By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Conwell had 21 points and No. 6 Louisville turned a fast start into an 87-78 victory over No. 22 Indiana on Saturday. Conwell made a triumphant return to his hometown, where he starred at Pike High School. The senior point ...
DETROIT (AP) — Jalen Buckley had touchdown runs of 67 and 64 yards and Western Michigan won the MAC Championship, defeating Miami of Ohio 23-13 on Saturday. Buckley's 67-yard touchdown burst on the third play of the game gave the Broncos the early lead. Palmer Domschke added three field ...
By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored 2:46 into overtime for his second goal of the game, helping the Colorado Avalanche top Artemi Panarin and the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday. MacKinnon finished Colorado's third win in four games when he beat Igor ...
By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Milan Momcilovic scored 20 points and Iowa State sank 11 3-pointers to propel No. 10 Iowa State to a dominant 81-58 win over No. 1 Purdue on Saturday. Momcilovic, Killyan Toure and Joshua Jefferson all hit three 3-pointers. ...
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — James Madison has hired former Florida coach Billy Napier to replace Bob Chesney, who is leaving for UCLA but would coach the Dukes in the College Football Playoff if they make the 12-team field. Napier, who was 22-23 in four seasons at Florida, was fired Oct. 19. ...
By BOB TRIPI Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Cameron Boozer scored 18 points, including 16 in the second half, and Caleb Foster added 12 points Saturday to help No. 4 Duke hold on for a 66-60 victory over No. 7 Michigan State in a game that had the intensity of an NCAA ...
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark says legislation currently stalled in Congress is needed to regulate college athletics and put a stop to what he essentially calls uncapped spending for name, image and likeness in ...
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Outgoing Tulane coach Jon Sumrall will remain committed to two college football programs for at least a couple weeks longer — and couldn't be happier about it. Jake Retzlaff had two short touchdown runs, Jamauri McClure rushed for ...
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Troy Terry and Mason McTavish scored in the shootout, and the Anaheim Ducks snapped the Washington Capitals' six-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory Friday night. Beckett Sennecke took the NHL's rookie scoring lead with a goal ...
By MIKE BARBER Associated Press HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Wayne Knight rushed for career-high 212 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown, and No. 19 James Madison made its case for a College Football Playoff berth, beating Troy 31-14 in the Sun Belt Conference title game on Friday ...
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State wasted no time finding a replacement for Matt Campbell, hiring Washington State's Jimmy Rogers as its football coach on Friday night. The Cyclones moved quickly after Campbell left to take over for the fired James Franklin at Penn State on Friday. They agreed to ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored a season-high 36 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 28 and the Indiana Pacers beat the struggling Chicago Bulls 120-105 on Friday night. The Pacers improved to 5-18, looking more like the team that advanced to the NBA Finals last season than the ...
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 32 points, Jalen Suggs added 22 and the Orlando Magic beat the Mimi Heat 106-105 on Friday night when Bam Adebayo missed a jumper at the buzzer. The teams will meet again in Orlando on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup ...
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown had 30 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and the Boston Celtics cruised past Los Angeles 126-105 on Friday night, with the Lakers playing without LeBron James and Luka Doncic. Derrick White had five 3-pointers and ...
By JIM FULLER Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Solo Ball scored 10 of his 14 points in the second half, Eric Reibe had 13 points, six rebounds and three blocks and No. 5 UConn beat East Texas A&M 83-59 on Friday night. Alex Karaban added 12 points, and Braylon Mullins scored ...
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Graham Ike scored a season-high 28 points and had 10 rebounds as No. 11 Gonzaga routed No. 18 Kentucky 94-59 Friday night on a neutral court that felt much more like Rupp Arena South with Wildcats faithful filling Brigestone ...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay has decided not to report to the Buffalo Bills for now to focus instead on his family and consider retirement after a 13-year NFL career, a blow to the club's depth chart for the final stretch of the season. After Slay's ...
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The NFC North-leading Chicago Bears will be without top receiver Rome Odunze for Sunday's game at Green Bay because of a lingering foot injury. Chicago (9-3) ruled him out on Friday. It's a tough blow for a team trying to maintain a slim lead in the division over the ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Emilio Pagán wanted to remain with the Cincinnati Reds, even as he was exploring his options in free agency. However, Pagán will be back with the club as its closer after finalizing a $20 million, two-year contract on Thursday. He has the right to opt out ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions are getting a brief break. Detroit earned a desperately needed 44-30 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night, going 2-1 in a three-game stretch of home games over 12 days. "We handled our business," Lions coach Dan ...