By DICK SCANLON Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 29 points, brother Mo Wagner added 18 and the Orlando Magic won their home opener, beating the Brooklyn Nets 116-101 on Friday night.
Paolo Banchero had 15 points and nine assists after failing to make a field ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 15 rebounds in his Knicks home debut, Jalen Brunson scored 26 points and New York routed the Indiana Pacers 123-98 on Friday night.
Mikal Bridges also scored 21 points and Josh Hart had 20 points ...
By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Bo Horvat scored 1:09 into overtime winner and the New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Friday night.
Brock Nelson, Anders Lee and Kyle Palmieri also scored for the Islanders, and Ilya Sorokin stopped 32 shots.
Nico ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell and Dean Wade scored 19 points apiece and Cleveland won its home opener 113-101 on Friday night over the Detroit Pistons and former Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff.
Jarrett Allen added 17 and 11 rebounds as the Cavs won ...
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver coach Sean Payton said Broncos receiver Josh Reynolds is doing OK but "was pretty shaken up" after being shot last week.
"He's fortunate," Payton said. "Obviously the league and the local authorities are handling ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Players' association head Tony Clark said teams are encouraging pitchers to throw as hard as possible, leading to more injuries and minimizing the importance of starting pitchers.
Speaking before Friday's World Series opener, Clark ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The defense that fueled Minnesota's 5-0 start with a disruptive pass rush and a swarm of tacklers to stop the run has had a rough week, humbled by a couple of code-cracking quarterbacks and their savvy play-callers.
Four days ...
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has cleared the NFL's concussion protocol and will play against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, his first start since being concussed in Week 2.
The team designated Tagovailoa to ...
TORONTO (AP) — Scottie Barnes scored 27 points, Jakob Poeltl had 19, and the Toronto Raptors beat Philadelphia 115-107 on Friday night to snap a seven-game losing streak against the 76ers.
It had been nearly two years since Toronto's last win over Philadelphia, a 119-109 victory on Oct. 26, ...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Stuart Skinner made 27 saves for his fifth career shutout, Viktor Arvidsson had three assists, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Friday.
Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm each had a goal and an assist. Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell and Dean Wade scored 19 points apiece and Cleveland won its home opener 113-101 on Friday night over the Detroit Pistons and former Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff.
Jarrett Allen added 17 and 11 rebounds as the Cavs won their 10th straight over the Pistons ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — J.B. Bickerstaff was prepared for whatever Cleveland fans had in store for him.
He knows them as well as anyone.
Often criticized for his rotations, in-game strategies and blamed for playoff losses during four-plus seasons coaching the Cavaliers, Detroit's first-year coach ...
The thing that stood out to Utah coach Lynne Roberts when she began to prepare for the Utes' move to the Big 12 was not the overall toughness of the league, though that was impressive, or the size or depth or talent level of its teams.
It was the vastly different styles that they play.
Motion ...
West Virginia (3-4, 2-2 Big 12) at Arizona (3-4, 1-3), Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT (FS1)
BetMGM College Football Odds: Arizona by 3 1/2.
Series record: First meeting.
What's at stake?
Both teams need wins to try to salvage their seasons. Arizona has dropped three straight after being ranked as ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Justus Annunen had 25 saves, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Utah Hockey Club 5-1 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win.
Ross Colton opened the scoring with his seventh goal of the season. Cale Makar also scored in the first. Casey Mittelstadt and Ivan ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 27 points, Steph Curry added 20 and the Golden State Warriors overpowered the Utah Jazz 127-86 on Friday night.
Hield had 24 points in the first half, hitting 6 of 7 3-pointers, to help the Warriors improve to 2-0. The Jazz dropped to 0-2.
From the ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer
UConn coach Danny Hurley takes issue with the notion that winning the last two national titles puts more pressure on the third-ranked Huskies as they seek a third straight championship.
"I don't think so," Hurley told reporters during the offseason. "It ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer
The No. 13 Indiana Hoosiers see signs of success pretty much anywhere they turn these days.
Players and coaches are suddenly inundated with midweek interview requests as the newest darlings of college football. Network studio crews are moving their ...
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — No. 4 Ohio State had an off week to stew on its devastating loss to Oregon.
But despite the 32-31 setback in Eugene on Oct. 12, the Buckeyes didn't take a nosedive in the AP Top 25, nor do they have to abandon their national ...
By The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 30 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 25 and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 124-109 in the season opener for both teams Wednesday night.
Lillard scored 15 points in the third quarter and finished with ...