By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored with 40.1 seconds left on the clock in overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 on Friday night for their first win of the season. Ross Colton scored two goals, both in the third period, and ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With their season on the line, the Minnesota Lynx did just enough to stave off elimination and force a decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals. Bridget Carleton made two free throws with 2 seconds left, and the Lynx beat the New York ...
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — An historic result didn't seem all that unusual for Duke on Friday night. Chandler Rivers scored on an interception return, Todd Pelino kicked three field goals and the Blue Devils beat Florida State for the first time in 23 all-time ...
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Not easy to knock out these New York Mets. Pete Alonso golfed an early three-run homer and the Mets hammered an ineffective Jack Flaherty, extending the National League Championship Series with a 12-6 victory over the Los Angeles ...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Nikolaj Ehlers and Cole Perfetti scored two goals each as the Winnipeg Jets stayed unbeaten with an 8-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night. Perfetti added two assists while Ehlers had one as Winnipeg improved to 4-0-0. Vlad Namestnikov and Neal Pionk ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Isabeau Levito channeled her inner Holly Golightly in a stylish performance set to music from the film "Breakfast at Tiffany's" on Friday night to lead after the short program at Skate America, the opening event of figure skating's Grand Prix season. The ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Martin Necas had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Friday night. Jackson Blake, a 21-year-old rookie, tied it 1-all with 6:36 left in the first period with his second NHL goal and the first of four consecutive for ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Taylor Pendrith was spared wind so strong it caused a four-hour delay and battered the field Friday in the Shriners Hospital Open. The Canadian only had to play six holes and stayed in the lead before the second round was halted by darkness. Pendrith, who had a 10-under 61 ...
By MIKE BARBER Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Describing himself as "a square peg in a round hole," a tearful Tony Bennett said Friday he suddenly retired from coaching at Virginia because he wasn't suited to navigate the current landscape of college basketball. Bennett ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall will be activated and make his NFL debut Sunday against Kansas City 50 days after he was shot in the chest. Pearsall made it through his first week back at practice with no ...
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Decades have passed since New Orleans Saints home games were associated with vast expanses of empty seats in a gloomy Superdome, interspersed with humiliated fans wearing brown paper bags over their heads. At the rate things are going, ...
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer The online auction for Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball has just four days remaining, with the highest bid now at $1.8 million. The auction has been somewhat overshadowed by the legal situation surrounding the ball. Christian Zacek walked out of ...
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye deflected questions about his knee Friday and said he's ready to make his second career start when New England faces the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium. Maye, the No. 3 overall pick in this ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Richardson missed an opportunity to play in front of his hometown fans two weeks ago when the Indianapolis Colts played at Jacksonville. He gets a second chance to face a home-state team when the Miami Dolphins visit on ...
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The last thing sensational rookie receiver Malik Nabers remembers prior to his concussion late in the fourth quarter against Dallas on Sept. 26 was New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones throwing the ball in his direction ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers are on a three-game losing streak and now they have a growing list of injuries to deal with entering Sunday's game at Washington. The Panthers (1-5) ruled out linebackers Josey Jewell (hamstring/groin), Claudin Cherelus (hamstring) and Jon ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. For all previous Pro Picks, head here. ___ A Super Bowl rematch, another London game and a first-place showdown in the NFC North highlight Week 7 ...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Embattled receiver Mike Williams is ready to play and is part of the gameplan against Pittsburgh this week, even with new acquisition Davante Adams on the team, New York Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Friday. It looked like Williams' spotty performances this ...
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — When Sean Payton was preparing to hand over his offense to a rookie quarterback for the first time in his 17 years as an NFL head coach, he said two essential ingredients for success were a good ground game and a stout ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh has hired Allen Greene as its new athletic director. The university made the announcement Friday. Greene replaces Heather Lyke, who was fired in early September with a few months remaining on her contract. Greene, currently a senior deputy athletics director at ...