Month: April 2022

MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield had his first NHL hat trick and the Montreal Canadiens routed the Presidents’ Trophy champion Florida Panthers 10-2 in the regular-season finale for both teams. As Tyler Pitlick netted Montreal’s 10th goal, “Guy! Guy! Guy!” chants rained from the Bell Centre rafters honoring late Habs great Guy Lafleur. Carey Price

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored his 20th goal of the season and had an assist, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 in the season finale to clinch third place in the Metropolitan Division. Kris Letang, Brian Boyle, Evan Rodrigues and Marcus Pettersson also scored for

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dryden Hunt scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, Alexandar Georgiev made 34 saves and the New York Rangers downed the Washington Capitals 3-2 in the regular-season finale. The Capitals’ loss means the Pittsburgh Penguins take the No. 3 seed in the Metropolitan Division and

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars turned their attention to the getting help for quarterback Trevor Lawrence in the NFL draft a night after addressing glaring defensive holes with a pair of first-round picks. The Jaguars selected Kentucky center Luke Fortner with the first pick in the

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ha-Seong Kim and Jake Cronenworth homered, and Yu Darvish pitched six effective innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 7-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Kim was 2 for 4 with a two-run home run in the second inning to tie the

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Browns made another offseason trade with Houston and dropped to the third round to take Mississippi State cornerback Martin Emerson in the NFL draft. Following the blockbuster deal to acquire quarterback Deshaun Watson last month, Browns general manager Andrew Berry had the Texans

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Christian Arroyo ended Boston’s long-ball drought with a two-run shot, and the Red Sox used a dominating pitching performance by Rich Hill and four relievers to beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1. Arroyo hit his first homer of the season in the second inning to provide the Red

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets starter Tylor Megill and a trio of relievers have combined to pitch eight no-hit innings against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets are leading 3-0 at Citi Field on Friday night. Megill went the first five innings. He struck out five and walked three while making his 23rd major

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals traded up to get cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt from Nebraska in the second round of the NFL draft. The Bengals traded the 63rd and 209th pick for the 60th pick to get Taylor-Britt to address their need for depth at cornerback.  The 22-year-old had