By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 37 points and grabbed two crucial offensive rebounds as the Orlando Magic defeated the Detroit Pistons 112-109 on Friday night to win their NBA Cup group. Orlando went 4-0 in East Group B and advanced to the knockout ...
By ALAN COLE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 130-123 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night. Atlanta eliminated Cleveland from the in-season tournament, meaning neither ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Cat Macario scored two goals and the United States defeated Italy 3-0 on Saturday night in a friendly match at Inter&Co Stadium. It was the first of two friendlies between the teams, with the second scheduled for Dec. 1 in Fort Lauderdale. Olivia Moultrie also ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kris Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime, Sidney Crosby had two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Friday night. Tommy Novak faked a shot and passed to Letang, who beat Jet Greaves on a snap shot past his glove. It was ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Last year, the Detroit Lions went 15-2 and locked up the top seed in the NFC. This season, they are lucky to be above .500. After a 5-2 start, coach Dan Campbell's Lions have lost three of five and needed a 59-yard field goal from Jake Bates ...
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DENTON, Texas (AP) — Drew Mestemaker threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns, including a 77-yarder to Cameron Dorner, and No. 21 North Texas wrapped up a spot in the American Conference championship game with a 52-25 victory against Temple on ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After beating the Eagles on the Super Bowl champions' home turf, it was time for rookie Bears coach Ben Johnson to bare arms. Oh, and go bare-chested. Johnson tore off his shirt inside a jubilant locker room and flexed like a ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The chants started early from fed-up Eagles fans, and they were booming as the inept offensive plays piled up in yet another loss. "Fire Kevin! Fire Kevin!" Eagles fans made their vote to dump offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo heard ...
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Pat Surtain II focused on faith, family and just being a football fan during his monthlong hiatus from the Denver Broncos' lineup because of a strained left pectoral muscle. The NFL's reigning Defensive Player of the Year ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and his broken left wrist will start on Sunday when Pittsburgh hosts Buffalo. Rodgers, who sat out last week's loss to Chicago after injuring the wrist against Cincinnati on Nov. 16, was a full participant in practice for the second consecutive day on ...
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is moving on from Lane Kiffin and targeting Tulane's Jon Sumrall as its next head coach, a person familiar with the search told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday because negotiations are ...
By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Trevor Zegras scored in regulation and during the shootout, Travis Konecny also had a goal in the shootout, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 4–3 on Friday. Tyson Foerster and Sean Couturier also scored in ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Myles Garrett is not thinking about if he can break the NFL's single-season sack record. The Cleveland Browns All-Pro pass rusher is convinced it's a matter of when. Garrett leads the league with 18 sacks and needs five in Cleveland's final six games to ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mark Gronowski rushed for two touchdowns and passed for a third, Kamari Moulton ran for 93 yards and two scores, and Iowa spoiled Nebraska running back Emmett Johnson's career game with a 40-16 victory Friday. The Hawkeyes ...
By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matthew Kessel and Pavel Buchnevich each scored in the third period to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Friday. Jordan Kyrou and Oskar Sundqvist also scored, and Jordan Binnington made 25 saves for St. Louis, ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Nazem Kadri and Joel Farabee each had a goal and an assist, MacKenzie Weegar scored against his former team, and the Calgary Flames shook off a sleepy start to beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Friday. Yan Kuznetsov got his first NHL ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jake Allen stopped 42 shots for his 29th career shutout and Arseny Gritsyuk scored twice in the New Jersey Devils' 5-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Friday. Nico Hischier, Brenden Dillon and Paul Cotter also scored, and the ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had two goals in regulation, Mats Zuccarello and Matt Boldy scored in the shootout, and the Minnesota Wild extended their winning streak to seven games with a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. Minnesota, a ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles passing game is hitting on all cylinders as the first-place Rams set their sights on the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. The Carolina Panthers (6-6) are struggling ...
By BERNIE WILSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Xaivian Lee scored 17 of his game-high 20 points in the second half, Thomas Haugh and Reuben Chinyelu each had double-doubles, and No. 10 Florida beat Providence 90-78 on Friday in the third-place game at the Rady Children's ...