By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame an early 14-point deficit before blowing most of a 24-point lead and recovering to hold off the Los Angeles Clippers 119-115 on Monday ...
DENVER (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored twice in a four-goal first period and added an assist in his return from a five-game suspension for slashing, sparking the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-2 victory over the league-leading Colorado Avalanche on Monday night. Malkin's punishment from the NHL was ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Giddey had 16 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists for his fourth triple-double in five games, and the Chicago Bulls blew out Memphis 132-107 on Monday night to hand the depleted Grizzlies their eighth straight loss. Giddey is third in the NBA with 12 triple-doubles this ...
HOUSTON (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 36 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 100-92 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night in the opener of a two-game series between teams fighting for Western Conference playoff position. Los Angeles moved 1 1/2 games ahead of Houston for third ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Criticized for their cool, American players head into the World Baseball Classic championship also appreciating opponents' flamboyant flair. U.S. captain Aaron Judge's controlled composure has filtered through the clubhouse ahead of Tuesday ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes had three assists to extend his productive run since scoring the gold medal-winning goal for the U.S. at the Olympics, and the New Jersey Devils dented the Boston Bruins' playoff chances by beating them 4-3 in overtime ...
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 18 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter and Jayson Tatum scored 21 in his fifth game back from an Achilles tendon injury to help the Boston Celtics beat the Phoenix Suns 120-112 on Monday night. Devin Booker scored 40 for ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 30 points, De'Anthony Melton added 27 and the Golden State Warriors snapped a five-game losing streak with a 125-117 victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday night, earning coach Steve Kerr his 600th career ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Yaxel Lendeborg has made more money than he ever dreamed was possible entering March Madness, allowing him to pay his mother's bills and buy her a new ride. Lendeborg, though, could be even richer. Michigan's 6-foot-9, 240-pound ...
By MAURA CAREY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a career-high 41 points, Jalen Johnson had his 13th triple-double of the season and the Atlanta Hawks rolled past the Magic 124-112 on Monday night, extending their winning streak to 10 games and snapping ...
By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Laferriere had a goal and two assists to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers on Monday night. Drew Doughty, Mikey Anderson and Trevor Moore also scored for Los Angeles, which has won three of ...
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — March Madness tips off with the First Four, featuring one of this season's best stories in Miami (Ohio) and a matchup of formerly embattled head coaches in Texas' Sean Miller and NC State's Will Wade. Coming off their only loss of the ...
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cleveland Guardians third baseman José Ramírez was feeling much better Monday after the seven-time All-Star left a spring training game the previous day because of a sore shoulder, according to manager Stephen Vogt. "We're going to reassess him day by day. He should ...
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer West Coast college baseball aficionados are puffing out their collective chests one month into the season, and they have good cause. UCLA, Southern California and Oregon have combined to win 53 of their first 59 games. Before the sport's epicenter moved to the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas was suspended for the first 80 games of the season by Major League Baseball on Monday following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone. Rojas' suspension was announced after a grievance filed by the ...
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Nothing will convince Florida coach Todd Golden that losing in the Southeastern Conference Tournament was a positive. Not even six consecutive wins and another national title. "I get it, but I'm not with it," Golden said Monday. ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Dick Vitale previously declined a standing invitation from CBS and TNT Sports to call an NCAA Tournament game. An assist from Charles Barkley is finally making it happen this year. Vitale and Barkley will call Tuesday night's second First Four matchup in ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Purdue had just battled through the Big Ten Tournament, beating three straight NCAA Tournament teams – the last a No. 1 seed in Michigan – to claim a grinding championship in Chicago. "Obviously playing four games in four days is something we ...
By The Associated Press Darius Slay is ready to get on with the next chapter of his life. The six-time Pro Bowl cornerback who won a Super Bowl with Philadelphia announced his retirement on Monday, ending a 13-year career in which he became one of the top players at his position in the ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Duke is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season. The Blue Devils received 50 first-place votes from a 57-person media panel in The Associated Press men's basketball poll released Monday, a day after they ...