By EVERETT MERRILL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three quarterbacks — Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia and Julian Sayin of Ohio State — joined Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love in New York on Saturday for the awarding of the Heisman Trophy given to the top ...
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Donte DiVincenzo made a clutch 3-pointer with 28 seconds remaining and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 127-120 on Friday night. Stephen Curry scored 39 for the ...
JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dylan Guenther scored a go-ahead power-play goal in the third period and the Utah Mammoth beat the Seattle Kraken 5-3 on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Nick Schmaltz had a goal and two assists, and Kailer Yamamoto, JJ ...
By JIM FULLER Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Alex Karaban scored 18 points, including the 1,500th of his career, as fifth-ranked UConn overcame a poor shooting second half to hold off Texas 71-63 on Friday night. Tarris Reed Jr. had 12 points, six rebounds and a career-high ...
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored a season-high 39 points, Paul George had 23 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Indiana Pacers 115-105 on Friday night. VJ Edgecombe added 22 points for the 76ers, who played without Tyrese Maxey — the NBA's ...
By CAL REED Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Josh Giddey had 26 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, Zach Collins added 16 points off the bench and the Chicago Bulls erased a 13-point, second-half deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 129-126 on Friday night and snap a ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Isaiah Stewart scored 17 points to lead a balanced scoring attack as the Detroit Pistons beat the Atlanta Hawks 142-115 on Friday night. Detroit, which has won five of six, had seven players in double figures and 12 with at least seven ...
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza has won the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien awards on the eve of the Heisman Trophy presentation, and the redshirt junior is heavily favored to take the top prize in college football. Mendoza took the honors for the nation's player of the ...
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Kenny Pickett will start at quarterback for the Raiders against his former team when Las Vegas visits Philadelphia on Sunday with Geno Smith out because of back and shoulder injuries. Smith injured his right shoulder and hand in ...
By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kyle Whittingham, who with 177 victories is the most successful coach in the history of the Utah football program, will be stepping down after the Utes' appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 31. "The time is right to step down from ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt underwent surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung sustained during a dry-needling session and will miss Monday's visit by Miami. J.J. Watt, T.J. Watt's older brother, posted on X that ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — All-Star third baseman Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a five-year, $57.5 million contract that includes a club option for a sixth season, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tristan Jarry is going "home" with the hope of helping the Edmonton Oilers get over the top. The two-time defending Western Conference champions acquired Jarry from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday in hopes of shoring up a position that ...
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State's Tom Izzo is getting a $1 million raise in his 5-year contract that automatically renews annually, a boost that makes him the highest-paid coach in the Big Ten with a salary of about $7.2 million. The school said Friday that its Board of Trustees ...
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are in unfamiliar territory: playing as heavy favorites. The Jaguars (9-4) are favored by 13 1/2 points against the New York Jets (3-10) on Sunday, according to BetMGM. It's the first time since 2007 ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Russian athletes have told the International Luge Federation that they obtained visas and are coming to the U.S. for a World Cup race next weekend, a move that Ukrainian athletes believe is simply unfair. And it might not be long ...
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer The queen of downhill skiing is well and truly back. At age 41, Lindsey Vonn is still faster than the rest and on Friday became the oldest winner of a World Cup race since the circuit started in 1967. Vonn raced to a stunningly fast win in a downhill at ...
By The Associated Press The 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is set, and the games begin on Dec. 19. The first round is hosted by the higher seed before the games shift to neutral sites. Here is you need to know: Who is playing and what time are the games? 11 games are set between ...
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer The first time Fernando Mendoza put his hands on a Heisman Trophy, he did it as a whim on a recruiting trip to Yale. On Saturday, he'll be on stage for the real deal. Mendoza enters this weekend having won the Associated Press Player of the Year Award ...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Zach Hyman scored three goals and Connor McDavid had four assists as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night. Mattias Ekholm also scored and Leon Draisaitl had two assists for the Oilers, who have won three of their last four games. ...