CINCINNATI (AP) — Dailyn Swain and Zach Freemantle each scored 15 points to help Xavier defeat No. 19 UConn 76-72 on Saturday night.
Xavier (13-8, 5-5 Big East) had lost four straight to the Huskies. It was the Musketeers' second win over a ranked conference opponent recently. They won at ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Amen Thompson had his second career triple-double, Alperin Sengun and Jalen Green scored 26 points apiece and the Houston Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 135-131 on Saturday night.
Thompson finished with 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, ...
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Dug McDaniel scored 15 points and David N'Guessan added 14 as Kansas State snapped a six-game skid with a 73-60 win over No. 23 West Virginia on Saturday night.
The Wildcats (8-11, 2-6 Big 12) charged to a 19-2 lead and shot 26 for 55 (47.3%), including 6 for 17 from ...
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Swiss ski star Lara Gut-Behrami has finally found a way back to winning ways, with next month's world championships looming.
The defending overall World Cup champion overcame challenging course conditions Sunday to win the last super-G before the worlds ...
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — There's all sorts of ways beyond merely the score to measure just how dominant Jannik Sinner was while outplaying and frustrating Alexander Zverev during the 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory Sunday that earned the 23-year-old ...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Taylor Townsend of the United States returned to the court on which her career first took flight, teaming with Katerina Siniakova to beat Hsieh Su-Wei and Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3 in the women's doubles final Sunday at the Australian Open.
"This is ...
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Be brave.
Go for it.
Those were the mantras Madison Keys turned to as she confronted the most significant points of her tennis career, trapped in the cauldron of a third set that was tied at 5-all, 30-all in the Australian ...
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Miles Kelly hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 seconds remaining and Johni Broome had 16 points and 13 rebounds in his return to the lineup as No. 1 Auburn extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 53-51 win over No. 6 Tennessee on Saturday night.
Auburn (18-1, 6-0 ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anthony Davis had 36 points and 13 rebounds, LeBron James added 25 points and 12 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 118-108 on Saturday night.
Andrew Wiggins led the Warriors with 20 points. The Lakers held Stephen Curry scoreless in the ...
By MATT CARLSON Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — Tyrese Maxey had 31 points and nine assists, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 22 points and 12 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Chicago Bulls 109-97 on Saturday night for their second straight victory.
The injury-depleted Sixers ended a ...
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — Dailyn Swain and Zach Freemantle each scored 15 points to help Xavier defeat No. 19 UConn 76-72 on Saturday night.
Xavier (13-8, 5-5 Big East) had lost four straight to the Huskies. It was the Musketeers' second win over a ranked ...
By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kirill Marchenko scored with 1:16 remaining in overtime to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.
Zack Werenski and Dante Fabbro also scored, and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 31 ...
DALLAS (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston's first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.
Jaylen Brown added 22 points as the ...
By AVERY OSEN Associated Press
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Dug McDaniel scored 15 points and David N'Guessan added 14 as Kansas State snapped a six-game skid with a 73-60 win over No. 23 West Virginia on Saturday night.
The Wildcats (8-11, 2-6 Big 12) charged to a 19-2 lead and shot 26 for ...
By PAT PICKENS Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — When Vince Carter's preferred Nos. 6, 12 or 23 were not available as a freshman basketball player at Florida's Mainland High School, he took some advice from his mother, Michelle.
"My mom told me: 'Find a number and make it famous,'" ...
By DENNIS WASZAK JR. AP Pro Football Writer
The New York Jets' lengthy searches are over, and they're pairing a first-time general manager with a first-time head coach to try to turn things around.
Denver Broncos assistant general manager Darren Mougey agreed to terms Saturday with the ...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday.
Edmonton improved to 21-6-1 in its last 28 games. It also moved into first place in the Pacific Division, one point up on the idle Vegas Golden Knights.
The ...
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Star freshman Cooper Flagg had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists as second-ranked Duke pushed past Wake Forest 63-56 on Saturday.
Fellow freshman Kon Knueppel had 15 points for the Blue Devils (17-2, 9-0 Atlantic ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dawson Garcia scored a season-high 31 points on 13-for-19 shooting and Parker Fox had 13 points and 11 rebounds to help Minnesota beat No. 15 Oregon 77-69 on Saturday.
Lu'Cye Patterson added 11 points for the Gophers (11-9, 3-6), who ...
By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — Vince Dunn scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, and Eeli Tolvanen and Matty Beniers both scored in the third as the Seattle Kraken beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday.
Dunn's goal came on a 5-on-3 power play and ...