Month: April 2023

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Tyler Toffoli scored his second goal of the game 3:27 into overtime and the Calgary Flames rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4. Troy Stecher had a goal and an assist, and Jonathan Huberdeau and Blake Coleman also scored for the Flames, who faced deficits of 2-0, 3-2, and 4-3

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Steven Kwan became the second player in Cleveland franchise history with five RBIs in either of the first two games of the season and the Guardians took advantage of three Seattle errors in a 9-4 win over the Mariners. Larry Doby in 1953 was the only

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole combined for 20 3-pointers with Curry scoring 33 points, Thompson 31 and Poole 27 to send the Golden State Warriors past the San Antonio Spurs 130-115. Poole’s first of six 3s gave Golden State three players with 200

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox had 20 points and 11 assists and the playoff-bound Sacramento Kings won a second consecutive game against Portland Trail Blazers, 138-114. Malik Monk had 20 off the bench for the Kings, who had already secured their first postseason berth since 2006 and

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark tossed the ball high in the air as the clock ticked down, gave a huge shout-out to her adoring fans and then took off on a gleeful gallop around the court. In the biggest matchup of her life, the dazzling point guard from Iowa

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Left-hander Kyle Freeland made a brilliant defensive play while holding San Diego to three hits in six scoreless innings and Charlie Blackmon hit a two-run homer in the Colorado Rockies’ 4-1 victory over the Padres on Friday night. The Rockies have won the first two

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jason Robertson had a goal and three assists, with his goal breaking a tie with 22 seconds remaining in the second period in the Dallas Stars’ 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night. Robertson, who has 95 points, broke Mike Modano’s franchise season scoring

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Taking a break in the paddock after watching Max Verstappen during a practice session at the Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne teenager Kaitlyn Bourne was loving her day at the track. The 17-year-old Bourne was wearing a clear plastic poncho over a Red Bull sweater on a

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Devin Booker added 27 and the Phoenix Suns won their fourth straight game by beating the short-handed Denver Nuggets 100-93 on Friday night. The Suns are 5-0 with Durant in the lineup. Phoenix traded for the 13-time All-Star in a deadline

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kyle Lewis had a pinch-hit, go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1. The D-backs used three consecutive pinch-hitters to open the inning against Alex Vesia. After Nick Ahmed grounded out to third, Evan