Month: April 2022

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland State has hired longtime Iowa State assistant Daniyal Robinson as its next men’s basketball coach. It’s the fourth coach in seven years for Cleveland State. Robinson spent seven seasons over two stints with the Cyclones. He will be introduced Wednesday. Robinson replaces Dennis Gates, who

PHOENIX (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers again will be without star LeBron James as they try to stave off playoff elimination. James has been ruled out for Tuesday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns because of a sprained left ankle. He also sat out on Sunday night after scoring 38 points on Friday. Lakers

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots looked within their division to find some help at receiver, completing a trade with the Dolphins to acquire veteran DeVante Parker. New England sent a 2023 third-round draft pick to Miami for Parker and a 2022 fifth-round pick. Parker, a 2015 first-round pick, arrives in New England with 338

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Both defensive lineman Shelby Harris and tight end Noah Fant feel as if their offseason move to Seattle brings them full circle in their careers. Harris and Fant were two of the players Seattle acquired from Denver as part of the trade that sent quarterback

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson point guard Al-Amir Dawes has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Team spokesman Ben Winterrowd confirmed the move Tuesday in a text message. Dawes is a 6-foot-2 junior from Newark, New Jersey, who started 66 games for Clemson. He was the team’s second leading scorer this season at 11.3 points a

LISBON (AP) — Luis Diaz set up one goal and scored himself in the 87th minute on his emphatic return to Portugal to lead Liverpool to a 3-1 win over Benfica in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. The Colombia international played for Benfica’s fierce rival Porto until he was signed by Liverpool

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple has named Diane Richardson as its new women’s basketball coach. She spent five seasons at Towson. Richardson went 80-66 at Towson and led the team to a school-record 24 wins and a berth in the NIT.  She also led Towson to the NCAA Tournament in 2019. Towson finished that season with

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Suzanne Johnson’s thoughts often turn to her late parents when she sees the heartbreaking video clips and news reports out of Ukraine. Sometimes it’s too much to take. And she just desperately wants to help. Johnson is the wife of New York Jets

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Despite a night of good vibes and performances by some of the music industry’s biggest stars, the Grammy Awards barely moved the needle in television ratings. The Nielsen company said Sunday’s show reached an average of 9.59 million viewers, up 4 percent over the record