Month: November 2021

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Chris Wondolowski scored his 171st career goal to help the San Jose Earthquakes tie 1-1 with FC Dallas on the final day of the regular season Sunday. Neither team is playoff-bound. The 38-year-old Wondolowski retired after the game — finishing a 17-season career and leaving as the MLS career goals

By The Associated Press Sam Pittman and Arkansas became bowl eligible the old-fashioned way — by earning their sixth win of the season. The Razorbacks went 3-7 last season but were still set to play in the Texas Bowl during a postseason significantly impacted by the pandemic. That game ended up being canceled because of

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Damir Kreilach scored in stoppage time to put Real Salt Lake over Sporting Kansas City 1-0 and clinch a playoff berth on Sunday. Real Salt Lake is the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference and will play second-seeded Seattle in the first round. Sporting KC, which went into the

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Caris LeVert scored 22 points and the Indiana Pacers held on after blowing a 15-point lead, beating the Sacramento Kings 94-91. Domontas Sabonis had 17 points and 10 rebounds to help Indiana to its first win in Sacramento since 2018. T.J. McConnell added 17 points and

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sebastian Blanco’s goal in the 53rd minute was the final tally in the playoff-bound Portland Timbers’ 3-0 victory over Austin FC on Sunday in the final regular-season game. The Timbers already clinched the fourth spot in the standings with a 3-1 victory over Real

By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 30 points and the Washington Wizards beat the Milwaukee Bucks 101-94 on Sunday night. Beal had his second game of the season with at least 30 points. He averaged more than 30 in each of the past two seasons. Kyle Kuzma added 15 points

BY JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Cole Anthony scored 10 of his career-best 33 points in the fourth quarter and keyed a game-closing 24-11 run that helped the Orlando Magic past the Utah Jazz 107-100. Down by as many as 13 points in the third quarter and trailing 89-81 with eight minutes

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Chris Wondolowski scored his 171st career goal to help the San Jose Earthquakes tie 1-1 with FC Dallas on the final day of the regular season Sunday. Neither team is playoff-bound. The 38-year-old Wondolowski is in his 18th and likely last season, and scored in the 34th minute. San Jose

DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ricky Rubio scored a career-high 37 to help the Cleveland Cavaliers outlast the New York Knicks 126-109 on Sunday night. Cleveland has won four in a row to improve to 7-4. Evan Mobley added 26 points, Jarrett Allen had 18 and Darius Garland 16. Rubio’s previous

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Jonathan Lewis scored two goals in the Colorado Rapids’ 5-2 win over Los Angeles FC on Sunday. The win booted LA from playoff contention and put the Rapids in first place in the Western Conference on the last day of the regular season. Collen Warner, Cole Bassett and Dominique Badji

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chase Elliott’s bid for a repeat NASCAR championship fell short at Phoenix Raceway. NASCAR’s most popular driver led 94 laps and stayed near the front all afternoon, yet couldn’t make the move when he needed to. Elliott finished fourth in the season championship as his

By The Associated Press The Jacksonville Jaguars overcome a huge scare to rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence during their 9-6 upset of the Buffalo Bills. Lawrence, the first overall pick in the 2021 draft, was helped to the locker room for X-rays on his right ankle after getting stepped on in the second quarter. But he