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 document on March 26, he remained as ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a grand slam, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied with two runs in the seventh inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 on Sunday. The Phillies took two of three from the World Series champion Dodgers, a series that might not mean much by October ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tommy Pham's run-scoring single in the bottom of the 11th inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday for just their second win in eight games. The Yankees scored three times in the ninth off Ryan Borucki to tie the game at 4. ...
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander and Nick Robertson each scored twice, Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory. Auston Matthews also scored, and Morgan Rielly added two assists. Stolarz ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Aziel "AZ" Jackson scored a goal in the 11th minute, Jacen Russell-Rowe added a goal and an assist and the Columbus Crew beat CF Montreal 2-1 on Saturday night. AZ, on the counter-attack, ran onto a long arcing ball played ahead by Russell-Rowe and skipped a shot ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Trout and Logan O'Hoppe hit two-run homers to highlight Los Angeles' seven-run fifth inning, Jack Kochanowicz threw five solid innings and the Angels beat the Cleveland Guardians 10-4 on Saturday night. Trout, who struck out looking to end a 10-pitch at-bat in the ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Chourio homered twice and matched a career high with five RBIs as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 on Sunday. Chad Patrick (1-0) allowed one run and two hits over 5 1/3 innings for his first major league win. Since starting the season 0-4, the ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Logan O'Hoppe homered in his fourth consecutive game, and Jorge Soler hit a tiebreaking shot in the sixth inning of the Los Angeles Angels' 6-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. Kyren Paris also homered for the Angels, who have won six of eight after ...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 30 saves for Ottawa's second straight shutout and the Senators moved to the brink of their first playoff appearance since 2017, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Sunday for their third straight victory. With five games left, Ottawa holds the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 37 points, Rudy Gobert added 23 points and 19 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves extended their winning streak to five games with a 114-109 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Julius Randle chipped in 15 points and Donte ...
MONTREAL (AP) — Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist and the Montreal Canadiens scored three times in the third period, rallying to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Saturday night. Suzuki's short-handed goal gave him 83 points for the season. Brendan Gallagher scored his 20th of the ...
By The Associated Press It's playoff-positioning time in the NBA. Going into Saturday, there are 73 games left in the season. The 10 Eastern Conference postseason teams are set; Cleveland, Boston, New York, Indiana and Detroit are in the playoffs, Milwaukee is on the brink of joining ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — José Ramírez hit three homers for the second time in his career, Brayan Rocchio drove in three runs and the Cleveland Guardians snapped their three-game skid with an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brice Turang hit a two-run homer, Tyler Alexander struck out six in 5 2/3 hitless innings for his first victory of the season and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Friday night. Milwaukee has won four straight following an 0-4 start — the first team to ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jesús Luzardo followed up his sensational Phillies' debut with two-hit ball and eight strikeouts over seven shutout innings in Philadelphia's 3-2 win over Los Angeles on Friday night that ended the Dodgers' undefeated start. The World ...
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic had 35 points, Austin Reaves added 30 and LeBron James had 27 in the Los Angeles Lakers' 124-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Doncic struggled in a 123-116 loss to Golden State a night earlier, ...
By The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 31 points and hit three 3-pointers and the Boston Celtics broke the NBA record for 3-pointers in a season in a 123-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. Boston was 14 of 39 from 3-point range to push its season total to ...
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — One year after finishing with the worst record in the NBA, the Detroit Pistons are going to the playoffs for the first time since 2018-19. The Pistons punched their postseason ticket with a 117-105 victory over Toronto on Friday night. No ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Maikel Garcia and Vinnie Pasquantino each had three RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on a rainy Friday night. The Royals broke it open in eighth inning, sending nine batters to the plate and scoring five times. Garcia ripped a double ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The best start in Dodgers history stays with Brooklyn. The World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers ran themselves out of a shot at keeping their undefeated season alive in a 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night that ...