AP National Sports

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Blake Snell pitched five-hit ball into the sixth inning and Trent Grisham homered at a festive Petco Park, helping the San Diego Padres top the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 for a 2-1 lead in their NL Division Series. San Diego can clinch its first trip

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 victory over sixth-seeded Coco Gauff on Friday night in the quarterfinal round at the WTA 500 San Diego Open. Gauff had a double fault on the opening point and the outcome was seemingly never in doubt as Swiatek took control with her relentless,

MIAMI (AP) — Frank Harris threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns, Kevorian Barnes rushed for 128 yards and two scores, and UTSA eased past Florida International 30-10. UTSA led 17-3 at halftime behind Harris’ 195 yards passing and two touchdowns. Harris launched a pass under pressure and Dan Dishman hauled it in for a

DALLAS (AP) — Tanner Mordecai passed for 336 yards and three touchdowns, and he rushed for 74 yards and a score to help SMU beat Navy 40-34. All four of Mordecai’s touchdowns went for 20-plus yards. Mordecai raced up the middle for a 60-yard touchdown run to begin SMU’s 20-point scoring run in the third

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets beat the New York Rangers 4-1 to win their season opener. Sam Gagner also scored and Kyle Connor added an empty-netter for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 40 shots. Dryden Hunt had a goal for and backup goalie Jaroslav Halak finished with 30

MONTREAL (AP) — OG Anunoby scored 32 points and Scottie Barnes added 25 as the Toronto Raptors defeated the Boston Celtics in 137-134 in overtime in Montreal. Precious Achiuwa had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Raptors, including the game-sealing rebound after Boston’s Payton Pritchard missed a potential game-tying shot. Derrick White and Jaylen

HOUSTON (AP) — Gavin Lasseigne made a game-winning 43-yard field goal as time expired, and Nicholls beat Houston Christian 19-17 on Saturday night for its first win of the season. Lasseigne’s career-long 52-yard field goal with about ten minutes to play gave Nicholls a 16-14 lead. Houston Christian went ahead 17-16 with 43 seconds left

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Blake Stenstrom threw for 258 yards and three touchdowns, Dylan Classi had a career-high 169 yards receiving and two scores, and undefeated Princeton beat Brown 35-19. Princeton opened the second half with Classi’s 49-yard touchdown reception, his first of the season, to extend the lead to 21-10. The Tigers made it

By JOHN DUERDEN Associated Press While the likes of Lionel Messi could come under pressure to play for European clubs leading into the World Cup, players from Argentina’s opening-game opponent Saudi Arabia will have much more time to focus on the global event. The Saudi league finishes Sunday and a squad of 32 players leaves

HOUSTON (AP) — In a story published October 8, 2022, about the Nicholls-Houston Christian football game, The Associated Press erroneously reported the game score. It was 19-17, not 16-14.

By The Associated Press American forward Haji Wright ended a four-game scoreless streak, getting a pair of goals for Antalyaspor in a 3-2 loss at Alanyaspor in the Turkish Super League. Wright, a 24-year-old from Los Angeles, cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 57th minute with a short-range header from Cemali Sertel’s cross. He

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Elmer Soderblom scored a third-period goal in his NHL debut, Ville Husso made 29 saves and the Detroit Red Wings won in Derek Lalonde’s first game as a head coach, beating the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on Friday night. Soderblom, a 2019 draft pick, played in the Swedish

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored twice, and Corey Perry and Ross Colton each had a goal and an assist, as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2  for their first win of the season. Cal Foote also scored, and Vladislav Namestnikov, Alex Killorn and Mikhail

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have claimed catchers Aramis Garcia and Mark Kolozsvary off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds. The Orioles announced the moves Friday. They also designated right-handed relievers Louis Head and Beau Sulser for assignment. The 29-year-old Garcia hit .213 last season in 47 games with the Reds. Kolozsvary made his big

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney who has owned New York Knicks season tickets for nearly 50 years has sued Madison Square Garden Entertainment claiming that he and nearly 60 lawyers from his firm were barred from the company’s properties. Larry Hutcher said in the suit filed Thursday that

By The Associated Press Playoff baseball is coming back to the Pacific Northwest. Seattle is hoping it’s more than a one-day cameo. Julio Rodríguez and company host Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros for Game 3 of their AL Division Series. It’s the first playoff game in Seattle since the Mariners were eliminated by the

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Atlanta Braves rookie Spencer Strider returned to the mound for the first time in nearly a month and was tagged by the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NL Division Series. The right-hander who turns 24 in two weeks lasted only 2 1/3 innings in the shortest start of his career.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have ruled out receiver Rashod Bateman and linebacker Justin Houston for Sunday’s road game against the New York Giants. Bateman will miss a second consecutive game with a foot problem, and Houston is out for a third straight contest with a groin injury. The Ravens also ruled

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — J.C. Jackson is still trying to get up to speed five games into his first season with the Los Angeles Chargers. The cornerback signed a five-year, $82.5 million contract with the Chargers after New England did not place the franchise tag on him. Jackson