By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer The New York Giants now officially have a quarterback under contract on their roster. The team announced Saturday it re-signed Tommy DeVito, an exclusive rights free agent whose one-year deal is worth $1.03 million. He has started eight games for ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Kon Knueppel scored 17 points to help No. 2 Duke beat rival North Carolina 82-69 on Saturday night and clinch the outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title. Cooper Flagg added 15 points, nine rebounds ...
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 40 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics held off a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-101 on Saturday night. With LeBron James in the locker room with a strained groin, the Lakers cut ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer The Detroit Lions and edge rusher Marcus Davenport agreed on a one-year contract worth up to $4.75 million, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday night because the ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miles Bridges scored 26 points and the Charlotte Hornets used a finishing 12-0 run to beat the Brooklyn Nets 105-102 on Saturday night and snap a nine-game losing streak. Bridges added 12 rebounds, five assists and a huge blocked shot in the closing seconds for the ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Mike Gesicki is returning to the Cincinnati Bengals after agreeing to a three-year contract worth $25.5 million on Saturday, a person familiar with the contract negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity ...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Collin Morikawa left Bay Hill a year ago with an 80 on his scorecard and a second straight missed cut in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. That wasn't on his mind when he arrived to this signature event because it was more about the ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Joey Logano already had an affinity for Phoenix Raceway. The Team Penske driver had won on the mile oval three times, including the 2022 Cup Series title, and had 15 top-10 finishes in 31 races since 2009. Logano's love affair ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Take the season's biggest races in the sliding sports of bobsled, skeleton and luge, meaning either the Olympics or the world championships, and there have been 59 instances of sliders from one place sweeping the podium. Austria ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Javon Small scored 25 points, freshman Jonathan Powell scored 12 of his 15 in the second half and West Virginia held off UCF 72-65 on Saturday after nearly blowing a 25-point lead in the final 20 minutes. Powell and Small each made five 3-pointers. Amani Hansberry ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith had 19 points, six rebounds and eight assists, Sedona Prince added 18 points with 16 rebounds, and No. 8 TCU held off No. 16 West Virginia 71-65 on Saturday to reach the women's Big 12 Tournament championship ...
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 21 rebounds and a career-high 22 assists and the Denver Nuggets outlasted the Phoenix Suns 149-141 in overtime Friday night after losing a 21-point lead. Jokic became the first NBA player with a triple-double of ...
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Aliaksei Protas had two goals and an assist in the third period to key the Washington Capitals rallying to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Friday night, extending their winning streak to three games. Taylor Raddysh got the Capitals on the board ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — For Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands, the collection of the biggest skeleton medals is complete. Bronze at the Beijing Olympics in 2022, silver at the world championships two years ago and now, finally, she has gold. Bos is the ...
By RICHARD WALKER Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for their 13th straight victory, 118-117 over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. Darius Garland added 20 points to help the Cavaliers improve ...
By ROB MAADDI and MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writers HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders answered their most pressing personnel question of the offseason Friday by acquiring quarterback Geno Smith in a trade with Seattle and reuniting him with his former coach, a person with ...
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves for his 15th career shutout and second this season, Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Friday night. Tanner Pearson had a goal and an ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Picture this: A sliding athlete wins an Olympic medal in Lake Placid next winter, then is chauffeured down to New York for an award ceremony at Rockefeller Center a few days later with thousands of people there to cheer on both ...
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — There are times when Paul Skenes, the 22-year-old, can't escape Paul Skenes, baseball's Next Big Thing. It happens randomly and without warning. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year ran into former New England Patriots ...
By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists, Kyle Connor added a goal and an assist and the Winnipeg Jets snapped a three-game skid by defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Thursday night. Nikolaj Ehlers and Adam Lowry also ...