By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer MILAN (AP) — When Brittany Bowe and Erin Jackson take to the ice at the Milan Cortina Olympics for the women's 1,000 meters in speedskating on Monday, they'll be competing as individuals representing the U.S. and trying to beat each other in hopes of ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The first touchdown in Super Bowl history came on a pass from Bart Starr to Max McGee 59 years ago for the Green Bay Packers. The most recent came on a 50-yard deep strike from Patrick Mahomes to Xavier Worthy last year. In ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic will have an MRI exam on Friday after he left the Los Angeles Lakers' game against Philadelphia with a left leg injury. Doncic limped to the locker room with 3:03 left in the first half Thursday night ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer 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 ...
PHOENIX (AP) — Pat Spencer scored a career-high 20 points, Gui Santos added 18 and the shorthanded Golden State Warriors erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 101-97 on Thursday night. The Suns had a chance to pull ahead in the final seconds, but Dillon ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves acquired guard Ayo Dosunmu from the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, adding a proven scorer to bolster their depth for the stretch run in the stacked Western Conference playoffs race. The trade was finalized by ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Suggs had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists for his first career triple-double, Desmond Bane scored 23 points and Paolo Banchero added 22 to lead the Orlando Magic to a 118-98 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. Playing 29 minutes in his seventh game ...
DALLAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 29 points and 11 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame rookie No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg's fourth consecutive 30-point game in a 135-123 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. Flagg scored 32 points to extend his NBA record for ...
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Cooper Flagg is in the midst of an unprecedented run for an NBA teenager just as the Dallas Mavericks are firmly declaring their rookie No. 1 pick the future face of the franchise. The day was coming regardless. It arrived with Dallas ...
By ERIK ERLENDSSON Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots to improve to 16-0-1 in his past 17 games, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-1 on Thursday night in the final game for both teams before the Olympic break. Brandon Hagel, ...
By ROB PARENT Associated Press 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 ...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Bo Horvat broke a tie late in the third period and the New York Islanders went into the Olympic break with a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Horvat went to his backhand off the draw, slipping the puck past goalie Jake Allen, with only 3:27 left to ...
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks remained busy before the NBA trade deadline Thursday by acquiring point guard Gabe Vincent and a 2032 second-round draft pick from the Los Angeles Lakers for shooting guard Luke Kennard. Vincent provides depth and steady ...
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 ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Even though the Cleveland Cavaliers have been playing their best basketball over the past three weeks, Koby Altman and the front office had concluded that they could not stand pat with their roster. Altman, the team's President of ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer 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 ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — When it comes to being an offensive coordinator in the NFL, few coaches have fared better than New England's Josh McDaniels. As a head coach, it's been a completely different story. The six-time Super Bowl champion is back in ...
By ANDREW DESTIN AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — While Cooper Kupp donned a T-shirt Thursday in vehement support of quarterback Sam Darnold, the veteran wide receiver simultaneously received heaps of praise from his teammates. Four years removed from the most productive season ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Chris Gotterup seems to have figured out TPC Scottsdale, giving him a chance to finally see the Saturday spectacle of the Phoenix Open. Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler will need to go low in his next round if he's going to get to the ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers will be the team facing the division-rival Los Angeles Rams in the first-ever regular-season NFL game in Australia next season, and the Dallas Cowboys will be one of the teams playing the first game in Rio de Janeiro, the league said Thursday. The ...