PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 36 points and had nine assists to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 118-96 win over the Utah Jazz in NBA Cup group play on Friday night. Grayson Allen scored 14 points, Royce O'Neale and Ryan Dunn had 13 points each and Dunn grabbed 10 rebounds for the Suns, who ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trevor Zegras scored twice and added an assist to continue his home ice hot streak and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Thursday night. Zegras, who leads the Flyers with 12 points, has at least one point in each of the team's seven home games ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist, Tristan Jarry made 26 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota 4-1 on Thursday night to hand the Wild their fifth straight loss. Rust's tip-in of Ryan Shea's long pass from the point broke a 1-1 tie 6:29 into the third. Ben ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Anfernee Simons added 19 and the Boston Celtics never trailed in a 109-108 win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. Payton Pritchard and Derrick White had 15 points apiece for the Celtics, who evened their record at .500 by ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jamison Battle scored 20 points, including a pair of 3-pointers that helped the Toronto Raptors pull away in the final two minutes of a 112-101 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Cup opener for both teams Friday night. The Cavaliers, who were without All-Star ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Miles Wood scored twice, with his second goal coming 2:53 into overtime, to rally the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night. Zach Werenski and Yegor Chinakhov had a goal and assist each, and the Blue Jackets won their fourth straight ...
BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, including 13 during a 20-3 run to end the first half that helped the Boston Celtics pull away from Cleveland to win 125-105 on Wednesday night and snap the Cavaliers' three-game winning streak. Sam Hauser scored 21 points off the bench for Boston, ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Konecny scored a milestone goal, Bobby Brink scored the shootout winner and had a goal and an assist and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night. Konecny notched his 200th career goal in the second period on a shot from the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 39 points with 10 assists, and the Philadelphia 76ers stormed back with Joel Embiid on the bench, beating the Washington Wizards 139-134 in overtime on Tuesday night to remain unbeaten. Embiid scored 25 points in a season-high 23:02, but with the 76ers ...
Kara Lawson's push to build a championship program at Duke reached her goal in Year 5 while the Blue Devils got within a game of the Final Four, too. The Blue Devils' neighbors in the 919 area code — N.C. State and North Carolina — weren't far behind. Now, for the first time in more than ...
Marco Andretti said Wednesday he is retiring from racing, a decision that likely means the "Andretti Curse" at the Indianapolis 500 will never end. The 38-year-old grandson of Mario Andretti announced on social media he will not attempt to enter the Indianapolis 500 next season and will ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have picked former bench coach Derek Shelton as their new manager, a person with knowledge of the decision confirmed Wednesday night. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the hire. Major ...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Manny Pacquiao has hinted a rematch of his 2015 blockbuster with Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be on the cards next year. "Right now we have a lot of negotiations about my next fight — there's a possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather," Pacquiao told a news ...
By The Associated Press No. 19 Kansas (21-13, 11-9 Big 12) The Jayhawks were the preseason No. 1 team last season and never lived up to the hype. They were bounced by Arizona in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament, then were beaten by Arkansas in the first round of the NCAAs. Just ...
By The Associated Press West Virginia (19-13, 10-10 Big 12) The Mountaineers have their fourth coach in four seasons and they have undergone a roster overhaul under Ross Hodge, who was hired after Darian DeVries left for Indiana after one season. Hodge went 46-24 in two seasons as coach at ...
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 21 points, five rebounds and five assists, Stephen Curry added 19 points and eight assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Clippers 98-79 on Tuesday night. Curry shot 7 for 15 a night after four ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jonathan Quick made 23 saves and the New York Rangers blanked the Canucks 2-0 on Tuesday night in captain J.T. Miller's return to Vancouver. Mika Zibanejad scored late in the first period off a give-and-go with Will Cuylle, and Sam Carrick added an ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodger Stadium was still shaking with joy when Monday turned to Tuesday as the Toronto Blue Jays trudged into their clubhouse. Their 18-inning loss in Game 3 felt like a monumental setback that might have already decided the World ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — This time, Shohei Ohtani was just ordinary. A night after the Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way superstar treated baseball fans to one of the greatest performances in World Series history, he looked just fine on the mound and struggled at ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Joel Embiid was a spectator by the time the 76ers made their big push. Perhaps Philadelphia can be interesting this season — even if its star big man is often limited. Tyrese Maxey had 39 points and 10 assists, and the 76ers rallied ...