Kreider scores 45th goal, Rangers hold off Penguins 3-2
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Frank Vatrano and Braden Schneider scored less than five minutes apart in the second period, and…
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Mavs rout Lakers 128-110 with LeBron sitting, AD near return
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 34 points in a triple-double and the Dallas Mavericks routed the Lakers 128-110…
Continue ReadingPeru beats Paraguay, qualifies for World Cup playoffs
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Peru has beaten Paraguay 2-0 in the last round of South American World Cup qualifiers to…
Continue ReadingVarlamov makes 42 saves, Islanders hold off Blue Jackets 4-3
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Brock Nelson scored his career-high 32nd goal, Semyon Varlamov made 42 saves and the New York…
Continue ReadingAntetokounmpo’s 40 points, late block lead Bucks past 76ers
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 40 points and had a game-deciding block of Joel Embiid in the…
Continue ReadingBulls alone in 5th place after 107-94 win over Wizards
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 14 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, and the Chicago Bulls pulled…
Continue ReadingGeorge returns for Clippers vs Utah after missing 3 months
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George is back in the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Clippers after missing three months with an elbow injury. He had…
Continue ReadingUCLA-bound Rice nets 17, East beats West in McDonald’s game
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — UCLA-bound Kiki Rice scored 17 points, and the East beat the West 95-75 in the McDonald’s…
Continue ReadingRonaldo, Portugal among teams securing World Cup bids
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Cristiano Ronaldo will get another shot at lifting the World Cup. Portugal beat North Macedonia 2-0 in a…
Continue ReadingHotbed for women’s hoops in Minnesota goes beyond Bueckers
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers has led the Connecticut Huskies to their 14th straight Final Four.…
Continue ReadingMarshall, ODU, S. Miss get OK to exit C-USA for Sun Belt
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Conference USA has agreed to allow Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss to expedite…
Continue ReadingBilly Turner returns to Denver, reunites with Hackett
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Billy Turner’s one-year deal with the Denver Broncos represents not only a…
Continue ReadingGoing remote: Pac-12 moving out of San Francisco office
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 Conference will not renew the lease at its downtown San Francisco headquarters and will have its employees work…
Continue ReadingPirates SS prospect Oneil Cruz to start season at Triple-A
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates prospect Oneil Cruz will start the season in the minors. The team has optioned the towering 6-foot-7…
Continue ReadingBrewers sign RHP José Ureña to $1.25M, 1-year contract
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Miami Marlins and Detroit Tigers pitcher José Ureña has signed a $1.25 million, one-year league contract with the…
Continue ReadingClose to reaching World Cup, US looks to avoid last-day flop
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — American soccer’s harrowing memory of the loss in Trinidad 4 1/2 years ago remains…
Continue ReadingLPGA changes Hall requirements and brings in founders, Ochoa
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Lorena Ochoa already is in the World Golf Hall of Fame. Now she’s going into the LPGA Hall of Fame. The Mexican…
Continue ReadingCavs’ Mobley out next game, maybe more, with ankle sprain
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers rookie forward Evan Mobley will miss Wednesday night’s game against Dallas…
Continue ReadingJames, Davis watch debacle in Dallas as Lakers await return
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are waiting on the return of LeBron James and Anthony Davis as they flirt…
Continue ReadingSaints sign veteran QB Dalton as possible Winston backup
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the club has signed veteran quarterback Andy Dalton. The move gives New Orleans a…
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