By The Associated Press
Utah (22-15, 9-11 in 2023-24)
The rebuilding Utes will be thrown into the fire, going from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 this season. Utah was picked to finish last in the Big 12 after losing stars like Branden Carlson and Deivon Smith. Craig Smith enters his fourth ...
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Justin Kirkland scored the decisive goal in the sixth round of the shootout Tuesday night as the Calgary Flames prevailed 4-3 over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Nazem Kadri, Rasmus Andersson and MacKenzie Weegar scored in regulation for Calgary.
Andersson also had an ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James and Bronny James became the first father and son to play in the NBA together Tuesday night during the Los Angeles Lakers' 110-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The 39-year-old superstar and his 20-year-old son ...
By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Juuse Saros made 33 saves and the Nashville Predators ended their season-opening five-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.
Ryan O'Reilly and Luke Evangelista had a goal and an assist each ...
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 ...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers will honor Jerry West with an empty seat at their new arena and a court decal with the Hall of Famer's initials this season.
He served as a consultant for the franchise from 2017 until his death in June at age 86.
The team will debut the ...
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 AARON BRACY Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nic Dowd and Andrew Mangiapane scored short-handed goals in the first period, Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves and the Washington Capitals won their fourth straight game since losing the opener with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack Flaherty will start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series opener against the New York Yankees and Gerrit Cole on Friday night at Dodger Stadium in a matchup of area natives.
Flaherty is from nearby Burbank and attended ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Justin Jefferson has gone four full games in a row for the Minnesota Vikings without reaching 100 receiving yards, the longest such streak of his spectacular career.
Don't think he hasn't noticed.
"I'm definitely sick of ...
By The Associated Press
Notre Dame (13-20, 7-13 ACC)
Coach Micah Shrewsberry endured a rough first season in South Bend, but Year 2 already looks different. Second-year guards Markus Burton and Braden Shrewsberry are the cornerstones of the 2024-25 team. They were the only two scorers to ...
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — James Conner isn't a guy who says much, so when the Cardinals running back opens his mouth, teammates listen.
His speech on Sunday might have helped save Arizona's season.
"I was just telling them to push all their chips in for this ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Contrary to his playing days moniker of "Prime Time," Deion Sanders definitely prefers those early kickoffs.
It's just the coaching side of him surfacing, even if those late-night games do get the Colorado Buffaloes elevated exposure ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer
Jim Harbaugh has brought plenty of enthusiasm to the Los Angeles Chargers.
The one thing he hasn't been able to eliminate, though, is the team's uncanny ability to suffer losses in heartbreaking fashion, otherwise known as "Chargering."
Monday night's 17-15 ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers quarterback Andy Dalton and his family were involved in a car crash on Tuesday. The 36-year-old was being evaluated by team medical personnel, a Panthers spokesman said.
No one from Dalton's family needed to be ...
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball hopes to find the Tampa Bay Rays a temporary home near their fanbase at least for the start of the 2025 season if the damage to Tropicana Field from Hurricane Milton cannot be repaired in time.
The ...
By The Associated Press
Pittsburgh (22-11, 12-8)
The Panthers were on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble last season despite finishing fourth in one of the nation's toughest conferences. While Bub Carrington and Blake Hinson are off playing professionally, Pitt enters Jeff ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The way Miami wide receiver Xavier Restrepo was talking Tuesday, it would seem as if the sixth-ranked Hurricanes are getting ready for a Top 25 matchup this weekend against a fellow undefeated team.
He certainly didn't sound ...
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech coach Brent Key said Tuesday injured quarterback Haynes King's status for Saturday's game at Virginia Tech has not been determined.
King was held out of last Saturday's 31-13 loss to No. 12 Notre Dame with an apparent right ...