Year: 2022

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — De’Anthony Melton had 24 points, Desmond Bane added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies continued to win in the absence of scoring leader Ja Morant, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 127-102 on Saturday night. Dillon Brooks scored 19 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. had 16 and two blocks

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 35 points and 12 rebounds to help the Denver Nuggets fend off the scrappy Oklahoma City Thunder 113-107 on Saturday night. Jokic added eight assists to go with 13-of-15 shooting from the floor and 9 of 10 at the free-throw line. But he

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s farewell tour is headed to his record-setting 13th Final Four after Duke overwhelmed Arkansas 78-69 in the Blue Devils’ most complete performance of this NCAA Tournament run. A.J. Griffin scored 18 points, Paolo Banchero added 16 and and second-seeded Duke frustrated fourth-seeded

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 26 points, DeMar DeRozan added 20 and the Chicago Bulls stayed alone in the No. 5 spot in the Eastern Conference with a 98-94 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who didn’t wake up until the fourth quarter. The Bulls held the Cavs to

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 23 points and the Toronto Raptors routed the depleted Indiana Pacers 131-91 on Saturday night in a game delayed 70 minutes in the first half because of a speaker fire that forced the evacuation of fans. Scottie Barnes added 19 points, Precious Achiuwa 18,

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jared Spurgeon scored on a give-and-go 1:24 into overtime and the Minnesota Wild recovered to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 and provide Marc-Andre Fleury with a victory in his Minnesota Saturday night. Fleury, the three-time Stanley Cup winner who has the fourth-most playoff wins

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov celebrated his 22nd birthday with two goals, Seth Jarvis also scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the St. Louis Blues 7-2. Antti Raanta won a battle of Finnish goalies with 30 saves. Ville Husso stopped 21 of 26 shots, and the Hurricanes scored

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 23 points, Seth Curry added 17 and the Brooklyn Nets overwhelmed Miami 110-95 on Saturday night, sending the Heat to their season-worst fourth consecutive loss. Andre Drummond had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Brooklyn, which got 11 points from Kyrie Irving —

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Aleksander Barkov had the tying goal late in the third period before scoring the shootout winner, helping the Florida Panthers overcome a three-goal deficit and beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3. Anthony Duclair and Patric Hornqvist also scored for Florida, which extended its hold on the Eastern Conference lead. Recently acquired Claude

By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom scored the go-ahead goal and then added an assist on the night Washington celebrated his 1,000th career point as the Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3. Alex Ovechkin scored his team-leading 42nd goal on a third-period power play to give Washington breathing room.

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Houston is out of the NCAA Tournament, yet the Cougars look built to stay around as a power program for a long time. Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson has already promised as much. With a Final Four last season and a return to the Elite Eight,

DALLAS (AP) — Elias Pettersson had two goals and a pair of milestones as the Vancouver Canucks rallied past the Dallas Stars 4-1. Pettersson’s second goal was his 20th of the season and the 200th career point for the fourth-year player from Sweden. Bo Horvat and J.T. Miller also scored for the Canucks. Thatcher Demko

MONTREAL (AP) — Paul Byron broke a tie with 2:28 left, Jake Allen made 49 saves and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday night. Taking advantage of a Toronto turnover, Byron skated the puck the length of the ice and waited patiently before beating Erik Kallgren. David Savard scored in

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Team Japan skipper Nathan Outteridge clinched the third and final spot in SailGP’s $1 million, winner-take-all Season 2 championship race with a strong performance on the opening day of the Mubadala United States Grand Prix on San Francisco Bay. Outteridge had finishes of sixth, second and first aboard his

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Jed Lowrie is staying with the Oakland Athletics to extend the infielder’s third stint with the club, reaching agreement on a one-year contract. The A’s announced the deal Saturday. Lowrie, who turns 38 next month, returned to Oakland last season on a minor league contract and became a key contributor on

ATLANTA (AP) — Destin Lasco the 200 yard backstroke by more than a second at McAuley Aquatic Center to help California win the men’s swimming and diving national title. Cal, which has won two of the last three championships, finished with 487.5 points, 51 ahead of defending national champion and second-place Texas. Florida was third

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Johnny Russell scored a pivotal goal in Sporting Kansas City’s 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake. Sporting KC is now 2-3-0 after the victory and RSL fell to 3-1-1.

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Naz Hillmon had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Laila Phelia scored the go-ahead layup in the final minute and No. 3 Michigan beat No. 10 seed South Dakota 52-49. Phelia scored 14 points for the Wolverines. Michigan has reached the Elite Eight for the first

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Nanna Koerstz Madsen was tied for the lead in the JTBC Classic when she teed off Saturday on the par-4 18th. She two-putted for par and a 3-under 69 — and walked off with an unexpected three-stroke lead over Na Rin An. Coming off a breakthrough victory two weeks ago in