PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 879th career goal to move within 16 of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL goals record and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Thursday night. Ovechkin scored with 53 seconds remaining in the first period, taking a centering pass ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 13 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics rallied from a 26-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-110 on Sunday night. Tatum added 11 assists and seven rebounds. Jaylen Brown scored 21 points and had 10 rebounds and ...
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs have landed in New Orleans for Super Bowl week. They exited their planes to sunshine and temperatures in the 60s on Sunday afternoon, a week before their matchup on Feb. 9. Players and ...
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves for his second straight shutout, Nathan MacKinnon scored to extend his NHL points lead and the Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia 2-0 on Sunday push the Flyers' scoreless streak to just over three ...
By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored in his fourth straight game, Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves for his first shutout of the season and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Saturday night. Crosby, the captain of Canada in the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nikola Jokic made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, Jamal Murray had 31 points and 11 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame Tyrese Maxey's 42 points to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 137-134 on Friday night. Jokic finished with 28 points, 13 assists and nine ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer At least 18 objections have been filed against the $2.8 billion settlement of antitrust allegations against the NCAA and the nation's biggest conferences — concerns ranging from roster limits and Title IX to what some call an unfair salary cap — but ...
By ALEX VEJAR Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored at 3:54 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 on Wednesday night. Marcus Pettersson and Erik Karlsson scored in regulation as Pittsburgh snapped a three-game losing streak. Alex ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers past the Sacramento Kings 117-104 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory. Maxey, who had his 12th consecutive game with 25 or more points, added eight assists. Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 15 points, ...
By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey scored four times in the second period and Jake Allen made 24 saves as the Devils defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 on Wednesday. Ondrej Palat, Luke Hughes, Nathan Bastian and Dawson Mercer scored for New Jersey in a ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Right-hander Jovan Oviedo lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday in the first salary arbitration decision of the year and will earn $850,000 instead of his request for $1.15 million. Oviedo, who turns 27 on March 2, was 9-14 with a 4.32 ERA in 32 starts last ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Frazier is heading back to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The club added the veteran second baseman/outfielder on a one-year deal worth $1.525 million. The team announced the deal Wednesday. The 33-year-old Frazier spent the first five-plus seasons of his career with the ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points to lead a Philadelphia 76ers team without injured Joel Embiid and Paul George to a 118-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night. Last season's NBA Most Improved Player, Maxey continued his recent hot scoring streak as he tries to ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Tre Donaldson scored seven of his career-high 21 points during a game-closing 9-0 run and Michigan edged Penn State 76-72 on Monday night. Michigan grabbed three offensive rebounds on one possession midway through the second half before Rubin Jones sank a 3-pointer to ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Art Rooney II knows the Pittsburgh Steelers have problems. The team's longtime president doesn't think his head coach is one of them. Rooney said Monday the club remains fully behind Mike Tomlin, who is now closing in on a decade since ...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State has lured Tom Knowles away from Ohio State. The Nittany Lions hired Knowles on Monday to serve as their defensive coordinator. Knowles held the same position with the national champion Buckeyes for three years. Knowles replaces Tom Allen, who left to ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are going for a three-peat in a Super Bowl rematch. This time, Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles have Saquon Barkley. The Eagles and Chiefs will face off for the Lombardi Trophy for the ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley decided to only watch from the field as Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown and the rest of his Eagles teammates celebrated and hoisted the NFC championship trophy on the stage. He had to find his family first. "That was the ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jayden Daniels ran out of time to rally for one more can-you-believe-it comeback. The rookie quarterback who led the Washington Commanders to six consecutive victories entering the NFC championship game had won the first five on the ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Vince Dunn scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, and Eeli Tolvanen and Matty Beniers both scored in the third as the Seattle Kraken beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday. Dunn's goal came on a 5-on-3 power play and broke a 1-1 tie. After a scoreless ...