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Cavaliers fall to Raptors
TORONTO (AP) -- Brandon Ingram scored 15 of his season-high 37 points in the third quarter, Scottie Barnes had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-99 on Monday night for their eighth straight win.
Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 12 points and Immanuel Quickley had 11 for Toronto, which has won 12 of 13.
Two of the Raptors' victories in their streak have come against the Cavaliers. Toronto swept the season series for the first time since the 2019-20 season.
Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell had 17 points but shot 6 of 20, going 3 of 12 from 3-point range.
Jaylon Tyson scored 15 points, and Evan Mobley and Nae'Qwan each had 14 for Cleveland. Lonzo Ball shot 3 for 15, missing 10 of 12 attempts from long range to finish with eight points.
Toronto closed the first half with a 13-2 run to lead 57-54 at the break.
The Raptors played without RJ Barrett, who has a sprained right knee. Barrett left Sunday's win over Brooklyn in the third quarter after landing awkwardly on a fast-break dunk. Tests did not reveal a serious injury, coach Darko Rajakovic said.
Ingram connected on 6 of 12 attempts in the third. His final basket, a 3-pointer with 1:20 left in the period, gave Toronto its biggest lead at 88-74.
Cleveland's Darius Garland (sore left big toe) and De'Andre Hunter (rest) sat on the second night of a back-to-back. Toronto's Jakob Poeltl returned after sitting out Sunday because of a sore lower back. Poeltl had 13 rebounds.
Jarrett Allen, who missed his third straight game because of a sprained finger on his right hand, was among seven Cavs players out with injuries.
Up next
Cavaliers: At Atlanta on Friday.
Raptors: Host Indiana on Wednesday.
Rich Rolf scores 22 to lead Youngstown State
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Rich Rolf's 22 points helped Youngstown State defeat Georgia Southern 67-61 on Monday night at the Jacksonville Classic.
Rolf also added six rebounds for the Penguins (3-4). Cris Carroll had 16 points and six rebounds. Cam Polak scored 10.
The Eagles (3-4) were led by Alden Applewhite, who finished with 16 points. Nakavieon White added 14 points and Tyren Moore had 11 points and two steals.
Chase apologizes for spitting
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Ja'Marr Chase apologized Monday for spitting on Jalen Ramsey during the fourth quarter of the Cincinnati Bengals' loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 16.
Chase was suspended by the NFL for Sunday's game. His statement of apology was addressed to his team, the Bengals and Steelers organizations and the NFL community, but the star wide receiver did not mention Ramsey by name.
"Please know I am speaking from my heart when I say I take full responsibility for my actions during last Sunday's game at Pittsburgh," Chase said in the statement, which was posted on social media. "What I did was wrong. The circumstances don't matter. My passion for the game is no excuse. There's zero place in our sport or in life for that level of disrespect. I want to personally apologize to everyone within the Pittsburgh Steelers organization. I let my emotions in the moment get the better of me."
Chase added: "This has been a tough season with some incredibly hard losses. We've all been frustrated. But instead of stepping up with calm, class and leadership, I let you down. My having to sit out yesterday's game makes my actions even more inexcusable."
According to the NFL Players Association database, Chase was docked at least $448,333,33 in base salary as a result of the suspension.
Fines will hurt Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- The NCAA penalties from Michigan football's sign-stealing operation will cost the school more than $30 million, athletic director Warde Manuel said.
Manuel recently spoke about the fines in a radio interview on The Big 1050 WTKA, saying "we're going to find a way to deal with it."
The NCAA announced in August a series of punishments for a sprawling scandal that has loomed over the Wolverines for two years, including during their run to the national championship in the 2023 season, and the fine was expected to be tens of millions of dollars.
Michigan initially appealed the ruling, and later withdrew last month.
Coach Sherrone Moore also withdrew his appeal in September after serving the school's self-imposed, two-game suspension. He will also be suspended for the 2026 season-opening game.
The NCAA said it had "overwhelming" and concerning evidence of a cover-up by Wolverines staff and noted there were "sufficient grounds for a multiyear postseason ban" against a program now considered a repeat violator. The governing body stopped short of program-crippling punishments, though, saying a two-year postseason ban "would unfairly penalize student-athletes for the actions of coaches and staff" who were no longer there.
Jim Harbaugh, a former Michigan quarterback and now the coach of the NFL's Los Angeles Chargers, faces a 10-year show-cause order following the conclusion of his previous four-year order effective Aug. 7, 2028. Harbaugh has always maintained he knew nothing about the scheme.
Connor Stalions, a former low-level staffer who ran the scouting and sign-stealing operation, was issued an eight-year show-cause order, which effectively bans a person from college athletics for the period handed down.
The NCAA does not have rules against stealing signs, but prohibits schools from sending scouts to the games of in-season opponents and using electronic equipment to record another team's signals. The scheme run by Stalions, the NCAA said, was elaborate and detailed.
The 15th-ranked Wolverines will host top-ranked Ohio State on Saturday.