Year: 2022

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tom Wilson broke a tie with 8:25 left and the Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-3. Alex Ovechkin tied it for Washington on a power play at 4:49 of the third period with his 44th goal of the season, and Wilson matched his career high with

By SARAH TROTTO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Seiya Suzuki drove in three runs for his first big league RBIs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-0 for a testy win in which five batters were hit by pitches and the benches cleared. The teams exchanged words but no punches in the eighth

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney believes the Tigers will continue their winning ways even with half his staff new to the team or in different roles. The biggest changes from last season occurred near the top where quarterbacks coach Brandon Streeter added offensive coordinator to his

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Santiago Espinal doubled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, Bo Bichette hit a solo home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 4-3. George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each had two hits, and Bichette scored twice as the Blue Jays

By ALAN SAUNDERS Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh showed a lot of faith in football coach Pat Narduzzi this offseason with a nine-year contract. The biggest job for Narduzzi to make good on that show of faith will be to prove that the 2021 season wasn’t a fluke. The Panthers went 11-3 and won

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant returned to action Saturday night against the New Orleans Pelicans after missing nine games with right knee soreness. The point guard, the team scoring leader at 27.6 points a game, was announced in the starting lineup shortly before the game. Morant’s

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ty France had three hits and drove in two runs, including a go-ahead single in the ninth inning that lifted the Seattle Mariners over the Minnesota Twins 4-3. Byron Buxton had given the Twins a 3-2 lead with a two-run homer in eighth against Andrés Muñoz, who

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — T.J. Finley once again spent spring practice battling for a starting job he’d previously held thanks to an injury ahead of him. The Auburn quarterback and onetime LSU starter faces challenges after the Tigers brought in three potential contenders during the offseason, including two Power

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol missed Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after being diagnosed with the flu. Marmol was at the ballpark prior to the game and met with the media, and tested negative for COVID-19. Bench coach Skip Schumaker, in his first season with

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Leonardo Campana scored a goal in the 88th minute to finish off a hat trick, leading Inter Miami to its first win of the MLS season with a 3-2 victory over the New England Revolution. Campana scored the game-winner for Inter Miami (1-4-1) from in front of the net after

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Seven months after Peyton and Eli Manning provided a template on how alternate broadcasts could succeed, Alex Rodriguez and Michael Kay think they can improve on it. The “KayRod Cast” with Rodriguez and Kay debuts Sunday night on ESPN2 when the Boston Red Sox take on the New York

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Taiba won the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby by 2 1/4 lengths on the last weekend of major prep races for the Kentucky Derby. Taiba overtook pacesetter Messier in the stretch. At Keeneland, Zandon rallied from the back of the field to overtake favorite Smile Happy

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has apologized for what he described as an “outburst” after Manchester United’s 1-0 loss to Everton in the Premier League. Footage shared on social media showed Ronaldo apparently slapping a phone out of a supporter’s hand as he left the field at Goodison Park. Ronaldo says in a post

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Islanders forward Casey Cizikas has been suspended for one game without pay for boarding Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brendan Smith, the NHL announced. The incident occurred in the third period of a game Friday night at Carolina. Smith tried to control a loose puck in a corner and was hit

By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Nico Hischier and Pavel Zacha scored 10 seconds apart in the third period, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Dallas Stars 3-1. Ty Smith also scored in the third for New Jersey, which had dropped five in a row. Fabian Zetterlund had two assists, and Nico

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Cease remained unbeaten in 10 career starts against Detroit and Yasmani Grandal hit a two-run homer that led the Chicago White Sox over the Tigers 5-2. Cease (1-0) allowed one run and two hits in five-plus innings with eight strikeouts and three walks. He is 9-0

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Colton Herta broke the Long Beach track record when qualifying and it gave the California native the start from the pole for his home IndyCar race. Herta turned a lap at 1 minute, 05.3095 seconds on the temporary street course set up through

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ercan Kara scored a second-half goal to lead Orlando City to a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire in MLS action. Kara’s game-winner came in the 59th minute, securing the win for Orlando (3-2-2). Alexandre Pato had an assist on the goal. Orlando outshot the Fire 17-2 with a 5-0 edge

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Joel Embiid is about to make history. And a half-dozen first-round or play-in game matchups are set to be decided. The final day of the NBA season has no shortage of storylines. A new scoring champion will be crowned and, barring something crazy, Embiid will become the first international

By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer Alysa Liu, a 2022 Olympian and world championships bronze medalist, is retiring from competitive figure skating at age 16. Considered the future of U.S. women’s skating and already a two-time national champion, Liu posted her decision Saturday on Instagram. She made the Olympic team despite having to withdraw from