Month: October 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul of the Phoenix Suns has reached 11,000 career assists with a pair in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers. Paul assisted on the Suns’ first basket of the game, a 3-pointer by Devin Booker. Paul followed with an alley-oop pass to Deandre Ayton, who dunked. Paul joins

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 30 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-106. Edwards made 13 of 19 field goals and had 11 rebounds. Rudy Gobert had 15 points and 15 rebounds and Karl-Anthony Towns added 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Moussa Djitté and Sebastián Driussi scored three minutes apart in the first half and Austin FC defeated FC Dallas 2-1 in a Western Conference semifinal of the MLS Cup Playoffs. No. 2 seed Austin advances to the conference final against No. 1 seed LAFC. In the 26th minute, Djitté picked up

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points in his home debut and atoned for some critical mistakes in the final minute of regulation with two big plays in overtime, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 117-107 win over the Washington Wizards. Mitchell had a three-point play and steal

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees All-Star pitcher Nestor Cortes left Game 4 of the AL Championship Series with an injured left groin after allowing a three-run homer to Houston’s Jeremy Pena in the third inning. Cortes’ fastball and slider velocity were both down about 1.5 mph from their season

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The continuing struggles on offense has first-year Denver Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett at least contemplating surrendering is play-calling duties to salvage the season and keep his seat from getting any hotter. With backup quarterback Brett Rypien filing in for an injured Russell Wilson, the Broncos

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eric Karlsson and Steven Lorentz scored in the second period, James Reimer stopped 31 shots for his 26th career shutout, and the San Jose Sharks beat Philadelphia Flyers 3-0. Nico Sturm added an empty-netter with just under 4 minutes remaining as the Sharks won for the second

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Caleb Martin’s scuffle with Christian Koloko will keep him out of the Miami-Toronto rematch on Monday night. Martin has been suspended for one game by the NBA, after the league determined he was the instigator in a scuffle with Koloko that spilled into the baseline seats

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Seattle receiver DK Metcalf will have an MRI on his left knee after being injured during the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Coach Pete Carroll said after the Seahawks’ 37-23 victory that the initial X-rays on Metcalf’s knee were negative. He said further tests would be

DETROIT (AP) — Dominik Kubalik had a goal and two assists as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1. Dylan Larkin, David Perron, Joe Veleno and Elmer Soderblom also scored to help Detroit improve to 3-0-2. Ville Husso had 32 saves to improve to 4-0-0 in his career against Anaheim. The Red Wings

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Lomberg scored early in the third period and the Florida Panthers held on to beat the New York Islanders 3-2. Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen also scored for the Panthers, and Spencer Knight finished with 23 saves. Florida beat New York for the second time

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Kenneth Walker III rushed for 168 yards and two touchdowns, Marquise Goodwin caught a pair of scores and the Seattle Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Chargers 37-23. Smith completed 20 of 27 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns, his fifth multi-TD game of

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Defensemen Zach Werenski and Andrew Peeke scored and Daniil Tarasov made 30 saves for his first NHL win as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New York Rangers 5-1. Yegor Chinakhov, Eric Robinson and Kent Johnson also scored for the Blue Jackets, who won for the

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 24 points, Nick Richards added a career-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a reserve role, and the Charlotte Hornets coasted to a 126-109 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The Hornets won decisively despite being without three projected leading scorers. LaMelo

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — Rory McIlroy picked up two big prizes Sunday. He won the CJ Cup in South Carolina. And with that, McIlroy is back to No. 1 in the world. McIlroy pulled away from Kurt Kitayama with three straight birdies. He finished with two bogeys for a

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Portland Thorns will play the Kansas City Current for the National Women’s Soccer League championship next weekend in Washington, closing out a turbulent and emotionally taxing 10th season. Crystal Dunn came off the bench and scored in stoppage time to give the Thorns a 2-1 victory over

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Playing on the road against the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland bolted to an early lead. The Browns bottled up versatile quarterback Lamar Jackson throughout the afternoon and had a very good chance to move in front during the closing minutes of the fourth quarter. And

