OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Claude Giroux broke a third-period tie and added an assist, rookie Leevi Merilainen made 34 saves and the Ottawa Senators beat Utah 3-1 on Sunday night.
Giroux gave Ottawa a 2-1 lead at 7:33 and helped set up Brady Tkachuk's goal with 6:38 remaining. Tim Stutzle also ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard each scored 35 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 125-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night.
Antetokounmpo also had 18 rebounds and seven assists, powering the Bucks to their ninth victory in 11 games. Lillard added ...
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Amen Thompson hit a game-winning floater with 0.7 seconds left and finished with 33 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 114-112 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.
Dillon Brooks shot 10 of 15 from 3-point range and led ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler was back from suspension. Again.
And then Butler got suspended by the Miami Heat. Again.
Butler has been suspended for the third time this month by the Heat, this one starting basically just as the second one was ending. ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bobby Brink, Joel Farabee and Garnet Hathaway scored to help the Philadelphia Flyers build a three-goal lead and they held on to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Monday night.
Scott Laughton had a goal and an assist to help the Flyers snap a two-game losing streak and ...
By PAT PICKENS Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges had 28 points, six assists and five rebounds, and the New York Knicks snapped the Memphis Grizzlies' six-game winning streak with a resounding 143-106 win on Monday night.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Anthony Davis had 42 points and 23 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers used a huge first quarter from the All-Star center to build a 23-point lead before beating the Charlotte Hornets 112-107 on Monday night for their fourth straight ...
By TOM WITHERS Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 22 points, Donovan Mitchell added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a season-high, three-game losing streak with a 110-91 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.
Cleveland, which has led the Eastern ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Tre Donaldson scored seven of his career-high 21 points during a game-closing 9-0 run and Michigan edged Penn State 76-72 on Monday night.
Michigan grabbed three offensive rebounds on one possession midway through the second half before Rubin Jones sank a 3-pointer to ...
By The Associated Press
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift will be among the familiar faces at the Super Bowl when the Kansas City Chiefs go for an unprecedented three-peat against the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 9 in New Orleans.
Mahomes and the Chiefs are back in the NFL ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen could take plenty of satisfaction from a season in which he became the betting favorite for MVP and the Buffalo Bills defied the doubters who predicted a down year.
Instead, Allen and the Bills again fell short of ...
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer
Aaron Glenn had no doubts about where he wanted to go once the New York Jets' head-coaching job became available. Home sweet NFL home. Once a key player as a first-round draft pick for the franchise, Glenn will lead the Jets from the sideline after ...
BALTIMORE (AP) — Retired five-time All-Star outfielder Adam Jones is returning to the Baltimore Orioles as a special adviser to general manager Mike Elias as well as a community ambassador.
The Orioles announced the move Monday. Jones will advise Elias on various matters while serving as a ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs accomplished a feat that had never been done before: Getting back to the NFL's championship game following back-to-back Super Bowl wins.
Next up is the rare championship three-peat that hasn't been ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Art Rooney II knows the Pittsburgh Steelers have problems.
The team's longtime president doesn't think his head coach is one of them.
Rooney said Monday the club remains fully behind Mike Tomlin, who is now closing in on a decade since ...
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The University of Florida has cleared men's basketball coach Todd Golden following a four-month Title IX investigation into allegations of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and stalking.
The school released a statement Monday ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer
After his Washington Commanders got blown out by Philadelphia in the NFC championship game, coach Dan Quinn told his players there would be plenty of time later to discuss missed opportunities and what went wrong.
"I just wanted them to recognize the ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer
Another Kansas City Chiefs playoff win. Another game where officiating steals some of the spotlight.
Patrick Mahomes rallied Kansas City to a 32-29 victory over Josh Allen and the Bills in the AFC championship game on Sunday, sending the Chiefs back to ...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State has lured Tom Knowles away from Ohio State.
The Nittany Lions hired Knowles on Monday to serve as their defensive coordinator. Knowles held the same position with the national champion Buckeyes for three years.
Knowles replaces Tom Allen, who left to ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Everything looked oh-so familiar at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night: Patrick Mahomes hoisting the AFC championship trophy as confetti rained down, Andy Reid hugging Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, and Travis Kelce kissing Taylor Swift, ...