By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A 2,500th 3-pointer for his career and his 10th triple-double this season. Not a bad 31st trip to Madison Square Garden for LeBron James. Pretty good first one for Bronny James, too. LeBron did it all in his favorite place to play ...
By The Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 19 points to lead shorthanded No. 8 Tennessee to a 64-44 win over No. 5 Florida on Saturday. The Volunteers (18-4, 5-4 Southeastern Conference) were playing without starters Zakai Zeigler (knee) and Igor Milicic Jr. ...
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 ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night in a showdown of the top two teams in the NHL that ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cole Sillinger, who missed the previous three games because of an upper-body injury, scored on a rebound 52 seconds into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 2-1 victory Thursday night over the Vegas Golden Knights. Adam Fantilli, skating in his 100th career game, ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Zach Werenski scored on a breakaway 1:01 into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 on Friday night. Kirill Marchenko and Kent Johnson scored in the third period to rally Columbus from a two-goal deficit. Danil Tarasov stopped 34 ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Javon Small gestured and yelled for a teammate — any teammate — to get open closer to the basket. When that didn't work, the Big 12's leading scorer forced up a 3-pointer just before the shot clock expired. Clank. Small was the latest star ...
By RICHARD WALKER Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Norman Powell scored 27 points, Kawhi Leonard added 21 points and nine rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the pesky Charlotte Hornets 112-104 on Friday night. All-Star James Harden finished with 14 points and 10 ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jayson Tatum's jumper with 0.7 seconds left gave the Boston Celtics a 118-116 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Jaylen Brown scored 28 points and Tatum had 27 as the Celtics handed the Pelicans their fifth straight loss. New Orleans lost ...
By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Zach Werenski scored on a breakaway 1:01 into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 on Friday night. Kirill Marchenko and Kent Johnson scored in the third period to rally Columbus from a two-goal deficit. ...
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 30 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks and the San Antonio Spurs had a season high in points to overcome 35 points and 13 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo and beat the Milwaukee Bucks 144-118 on Friday ...
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 JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jiri Kulich scored twice, including the go-ahead goal with 2:04 left, and the Buffalo Sabres overcame blowing a two-goal lead for a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators on Friday night. Jason Zucker and Ryan McLeod also scored for the ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 40 points a day after being selected as an All-Star reserve, helping the Detroit Pistons beat the Dallas Mavericks 117-102 on Thursday night. Cunningham matched a season high for points on 17-of-30 shooting. He added ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras agreed Friday to a one-year contract guaranteeing $6.1 million, avoiding an arbitration hearing. Contreras gets a $6 million salary this year, and the Brewers have a $12 million option for 2026 with a $100,000 buyout. A two-time ...
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 DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Sepp Straka got most of his work done before the weather started to turn Friday in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, posting another 7-under 65 for a three-shot lead that left Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and everyone having ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL will engage its Competition Committee on technology to take virtual line-to-gain measurements next season, but officials will continue to spot the football. There's no current technology being considered that would help determine forward ...
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit wants to bring the WNBA back to the Motor City, backed by an investor group led by the owner of the NBA's Pistons and NFL's Lions. Pistons owner Tom Gores submitted the bid Thursday and it was announced Friday. The group includes Sheila Ford Hamp and her husband, the ...
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa's Kylie Feuerbach will always consider Caitlin Clark a teammate, whether the top overall pick in the WNBA draft is going to concerts or hanging out with Taylor Swift at an NFL game. And that's why Feuerbach always gets a ...