TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Friday night.
John Tavares scored twice, including an empty-netter with 1:30 to go, for Toronto. Morgan Rielly had two assists and Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves.
Marner has a ...
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — Simas Lukosius had 14 points and a team-high six assists and No. 20 Cincinnati beat Morehead State 83-56 on Friday night.
Jizzle James and Dillon Mitchell also scored 14 points, and Aziz Bandaogo had 12 for the Bearcats (2-0). Arrinten ...
By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 16 points and Trey Kaufman-Renn had 14 to lead No. 14 Purdue to a 72-50 rout of Northern Kentucky on Friday night.
Braden Smith added 11 points and seven assists for the Boilermakers (2-0). Caleb Furst ...
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic broke a five-game losing streak, never trailing in a 115-88 victory over the injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
Mo Wagner added 17 points for Orlando.
Brandon ...
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a motion by two NASCAR teams — one of them owned by Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan — to be recognized as chartered teams as they proceed with their antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France.
The ...
By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Cooper Flagg had 13 points and 11 rebounds and No. 7 Duke rolled to a 100-58 victory over Army on Friday night.
Khaman Maluach had 11 points and 14 boards for the Blue Devils (2-0). Kon Knueppel added 15 points, Tyrese Proctor ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. will not play Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers because of a hamstring injury.
Robinson was ruled out Friday. This is the second consecutive game the team's leading rusher will miss after he was a late scratch last ...
By The Associated Press
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BetMGM NFL Odds: Commanders by 3.
Series record: Washington leads 43-33-3.
Against the spread: Steelers 6-2; Commanders 7-2.
Last meeting: Washington beat the Steelers 23-17 on Dec. 7, 2020 at ...
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Tucker DeVries scored 17 points, Amani Hansberry added 16 and West Virginia held off Massachusetts 75-69 on Friday night.
After trailing by 17 points at halftime UMass rallied in the second half, primarily behind a defensive effort that held West Virginia to six ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaland Lowe scored 20 points and Damian Dunn and Ishmael Leggett each scored 19 and Pitt pulled away late in the second half to beat Murray State 83-68 on Friday night.
Cameron Cohren scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebonds before fouling out for Pitt (2-0).
Trence Harcum ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The odds were against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Commanders making the playoffs before the season started, for various reasons on either side.
They meet up just past the midway point in a showdown of first-place teams ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer
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NORWICH, England (AP) — Norwich forward Josh Sargent underwent surgery for a groin injury and will be out for two months, the second-tier English club has confirmed.
The 24-year-old U.S. international has scored four goals in nine games this season for midtable Norwich.
"He has had the ...
By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP) — Another tight game, another loss for the Cincinnati Bengals. It's a frustrating pattern that has put the struggling team in danger of missing the playoffs despite the outstanding play of Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase.
For the second ...
By ERIC HE Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — When Marc-Andre Fleury made his NHL debut in 2003, Macklin Celebrini was nearly three years away from being born.
On Thursday, the two combined for a bit of statistical novelty as the San Jose Sharks phenom and the league's youngest ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer
BALTIMORE (AP) — Facing his largest deficit in three years, Lamar Jackson led Baltimore back with another dazzling display.
He danced along the sideline on one scramble, turning a potential 20-yard loss into a 10-yard gain. He left his feet while ...
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson and Malaki Branham had 17 points each and the San Antonio Spurs beat Portland 118-105 on Thursday night in their fourth game without coach Gregg Popovich.
Popovich has been out since having a medical episode Saturday ...
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The trio of 76ers stars looked majestic on opening night as their images covered the arena's 4K kinetic scoreboard. Joel Embiid palmed a basketball. Tyrese Maxey in the middle appeared ready to burst off the screen for a dunk. Paul ...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Bo Horvat had a goal and two assists, and the New York Islanders beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Thursday night.
Anders Lee had a goal and an assist for New York, which won for the third time in four games. Oliver Wahlstrom and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored, and ...
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A free-wheeling Jack Hughes had a goal and two assists and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 on Thursday night for their fourth win in five games.
Jesper Bratt had two goals — the last a game-clincher into an ...