By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers hopes his bloodied nose isn't broken. The reeling Pittsburgh Steelers feel the same way about their season. The four-time MVP's fractured left wrist turned out to be far from Pittsburgh's biggest problem in a 26-7 loss to ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Johnson hit consecutive 3-pointers late in double overtime and finished with 41 points and 14 rebounds to help the Atlanta Hawks spoil Joel Embiid's return in a 142-134 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night. Embiid scored 18 points in 30 minutes in his ...

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida hired Tulane's Jon Sumrall as football coach Sunday, settling for its second choice after Lane Kiffin picked LSU over the Gators. Sumrall finalized a six-year, $44.7 million contract that comes with incentives, according to ...

By PHIL ERVIN Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 32 points to became Minnesota's all-time leader in games with 30 or more points, Julius Randle added 22 points, 12 assists and six rebounds, and the Timberwolves pulled away from the San Antonio Spurs in the fourth ...

BY ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points, Chet Holmgren had 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 123-115 on Sunday night for their 12th straight victory. The Thunder ...

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw two touchdown passes while playing through an injury to his non-throwing hand, and Kimani Vidal made a 59-yard scoring run during the Los Angeles Chargers' 31-14 victory over the spiraling Las Vegas Raiders. ...

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills came to Pittsburgh looking for something — anything, really — to snap themselves out of a midseason lull that had robbed them of their swagger, not to mention their usual grip on first place in the AFC ...

By TOM WITHERS Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored a season-high 42 points, Jaylen Brown got his fourth career triple-double and the Boston Celtics barely held on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-115 on Sunday night after giving up most of their big lead. The ...

By PAT PICKENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Hart had 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 points and eight rebounds and the New York Knicks beat the Toronto Raptors 116-94 on Sunday for their fourth straight victory. Jalen Brunson had 18 points, ...

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Conventional wisdom has top-ranked Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana both earning first-round byes in the College Football Playoff regardless of what happens in Saturday night's Big Ten Championship Game. Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is not buying that for one ...

By CHRIS BURROWS Associated Press OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A handful of Ole Miss football players were the first to emerge from the Manning Center following Lane Kiffin's farewell meeting as head coach. "It's the Pete Golding era! A new era. Hotty Toddy," exclaimed the smiling players to ...

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina rookie Brandon Bussi made 15 saves for his first NHL shutout, Nikolaj Ehlers scored at 2:52 of overtime and Hurricanes beat the Calgary Flames 1-0 on Sunday for their second straight victory. Ehlers beat rookie goalie Devin ...

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Kalen DeBoer spoke with pride Sunday about his No. 10 Alabama team returning to the Southeastern Conference title game after missing it last year. That appreciation of having another opportunity to play for the conference title prompted ...

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Michigan State plans to hire former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald to lead its football program, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday on condition of anonymity because the expected ...

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Connor Bedard scored the tie-breaking goal at 9:55 of the third period, added an empty-net score and had two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks rallied from an early three-goal deficit to top the Anaheim Ducks 5-3 on Sunday and snap a ...

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Brock Purdy promised his San Francisco 49ers teammates he would have fun and celebrate if he scored during Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns. He delivered on his promise, not only showing that he is a talented quarterback, but also ...

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — C.J. Stroud provided a glimpse of what Houston could look like in December and January if he stays healthy. A healthy Stroud and a suffocating defense could carry the Texans pretty far. Nico Collins ran 7 yards for the tiebreaking ...

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — When the Miami Dolphins needed a big play on Sunday, their defense delivered. Again. Minkah Fitzpatrick had a fumble recovery and an interception, helping Miami knock off Tyler Shough and the New Orleans Saints 21-17 for ...

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are showing how quickly a franchise can turn around in a coach's first season. Trevor Lawrence threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans 25-3 ...

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Nick Folk had already atoned for his first field goal miss of the season. With the game on the line, he kicked the New York Jets to a comeback victory. Folk lined a 56-yarder through a heavy mist as time expired to ...