted to the right side of second base and chased Walsh’s grounder up the middle. He

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Francisco Lindor slammed his finger closing a door and will miss the New York Mets’ series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The shortstop says he was shutting one of two double doors in his hotel room after the team arrived ahead of the four-game

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Baseball celebrated the life and legacy of Lou Gehrig on the 81st anniversary of the Hall of Famer’s death. Gehrig died of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Players and umpires wore red 4-ALS bands. New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge had Gehrig’s No. 4 on his cleats. Former

NEW YORK (AP) — Darryl Sutter of the Calgary Flames has won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s coach of the year. The league announced the honor Thursday night prior to Game 2 of the Western Conference final between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers. Interim Florida Panthers coach Andrew Brunette and Gerard Gallant

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Malachi Smith was one of the top available players in the transfer portal and he has signed to play basketball for Gonzaga next season. Smith’s decision followed news this week that Gonzaga starters Drew Timme, Julian Strawther and Rasir Bolton had decided to play another season with the Zags. Smith was

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks are focusing this offseason on finding a replacement for quarterback Russell Wilson, who was traded to Denver. The competition seems to be down to Geno Smith and Drew Lock. Smith has the lead after spending last season in offensive coordinator Shane Waldron’s

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Idaho State assistant football coach DaVonte’ Neal has been arrested on suspicion of killing a man in Arizona and the school intends to terminate his contract. Neal has been charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of drive-by-shooting, and one count of discharging a firearm at a structure in

By The Associated Press Angels star Mike Trout is likely to have a big rooting section at Citizens Bank Park all weekend for a series against the Phillies. Trout is from the South Jersey city of Millville, about an hour’s drive from Philadelphia. Now 30 years old and in his 12th big league season, the

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Frank Gore has signed a one-day contract with the San Francisco 49ers and announced his retirement from the NFL. Gore spent the first 10 years of his 16-year career with the 49ers and returned to end his career as one of the most

MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Chris Buescher has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the inaugural NASCAR Cup race Sunday in the St. Louis area. RFK Racing said Thursday that Truck Series regular Zane Smith will replace Buescher in the No. 17 Ford at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. Buescher is 21st in the

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer The New York Rangers’ third line has been making valuable contributions all season, and the trio’s success in Game 1 against Tampa Bay is a big reason the team finally has a lead during a postseason series. Dubbed ‘The Kid Line’ because of their ages, Filip Chytil, Alexis

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer George Kittle and many of the NFL’s tight ends will gather in a few weeks for the second Tight End University camp. They’ll watch film, run routes, catch passes and surely talk about being underpaid as a position group. The idea to bring all the tight ends together

By IAN HARRISON Assoiated Press TORONTO (AP) — Alek Manoah pitched into the eighth inning, Teoscar Hernández homered and the Toronto Blue Jays extended their winning streak to eight games by beating the Chicago White Sox 8-3. Santiago Espinal had three hits and three RBIs as the surging Blue Jays won for the 12th time

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings kept much of their roster core intact this season. There’s plenty of experience on both sides of the ball. Players are still deep in studying-for-a-quiz mode this spring as they learn new schemes. Quarterback Kirk Cousins has found the use of flash

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore Orioles general manager Mike Elias says top pitching prospect Grayson Rodriguez has a strained lat muscle. It’s not clear how long the right-hander will be out. Elias says Rodriguez came to Baltimore for an MRI, which confirmed the strain. Rodriguez is the top pitching prospect

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) — For a brief moment, it looked like Annika Sorenstam might pull a Phil Mickelson and turn back the clock at a major. The 51-year-old Sorenstam — who started play on No. 9 — was even par through 13 holes before bogeying three of her

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tiare Jennings and Jana Johns hit grand slams to help No. 1 seed Oklahoma roll past No. 9 seed Northwestern 13-2 in five innings on the opening day of the Women’s College World Series. The defending national champion Sooners pounded out 11 hits. Northwestern’s Danielle

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Boston College has hired its third athletic director since 2017, and this one is promising to stick around for a while. Former Miami AD Blake James is taking over in Chestnut Hill after predecessors Martin Jarmond and Pat Kraft used the school as a stepping stone

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) — There are representatives from the Big 12’s four future members attending the conference’s spring meetings, along with the lingering presence of Texas and Oklahoma, the league’s only football national champions who still are three years away from their scheduled departures to the SEC. Outgoing commissioner