TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Mark Sears scored 19 points and No. 2 Alabama survived an upset scare on Friday, beating Arkansas State 88-79.
The game was tied with seven minutes left before Alabama scored 11 of the next 13 points, three of them from Sears at the free throw line.
Labaron Philon, ...
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kenny Atkinson couldn't help but smile as he looked at the box score and stared at the record of his Cleveland Cavaliers.
His first season as their coach has gone perfectly.
"10-0 is something. It's kind of a magic number, right?" ...
BY KEN POWTAK Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 33 points and nine rebounds, Payton Pritchard scored six points in overtime and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 108-104 on Friday night.
Pritchard finished with 20 points. Jrue Holiday added 17 points and five ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson had 20 points for top-ranked Kansas, which blew a 20-point first-half lead against No. 9 North Carolina before holding on for a 92-89 victory when the Tar Heels' Elliot Cadeau missed a 3-pointer as time expired ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Friday night in the 95th NHL game between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin.
While all eyes were on ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a motion by two NASCAR teams — one of them owned by Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan — to be recognized as chartered teams as they proceed with their antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France.
The ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. will not play Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers because of a hamstring injury.
Robinson was ruled out Friday. This is the second consecutive game the team's leading rusher will miss after he was a late scratch last ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The odds were against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Commanders making the playoffs before the season started, for various reasons on either side.
They meet up just past the midway point in a showdown of first-place teams ...
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 ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer
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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 ...
By ERIC HE Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — When Marc-Andre Fleury made his NHL debut in 2003, Macklin Celebrini was nearly three years away from being born.
On Thursday, the two combined for a bit of statistical novelty as the San Jose Sharks phenom and the league's youngest ...