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Larson found his way into NASCAR’s headlines for a second consecutive week. This time, for a much more pleasant reason. Larson held off Ross Chastain to cap a dominant showing in the second-to-last race of the NASCAR season at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, after

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers cornerback JC Jackson suffered what appears to a season-ending injury to his right knee during the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks. Medical personnel put an air cast on Jackson’s right leg before he was carted off into the locker room. When asked if Jackson’s

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Under investigation and under scrutiny like never before, team owner Daniel Snyder was nowhere to be seen at the rally that preceded the Washington Commanders’ “homecoming” game, a 23-21 win over Green Bay. His wife Tanya instead greeted the sparse crowd of fans who showed

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Marcus Mariota and the Falcons couldn’t keep up with Joe Burrow and the Bengals, and Atlanta’s 35-17 loss erased the momentum it gained from last week’s win over San Francisco. At 3-4, the Falcons are still tied with slumping Tampa Bay atop the unimpressive NFC South. But

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dan Campbell is still looking for his first road win in two seasons as coach of the Detroit Lions. A trip to his home state of Texas didn’t change things as the Lions fell to the Dallas Cowboys 24-6. Campbell is 0-11-1 away from

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper broke up the Phillies postseason party on the mound and directed his team to where the true revelry was about to begin for the National League champs. “C’mon, let’s go inside! Let’s go!” he ordered. With that, Harper walked toward the dugout and raised

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jason Dickinson and Tyler Johnson scored 13 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4 for their third straight win. Max Domi and Jujhar Khaira also scored for Chicago, which trailed 2-0 midway through the first period and 4-3

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Max Verstappen passed Lewis Hamilton late to earn a record-tying 13th win of the season at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday, and delivered a victory to honor the memory of Red Bull team founder and owner Dietrich Mateschitz. Verstappen’s race was nearly undone

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Two Giants defenders tackled Jacksonville’s Christian Kirk inside the 1-yard line as time expired, preserving New York’s 23-17 victory over the Jaguars to match its best start since 2008. New York quarterback Daniel Jones ran for a career-high 107 yards and a touchdown, turning

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and the offense sputtered as the Green Bay Packers’ losing streak reached three with a 23-21 defeat at the Washington Commanders. It’s the team’s longest skid since 2018. Rodgers struggled to find a rhythm with his receivers. Green Bay also had a muffed

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott ran for two 1-yard touchdowns and Dak Prescott threw for a score in his return from injury while the Dallas Cowboys leaned on their defense again in a 24-6 victory over the Detroit Lions. The Cowboys recovered Jamaal Williams’ fumble inside their

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer American figure skaters have blasted the decision by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to treat the Kamila Valieva doping case from the Beijing Olympics as confidential, with ice dancer Evan Bates calling the secrecy of the investigation “an injustice” to those that performed clean. Valieva helped the Russian team win

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell below .500 with a stunning 21-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers, who won just their second game of the season Sunday despite playing with a third-string quarterback and interim head coach. Brady was 32-of-49 passing for 290

By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — American skier Tommy Ford has finished in the top 10 of a World Cup race for the first time since his devastating crash two seasons ago. The three-time Olympian says the result has been “not surprising at all” after posting the fastest second-run time and placing

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Gus Edwards ran for two touchdowns in his first game back from a major knee injury, and the Baltimore Ravens avoided another fourth-quarter collapse thanks to a couple huge Cleveland penalties that helped them hold off the Browns 23-20. Baltimore has blown a double-digit lead in

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals scored on their first four possessions and rolled to a 35-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Joe Burrow passed for 345 yards and three touchdowns in the first half. He finished with 481 yards passing. Burrow also ran for a 1-yard score as

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has imposed another six-figure fine for fans storming the field, this time hitting with a $250,000 penalty. The league announced the fine Sunday after LSU fans stormed the field celebrating a win over No. 15 Mississippi. The 45-20 win vaulted LSU back into the rankings at No. 18,

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU coach Sonny Dykes likes what he’s not hearing from his players. Even with the Horned Frogs 7-0 and now seventh in the AP poll, Dykes says players aren’t talking about conference standings, bowl games or rankings. The Big 12-leading Frogs have beaten ranked