Month: April 2022

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant had 21 points and nine assists in his return from soreness in his right knee, Dillon Brooks scored 23 points and the Memphis Grizzlies routed the New Orleans Pelicans 141-114 on Saturday night to tie the 2012-13 franchise record for victories in a season

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Anton Lundell scored the winning goal in the second period, and the Florida Panthers beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 for their seventh straight victory. Jonathan Huberdeau and Gustav Forsling scored empty-net goals 17 seconds apart. Carter Verhaeghe also scored a goal. Florida split the

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Freddie Freeman’s biggest play at first base in the season opener may have been offering a supportive shoulder. The new Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman knew all too well the feelings Colorado’s José Iglesias was experiencing after Iglesias recently lost his father. After reaching on a

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Chip Ganassi Racing scored a second consecutive IMSA victory by winning the Long Beach Grand Prix sports car race on Saturday. Sebastien Bourdais and Renger van der Zande won from the pole in the No. 01 Cadillac in a 1-2 finish for Ganassi.

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Eloy Room’s own goal and Andre Blake’s five saves led the Philadelphia Union to a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Crew in MLS play. Room’s game-winner came in the second minute to secure the win for the Union (5-0-1). The Crew (2-2-2) outshot the Union (5-0-1) 15-8. 

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is one round away from winning his first major at the Masters. The No. 1 player in the world stretched his lead to as many as six shots in the third round. And then he held on for a 71 and a three-shot

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 TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s wait to complete the career Grand Slam will extend into at least 2023. His 14th Masters will not be the one where he gets the green jacket slipped over his shoulders. The four-time major championship winner shot a 1-under 71 in the third

By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Prized rookie Bobby Witt Jr. made an eye-popping play at third base to nail a runner at the plate in the top of the 10th inning, then Adalberto Mondesi’s RBI single in the bottom half lifted the Kansas City Royals over the Cleveland Guardians 1-0.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sophia Smith scored three goals and the U.S. women’s national team beat Uzbekistan 9-1 on Saturday, extending the team’s unbeaten streak on American soil to 66 games. Jaelin Howell and Ashley Sanchez scored their first national team goals. Aziza Norboeva scored for 48th-ranked Uzbekistan, the first goal the U.S. has conceded

By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton became the first player to homer against Boston in six straight games, hitting a tiebreaking, two-run drive in the sixth inning that gave the New York Yankees a 4-2 win over the Red Sox. Anthony Rizzo homered for the second straight day to start

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods struggled to a 6-over 78 during the third round of the Masters. That marks his worst score in 24 trips to Augusta National and leaves him well back of the leaders heading into the final round. Woods struggled with his putter, three-putting four