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 ...
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — White Abarrio won the $3 million Pegasus World Cup by 6 1/4 lengths at Gulfstream on Saturday. He ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.05 under jockey Irad Ortiz Jr., who earned his third career Pegasus victory. Sent off at 5-2 odds, White Abarrio paid $7.60, $3.80 and ...
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 ...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — RJ Davis scored seven points in overtime and Seth Trimble hit the go-ahead jumper, lifting North Carolina to a 102-96 victory over Boston College on Saturday. Davis hit a 3-pointer for a 94-91 lead near the three-minute mark of the extra period and after Boston ...
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Freshman guard Jase Richardson scored a career-high 20 points and No. 8 Michigan State rolled to its 12th consecutive victory, beating Rutgers 81-74 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. Coen Carr added 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting ...
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyler Nickel's 3-pointer with 1:50 left put Vanderbilt ahead to stay as the Commodores upset a Top 10 team on their home court for a second straight Saturday by beating No. 9 Kentucky 74-69. Vanderbilt fans stormed the court ...
By The Associated Press Washington (14-5) at Philadelphia (16-3) Sunday, 3 p.m. EST, Fox BetMGM NFL Odds: Eagles by 6 Against the spread: Washington 12-6-1; Philadelphia 12-6-1 Series record: Washington leads 90-85-5, including a win in the longtime NFC East Division rivals' only ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Curtis Jones scored 33 points, Keshon Gilbert had seven of his 12 during a key run and No. 3 Iowa State pulled away late for a 76-61 win over Arizona State on Saturday. The Cyclones (17-2, 7-1 Big 12) bounced back from a loss to ...
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Pete Carroll was announced Saturday as Las Vegas' new coach, with the Raiders hoping that even as the oldest head coach in the NFL the 73-year-old will provide stability for an organization badly lacking it. The team and Carroll ...
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists, and the Boston Bruins beat Colorado 3-1 on Saturday, a day after the Avalanche traded star winger Mikko Rantanen. Pastrnak set up both of Morgan Geekie's goals in the third period. He also had an ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Madison Chock and Evan Bates have been the best American ice dancers for years. Best in the world, too. They only served to underscore that fact on Saturday, when they won their fourth consecutive title at the U.S. Figure Skating ...