ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young had 30 points, Onyeka Okongwu added a career-high 28 and the Atlanta Hawks opened the season with a 120-116 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
Young, who also had 12 assists, sealed it with a pair of free throws with two seconds remaining.
Okongwu ...
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Davante Adams saw enough issues in one game with the New York Jets to feel the urge to speak up.
Shortly after a 37-15 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night left the Jets frustrated and disheartened, the ...
By EVERETT MERRILL Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Brandon Hagel had three goals for his second career hat trick, Victor Hedman scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 8-5 on Tuesday night.
Brayden Point, Jake Guentzel and Janis Moser also scored to help ...
MONTREAL (AP) — The New York Rangers scored on their first two shots on goal and cruised to a 7-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night.
Filip Chytil led the Rangers with two goals, both on the power play. Mika Zibanejad, Jonny Brodzinski, Reilly Smith and Braden Schneider ...
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum continued Boston's Banner 18 celebration by scoring 37 points and making eight of the Celtics' NBA record-tying 29 3-pointers on Tuesday as Boston ran away with a 132-109 victory over the New York Knicks on opening ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — It didn't take Amari Cooper long to get the hang of Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills' offense — even when the quarterback was changing plays at the line of scrimmage.
Five days after arriving in Buffalo following a trade with ...
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Coming into MetLife Stadium to face the New York Giants for the first time as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, Saquon Barkley said he saw fans burning his old Giants jersey.
Barkley said he found that "crazy," and then he ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — Juan Soto was supposed to be the difference-maker, the one who pushed the New York Yankees back to the top.
They're one step away.
Soto hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning and the Yankees advanced to their 41st World ...
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer
Haason Reddick is ending his long holdout with the New York Jets and will report to the team on Monday.
Agent Drew Rosenhaus told The Associated Press on Sunday that Reddick agreed to an adjusted contract for this season and the sides will ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — Tanner Bibee couldn't hold back his tears. Several of his teammates sat nearby in a circle on the floor in a corner of a deathly silent clubhouse, almost afraid to move. There were long hugs, heartfelt whispers.
This isn't the way it was ...
TORONTO (AP) — Chris Kreider scored twice and Igor Shesterkin stopped 34 shots as the New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Saturday night.
Alexis Lafreniere and Artemi Panarin also scored for the Rangers, and Mika Zibanejad and Reilly Smith each had two assists. New York ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — One late-night October meltdown was one too many for the New York Yankees.
Again? Fugedaboudit.
The Yankees scratched out two runs in the ninth inning off All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase and bounced back from a gut-wrenching loss a day ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — Unchallenged. Unshakeable. Unhittable for six months, Emmanuel Clase hasn't been close to being the same closer in October.
The Guardians haven't been able to count on him when it matters most.
For the second straight night, the New York ...
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Not easy to knock out these New York Mets.
Pete Alonso golfed an early three-run homer and the Mets hammered an ineffective Jack Flaherty, extending the National League Championship Series with a 12-6 victory over the Los Angeles ...
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The last thing sensational rookie receiver Malik Nabers remembers prior to his concussion late in the fourth quarter against Dallas on Sept. 26 was New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones throwing the ball in his direction ...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Embattled receiver Mike Williams is ready to play and is part of the gameplan against Pittsburgh this week, even with new acquisition Davante Adams on the team, New York Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Friday.
It looked like Williams' spotty performances this ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jhonkensy Noel saved Cleveland's season. David Fry extended it.
With two huge swings, the Guardians hit back at the big, bad New York Yankees and tightened an AL Championship Series that was just about over.
Noel connected for a two-run, ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers have been at this for a long time. The prime-time lights aren't new. The stakes for their teams aren't, either.
The stakes for themselves personally? Well, that's another matter.
When the 35-year-old ...
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Saquon Barkley Show is coming back to MetLife Stadium and it could be the most anticipated game on the New York Giants' schedule.
The fact that the Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) are at the Meadowlands to face the Giants (2-4) ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer
Two-time Super Bowl winning coaches Tom Coughlin, Mike Shanahan and George Seifert are among the coaching candidates under consideration for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
One other Super Bowl winner, Mike Holmgren, also made the cut ...