By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky's NHL record by scoring the 893rd and 894th of his career, the second being the game winner, as the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Friday night. Ovechkin scored No. ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Judge marked his 1,000th game by hitting his sixth homer of the season and the New York Yankees beat Pittsburgh 9-4 on Friday in the Pirates' home opener. Judge's shot to the seats in right-center in the seventh off Tim Mayza — ...
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer New West Virginia coach Ross Hodge's five-year agreement will pay him $15 million and includes a hefty buyout if he leaves within a year — a nod to predecessor Darian DeVries, according to a document released by the school Friday. After Hodge signed the ...
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Julio Jones, a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and the leading receiver in Atlanta Falcons history, announced his retirement on Friday. Jones, 36, did not play in 2024 after playing in 11 games, including four starts, and catching 11 passes ...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Quarterback Trey Lance agreed to a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday. Lance spent the past two years with the Dallas Cowboys after playing his first two NFL seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, who infamously selected him with the No. 3 ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Pretty much every basketball fan has heard of Duke's Cooper Flagg. Nowhere near as many have heard of Houston's Joseph Tugler. If the Cougars are going to spring an upset over the Blue Devils in the all-1-seed Final Four on Saturday, ...
By The Associated Press NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. is shifting gears with his No. 8 merchandising. Earnhardt announced on social media Friday that he has secured the right to use a stylized version of No. 8 and will forgo the original No. 8 logo used by his NASCAR team, JR ...
By ARNIE STAPLETON and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders insisted Friday he doesn't necessarily need the bright lights of Broadway or the Bellagio at the outset of his NFL journey. He suggested he could just as easily thrive for the "Dawg Pound" fan base ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper loves LA — well, at least the World Series champion Dodgers' freewheeling spending on their way to a nearly $320 million payroll. A two-time NL MVP, Harper was blunt Friday ahead of a three-game series ...
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Shota Imanaga pitched one-run ball into the eighth inning in Chicago's home opener at Wrigley Field, and the Cubs handed San Diego its first loss with a 3-1 victory over the Padres on Friday. Imanaga (2-0) allowed four hits in 7 1/3 innings ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Cooper Flagg and his Duke teammates were days away from clinching a spot in the Final Four, and the Blue Devils' freshman star was planning ahead. It wasn't about anything on the court, though. It was to be ready the next time ...
By PETE IACOBELLI Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Chase Briscoe didn't get much time to revel in his Southern 500 victory the last time he was at Darlington Raceway. He plans to soak in some of the memories when he returns to the track this weekend. Briscoe used a dramatic, ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Bruce Pearl has turned Auburn into a basketball school and may have his best team yet. Rick Pitino has done what he does best at St. John's, ushering in a quick turnaround. Their successes this season led to the first tie in the 58-year history of The ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (AP) — A 70-year-old man who plays in an area senior hardball league popped into Victus Sports this week because he needed bats for the new season. Plus he just had to take some cuts with baseball's latest fad and see for himself if ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wayne Gretzky witnessed Alex Ovechkin scoring his 893rd goal to move one back of tying his NHL record, as the Canadian great made his first in-person appearance during this chase. Gretzky said it was important to "the integrity of the ...
For a week after he was hired at West Virginia, new men's basketball coach Ross Hodge wore two hats. Hodge stayed on as the coach at North Texas to get the Mean Green prepared to play in the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost on Tuesday night to UC Irvine in ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Taijuan Walker pitched six scoreless innings, Kyle Schwarber homered and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Colorado Rockies 3-1 on Thursday. Walker, who was pulled from the Phillies rotation in 2024 because of his ineffectiveness, was making his season debut as a ...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Michael King struck out 11 in five innings and Jackson Merrill homered for the San Diego Padres, who started 6-0 for the first time in their 57-season history by beating the Cleveland Guardians 7-0 on Tuesday night. The Padres' previous best start was 4-0 in 1984, when they ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jack Leiter shut the Cincinnati Reds down for the second game in a row on Wednesday and the Texas Rangers won 1-0 to take the three-game series. The Rangers were outscored 14-5 in the three games but still won the series. Leiter (2-0) retired the first 11 Reds batters ...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jackson Merrill hit a two-run homer a few hours after finalizing a $135 million, nine-year contract and the San Diego Padres started 7-0 for the first time in their 57-season history by beating the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 on Wednesday. Fernando Tatis Jr. raced home on the ...