By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Jonathan Drouin scored his second goal of the game 54 seconds into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Sunday for their ninth straight win. Nathan MacKinnon extended ...
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyson Foerster scored with 1:29 left and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a seven-game losing streak to Boston with a 3-2 win over the Bruins on Saturday. Travis Konecny scored two goals and Foerster also had an assist. Samuel Ersson made ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — DJ Burns Jr. knows he has a choice most nights. The North Carolina State forward can pout about the constant pushing and shoving he receives in the post — the cost of doing business when you're 6-foot-9 and 275 pounds — or he can ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Illinois fans had been waiting since 2005 for their team to get back to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16. Their patience was finally rewarded. Coach Brad Underwood made a point to salute the ones who accompanied the team to Omaha for the ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The only thing slowing down Carter Starocci's pursuit of wrestling glory was an ailing knee and some blood on his opponent's face, and he left Aaron Brooks no choice but to follow his Penn State teammate into the history books. Starocci won his fourth NCAA title on ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Before the second overtime began, Greg McDermott looked over at Dana Altman and the two coaches and close friends shared a smile. This was madness. "We were both in disbelief about what was transpiring in front of our eyes," McDermott ...
PHOENIX (AP) — Grayson Allen scored 32 points and tied a career high with nine 3-pointers, leading the Phoenix Suns past the Philadelphia 76ers 115-102 on Wednesday night. Allen made 10 of 17 shots from the field, including 9 of 15 from long range. He's made at least eight 3-pointers in ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored 1:28 into overtime to keep Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen unbeaten since returning to action in the Hurricanes' 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. Jarvis posted his 26th goal to extend his goals streak to five games and give ...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 21 points, Taylor Jones added 18 and No. 1 seed Texas beat No. 16 Drexel 82-42 on Friday in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament. Gonzales converted 5 of 6 3-point attempts while matching her season-high in scoring, and she made three ...
DALLAS (AP) — Jamie Benn scored twice in a 1:17 span to extend his goal streak to a season-best three games, and the Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Friday night. The Dallas captain is up to 15 goals on the season, with six in the past eight games, as the Stars finished 3-2 ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Brad Underwood smirked and almost imperceptibly shook his head when the question was asked: What would it mean for Illinois to finally make it back to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in nearly two ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Carter Starocci of Penn State shut out longtime rival Mekhi Lewis of Virginia Tech to advance to the semifinals at the NCAA wrestling championships on Friday, putting the Nittany Lions star two wins away from his fourth national title. Starocci is seeded ninth at 174 ...
By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Fox scored 36 seconds into overtime and the New York Rangers became the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 6-5 following a wild third period Tuesday night. Alexis Lafreniere had two ...
By The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis scored 1:28 into overtime to keep Carolina goalie Frederik Andersen unbeaten since returning to action in the Hurricanes' 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia on Thursday night. Jarvis posted his 26th goal to give Carolina its fifth ...
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Oklahoma State wrestler Daton Fix is positioned to finally win an elusive national championship, and Penn State is poised to win the team title again with two potential four-time champions. Fix has placed in the top four at the NCAA Division I Wrestling ...
By The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Kane scored 48 seconds into overtime as the Detroit rallied to beat Columbus 4-3. Kane scored from the left circle after Lucas Raymond tied the score with his second goal of the game with 12.6 seconds remaining in regulation. Raymond has ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Lowry hustled after a loose basketball and launched himself over the scorer's table and into the lap of the public address announcer. Lowry turns 38 next week and joked that at his age, he has "no brakes." But his feet flying in the air is just the way the 76ers' ...
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer Clemson sued the Atlantic Coast Conference in a South Carolina court on Tuesday, joining Florida State in challenging the league's right to charge schools hundreds of millions of dollars to leave. The complaint filed in Pickens County says the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey shook off a bloody nose caused by Brandon Miller's flagrant foul to score 30 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. chipped in 22 and the Phladelphia 76ers withstood a fourth-quarter charge to beat the Charlotte Hornets 109-98 on Saturday night. "I'm all right," Maxey said ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — John Ludvig and Rickard Rakell scored two minutes apart in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins pulled away from the San Jose Sharks for a 6-3 win on Thursday night. Ludvig scored his second goal of the season on a shot from the left point at 2:38 of the third ...