By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer The first time Fernando Mendoza put his hands on a Heisman Trophy, he did it as a whim on a recruiting trip to Yale. On Saturday, he'll be on stage for the real deal. Mendoza enters this weekend having won the Associated Press Player of the Year Award ...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Zach Hyman scored three goals and Connor McDavid had four assists as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night. Mattias Ekholm also scored and Leon Draisaitl had two assists for the Oilers, who have won three of their last four games. ...
By ZANDER WHITE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Joshua Jefferson scored 24 points and No. 4 Iowa State overcame a 13-point deficit to stay unbeaten with a 66-62 win over Iowa on Thursday night. The Cyclones (10-0), who entered leading the nation in field-goal percentage after a ...
BALTIMORE (AP) — Pete Alonso and the Baltimore Orioles completed their $155 million, five-year contract on Thursday. Baltimore called a news conference for Friday to introduce the former New York Mets first baseman, a five-time All-Star. "New York, thank you," Alonso wrote on Instagram in a ...
By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jacob Fowler made 33 saves in his NHL debut and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Thursday night. Montreal gave the rookie plenty of support, as Alexandre Texier, Brendan Gallagher and Cole Caufield staked the ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nick Paul, Darren Raddysh and Pontus Holmberg each scored in the opening eight minutes to chase Jacob Markstrom, and the injury-depleted Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the New Jersey Devils 8-4 on Thursday night. The Lightning have ...