Month: April 2022

By The Associated Press Cleveland rookie Steven Kwan hit .469 in spring training after compiling a .301 batting average in three minor league…

NEW YORK (AP) — Obi Toppin scored a career-high 42 points, Immanuel Quickley had 34 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks…

TOKYO (AP) — Roki Sasaki pitched a perfect game with 19 strikeouts, leading the Chiba Lotte Marines over the Orix Buffaloes 6-0 in Japan’s…

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 31 points, Jaylen Brown added 18 and the Boston Celtics secured the…

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is the Masters champion, Rory McIlroy is the runner-up and other facts and figures from the final round at…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid sat out after he clinched the scoring title and James Harden joined him on the…

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal capped his fourth career hat trick and first in 10 years with an empty-net goal…

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Key hole on Sunday at the…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone said star point guard Jamal Murray isn’t mentally…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Jurickson Profar hit a grand slam, Jorge Alfaro followed with another homer and the San Diego…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brian Elliott made 28 saves, Corey Perry and Ondrej Palat had goals 17 seconds apart in the…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Alex Bregman put the Astros ahead with a two-run single in the fifth, and José Urquidy…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Heliot Ramos had two hits and scored a run in his major league debut, and the San…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler is the No. 1 player in the world and has a Masters green jacket to show for…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets beat the Washington Wizards 124-108 on Sunday behind 25 points from…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Cameron Smith’s hopes of winning his first major vanished on the 12th hole during the…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — C.J. Cron drilled a two-run homer on an afternoon when the whipping wind made flyballs an adventure,…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Josef Newgarden won under caution Sunday on the downtown streets of Long Beach to…

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Hunter Greene won his major league debut, Kyle Farmer hit a two-run single in a five-run third…

LOUISVILLE, Ky, (AP) — Louisville’s college baseball game against North Carolina was delayed more than two hours Sunday following a bomb threat…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid won the NBA scoring title to become the first Philadelphia player to top the league…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Trae Young had 28 points and 11 assists as the Atlanta Hawks wrapped up the regular season with a…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer It lasted 174 days, required the usage of more players than any season in history primarily because of the…

By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians won for the first time with their new name as hot-starting rookie…