Month: March 2022

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miles Bridges scored 23 points, P.J. Washington added a season-high 21 and the Charlotte Hornets routed the road-weary Dallas Mavericks 129-108 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Terry Rozier scored 18 points, and LaMelo Ball and Kelly Oubre each had 17 points for

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Free-agent cornerback Rasul Douglas and tight end Robert Tonyan are staying with the Green Bay Packers. A person familiar with the situation says Douglas and the Packers have agreed to terms on a three-year,  $21 million deal that could get up to $25.5 million. A separate person familiar with

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Ty Gibbs pulled off a brilliant move to lead his only lap of the day, winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. On the second attempt to finish the crash-marred race in overtime, Ryan Sieg had the lead in the outside lane

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — LeBron James has moved into second place on the NBA’s career scoring list. He surpassed Karl Malone in the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game at Washington. James now trails only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the lead. He entered the game 19 points behind Malone’s

By CHUCK KING Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Washington manager Dave Martinez wanted the Nationals to play more night games this spring to get players accustomed to a regular-season schedule. He got his wish. Of the five teams within the Nationals’ spring training scheduling pod only Saturday’s opponent, the New York Mets,

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cormac Ryan and Notre Dame have just one thought going into their third game in five days: Bring it. The Fighting Irish will face the bigger, stronger, higher-seeded Red Raiders in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Notre Dame guard Cormac Ryan says the

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have traded team captain Claude Giroux to the Florida Panthers. The move strengthens Florida’s status as a Stanley Cup contender, giving Aleksander Barkov an elite linemate and one of the best faceoff aces in the NHL. The Panthers earlier in the week traded

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan booked the most surprising of its five straight trips to the Sweet 16 by beating No. 3 seed Tennessee 76-68 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Eli Brooks put Michigan ahead for good with a three-point play and delivered four critical points in

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins have been seeking a big bat, and they’re hoping reigning World Series MVP Jorge Soler fits the bill. A person with direct knowledge of the situation said Saturday the Marlins and Soler have agreed on a three-year, $36 million contract. The person spoke

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer March Madness is finally part of the women’s NCAA Tournament vernacular and the first round has so far aptly fit that phrase. Six double-digit seeds have already advanced to the round of 32. That’s just short of the record seven set in 1998. And that doesn’t include two near

CHICAGO (AP) — Kacper Przybylko scored two goals and the Chicago Fire beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1. The Fire are now 2-0-2 after the win and Sporting KC fell to 1-3-0.

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Destinee Wells knocked down a pair of free throws with 1:02 left in double overtime, and the Belmont Bruins knocked off No. 5 seed Oregon 73-70 for their second straight win as a 12 seed to open an NCAA Tournament. The Bruins won their