By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points and VJ Edgecombe added 34 in his NBA debut to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally to beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 in their season opener Wednesday night. Edgecombe scored the most points in an NBA debut since ...
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner scored 24 points each, Desmond Bane added 23 in his Orlando debut, and the Magic beat the Miami Heat 125-121 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams. Norman Powell led Miami with 28 ...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Daws made 29 saves, Paul Cotter, Brenden Dillon and rookie Arseny Gritsyuk scored and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory. New Jersey began the streak after an opening loss at Carolina, winning three ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — While so much of the focus of Sunday's prime-time matchup between Green Bay and Pittsburgh has been on Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers facing his former team, Christian Watson plans on it being a special night for him, too. The Packers wide receiver expects to ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is having its most-viewed postseason in the U.S. since 2017 through the League Championship Series. Viewership is averaging 4.48 million according to MLB and Nielsen, a 13% increase over last year. Most of the gains are due to the first two rounds. The ...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Although LeBron James wasn't able to play in the Los Angeles Lakers' season opener, he's making sure they learn from their loss to Golden State. Coach JJ Redick said James was "really helpful" during a film session Wednesday as the Lakers' examined their performance ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tension is rising in the ongoing labor battle between the WNBA and the union representing the players, with the existing collective bargaining agreement expiring next week and no new deal in sight. And the back-and-forth — with the ...
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton insists his recent comments were a shout-out to Jaxson Dart, not a shot at Russell Wilson. Payton said after Denver's historic 33-32 comeback win on Sunday that the Giants "found a little spark ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Just as it appeared Lamar Jackson would again be absent from practice, the two-time MVP took the field for the Baltimore Ravens. How much progress he's made from a hamstring injury remains something of a secret, but this was ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As Minnesota was reveling last week in a decisive victory over Nebraska, the level of dominance by the Gophers defense dawned on standout Anthony Smith as he looked around at his teammates and started doing some quick math on their ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen began his bye week stewing over consecutive losses. Then the Bills quarterback received a valuable piece of advice from a beloved source. "My grandma called me and was like, 'I just want to see you smile,'" Allen said ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers wants to beat the Green Bay Packers, sure. But only because that's his job. There will be nothing personal at stake for Rodgers when he stands inside Acrisure Stadium on Sunday night and sees the team he led so successfully ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Owen Tippett scored twice and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Monday night. Travis Konecny, Tyson Foerster and Noah Cates also scored, Cam York had three assists and Sean Couturier added two as Philadelphia won for the third time in four games. Dan ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miles Killebrew's season is over. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Killebrew is done for the year after undergoing knee surgery. Killebrew, a two-time Pro Bowler as a special teamer and a 2023 All-Pro, injured his knee in a victory over Cleveland ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandon Graham had truly retired on top. The longest-tenured Eagles player made a valiant return from a torn triceps to play in the Super Bowl and hoisted the Lombardi Trophy for the second time in his career after they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in February. His ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his fourth goal and Kris Letang became the 20th defenseman in NHL history to reach 600 career assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Tuesday night. Crosby beat Kevin Lankinen from the slot in the later stages of the second ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Grant Delpit said leading up to Cleveland's game against Miami that he forgot what it was like to be a part of a win. The Browns safety and his teammates rediscovered that winning feeling on Sunday. Behind a complete effort from all three phases, the Browns rolled to a 31-6 ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio common pleas judge granted a temporary restraining order on Monday, which would allow high school athletes in the state to enter into deals that profit off their talent. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Jaiza Page issued her order on Monday, which could allow ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miles Killebrew's season is over. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Killebrew is done for the year after undergoing knee surgery. Killebrew, a two-time Pro Bowler as a special teamer and a 2023 All-Pro, injured his knee in a victory over Cleveland ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nick Schmaltz came into the night scoreless over the Utah Mammoth's first four games this season. He broke through in a big way Friday night against the San Jose Sharks. Schmaltz had three goals and an assist, and the Mammoth beat the Sharks 6-3 for their third win in ...