HOUSTON (AP) — Jack Martin kicked a 43-yard field goal as time expired and Houston rallied for a 17-14 win over Utah on Saturday night.
A.J. Haulcy intercepted a Brandon Rose pass with 1:55 remaining to set up Houston at its own 46. The Cougars then ran it eight straight times to the Utah 25 ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A nail-biter all night with a Hollywood ending.
Game 1 of Yankees-Dodgers certainly delivered.
Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles ...
DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Woody Marks ran for three touchdowns, Miller Moss had two scoring passes and a touchdown run, and Southern California snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Rutgers 42-20 on Friday night.
The Trojans (4-4, 2-4 Big Ten) scored on ...
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ashton Jeanty, the nation's leading rusher, didn't play up to his standards but still rushed for 128 yards and the winning touchdown to help No. 17 Boise State beat UNLV 29-24 on Friday night in a game with College Football Playoff ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James is expected to begin splitting time between the Lakers and the team's G League affiliate, even though coach JJ Reddick said those plans could change.
ESPN reported Friday that James will be going between the two teams after ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 35 points, Austin Reaves added 26 and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Phoenix Suns 123-116 on Friday night for their first 2-0 start since 2010-11.
LeBron James had 17 of his 21 points in the second half ...
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press
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 ...
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 ...
By MATT CARLSON Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Brady Skjei's scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 6:53 left in the the third period, and the Nashville Predators rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday night.
Filip Forsberg split Chicago's defense for a highlight reel ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi had chances at goals time and time again, only to keep being denied. Turns out, all he needed to do was deliver the right pass at the right time.
Jordi Alba turned a pass from Messi into the go-ahead goal in the ...
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press
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 ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Coby White scored 35 points, and the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls spoiled Milwaukee's home opener with a 133-122 victory over the Bucks on Friday.
Zach LaVine added 25 points, Nikola Vucevic had 22 and Josh Giddey scored 17 for the ...
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 ...