ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Nimari Burnett scored a career-high 31 points, leading No. 2 Michigan to a 110-69 win over Penn State on Thursday night. The Wolverines have won seven straight to set a school record with a 21-1 overall record. They are 11-1 in the Big Ten, tied atop the conference ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Avery Hayes scored twice in his NHL debut, Arturs Silovs made 26 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night in the final game for both teams before the Olympic break. Called up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tim Stutzle charged past Philadelphia defenseman Travis Sanheim and scored on a back-hand shot 47 seconds into overtime Thursday night, helping the Ottawa Senators to a 2-1 victory over the struggling Flyers. It was Stutzle's 28th goal of the season. The Senators won ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves scored 35 points in just 25 minutes, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame Luka Doncic's departure with a left leg injury for a 119-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. LeBron James had 17 points and 10 assists for the Lakers, who snapped ...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped the most serious assault charge against Penn State hockey star Gavin McKenna, considered a likely top pick in this year's NHL draft, but he remains accused of less serious offenses. The Centre County prosecutor said Friday that aggravated ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Things could not be going any better for Zach Werenski as he prepares for his first appearance in the Olympics. The Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman, who'll play for Team USA in the Milan Cortina Games, has a point in seven straight games and is the first blueliner to ...
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and had nine assists, Jaylon Tyson added 17 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Los Angeles Clippers 124-89 on Wednesday night, hours after the teams completed a trade of All-Stars. The Cavaliers sent guard Darius Garland ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Jaloni Cambridge scored 26 points and No. 9 Ohio State held off a late run by No. 24 Washington to win 70-60 on Thursday for its 10th win in the last 11 games. Buckeyes coach Kevin McGuff, who spent nine seasons at Xavier and two at Washington before taking over at Ohio State ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matthew Stafford walked away with the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award and a declaration that he's returning to the Los Angeles Rams for another season. Stafford edged Drake Maye for the MVP award on Thursday night in the closest race since Peyton Manning and Steve ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Schwartz has resigned as the Cleveland Browns' defensive coordinator after three seasons. The team announced Friday that Schwartz handed in his letter of resignation a day earlier. Schwartz has led one of the league's top defenses over the past three seasons but was ...
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (AP) — A former New York Jets first-round draft pick was arrested in Tennessee and charged with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend. Darron Lee was identified Thursday as the suspect and taken into custody at the scene, according to the Hamilton County ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Daniss Jenkins scored 18 points in his last game as a two-way player and the Detroit Pistons routed New York 118-80 on Friday night to end the Knicks' winning streak at eight games. Jenkins was playing his 42nd game of the season, meaning he ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NYU coach Meg Barber was a player for the Violets when rival Washington University of St. Louis was approaching the Division III winning streak record. Barber now has NYU one victory from breaking the mark held by Washington ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers reiterated Friday that the Bucks have no plans to shut down Giannis Antetokounmpo for the rest of the season, though the two-time MVP's return date from a calf strain remains uncertain. Rivers spoke on the ...
By ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jaxon Smith-Njigba appeared as though he would have his work cut out for him to replicate the success he enjoyed in his first 1,000-yard season in 2024. Quarter b ack Sam Darnold, who has had his fair share of skeptics over the years, ...
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Raiders star pass rusher Maxx Crosby said Friday any talk of wanting out of Las Vegas did not come from him. One NFL reporter said this week he expected Crosby to be traded because the seven-year veteran didn't want to go through ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt and the Yankees are working toward a one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, another move by New York that makes its 2026 roster resemble last year's team. The person spoke ...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Pitchers Graham Ashcraft and Edwin Uceta won their salary arbitration cases Friday, improving players to 5-0 this year. Ashcraft was awarded $1.75 million rather than the Cincinnati Reds' $1.25 million offer in a case heard Thursday by Keith Greenberg, Howard Edelman ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Donovan Mitchell was already in store for an emotional week. The Cleveland Cavaliers guard was selected to the NBA All-Star Game for the seventh straight season and will watch his fiancée, Coco Jones, sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before Super Bowl 60 on ...
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — As the New England Patriots continued to rack up wins late in the regular season, coach Mike Vrabel shied away from mentioning the idea of a Super Bowl run when he spoke to his team after games. But there were hints of where ...