Month: April 2022

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored a power play goal 44 seconds into overtime to give the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames.With the victory, the Wild take over sole possession of second place in the Central Division. Minnesota leads St. Louis by two points

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored twice and Spencer Knight stopped 27 shots for his second career shutout as the Florida Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 4-0. Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett also scored for Florida, which halted Ottawa’s four-game winning streak. Filip Gustavsson made 26 saves for Ottawa.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers held off on addressing their issues at receiver and instead continued their recent tradition of focusing on defense in the first round by taking Georgia linebacker Quay Walker with the 22nd overall pick Thursday. Walker started all 15 games for

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs traded up to select cornerback Trent McDuffie with the 21st pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, sending to New England the 29th pick along with selections in the third and fourth rounds to fill one of their biggest needs. McDuffie

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans insist they wanted to keep wide receiver A.J. Brown. They traded him away when his asking price for an extension proved too costly even with a year remaining on his rookie contract. The Titans sent Brown to Philadelphia for the

By PETER FINNEY Jr. Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Chris Paul went 14 for 14 in the best shooting night in NBA playoff history, Devin Booker returned from a hamstring injury to hit a late 3-pointer and the Phoenix Suns beat the New Orleans Pelicans 115-109 on Thursday night to finish off the first-round

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Philadelphia Eagles acquired wide receiver A.J. Brown from Tennessee after swapping picks with Houston to move up and select Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis at No. 13 in the first round of the NFL draft. The Eagles gave the Titans the 18th overall selection and a third-rounder

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Cardinals have acquired receiver Marquise Brown in a draft-day trade with the Ravens, sending the No. 23 overall pick back to Baltimore in return. The move shores up one big area of need for the Cardinals, who were hunting for a No. 2 receiver

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr. went 1 for 5 with two stolen bases in his return to the Braves lineup, but it was Kyle Wright who claimed a starring role, pitching three-hit ball over a career-high seven innings to give Atlanta a 5-1 win over the Cubs. The

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have selected Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton with the 14th pick in the NFL draft. After an injury-plagued losing season, Baltimore took advantage of a rare chance to pick in the first half of the first round. This was the Ravens’

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans drafted LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. with the third overall pick in the NFL draft. They also added versatile Texas A&M offensive linemen Kenyon Green with the 15th pick. The Texans had the 13th pick. which they received from Cleveland in the Deshaun

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Five defensive players were taken in the first five picks of the NFL Draft, including three pass rushers, starting with Georgia’s Travon Walker to Jacksonville first overall. SIx receivers were taken in the first 18 picks, including two from Ohio State. Breaking down the players taken in