By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay was trailing by three points and facing fourth-and-1 with less than two minutes remaining when Josh Jacobs said he could hear the Philadelphia Eagles calling out what play the Packers planned to run. Jacobs got stuffed ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jaelan Phillips could sense the different mentality that a defending champion exudes as soon as the Philadelphia Eagles added him at the trade deadline. Phillips wasted no time doing his part to contribute to the Eagles' title ...
DALLAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 15 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Ryan Rollins put Milwaukee ahead for good with a driving layup with 17.9 seconds left as the Bucks rallied from a 13-point deficit early in the period to beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-114 on Monday ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Andrew Wiggins made an alley-oop dunk at the buzzer in overtime, and the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 140-138 in a wild back-and-forth game Monday night. Norman Powell scored 33 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 22 points, 13 ...
By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kyla Oldacre had 19 points and seven rebounds, and No. 4 Texas defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 100-38 on Monday night for its 27th straight win at home. Oldacre, a 6-foot-6 senior, used her height advantage to convert 7 of 8 shots from ...
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Desmond Bane hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Orlando Magic a 115-112 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Bane's basket from 27 feet capped a wild finish in which the Trail Blazers overcame a nine-point ...
By TOM SAVAGE Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Tamin Lipsey scored 14 of his 25 points in the second half to lead No. 16 Iowa State to a 96-80 win over Mississippi State on Monday night in a neutral-site game that was the 100th Division I basketball contest played at the Sanford ...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored in overtime, Ilya Sorokin stopped 32 of the 34 shots he faced and the New York Islanders bounced back from allowing the tying goal to Simon Nemec with 4.7 seconds left in regulation to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Monday night. Barzal scored 1:17 ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored to end a lengthy goal drought on home ice, Gabriel Perreault picked up his first NHL point and the New York Rangers used an offensive outburst to defeat the Nashville Predators 6-3 on Monday night for their first victory at Madison Square Garden this ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Luka Doncic had 38 points, Rui Hachimura scored 13 of his 21 points in a pivotal third quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away in the second half to beat the Charlotte Hornets 121-111 on Monday night. Austin Reaves added 24 ...
By JIM FULLER Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Solo Ball had 23 points and Alex Karaban added 20 points and six rebounds as third-ranked UConn topped Columbia 89-62 on Monday night. Tarris Reed Jr. had 19 points and eight rebounds while Jayden Ross scored 10 points off the bench ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers have come out of a skid with three straight wins in a bid to retake the lead in the AFC West. They were atop the division with three consecutive victories to open the season before dropping three of four. ...
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer Von Miller refused, not surprisingly, to publicly point a finger at Dan Quinn and his staff to explain what has gone wrong for the Washington Commanders during this failure of a season. "What's going on is definitely not on the coaches. They have us ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Even though Kevin Stefanski maintained that Dillon Gabriel remains the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback, the coach added some uncertainty about when and who might eventually replace the rookie. When asked Monday if Deshaun Watson would be cleared to ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dan Campbell isn't under any illusions about next Sunday. The Detroit Lions coach knows the Philadelphia Eagles will be a major test for his team, which has yet to replicate the level of dominance it found in 2023 and 2024. "We've got our ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers has been doing this for a long time. A really, really long time. Still, there have been few nights during his Hall of Fame-caliber career more frustrating than what he and the Pittsburgh Steelers endured in a 25-10 loss to ...
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is sticking with struggling quarterback DJ Lagway for Saturday's game at No. 6 Mississippi. Interim coach Billy Gonzales said Lagway will take first-team repetitions in practice this week but added that "competition is great ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Giants fired coach Brian Daboll on Monday, moving on from him midway through his fourth season after they dropped to 2-8 with a loss at Chicago. Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka was named as the interim replacement. The move ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow returned to practice with the Bengals on Monday, opening the 21-day window for the franchise quarterback to return to the lineup. His practice time will not count against the 53-player active roster. Burrow is eligible to be activated during the three-week ...
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is due in court Monday on charges accusing him and teammate Emmanuel Clase of taking bribes to help bettors in their native Dominican Republic win prop bets placed on pitches they threw. According to ...