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Marner, Tavares lead Maple Leafs to 3-1 win over Red Wings

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Friday night. John Tavares scored twice, including an empty-netter with 1:30 to go, for Toronto. Morgan Rielly had two assists and Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves. Marner has a ...

No. 20 Cincinnati routs Morehead State 83-56 in second consecutive blowout

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Simas Lukosius had 14 points and a team-high six assists and No. 20 Cincinnati beat Morehead State 83-56 on Friday night. Jizzle James and Dillon Mitchell also scored 14 points, and Aziz Bandaogo had 12 for the Bearcats (2-0). Arrinten ...

Loyer and Kaufman-Renn lead No. 14 Purdue past Northern Kentucky 72-50

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 16 points and Trey Kaufman-Renn had 14 to lead No. 14 Purdue to a 72-50 rout of Northern Kentucky on Friday night. Braden Smith added 11 points and seven assists for the Boilermakers (2-0). Caleb Furst ...

Magic snap 5-game losing streak, beating injury-depleted Pelicans 115-88

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic broke a five-game losing streak, never trailing in a 115-88 victory over the injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Mo Wagner added 17 points for Orlando. Brandon ...

Freshmen Flagg, Maluach lead No. 7 Duke to 100-58 rout over Army

By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Cooper Flagg had 13 points and 11 rebounds and No. 7 Duke rolled to a 100-58 victory over Army on Friday night. Khaman Maluach had 11 points and 14 boards for the Blue Devils (2-0). Kon Knueppel added 15 points, Tyrese Proctor ...

Steelers visit Washington looking to extend their best start since 2020

By The Associated Press Pittsburgh (6-2) at Washington (7-2) Sunday, 1 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Commanders by 3. Series record: Washington leads 43-33-3. Against the spread: Steelers 6-2; Commanders 7-2. Last meeting: Washington beat the Steelers 23-17 on Dec. 7, 2020 at ...

DeVries, Hansberry lead West Virginia in narrow 75-69 win over UMass

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Tucker DeVries scored 17 points, Amani Hansberry added 16 and West Virginia held off Massachusetts 75-69 on Friday night. After trailing by 17 points at halftime UMass rallied in the second half, primarily behind a defensive effort that held West Virginia to six ...

Pitt uses balanced scoring to subdue Murray State 83-68

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaland Lowe scored 20 points and Damian Dunn and Ishmael Leggett each scored 19 and Pitt pulled away late in the second half to beat Murray State 83-68 on Friday night. Cameron Cohren scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebonds before fouling out for Pitt (2-0). Trence Harcum ...

US forward Josh Sargent has surgery for groin injury

NORWICH, England (AP) — Norwich forward Josh Sargent underwent surgery for a groin injury and will be out for two months, the second-tier English club has confirmed. The 24-year-old U.S. international has scored four goals in nine games this season for midtable Norwich. "He has had the ...

So much for parity as 9 NFL teams have 2 wins through 9 weeks: Analysis

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Nine NFL teams have nearly no chance nine weeks into the season. The Patriots, Raiders, Jaguars, Browns, Giants, Saints and Panthers ...

Bengals fritter away another big lead in a second frustrating loss to Ravens

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Another tight game, another loss for the Cincinnati Bengals. It's a frustrating pattern that has put the struggling team in danger of missing the playoffs despite the outstanding play of Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase. For the second ...