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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has received a $401 million gift from Greg and Dawn Williams, supporting the university's and athletic department's fundraising initiatives with the largest donation to the school and one of the richest in college sports history. "Their investment in ...
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 ...
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer The conference championship games are upon us, providing the College Football Playoff committee one last look at contenders for the 12-team field and requiring anxious coaches and players on bubble teams to keep the antacids handy. The Big Ten will ...