Month: March 2022

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 30 points and the New York Knicks made 20 3-pointers to beat Charlotte 121-106, snapping the Hornets’ five-game winning streak. Obi Toppin had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Alec Burks chipped in with 17 points for the Knicks, who have won

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Wade Taylor IV posted 12 points as Texas A&M beat Wake Forest 67-52 in the quarterfinals of the NIT. Isaiah Mucius led the Demon Deacons on Wednesday night with 15 points.

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jeremi Grant scored 21 points and the slumping Detroit Pistons routed the Atlanta Hawks 122-101 on Wednesday night. Cade Cunningham added 17 points and eight assists for Detroit. The Pistons led by 29 points while winning for the second time in eight games. Detroit had eight players

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — World Series MVP Jorge Soler is guaranteed $36 million in his three-year contract with the Miami Marlins and can earn up to $40 million. The 30-year-old outfielder gets $12 million this year, $15 million in 2023 and $9 million in 2024 as part of the deal announced Tuesday. It also includes

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican governors in two states this week rejected legislation to ban transgender players from girls sports. The vetoes illustrate some remaining fractures among GOP leaders over how to navigate gender’s reemergence as a culture war issue. Still, those decisions to buck the

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Maverick McNealy was the last man to get into the Dell Technologies Match Play. Perhaps it was only fitting he was the first to close out his match. He routed Joaquin Niemann in 12 holes to highlight a typically unpredictable day at Austin Country Club.

By GARY SCHATZ Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Right-hander Tyler Mahle has been chosen to start for the Cincinnati Reds on opening day against the World Series champion Atlanta Braves. Manager David Bell gave the four-year veteran the news on Wednesday morning ahead of his second spring training start. The 27-year-old Mahle tied for

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Mike Okauru scored 11 of his 28 points in the two overtime periods, Jaylen Sims also finished with 28 points and UNC Wilmington beat Middle Tennessee 96-90 in the College Basketball Invitational championship game. Jaylen Fornes added 19 points for UNC Wilmington. Okauru was 10 of 12 from the line and

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. could clinch a return to soccer’s World Cup with two games to spare if it wins in Mexico City, Panama loses at home to last-place Honduras and Costa Rica fails to win at home against first-place Canada. A home match against Panama looms

By The Associated Press Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 26th and final appearance in the Sweet 16 is a classic matchup of offense vs. defense. The second-seeded Blue Devils face No. 3 Texas Tech in a West Region semifinal Thursday night in San Francisco. Duke is scoring better than 80 points per game and Texas Tech

By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York city’s mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private workers. The move will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games, and let unvaccinated baseball players take the field when their season