By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Terry Francona's first opening day as manager of the Cincinnati Reds started in a dentist's chair. About 12 hours later, Francona was experiencing baseball's equivalent of a root canal. The Reds were one out away from a successful debut ...
KENT, Ohio (AP) — Kent State has placed head coach Kenni Burns on administrative leave. The university said in a statement Thursday that Burns was put on leave with pay and that Greg Glaus, executive deputy athletics director, would oversee the administrative responsibilities of the program. ...
NEW YORK (AP) — With the clock winding down in regulation in a tie game, the Islanders appeared to get the go-ahead goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets. However, it was immediately waved off by officials, and New York ended up losing 4-3 in a shootout. Islanders forward Kyle Palmieri ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Darius Garland had 27 points and eight assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 122-111 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night. Ty Jerome scored 25 points off the bench and Evan Mobley had 21 points and 12 rebounds in the win. Portland's Scoot ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jarrett Allen scored 18 points and Donovan Mitchell added 16, helping Cleveland snap a four-game losing streak with a 120-91 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday. Evan Mobley had 11 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks to help the Cavaliers get back in the win column. ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kirsten Simms scored on a penalty shot to tie it after a successful Wisconsin challenge with 18 seconds left and then delivered the winner 2:49 into sudden-death overtime to rally top-seed Wisconsin to a 4-3 victory over No. 2 seed Ohio State in the championship match of ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Tennessee Lady Vols are headed back to familiar territory in the women's NCAA Tournament. Talaysia Cooper had 19 points, eight rebounds, seven steals and five assists and Zee Spearman added 17 points and five rebounds as fifth-seeded Tennessee beat fourth-seeded ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Thierry had 16 points, and No. 4 seed Ohio State used a balanced attack to beat Montana State 71-51 on Friday in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament. Ohio State shot 50.9% from the field, and each of its starters scored in double figures. Cotie McMahon ...
PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 42 points and the Phoenix Suns defeated the suddenly struggling Cleveland Cavaliers 123-112 on Friday night. It was the Suns' third straight win and kept them in a tie with Dallas for the final play-in spot in the West at 34-37. Devin Booker scored 17 ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Jaden Bradley, Trey Townsend and Caleb Love hit 3-pointers within the first two minutes, and No. 4 seed Arizona easily dismissed 13th-seeded Akron 93-65 on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Bradley finished with 19 points, Townsend had 16 points on 7-of-8 ...