By The Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tyson Walker scored 14 points and No. 4 Michigan State bounced back from a surprising loss in its season opener to beat Southern Indiana 74-51 on Thursday night. Maddy Sissoko had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Spartans (1-1), who began ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Pro Picks is a weekly column where AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi shares his picks for upcoming games. For all previous Pro Picks, head here. ___ The streaking Jacksonville Jaguars hope a week off didn't stop their momentum. The slumping San ...
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Bryce Young repeatedly said he needed to play better. Carolina coach Frank Reich said he needed to do a better job. It was the same message from Chuba Hubbard and Terrace Marshall. Following another anemic offensive performance, it's clear ...
MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Aidan Mahaney matched his career high of 25 points and made five 3-pointers, and No. 23 Saint Mary's avenged last season's home loss to New Mexico with a 72-58 win over the Lobos on Thursday night. The Gaels (2-0) dominated at both ...
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As the Louisville Cardinals took satisfaction in gutting out an important victory, a scary injury to an opposing player kept things in perspective. Regaining focus after it happened might have been their biggest ...
By The Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored a goal and set up another to help the San Jose Sharks win their second straight game following 11 consecutive losses to open the season, 3-2 over the slumping Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. In a matchup of the NHL's two ...
By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Trae Young put on a show for nearly 20,000 fans in the NBA's regular-season game in Mexico City. He wouldn't mind getting to do it every season. Young scored 41 points, then fed Dejounte Murray for a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 ...
Finally, No. 2 Michigan gets a test. The Wolverines (9-0) have stomped through the season, crushing opponents by an average of 34 points per game, the best margin in the country. None of those opponents has been ranked in the AP Top 25, creating some questions about just how good Michigan ...
Coaching changes in the Atlantic Coast Conference the past few years have altered its complexion, making some programs more prominent. It became apparent on the opening weekend when Duke, under reigning ACC Coach of the Year Mike Elko, pummeled ACC bully Clemson 28-7 in front of a national TV ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 29 of his season-high 48 points in the third quarter and the Philadelphia 76ers rolled to their fifth straight victory, 146-128 over the Washington Wizards on Monday night. Philadelphia is unbeaten after a one-point loss at Milwaukee in its opener. "It ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adem Bona had a career-high 28 points and nine rebounds, and UCLA routed St. Francis of Pennsylvania 75-44 on Monday night in the teams' season opener. Bona, the Pac-12 freshman of the year last season, had his rookie year end early because of a shoulder injury in March. ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters will make a decision with implications for the future of voting and abortion rights in a presidential battleground state when they choose the winner in Tuesday's election for an open state Supreme Court seat. The race between Democrat Dan McCaffery ...
SANDY, Utah (AP) — Jefferson Savarino scored the equalizer in the second half and Real Salt Lake forced a rubber match in the best-of-3 first-round series with a 5-4 shootout victory over the Houston Dynamo on Monday night. Amine Bassi gave Houston (14-12-9) a 1-0 halftime lead when he ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — The first eight games of the season brought panic, disappointment, bewilderment, hope and elation for the Cincinnati Bengals and their fans. Often, it was a combination of all those things. At the center of all that, as usual, was superstar quarterback Joe Burrow. His play ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Guardians replaced the winningest manager in club history with one who has never filled out a lineup card. After an extensive search that began with over 45 candidates, Cleveland chose Stephen Vogt, a journeyman catcher with no managerial experience, to take over for ...
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Nick Cousins pulled Florida into a tie in the final minute of regulation, Carter Verhaeghe scored 1:26 into overtime and the Panthers got a wild 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night. Florida led 3-0 barely six minutes into the contest, gave up the next ...
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy and West Virginia coach Neal Brown have slipped off the hot seat and are arguably more likely to be considered Big 12 Coach of the Year contenders. Gundy was under scrutiny after the Cowboys lost back-to-back games to South Alabama and ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 15 of his season-high 25 points in a dominant third-quarter stretch, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away to beat the Utah Jazz 123-95 on Saturday night. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 31 points: 19 in the first half and 12 in the fourth ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam Talbot made 24 saves in his first shutout of the season, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 on Saturday night to extend their point streak to six games. Los Angeles got off to a fast start behind Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar, who scored 18 ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Reilly Smith and Jake Guentzel each had two goals and two assists, Evgeni Malkin also scored twice, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat San Jose 10-2 on Saturday night, handing the Sharks their NHL record-tying 11th straight loss to start the season and second straight ...