Month: February 2022

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jarred Vanderbilt had 18 points against his former team, and Taurean Prince scored 23 as the Minnesota Timberwolves bench led the way in a 130-115 win against the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota, but the Timberwolves’ reserves outscored

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have conducted their second interview with New York Giants coordinator Patrick Graham. They have one more head coach candidate to visit with: Jim Harbaugh. Graham spent Tuesday at team headquarters. He had an initial interview Saturday over videoconference. Harbaugh has been the head coach at Michigan for the

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Oliver Wahlstrom and Mathew Barzal scored in the second period, Ilya Sorokin stopped 26 of 27 shots and the New York Islanders beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1. Anthony Beauvillier and Adam Pelech scored for New York, which snapped a two-game losing streak. Despite receiving an

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. scored 33 points, Pascal Siakam had 16 points and 14 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors won their third straight game Tuesday, beating the Miami Heat 110-106. Trent matched DeMar DeRozan’s franchise record and extended his personal career best by reaching 30 points for the

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) —  Kianna Smith had 21 points and Olivia Cochran scored the go-ahead basket as No. 4 Louisville outlasted Miami 69-66. Cochran finished with 18 points, including her layup with 32 seconds remaining that gave Louisville (19-2, 9-1, Atlantic Coast Conference) a 67-66 advantage. Mykasa Robinson stole an inbounds pass and Smith’s

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider had two power-play goals and an assist and the New York Rangers beat the league-leading Florida Panthers 5-2. Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists, Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist, and Alexis Lafrenière also scored for the Rangers.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla (AP) — Victor Hedman scored from the left circle with 2:15 left in overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2. Hedman’s goal came 39 seconds after Tampa Bay defenseman Ryan McDonagh was called for tripping, but the Sharks power play was negated when

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season as the Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington 112-98 to hand the Wizards their sixth straight loss. The Wizards were playing without star guard Bradley Beal due to a sprained left

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored twice, including a tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period, to lift the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the Seattle Kraken. Taylor Hall added a goal and an assist as Boston won for the second time in three games to head

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 26 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 13 points and 13 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 15-point deficit to beat the Detroit Pistons 111-101. Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 14 of New Orleans’ 54 bench points, as the Pelicans ended a four-game losing streak. The

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mitchell Marner had two goals and an assist and Jack Campbell had 31 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New Jersey Devils 7-1. Jason Spezza, Auston Matthews, David Kampf, Michael Bunting and Pierre Engvall also scored for Toronto. Jack Hughes had the Devils’ lone

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James van Riemsdyk snapped a tie game when he scored off a rebound with 4:09 left in the game to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Scott Laughton’s shot off goalie Connor Hellebuyck bounded straight to a