By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Picture this: A sliding athlete wins an Olympic medal in Lake Placid next winter, then is chauffeured down to New York for an award ceremony at Rockefeller Center a few days later with thousands of people there to cheer on both ...
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves for his 15th career shutout and second this season, Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Friday night. Tanner Pearson had a goal and an ...
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — There are times when Paul Skenes, the 22-year-old, can't escape Paul Skenes, baseball's Next Big Thing. It happens randomly and without warning. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year ran into former New England Patriots ...
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 35 points and seven rebounds and the Boston Celtics powered past the Philadelphia 76ers 123-105 on Thursday night. It was Tatum's 24th game this season with at least 30 points even though he sat out the entire fourth ...
By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists, Kyle Connor added a goal and an assist and the Winnipeg Jets snapped a three-game skid by defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Thursday night. Nikolaj Ehlers and Adam Lowry also ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes has been in the major leagues for less than a year. A piece of the Pittsburgh Pirates ace — well, OK, a piece of the jersey that Skenes donned during his first start last May — could be ready to join some elite ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyshawn George scored 23 points, Alex Sarr added 21 and the Washington Wizards edged the Utah Jazz 125-122 on Wednesday night. Seven of the nine players used by Washington were in double figures, with Justin Champagnie coming off the bench for 17 points. Johnny Juzang ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Connor Zary scored twice and Nazem Kadri had a goal in a 1:52 stretch midway through the first period for a three-goal lead and the Calgary Flames beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Tuesday night. The Flames also defeated the Flyers 6-3 on Oct. 12 in their only other ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 18 points, Naz Reid added 23 and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 126-112 on Tuesday. Julius Randle had 16 points for Minnesota in his second game back after missing 13 games ...
DENVER (AP) — Casey Mittelstadt scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 4:09 remaining, Nathan MacKinnon extended his home point streak to 17 games, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Tuesday night. Artturi Lehkonen scored twice, including into an empty net ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points, Jarrett Allen added 25 points and 17 rebounds, and the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers won their 11th straight game, 139-117 over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night. Darius Garland added 19 points on 7-of-22 shooting for the Cavs, who rested ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Darius Garland had 10 assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers survived some sloppiness in the final two minutes to win their 12th straight game, 112-107 over the banged-up Miami Heat on Wednesday night. With the win, the Cavs became the first ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York State Athletic Commission said a "technical issue" prevented officials from seeing replay of Gervonta Davis going to a knee in the ninth round of his fight against Lamont Roach and is reviewing the matter. Had officials seen ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Big boxing in New York for long meant Madison Square Garden, in recent years Barclays Center as well. Fight night in Times Square promises to be a whole different scene. "I think we're expecting half a million people, for free," said ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Dallas signed defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa before the franchise tag deadline Tuesday and Minnesota declined to give the tag to quarterback Sam Darnold, clearing the way for him to hit the open market next week. Only two players were given the tag ...
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Davante Adams' reunion with Aaron Rodgers lasted just 11 games with the New York Jets. The team released the veteran wide receiver Tuesday, ahead of the start of the NFL's new league year next week. The move, which was expected, will save the ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Attorneys seeking approval of the $2.8 billion legal settlement for college sports pointed to nearly 102,000 athletes who signed up to receive damages from the action, while batting down objections to what they described as the "intergalactic paradigm ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Saquon Barkley will become the highest-paid running back in NFL history after his record-setting season helped the Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl. The Eagles are giving Barkley a two-year contract extension worth $41.2 million with $36 million ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James will soon become the first player in NBA history to score 50,000 combined points in the regular season and postseason. If James suits up Tuesday night, he'll need just one point to set the mark during the Los Angeles ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — The final race of the headfirst-sliding sport known as skeleton awaits Ukrainian athletes Vladyslav Heraskevych and Yaroslav Lavreniuk. After that, they're going home. They don't know what awaits when they get there. Heraskevych ...