By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Andrew Wiggins made an alley-oop dunk at the buzzer in overtime, and the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 140-138 in a wild back-and-forth game Monday night. Norman Powell scored 33 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 22 points, 13 ...
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Desmond Bane hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Orlando Magic a 115-112 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Bane's basket from 27 feet capped a wild finish in which the Trail Blazers overcame a nine-point ...
By TOM SAVAGE Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Tamin Lipsey scored 14 of his 25 points in the second half to lead No. 16 Iowa State to a 96-80 win over Mississippi State on Monday night in a neutral-site game that was the 100th Division I basketball contest played at the Sanford ...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored in overtime, Ilya Sorokin stopped 32 of the 34 shots he faced and the New York Islanders bounced back from allowing the tying goal to Simon Nemec with 4.7 seconds left in regulation to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Monday night. Barzal scored 1:17 ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored to end a lengthy goal drought on home ice, Gabriel Perreault picked up his first NHL point and the New York Rangers used an offensive outburst to defeat the Nashville Predators 6-3 on Monday night for their first victory at Madison Square Garden this ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Luka Doncic had 38 points, Rui Hachimura scored 13 of his 21 points in a pivotal third quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away in the second half to beat the Charlotte Hornets 121-111 on Monday night. Austin Reaves added 24 ...
By JIM FULLER Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Solo Ball had 23 points and Alex Karaban added 20 points and six rebounds as third-ranked UConn topped Columbia 89-62 on Monday night. Tarris Reed Jr. had 19 points and eight rebounds while Jayden Ross scored 10 points off the bench ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers have come out of a skid with three straight wins in a bid to retake the lead in the AFC West. They were atop the division with three consecutive victories to open the season before dropping three of four. ...
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer Von Miller refused, not surprisingly, to publicly point a finger at Dan Quinn and his staff to explain what has gone wrong for the Washington Commanders during this failure of a season. "What's going on is definitely not on the coaches. They have us ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Even though Kevin Stefanski maintained that Dillon Gabriel remains the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback, the coach added some uncertainty about when and who might eventually replace the rookie. When asked Monday if Deshaun Watson would be cleared to ...
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dan Campbell isn't under any illusions about next Sunday. The Detroit Lions coach knows the Philadelphia Eagles will be a major test for his team, which has yet to replicate the level of dominance it found in 2023 and 2024. "We've got our ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers has been doing this for a long time. A really, really long time. Still, there have been few nights during his Hall of Fame-caliber career more frustrating than what he and the Pittsburgh Steelers endured in a 25-10 loss to ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Giants fired coach Brian Daboll on Monday, moving on from him midway through his fourth season after they dropped to 2-8 with a loss at Chicago. Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka was named as the interim replacement. The move ...
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is sticking with struggling quarterback DJ Lagway for Saturday's game at No. 6 Mississippi. Interim coach Billy Gonzales said Lagway will take first-team repetitions in practice this week but added that "competition is great ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow returned to practice with the Bengals on Monday, opening the 21-day window for the franchise quarterback to return to the lineup. His practice time will not count against the 53-player active roster. Burrow is eligible to be activated during the three-week ...
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is due in court Monday on charges accusing him and teammate Emmanuel Clase of taking bribes to help bettors in their native Dominican Republic win prop bets placed on pitches they threw. According to ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The first regular-season AP Top 25 is typically an overhaul from the preseason poll as voters get a better sense how good teams might actually be. This season certainly is no different. Houston was No. 1 in the poll released Monday, swapping spots ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Baylor and Soutbern California jumped into the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll after big opening week victories. The Bears began the season with a victory in Paris over then-No. 7 Duke to replace the Blue Devils in that ...
By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It's one thing to lose a close game. It's another to stumble like Jacksonville did at Houston on Sunday. The Jaguars blew a 19-point lead in the fourth quarter, were outscored 26-0 in the final frame and ended up on the wrong ...
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Five underdogs won. Big leads weren't safe. Several games weren't close. Sunday was filled with upsets, comebacks, routs and statements. There were some impressive individual performances, too. Jonathan Taylor had 244 yards rushing for the Colts. ...