SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Derrick White scored 13 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and added a career-high seven blocks in a one-of-a-kind performance Tuesday night that carried the Boston Celtics to a 129-119 win over the Utah Jazz. White became the 13th player in NBA history to have 27 ...
A trendy preseason pick to go far in the postseason, the Detroit Lions won't be playing beyond Sunday at Soldier Field. One of their fans, however, continues to have a big impact on the NFL's playoff picture heading into the final weekend of the regular season. The league suspended wide ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers could have outside linebacker T.J. Watt back for their "win or go home" showdown with Baltimore for the AFC North title on Sunday night. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday he's "more optimistic" than he has been that the perennial Pro Bowl edge rusher ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Anthony Mantha scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Tuesday night. Mantha, who scored in his third straight game, had a power-play goal in the first period and added another goal in the second as Pittsburgh jumped out to a 5-0 lead. ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — By rookie VJ Edgecombe's calculation, he mistimed his game-winner in overtime. "To be honest, I was actually trying to go when the buzzer (went) off, but it was a little bit too early," Edgecombe said. "But it went in, and that's all that matters." Edgecombe, the ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Carl Grundstrom scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers gave coach Rick Tocchet a victory against his former team, beating the Canucks 6-3 on Tuesday night in his return to Vancouver. Tocchet, who walked away as coach ...
No. 1 Indiana spent several December weeks reveling in the luster of the best season in school history. They sung the school's fight song in the confetti celebration following their first Big Ten championship since 1967 and first outright title since 1945. They were featured on "60 Minutes." ...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Cotton Bowl has certainly gotten much more significant for Ohio State during three trips in a row to the game. This time, the second-seeded Buckeyes (12-1) are defending national champions as they get ready to play College Football Playoff first-timer Miami (11-2, ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Philipp Grubauer stopped 31 shots, Eeli Tolvanen scored twice in the third period, and the Seattle Kraken defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Sunday night. Jordan Eberle and Chandler Stephenson also scored for the Kraken, who extended their win streak to four games after ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Blackhawks captain and center Nick Foligno returned to Chicago's lineup on Sunday, scoring his first goal of the season and taking three shots against Pittsburgh. It wasn't nearly enough to help the struggling Blackhawks, who lost 7-3 after the Penguins scored on four of their ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — It was always going to end up like this for the Pittsburgh Steelers, wasn't it? Week 18. At home. Their biggest rival on the other sideline. A playoff spot on the line. It's a proposition the perpetually erratic Steelers happily would have taken four months ago when they ...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Boston College forward James Hagens scored in a 1:03 span late in the second period and early in the third and the United States overcame a two-goal deficit to beat Slovakia 6-5 on Monday night in the world junior hockey championship. Hagens, drafted seventh overall by ...
No. 10 Miami (11-2, CFP No. 10 seed) vs. No. 2 Ohio State (12-1, CFP No. 2 seed), Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST (ESPN) BetMGM Sportsbook College Football Odds: Ohio State by 9 1/2. Series record: Ohio State leads 3-2. What's at stake? Defending national champion Ohio State is trying to win its ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Facing the seventh-ranked passing game in the NFL, the Cincinnati Bengals' maligned defense turned in its best performance of the season in Sunday's 37-14 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. The Bengals emptied their bench in the fourth quarter with a 30-point lead, and ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Freshman Jack Benter came off the bench to hit six 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 20 points, and Fletcher Loyer added 19 points to lead No. 5 Purdue to a 101-60 rout of Kent State on Monday night. Trey Kaufman-Renn had a double-double of 15 points and ...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jarrett Allen had 27 points and 10 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on to beat Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 113-101 on Monday night. Cleveland had seven players score in double figures. Evan Mobley scored 16 points and Darius Garland added 15 points ...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Damon Severson had a goal and an assist, Jet Greaves made 27 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Monday night for their third straight victory. The NHL pushed back the starting time a half-hour to 7:30 p.m. after the Blue Jackets' late ...
ORLANDO (AP) — Jovesa Damuni scored on a 4-yard run with two minutes remaining and No. 12 BYU rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half for a 25-21 win over No. 24 Georgia Tech on Saturday in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. Damuni's scoring run capped a nine-play, 70-yard drive by the Cougars ...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 29 points, Keyonte George added 28 points and the Utah Jazz held on to beat San Antonio 127-114 on Saturday night, snapping the Spurs' league-high eight-game winning streak. San Antonio center Victor Wembanyama marked his return to the starting lineup ...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 29 points and nine rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled away in the second half for a 129-104 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday, ending a two-game skid. Holmgren made 12 of 17 shots, including 2 of 4 from 3-point-range, for ...