CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Dustin Wolf stopped 28 shots for his fifth career shutout and the Calgary Flames beat the Utah Mammoth 2-0 on Saturday. Yegor Sharangovich and Connor Zary scored for Calgary in its sixth win in nine games (6-2-1). Vitek Vanecek had 21 saves while taking his sixth ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams each scored 25 points and the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder improved to 23-1 with their 15th straight victory, routing the Utah Jazz 131-101 on Sunday night. Holmgren added nine rebounds, and Williams had eight assists. Aaron ...
BALTIMORE (AP) — For a while now, Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers have walked the fine line between success and recriminations. They remained on the right side of it Sunday, thanks to Aaron Rodgers and a couple of late replays. Rodgers threw for 284 yards and a touchdown and even ...
DALLAS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen's final-round score was the only goal of the shootout and Jake Oettinger made 27 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Sunday night. After Rantanen beat Tristan Jarry stick side, Oettinger stopped Kris Letang to end the game and record his ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James hit a late go-ahead 3-pointer and scored 29 points, Luka Doncic had a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-108 on Sunday night. Joel Embiid, who otherwise had an awful shooting night for the 76ers, made an 18-footer that ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza made all the big plays Saturday night. Then his Hoosiers teammates and their fans celebrated like it was 1967. Mendoza's neatly tucked 17-yard pass to Elijah Sarratt gave the No. 2 Hoosiers the lead they needed and the defense shut ...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Defending national champion Ohio State is going to the Cotton Bowl for the third season in a row, this time for a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game on New Year's Eve against Miami or Texas A&M. The Big Ten runner-up and third-ranked Buckeyes (12-1) won ...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Joe Burrow boost to Cincinnati's playoff aspirations lasted but a week. In his second game after missing 10 weeks with a toe injury, Burrow threw interceptions on consecutive pass attempts in the fourth quarter, and the Bengals squandered a 10-point lead in a ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — It took only three starts for Shedeur Sanders to get his first 300-yard passing game in the NFL. However, it didn't end up giving the Cleveland Browns a victory. Sanders passed for 364 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for a score, but an interception in the third ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cedric Gray isn't concerned about Tennessee Titans fans wanting the first overall NFL draft pick for the second straight year. The second-year linebacker and everyone else in the Titans locker room were focused on getting their second win of the season. Behind a strong ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Thompson made 39 saves to record his 100th career victory and seventh career shutout, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-0 on Sunday night. Jakob Chychrun scored his 11th goal on a one-timer of Tom Wilson's feed to the inside of the left ...
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Snubbed by the College Football Playoff, Notre Dame snubbed its nose at a second-tier bowl game. The ninth-ranked Fighting Irish responded to getting dropped in the CFP rankings for the second consecutive week by turning down an invitation to play in the ...
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Isaiah Likely clasped his hands around the football in the end zone and took a couple of steps forward. The referee signaled a touchdown, and the Baltimore Ravens and their fans began to celebrate the go-ahead score in the fourth ...
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa warmed up pretty quickly against the New York Jets and put his cold weather woes on ice. Tagovailoa threw a touchdown pass to stay undefeated against his AFC East rivals, Miami rushed for three ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — For a while now, Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers have walked the fine line between success and recriminations. They remained on the right side of it Sunday, thanks to Aaron Rodgers and a couple of late replays. Rodgers threw for ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer In a matter of hours Sunday, what had appeared to be a year no teams with losing records would be needed to fill out the bowl schedule suddenly changed when Notre Dame, Iowa State and Kansas State announced they would decline bids despite being ...
By PAUL NEWBERRY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — With the game tied after a lackluster first half, Mike Macdonald knew his team needed a spark. The Seattle coach called on newcomer Rashid Shaheed to provide it. Shaheed returned the second-half kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and the ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Christian Benford apologized with a laugh, because the Buffalo Bills cornerback wasn't supposed to jump when he instinctively leaped to snag Joe Burrow's attempt to lob a pass over his head. "I actually didn't do my technique ...
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Daniel Jones slammed his helmet to the ground several times before eventually limping to the sideline. He was reacting to his latest injury, which might be season-ending. His body language was indicative of how the ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings had no bigger problem in this messy season than turnovers, with a league-worst minus-15 margin entering this week. In a much-needed momentum-builder for young quarterback J.J. McCarthy, they finally kept a ...