Booker, McGee help Suns rout Pistons in Michigan homecoming
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Devin Booker scored 30 points and JaVale McGee added 20 in their Michigan homecomings to help the…
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Pointer sparks No. 12 LSU to 82-64 win over Vanderbilt
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored 20 points, Khayla Pointer had 10 of her 17 points in a pivotal third quarter and No. 12 LSU pulled…
Continue Reading Jolly scores 17 to send Iona to 78-55 romp over Niagara
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — Tyson Jolly had 17 points and seven rebounds to propel Iona to a 78-55 romp over Niagara in Metro Atlantic Athletic…
Continue Reading 49ers LT Trent Williams active for wild-card game at Cowboys
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams is active for a wild-card game against the Dallas Cowboys after missing the…
Continue Reading DeJulius lifts Cincinnati past Wichita State 61-57
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — David DeJulius scored 18 points and made a go-ahead layup with 2:20 remaining in the game as Cincinnati rallied past Wichita…
Continue Reading Oliveira scores on debut to help Roma beat Cagliari 1-0
By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Sérgio Oliveira marked his debut by winning and converting a penalty to help new side Roma to a…
Continue Reading Liddell scores 19, No. 16 Ohio St tops Penn St 61-56
By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — E.J. Liddell scored 19 points and No. 16 Ohio State defeated Penn State 61-56. Ohio State…
Continue Reading Kianna Smith scores 18; No. 3 Louisville beats BC, 63-53
KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Kianna Smith scored 18 points, Hailey Van Lith added 16 and No. 3 Louisville grinded out a 63-53 victory…
Continue Reading No. 14 Villanova hits 12 3s in 82-42 romp over Butler
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Collin Gillespie hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, and Justin Moore scored 15 points to…
Continue Reading Algeria stunned as African Cup throws up surprises all over
DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Defending champion Algeria has lost 1-0 to Equatorial Guinea in one of the biggest-ever upsets at the African Cup of…
Continue Reading Liverpool relying on abnormal season to catch Man City
LONDON (AP) — Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino gave Liverpool a 3-0 Premier League win over Brentford. Liverpool moved above…
Continue Reading East-leading Bulls opening eyes, next up: suprising Memphis
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls have been a one of the surprise teams in the NBA this season despite a recent…
Continue Reading Sweat inactive for Eagles after having ’emergency procedure’
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia defensive end Josh Sweat is inactive for Sunday’s NFC wild-card game after being admitted to the hospital earlier…
Continue Reading Europe-chasing Frankfurt held in 1-1 draw at Augsburg
AUGSBURG, Germany (AP) — Eintracht Frankfurt’s ambitions to fight for European qualification have been dented by a 1-1 draw at…
Continue Reading Harrison’s hat trick gives Leeds 3-2 win at West Ham in EPL
LONDON (AP) — Jack Harrison scored a hat trick as Leeds overcame a long list of absentees to beat West Ham 3-2 in the Premier League. West Ham hit…
Continue Reading Liverpool find scoring backups to beat Brentford 3-0 in EPL
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool found the goalscoring alternatives needed in the absence of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane as their stand-ins…
Continue Reading Durant has sprained knee ligament, no timetable for return
NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant has a sprained medial collateral ligament of his left knee, sidelining the NBA’s leading scorer just as the Brooklyn…
Continue Reading As NBA prepares to celebrate King, Robertson also remembers
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer NBA players officially began participating in games that were scheduled to celebrate and honor the life of Dr.…
Continue Reading Serbia’s president urges Djokovic to come home
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has called on Novak Djokovic to return to his native country…
Continue Reading Egle gets win at Oberhof, Germany takes luge relay
OBERHOF, Germany (AP) — Madeleine Egle of Austria was the winner of a World Cup women’s luge race on Sunday. It was her series-best fifth victory…
Continue Reading Germany gets women’s sweep, Meyers Taylor gets points title
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — German sleds swept the medals in the women’s World Cup bobsled finale of the season Sunday. And Elana Meyers…
Continue Reading Fired after 200 days, Benitez never won over Everton fans
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Rafa Benitez has been fired as Everton manager following a 2-1 loss to Norwich in the Premier League that…
Continue Reading Kuchar skeptical about PGA players needing overseas releases
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — Matt Kuchar finds the PGA Tour’s guideline on requiring releases to play conflicting events…
Continue Reading Suspended game in Spain resumes without injured player
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The Copa del Rey match suspended after an object was thrown from the stands resumed behind closed…
Continue Reading Italian skier Brignone wins World Cup super-G with gutsy run
ALTENMARKT-ZAUCHENSEE, Austria (AP) — Italian skier Federica Brignone saw a gutsy run rewarded with the victory in the fifth women’s World Cup…
Continue Reading Braathen gets stunning win in World Cup slalom at Wengen
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — Lucas Braathen soared from 29th place after the first run to score a stunning win in a…
Continue Reading TIMELINE: Djokovic’s failed bid to play in Australian Open
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Novak Djokovic’s attempt to play in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for COVID-19 has come to an…
Continue Reading Barcello scores 18 to lead BYU past San Francisco 71-69
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alex Barcello scored 18 points to lead BYU past San Francisco 71-69. Jamaree Bouyea led San Francisco with 19…
Continue Reading Armstrong scores 28; Cal Baptist beats Utah Valley 75-73
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Tre Armstrong made 10 of 11 from the free-throw line and finished with 28 points to help California Baptist beat Utah…
Continue Reading Desrosiers carries Hawaii over UC San Diego 79-56
HONOLULU — Jerome Desrosiers had 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead Hawaii to a 79-56 win over UC San Diego. Toni Rocak led the Tritons with 20…
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