Canadiens’ Price wins Masterton for perseverance, dedication
NEW YORK (AP) — Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price has won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The award is given to the NHL player who best…
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Silver confident that the NBA’s take-foul policy will change
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Friday that he expects the oft-maligned “transition…
Continue ReadingWright, Slafkovsky vie to become No. 1 pick in NHL draft
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Canadian center Shane Wright and Slovakian forward Juraj Slafkovsky have a difference of…
Continue ReadingNo. 1 Vols, other top seeds win NCAA regional openers easily
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The top seeds that played their NCAA baseball regional openers went unbeaten, and most won easily. No. 1 Tennessee,…
Continue ReadingArizona’s Tommy Lloyd to get 5-year contract extension
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona men’s basketball coach Tommy Lloyd will get a $1 million raise next season in a proposed five-year contract…
Continue ReadingYanks’ Cortes says Kaat apologized for offensive nickname
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes says Minnesota Twins broadcaster Jim Kaat reached out and apologized after referring to New…
Continue ReadingEx-Chelsea defender Alex has heart bypass surgery at age 39
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazil defender Alex says he has undergone heart bypass surgery after four blocked arteries were discovered. The…
Continue ReadingSan Diego holds off Vandy 3-2 in Corvallis Regional
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Ian Churchill got two solid plays from his defense to earn a save and San Diego held on to defeat Vanderbilt 3-2 on Friday…
Continue ReadingDodgers open with record $310M tax payroll, would owe $47M
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers opened the season with an all-time high $310.6 million payroll for…
Continue ReadingTexas tops Air Force behind 3 RBIs from Messinger, Todd
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Skyler Messinger went 4 for 5 with three RBIs, Austin Todd added three RBIs and No. 9 overall seed Texas beat Air Force 11-3…
Continue ReadingIndyCar silly season swings into Belle Isle’s final race
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DETROIT (AP) — The milk has barely been washed out of Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson’s firesuit and…
Continue ReadingHall strikes out 9 in 8 innings, Southern Miss beats Army
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Tanner Hall struck out nine in eight innings for his ninth win of the season and No. 11 national seed Southern Miss beat…
Continue ReadingFrench Open lookahead: Gauff, 18, takes on No. 1 Swiatek
PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff is an 18-year-old from Florida who is ranked No. 23 and will participate in her first Grand Slam final against 2020 French…
Continue ReadingTorrence makes quickest run in New England Dragway history
EPPING, N.H. (AP) — Four-time defending Top Fuel season champion Steve Torrence made the quickest run in New England Dragway history, driving to…
Continue ReadingSakic’s late-season deals paying off as Avs lead series 2-0
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche general manger Joe Sakic has come up big in the postseason. He made several…
Continue ReadingGoldschmidt homers, runs hit streak to 25 as Cards beat Cubs
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt homered to extend his hitting streak to 25 games, Corey Dickerson went deep…
Continue ReadingDenmark upsets France, Netherlands thrashes Belgium
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — Substitute Andreas Cornelius scored twice to lead Denmark to a rare 2-1 win over titleholder…
Continue ReadingOrioles promote Eve Rosenbaum to assistant general manager
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have promoted Eve Rosenbaum to assistant general manager. Rosenbaum will oversee roster management,…
Continue ReadingTar Heels use five HRs to roll past Hofstra 15-4
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Mac Horvath hit two of North Carolina’s five home runs and the 11th-overall seed Tar Heels rolled to a 15-4 win over…
Continue ReadingGraham hits first grand slam of NCAAs, Oklahoma tops Liberty
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Peyton Graham hit the first grand slam of this season’s NCAA Tournament and No. 9 overall seed Oklahoma beat Liberty…
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