By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
MIAMI (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points, Ty Jerome added 20 off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers never trailed in a 126-106 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
It was Mitchell's 14th 30-point game of the season, his fifth in his ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Johni Broome scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half and had 16 rebounds to help top-ranked Auburn beat LSU 87-74 on Wednesday night for its 12th straight victory.
Auburn (19-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) matched the best 20-game start in school history. Kelly ...
By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — L.J. Cryer scored 17 points and No. 6 Houston never trailed in beating West Virginia 63-49 on Wednesday night for the Cougars' 13th straight win.
Joseph Tugler added 12 points and Milos Uzan scored 10 for Houston (17-3, 9-0 Big ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State defensive quality control coach Joe Lyberger has been on paid administrative leave for the last month while the university investigates him.
Ohio State's human resources department sent Lyberger a letter on Dec. 27 that noted he would be placed on leave ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds acquired left-handed reliever Taylor Rogers and cash from the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday for minor league pitcher Braxton Roxby.
The 34-year-old Rogers went 1-4 with a 2.40 ERA in 64 appearances for the Giants last season. He struck out 64 and ...
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer
The Tampa Bay Rays and free agent Ha-Seong Kim have agreed to a two-year contract valued at $29 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal ...
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — For a sport needing a jolt of energy, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is as good a test as any.
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy make their PGA Tour season debuts, while Jordan Spieth returns following wrist surgery last ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Right-hander Jovan Oviedo lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday in the first salary arbitration decision of the year and will earn $850,000 instead of his request for $1.15 million.
Oviedo, who turns 27 on March 2, was 9-14 with a 4.32 ERA in 32 starts last ...
DETROIT (AP) — Veteran right-hander Tommy Kahnle has signed a one-year, $7.75 million contract with Detroit, boosting the Tigers' bullpen as they come off their first playoff season in a decade.
Kahnle, 35, went 0-2 with a 2.11 ERA and one save in 50 relief appearances with the American ...
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer
Most of the objections posted Wednesday to the lawsuit settlement set to alter the college-sports model concerned the impact roster limits will have on players in so-called "Olympic sports," some of whom have already been cut from their teams.
As part of ...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez issued a statement Wednesday reiterating the conference's commitment to remaining viable when five members leave for a rebuilt Pac-12 next year.
"A good deal of speculation has recently been offered by various media ...
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer
The U.S. Open is expanding to 15 days this year, shifting to a Sunday start for the first time in the Open era that began in 1968.
Fans who subscribed for ticket information from the USTA were informed of the change for the season's last Grand Slam ...
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer
Mikaela Shiffrin's pursuit of World Cup win No. 100 isn't at the top of her priority list on the eve of her return to ski racing two months after a serious crash.
For her, the slalom competition Thursday in Courchevel, France, is simply the next step in ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Frazier is heading back to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The club added the veteran second baseman/outfielder on a one-year deal worth $1.525 million. The team announced the deal Wednesday.
The 33-year-old Frazier spent the first five-plus seasons of his career with the ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — DeAndre Hopkins was stuck on a downtrodden team in Tennessee headed for the No. 1 overall pick in the draft.
Kareem Hunt was stuck without a job at all.
Yet the veteran wide receiver and running back, along with Marquise Brown, ...
By JOHN COON Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Hockey Club has chosen three finalists for the permanent team name it will adopt beginning with the 2025-26 NHL season.
The franchise will use a final round of fan voting to decide among the Utah Mammoth, Utah Hockey Club and ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 43 points to lead a Philadelphia 76ers team without injured Joel Embiid and Paul George to a 118-104 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.
Last season's NBA Most Improved Player, Maxey continued his recent hot scoring streak as he tries to ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 22 points, Donovan Mitchell added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a season-high, three-game losing streak with a 110-91 win over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night.
Cleveland, which has led the Eastern Conference from the start, ended its mini ...
BOSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets have been one of the NBA's more surprising teams this season. After their past three games, they shouldn't shock anyone.
The Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers twice last week before traveling to Boston and pulling out a 114-112 ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at cutting federal support for gender transitions for people under age 19, his latest move to roll back protections for transgender people across the country.
"It is the policy of the United States that it ...