Montreal defeats Cincinnati 4-3 on Torres’ game-winner
CINCINNATI (AP) — Joaquín Torres scored the game-winning goal in Montreal’s 4-3 win over Cincinnati. Montreal improved to 1-3-1 after the victory and Cincinnati fell to 2-4-0.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Joaquín Torres scored the game-winning goal in Montreal’s 4-3 win over Cincinnati. Montreal improved to 1-3-1 after the victory and Cincinnati fell to 2-4-0.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Julius Pegues, the first Black basketball player at the University of Pittsburgh, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 86. The school said Pegues died at John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 6-foot-3 guard joined Pitt in 1954. He played one year on the freshman team
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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Devon Toews scored with 4:26 remaining, Darcy Kuemper stopped 38 shots and the Colorado Avalanche tied their franchise record for most home wins in a season with a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was win No. 28 at Ball Arena, matching the team’s marks
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CHICAGO (AP) — Gabriel Slonina made one save for the Chicago Fire in a 0-0 draw against Dallas. The Fire moved to 2-0-3 and Dallas is 2-1-2.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NBA stars Manu Ginobili and Tim Hardaway are among the 2022 class of Basketball Hall of Fame inductees. Also selected this year were WNBA great Swin Cash; former NBA coach George Karl; long-time college coach Bob Huggins, WNBA champion and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist Lindsay Whalen; NCAA national champion and former
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner is sidelined with a hairline fracture in his right foot. Turner posted on Twitter that he suffered the injury in a preseason game. New England said it was during a closed-door scrimmage that took place Feb. 9. The 27-year-old Turner has agreed to to a
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BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Steven Alker shot a tournament-record 10-under 62 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead over Bob Estes after the second round of the Rapiscan Systems Classic. Alker had an 11-under 133 total at Grand Bear Golf Club, the first-year venue after the previous 10 editions were played at Fallen Oak. The
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BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Kallie Theisen scored a career-high 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Myah Selland added 12 points, 11 rebounds and five assists and South Dakota State beat Seton Hall 82-50 in the championship game to win the program’s first WNIT title. Haleigh Timmer added 14 points, Paiton Burckhard scored 13 and Tori
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have designated Justin Upton for assignment despite owing the slugging outfielder $19.5 million this season. The Angels will still be responsible for Upton’s salary unless he’s claimed by another team, which seems unlikely. The 34-year-old Upton hit .211 with 17 homers, 41 RBIs and a .705 OPS
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies have gone 11-0 in NCAA title games and will look to continue that success when they face South Carolina for the women’s basketball title Sunday night. This is South Carolina’s second appearance in the title game. Dawn Staley’s squad won
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the Cleveland Guardians have agreed to terms with closer Emmanuel Clase on a $20 million, five-year contract. Clase’s deal is pending the completion of a physical, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity
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By CHUCK KING Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina need 20 starts together to become baseball’s most prolific battery, The first of those 20 will likely come on opening day. Manager Oliver Marmol has officially announced the 40-year-old Wainwright as the Cardinals’ starting pitcher against Pittsburgh on Thursday, with the
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have designated Justin Upton for assignment despite owing the slugging outfielder $28 million this season. The Angels will still be responsible for Upton’s salary unless he’s claimed by another team, which seems unlikely. The 34-year-old Upton hit .211 with 17 homers, 41 RBIs and a .705 OPS
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By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Ty Gibbs bumped John Hunter Nemechek from the lead in a furious last-lap battle at Richmond Raceway and won for the third time this season in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series. Gibbs and Nemechek, teammates with Joe Gibbs Racing, got physical over the final several laps,
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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — South Carolina has the enviable benefit of having both the Player of the Year in Aliyah Boston and also one of the deepest teams in the tournament. The Gamecocks have a relentless defense led by Brea Beal. She regularly guards the opponent’s top scorer and held
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By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Darius Garland had 24 points and 13 assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 119-101 win over the New York Knicks. Garland led seven Cavaliers in double figures as Cleveland snapped a two-game losing streak. Obi Toppin scored a career-high 20 points. Evan Fournier
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By The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The always thoughtful Dawn Staley took a few moments to ponder this head-scratcher: Was she a better point guard or a better coach? The South Carolina coach called it a good question. She’s already in the Naismith Hall of Fame as a player for her skills in college,
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By PAT PICKENS Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Gustav Forsling scored twice, including at 1:45 of overtime, and the Florida Panthers overcame a four-goal deficit and beat the New Jersey Devils 7-6. Aleksander Barkov also had two goals. Defenseman Radko Gudas, Ben Chiarot and Brandon Montour each scored for Florida, which won its third
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Anna Davis is the winner of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The 16-year-old from San Diego County was bogey-free on the back nine at Augusta National and closed with a 69. That still didn’t look to be enough. LSU junior Latanna Stone birdied the 16th
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By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 29 points, 14 rebounds and six assists and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 144-114 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. Philadelphia tied its franchise record of 21 3-pointers, last set on March 1, 2020. Tobias Harris added 23 points and
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