Month: April 2022

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is the Masters champion, Rory McIlroy is the runner-up and other facts and figures from the final round at Augusta National.

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid sat out after he clinched the scoring title and James Harden joined him on the bench, leaving Shake Milton and Tyrese Maxey to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-106 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. The Sixers clinched the No. 4

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Mo Bamba and R.J. Hampton each scored 21 points and the Orlando Magic beat the Miami Heat 125-111 on Sunday night in the regular-season finale for both teams. Victor Oladipo had 40 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Heat. They wrapped up the top

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal capped his fourth career hat trick and first in 10 years with an empty-net goal and the Carolina Hurricanes settled in defensively after an offense-filled first period to beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2. Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Martinook also scored for the Metropolitan Division-leading

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Key hole on Sunday at the Masters

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler can play in the Masters forever now. That’s a perk that comes with winning at Augusta National. Cameron Champ knows he can play at Augusta National in 2023. For him, that was a win as well. Champ finished tied for 10th at the

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone said star point guard Jamal Murray isn’t mentally prepared to return to action yet. It’s been almost a year since Murray tore his left ACL. He’s looked good at practice and in pregame warmups but Malone said Murray has good days

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Ted Scott was retiring last fall. He was done with golf, ready to do something else, probably teach the game. And when Scottie Scheffler called to ask the veteran caddie to work for him, an answer didn’t come easily. Scott was truly torn. He told

By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy and Jared Spurgeon each had a goal and an assist, helping the Minnesota Wild rally from an early three-goal deficit to beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-3. Kirill Kaprizov tied a franchise record with his 42nd goal and Mats Zuccarello, Marcus Foligno and

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit a grand slam, Jorge Alfaro followed with another homer and the San Diego Padres used a big second inning to win their third straight game, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-5. The Padres sent 10 hitters to the plate in the second and the

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brian Elliott made 28 saves, Corey Perry and Ondrej Palat had goals 17 seconds apart in the first period and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-0 on Sunday night. Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov and Ross Colton also scored to help the two-time defending

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Bregman put the Astros ahead with a two-run single in the fifth, and José Urquidy yielded four hits over five innings in Houston’s 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Chas McCormick had an RBI single, and rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña delivered three hits

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored the second of his two goals at 2:21 of overtime for his 1,400th career point, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins snap a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators. Crosby added an assist in his 1,100th game, becoming the seventh-fastest player

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Heliot Ramos had two hits and scored a run in his major league debut, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Miami Marlins 3-2. Mauricio Dubón added an RBI double for the Giants, who scored the decisive run in the third inning after a throwing error