CINCINNATI (AP) — Dániel Sallói scored late in the second half behind a clean sheet from Luka Gavran and Toronto FC defeated FC Cincinnati 1-0 on Sunday night. Sallói used an assist from Richie Laryea to score the lone goal in the 86th minute and Gavran made two saves to finish off the ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As the buzzer sounded on the Big 12 Tournament championship game, Jordan Harrison ran and leaped into the waiting arms of her West Virginia teammates, who squeezed her so hard it looked as if it hurt. It was just about the only time anyone corralled Harrison on ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As the buzzer sounded on the Big 12 Tournament championship game, Jordan Harrison ran and leaped into the waiting arms of her West Virginia teammates, who squeezed her so hard it looked as if it hurt. It was just about the ...
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ryan Blaney completed a Team Penske sweep at Phoenix Raceway by winning the Cup Series race Sunday — a victory that denied Tyler Reddick a fourth consecutive win to start the NASCAR season. Blaney was the race favorite after ...
By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tommy Novak scored 17 seconds into overtime to complete a wild comeback in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-4 victory over the Boston Bruins on Sunday. Anthony Mantha scored two third-period goals to help Pittsburgh — playing without franchise ...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds will start left-hander Andrew Abbott on the mound for their season opener at home against the Boston Red Sox on March 26. It's the first opening day start for the 26-year-old Abbott, who was selected as an All-Star for the first time last year in ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic had 35 points and eight rebounds, Austin Reaves added 25 points and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame LeBron James' injury absence to grind out a 110-97 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday. Rui Hachimura scored 13 ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Tarik Skubal is thinking about pitching again for the United States in the World Baseball Classic after the Detroit Tigers ace had previously planned to make just one start. His mindset changed after he started for the U.S. in a 9-1 win over Britain on Saturday night. "I ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — David Mirkovic had 22 points and 11 rebounds as No. 11 Illinois held off Maryland 78-72 on Sunday. The Terrapins (11-20, 4-16 Big Ten) have had a desultory season under first-year coach Buzz Williams, losing 20 games for the ...
By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 43rd goal and scored the winning goal in a shootout, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday in a matchup between two of the NHL's top four teams in ...
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and Jayson Tatum had 20 in his second game back from a torn right Achilles, lifting the Boston Celtics to a 109-98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in a battle of Eastern Conference contenders on Sunday ...
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos and inside linebacker Justin Strnad have agreed on a three-year, $18 million contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because ...
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Defending national champion Florida spent the past few weeks chasing a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The fifth-ranked Gators openly talked about it — and certainly played like it. Now they seemingly have it. Florida enters ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Ready, set, negotiate multi-million contracts. The NFL's free agency period opens Monday with a 52-hour legal tampering period ahead of the official start of the new league year Wednesday. Edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, six-time Pro Bowl wide receiver ...
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Brayden Burries scored 22 of his season-high 31 points in the second half, fellow freshman Koa Peat had 25 points and No. 2 Arizona rallied from 11 down to beat Colorado 89-79 on Saturday night. Arizona (29-2, 16-2), which clinched ...
By JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Robert Wright III scored 23 of his 27 points in the second half, rallying BYU to an 82-76 victory over No. 10 Texas Tech on Saturday night. Wright made his first seven shots after halftime to help the Cougars (21-10, 9-9 Big 12) snap a ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Add another chapter to UConn coach Dan Hurley's combative history with officials just as March Madness is approaching. Hurley was ejected from the fourth-ranked Huskies' 68-62 loss to Marquette on Saturday after picking up two ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nigel James Jr. scored 19 points and UConn coach Dan Hurley was ejected in the final second as Marquette hung on for a 68-62 victory on Saturday that prevented the fourth-ranked Huskies from claiming a share of the Big East ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trevor Zegras scored the only goal of the shootout to help the Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday night. Owen Tippett, Alex Bump and Denver Barkey scored for the Flyers, and Dan Vladar stopped 20 shots. Tommy Novak, Rickard Rakell and Erik ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson and Jason Zucker scored less than two minutes apart in the second period and the Buffalo Sabres held on to win their sixth game in a row, 3-2 over the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Josh Doan scored 16 seconds into the third period for a 3-1 lead and Alex ...