Month: April 2022

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Caleb Love and North Carolina proved they could play their outside-shooting finesse style better than Duke could play bully ball. And that helped the Tar Heels claim a titanic third battle this year in the Final Four — their first meeting ever in the NCAA

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For the 48th time over 47 years of unparalleled coaching, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski took the slow walk to midcourt and shook the hand of the North Carolina coach who beat him. After that, he found his wife, Mickie, and they made the slow, sad walk,

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles and slugger Trey Mancini have agreed on a $7.75 million, one-year deal to avoid arbitration that includes a $10 million mutual option for the 2023 season. Mancini missed all of 2020 after being diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer that March. He returned in 2021 and batted .255

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Bob Baffert won the sixth race at Santa Anita, sending the Hall of Fame trainer out a winner two days before his 90-day suspension begins. Baffert was in the winner’s circle with Shaaz after the $72,000 race. He was joined by Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, who was aboard for

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Lalas Abubakar scored the game-tying goal for the Colorado Rapids in a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake. The Rapids are now 2-1-2 and RSL is 3-1-2.

By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 36 points and the Golden State Warriors erased a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Utah Jazz 111-107. Jordan Poole added 31 and Andrew Wiggins had 17 as the Warriors snapped a four-game losing streak and clinched a playoff spot. The Warriors have

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nick Suzuki scored in the shootout, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4. Suzuki beat Brian Elliott on a nifty backhander in the third round as Montreal won for the fourth time in 13 games (4-5-4). Cole Caufield, Corey Schueneman, Josh Anderson and

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cade Cowell scored the tying goal for the San Jose Earthquakes in a 2-2 draw against Austin. The Earthquakes are now 0-3-2 and Austin is 2-1-2.

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 22 points, Kyle Lowry and Tyler Herro added 19 apiece, and the Eastern Conference-leading Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 127-109. Bam Adebayo scored 16, and the hot-shooting Heat reached the 50-win mark for the first time since the 2013-14 season. Miami also

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ilie Sanchez scored the deciding goal in a 4-2 win for Los Angeles FC over Orlando City. LAFC is now 4-0-1 after the victory and Orlando fell to 2-2-2.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Matt Polster scored an all-important own goal while Carlos Miguel stopped the five shots he faced as the New York Red Bulls earned a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution. The Red Bulls are now 3-1-1 with the victory and the Revolution dropped to 1-3-1.

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 36 points, including nine points in the final minute, and the streaking Atlanta Hawks overcame Kevin Durant’s career-high 55 points to hold off the Brooklyn Nets 122-115 for their fifth consecutive win. Atlanta moved into eighth place in the Eastern Conference. Brooklyn and

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — New No. 1 Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the Credit One Charleston Open on the same day she beat Naomi Osaka for the Miami Open title. Swiatek said in a statement she had reached the finals of three straight events and needed to rest. Swiatek was scheduled to play Charleston’s clay-court

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Anze Kopitar recorded a goal and one assist in his 1,200th career NHL game to help the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Adrian Kempe also had a goal and assist and Gabriel Vilardi notched his third goal of the season for the Kings, who have

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — St. John’s junior Julian Champagnie is entering the NBA draft. A two-time selection to the all-Big East first team, Champagnie has announced he plans to give up the rest of his college eligibility and hire an agent. The 6-foot-8 forward explored his pro prospects last