By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Utah true freshman quarterback Byrd Ficklin had touchdown runs of 67 and 74 yards, Elijah Davis returned an interception 65 yards for a score and the 15th-ranked Utes beat Baylor 55-28 on Saturday night for their third consecutive ...
MONTREAL (AP) — Jeremy Swayman stopped 26 shots for his fifth consecutive victory and the Boston Bruins overcame the loss of defenseman Charlie McAvoy to a mouth injury to beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Saturday night in a heated game. The Bruins improved to 12-8-0, winning for the ...
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Flory Bidunga scored a career-high 25 points, hitting 10 of his 11 field goal attempts, as No. 25 Kansas beat Princeton 76-57 on Saturday. Kansas (3-1) used a 17-3 run midway through the second half to blow open a close game. Tre ...
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Silas Demary Jr. scored 21 points and made a crucial steal to help third-ranked UConn hold off a late rally by No. 7 BYU for an 86-84 victory Saturday night. Tarris Reed Jr. added 21 points and eight rebounds. Alex Karaban also had 21 ...
By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Luka Doncic had 41 points and nine rebounds, Austin Reaves added 25 points and eight assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Milwaukee Bucks 119-95 on Saturday night. Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers. Both ...
By SAMMI SILBER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Luke Hughes had a goal and assist and Simon Nemec had the shootout winner as the New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday night. Arseny Gritsyuk also scored for the Devils, who have won four of the last five games ...
By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — RJ Barrett and Jakob Poeltl each scored 22 points and the Toronto Raptors wrapped up a successful five-game road trip with a 129-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night. Barrett made 9 of 17 shots with three ...
By JIM MORRISON Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and Chet Holmgren added 25 as the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder used a big third quarter to beat the Charlotte Hornets 109-96 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win. Ajay ...
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Gio Reyna scored in his first international start in 16 months to surpass his father in career goals and then set up Folarin Balogun's tiebreaking goal in the 71st minute to lead the United States over Paraguay 2-1 on Saturday night in a friendly between World Cup-bound ...
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips knows his league is on uncertain footing when it comes to getting multiple bids to the College Football Playoff, particularly as several ranked league teams stumbled in recent ...
By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota backup Jesper Wallstedt made 28 saves for his second straight shutout and Wild beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-0 on Saturday night. Wallstedt extended his shutout streak to 141:09 after beating Calgary 2-0 on Sunday night. The ...
By DOUG BONJOUR Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Chandler Morris hasn't been at Virginia for long, but coach Tony Elliott knows to never doubt his toughness. Because of that, Elliott wasn't the least bit surprised when the sixth-year transfer declared himself ready to play ...
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — With a shot at the Atlantic Coast Conference championship possibly slipping away, Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King had one thought in mind when he stepped back onto the field late in the fourth quarter Saturday. "Whatever it takes," King ...
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M announced that coach Mike Elko received a new six-year contract on Saturday, hours after the third-ranked Aggies mounted the biggest comeback in school history to remain undefeated. Elko's new deal replaces ...
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ethan Grunkemeyer threw two touchdown passes to Devonte Ross, Kaytron Allen ran for a career-high 181 yards and two touchdowns and Penn State defeated Michigan State 28-10 on Saturday to snap a six-game losing streak. Grunkemeyer completed 8 of 13 passes for 127 ...
By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Joey Aguilar threw for 204 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score to lead No. 21 Tennessee to a 42-9 victory over New Mexico State on Saturday. Aguilar completed a 7-yard pass early in the fourth quarter to extend his streak ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Linebacker Jacob Rodriguez struck the Heisman Trophy pose again after the first offensive touchdown of his career, Reggie Virgil scored three times and No. 8 Texas Tech routed UCF 48-9 on Saturday. The Red Raiders (10-1, 7-1 Big 12, No. 6 CFP) stayed on track for a shot ...
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Jobi Malary rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns as No. 24 James Madison extended its winning streak to eight games with a 58-10 win over Appalachian State on Saturday. Wayne Knight carried 16 times for 94 yards and a score and caught six passes for 55 yards as ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Coliseum's mood was as dark as the halftime sky when Southern California went to the locker room soaked in nonstop rain and trailing Iowa by 11 points. With their postseason hopes under a serious cloud, the Trojans gathered ...
By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce Hopkins and Joson Sanon scored 15 points apiece, and No. 13 St. John's pulled away early in the second half for a 93-60 victory over William & Mary on Saturday night. Hopkins and Sanon combined to make 11 of 23 shots for the ...