April 15, 2025 4:26 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Paige Bueckers is headed to Dallas as the first pick in the WNBA draft. The versatile UConn star is the latest Huskies standout to go No. 1, joining former greats Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart. Bueckers will have plenty of company, especially with the WNBA having its first expansion team in 17 years and the Golden State Valkyries making their debut draft selection at No. 5 overall. The first round will feature 12 picks, with 13 in each of the final two rounds.
April 15, 2025 4:29 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance ended the Ohio State football team’s visit to the White House by fumbling the trophy the players won as their sport’s national champion. After speeches Monday by President Donald Trump, Buckeye coach Ryan Day and himself on the South Lawn, Vance, an Ohio State graduate, gathered up the trophy from a table in front of the team and tried to hoist it aloft. He didn’t count on the gold top of the trophy being designed to pull away from its black base, though. After some struggling, the vice president managed to dramatically drop both pieces.
April 14, 2025 4:24 am
CINCINNATI (AP) — Hunter Greene pitched seven sparkling innings, and the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 4-0 victory. Greene allowed two hits, struck out eight and walked one. The 6-foot-5 right-hander extended his scoreless streak to 18 2/3 innings. Reds pitchers retired their final 23 batters. Santiago Espinal hit a two-run single against Carmen Mlodzinski in the third. Elly De La Cruz added an RBI single in Cincinnati’s two-run fifth.
April 14, 2025 4:26 am
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Elias Lindholm had a goal and an assist, Joonas Korpisalo made 24 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1. Fabian Lysell, Morgan Geekie and Jakub Lauko also scored for the Bruins, who ended the Penguins’ three-game home winning streak. David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha each had two assists. Rickard Rakell had the lone goal for Pittsburgh and Tristan Jarry made 28 saves.
April 14, 2025 4:29 am
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Rory McIlroy turned another major collapse into his grandest performance of all, hitting a wedge into 3 feet for birdie in a sudden-death playoff Sunday to finally win the Masters and take his place in golf history as the sixth player to claim the career Grand Slam. What should have been a coronation along the back nine at Augusta National turned into a heart-racing, lead-changing jaw-dropping finish at golf’s greatest theater that ended with McIlroy on his knees sobbing with joy and disbelief. Right when it looked as though he would blow another major, he delivered two majestic shots when nothing less would do.
April 13, 2025 6:25 am
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz hit his second career grand slam, Andrew Abbott allowed a run over five innings in his season debut, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2. De La Cruz’s grand slam on a 3-2 pitch from Pirates lefty Andrew Heaney (0-1) with two outs in the third put Cincinnati ahead 4-0. Alexander Canario hit his first home run of the season for Pittsburgh leading off the fifth. It was one of two hits allowed by Abbott, who made his first start since Aug. 18 when his season ended with a strained left shoulder. Emilio Pagán pitched the ninth inning for his fourth save.
April 13, 2025 6:34 am
MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump received a standing ovation and cheers as he entered a UFC event in Miami. Supporters waved Trump campaign hats Saturday night as he took his seat at the Kaseya Center for the featherweight championship bout. Trump is a longtime UFC fan and sports enthusiast. He brought several members of his administration to the event, including health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., FBI Director Kash Patel and National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard. He entered the arena with UFC President Dana White.
April 12, 2025 3:24 am
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from two goals down and beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2. Bryan Rust also had a goal and an assist, Valtteri Puustinen also scored and Matt Grzelcyk had two assists for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry finished with 27 saves as Pittsburgh won for the third time in four games. Erik Haula and Ondrej Palat scored for the Devils, and Jake Allen had 17 saves. The Devils have lost two straight after a three-game win streak.
April 12, 2025 3:21 am
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jeimer Candelario hit a two-run homer to help Brady Singer and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3. Singer pitched five innings of three-run ball in his third straight win. The right-hander allowed two hits, struck out three and walked three. Singer is in his first season with Cincinnati after he was acquired in a November trade with Kansas City. Taylor Rogers, Graham Ashcraft and Emilio Pagán followed Singer with four innings of two-hit ball. Pagán handled the ninth for his third save. Adam Frazier hit a two-run homer for Pittsburgh, and Tommy Pham had an RBI double.
April 12, 2025 3:26 am
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Justin Rose is still in the lead at the Masters. He suddenly has a lot of all-star company around him. Rose managed a 71 and was one shot ahead of Bryson DeChambeau. Rory McIlroy played bogey-free for a 66 to get back in the game. McIlroy and Corey Conners are two back. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler had his chances to catch up except for four bogeys in his round of 71. But he was in the group three behind going into the weekend. That weekend won’t include Brooks Koepka. He made quadruple bogey on the 18th and missed the cut.
