By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Epiphanny Prince announced her retirement on social media after playing 14 seasons in the WNBA. The 36-year-old guard retired after averaging 10.7 points, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals in 315 career games with Chicago, Las Vegas, Seattle ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — College football is ready to put the signs away. The NCAA's playing rules oversight committee on Friday approved the use of coach-to-player helmet communications in games for the 2024 season. The move, in discussion for years, also follows a sign-stealing scandal that ...
By The Associated Press New York was down by five with 30 seconds left. Denver was down by 20 in the second half, and still down by six with three minutes remaining. For the Knicks and Nuggets, the finishes were marvelous. For Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Lakers, the finishes were ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — The NFL draft has taken the show on the road for a decade, giving cities around the country a chance to be in the spotlight. Detroit is on the clock. The Motor City, which was once one of the nation's largest and most powerful cities, has ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Deep NHL playoff runs Jason Demers went on during his playing career usually ended the same way. "The injuries just accumulated too much," he said. "And then you're just not playing at 100%." That attrition is already showing early in the first round this ...
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Conforto homered against the team that drafted him in the first round a decade ago, helping to back rookie Keaton Winn's latest stellar outing as the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 5-2 on Monday night. Nick ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers plan to file a grievance related to the officiating during their series against the New York Knicks, a team spokesman said early Tuesday. The 76ers lost both games in New York, with the Knicks rallying in the ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Kepler had two hits and three RBIs in his return from the injured list and the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox 7-0 on Monday night. Chris Paddack struck out 10 in seven innings to win as a starter for the first time in ...
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Zack Gelof hit a two-run homer off Victor González in the ninth inning, and the Oakland Athletics stopped an eight-game losing streak in the Bronx by beating the Yankees 2-0 Monday following the ejection of New York manager Aaron Boone just five ...
By The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Auston Matthews scored on a breakaway to snap a third-period tie with eight minutes left, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Monday night to knot their first-round playoff series at one game apiece. Ilya Samsonov stopped 27 shots ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Through two games, the Cavaliers have been tough guys in these playoffs. This year, they're the bullies. Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points, Jarrett Allen had 20 rebounds and Cleveland outlasted the Orlando Magic 96-86 on Monday night in ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An eight-point lead was gone. The Knicks' edge in the series and home-court advantage seemed about to follow. Madison Square Garden had fallen nearly silent. "I mean, it wasn't a good feeling," Donte DiVincenzo said. Moments later, ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Ranger Suárez allowed two hits in seven innings and Kody Clemens hit a three-run homer as the Philadelphia Phillies extended their winning streak to seven games with a 7-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Suárez (4-0) ...
By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Oneil Cruz broke out of a slump with three hits, rookie Jared Jones allowed one run in six innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended their skid at six games, beating Milwaukee 4-2 on Monday night to stop the Brewers' four-game win ...
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tarik Skubal struck out nine over six scoreless innings, Mark Canha and Parker Meadows homered, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 on Monday night. The Tigers improved to 9-3 on the road this season. Skubal ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — So much for Michael Jordan being a jinx at the race track. The Basketball Hall of Famer celebrated as if he was still on the court after Tyler Reddick stole a NASCAR Cup victory at Talladega Superspeedway, speeding across the line ...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Turns out only the rain can stop Masters champion Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler holed a difficult pitch for eagle on his second hole Sunday to build some separation in the RBC Heritage and looked so flawless that it was only a ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard couldn't be stopped in the first half — and couldn't score a point in the second. It all added up to one of the most unusual dominant performances in recent playoff history. Lillard scored all 35 of his points before ...
By GARY SCHATZ Associate Press CINCINNATI (AP) — The Reds' bullpen picked up after starting pitcher Frankie Montas left the game in the first inning and Cincinnati shut out the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 on Sunday to sweep the series. Montas was hit by a line drive by Taylor Ward and left the ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh Naylor delivered a clutch, three-run double in the seventh inning as the Guardians continued their best start in 25 years with a 6-2 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. With the Guardians up 3-2, ...