By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Justin Joly had a clinching fourth-down touchdown catch with 1:47 left — coming after Florida State committed turnovers on back-to-back late punt returns — to help N.C. State hang for a 21-11 win Friday night and become bowl ...
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Oscar Cluff had 15 points and 15 rebounds as No. 1 Purdue remained unbeaten with an 86-56 win over No. 15 Texas Tech on Friday night in the final of the Baha Mar Championship.
Trey Kaufman-Renn had 12 points, Omer Mayer and Daniel Jacobsen each scored 11, and Fletcher ...
DALLAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg scored a career-high 29 points, Naji Marshall hit the go-ahead 3-pointer against his former team with 30.7 seconds left and the Dallas Mavericks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 118-115 on Friday night in NBA Cup play.
The 3-pointer by Marshall, who played four ...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Jordan Staal scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes beat Winnipeg 4-3 on Friday night in the Jets' first game since learning star goalie Connor Hellebuyck will be sidelined four to six weeks.
Hellebuyck will have arthroscopic surgery for a knee problem dating to ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Montour scored with 50 seconds left in overtime to give the Seattle Kraken a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.
Montour's wrist shot from the left side beat Penguins' goaltender Sergei Murashov and gave the Kraken their fourth win in their last ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Ja'Kyrian Turner ran for 201 yards and a touchdown, Braylan Lovelace had a 100-yard interception return and Pittsburgh held off No. 15 Georgia Tech 42-28 on Saturday night to keep its Atlantic Coast Conference championship hopes alive.
"Incredible job by our guys going on the ...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Kaytron Allen ran for 160 yards and two touchdowns, and Penn State's defense played its best game of the season to keep the Nittany Lions' bowl hopes alive with a 37-10 win over Nebraska on Saturday night.
Allen, who racked up 181 yards rushing in last week's win ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyson Foerster and Matvei Michkov each grabbed a share of three stacked pucks dated and noted for the Flyers forwards role in the fastest three goals scored in team history.
The Flyers shoot, they score, again and again in record time.
The Philadelphia Flyers set a ...
DETROIT (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored 1:50 into overtime, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Saturday.
DeBrincat skated in from the right side and lifted a shot over goaltender Jet Greaves' left shoulder. It was his 10th goal this season.
Moritz Seider and Ben ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Even without its top two playmakers on offense, top-ranked Ohio State had more than enough on Saturday to pull away in the second half for a 42-9 victory over Rutgers.
But with the game well in hand during the fourth quarter, coach Ryan Day's thoughts began to turn ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — LJ Martin ran for a career-high 222 yards and scored twice to help No. 11 BYU keep its Big 12 title-game hopes alive with a 26-14 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday night.
After Brendan Sorsby's 19-yard TD pass to Jeff Caldwell cut the Cougars' lead to six points with 4:37 ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A fifth consecutive Formula 1 championship is within Max Verstappen's reach following the disqualifications of contenders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after Saturday night's Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Verstappen won the event for the second time in three years to close the gap ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Kel'el Ware had 20 points and 14 rebounds, Norman Powell scored 19 points and the Miami Heat rolled past the Chicago Bulls 143-107 on Friday night.
Bam Adebayo scored 18 points, while Pelle Larsson and Davion Mitchell each scored 16 for Miami, which topped the 140-point mark ...
By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Malique Ewin scored 21 points in 14 minutes off the bench to lead seven Arkansas players in double figures, and the 21st-ranked Razorbacks routed winless Jackson State 115-61 on Friday night.
It was the most points Arkansas has ...
By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Nic Claxton had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists for his first NBA triple-double and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Boston Celtics 113-105 on Friday night for their first victory in the NBA Cup in-season tournament.
Michael Porter Jr. ...
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Ingram and RJ Barrett each scored 24 points, Scottie Barnes had 23 and the Toronto Raptors became the first team to reach the NBA Cup quarterfinals by beating the Washington Wizards 140-110 on Friday night.
Toronto secured first ...
By DOUG BONJOUR Associated Press
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Patrick Ngongba II had 17 points and eight rebounds, Cameron Boozer contributed 14 points, and No. 5 Duke routed Niagara 100-42 on Friday night.
Isaiah Evans and Nikolas Khamenia both added 12 points for Duke, which shot 58% from the ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Darius Garland had 20 in his return to Cleveland's lineup and the Cavaliers pulled away in the second half for a 120-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.
It was the first ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk has had the guaranteed money in his contract for next season voided after failing to participate in meetings and other team activities.
A person familiar with the move confirmed ...
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Center fielder Tyrone Taylor and the New York Mets agreed Friday to a $3.8 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration.
New York chose not to offer 2026 contracts to a trio of relief pitchers: right-hander Max Kranick ...