By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Duncan Robinson scored 19 points and the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 131-109 on Thursday night for their second straight victory after a season-worst four-game losing streak. Javonte Green added 17 ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tarris Reed Jr. had 17 points and 14 rebounds as No. 6 UConn cruised past Xavier 93-68 on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament, bouncing back from a costly loss last weekend in the regular-season finale. The ...
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kingston Fleming scored 17 points as No. 5 Houston held off AJ Dybantsa and defeated BYU 73-66 in the Big 12 quarterfinals Thursday night. Dybantsa played all 40 minutes, finishing with 26 points, but he was held to 3-of-10 ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Isaiah Evans made seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 32 points, Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Cameron Boozer added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 1 Duke survived a scare from Florida State to beat the ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings found in Kyler Murray an ideal addition to their quarterback depth chart, setting up stiff competition for incumbent J.J. McCarthy for the starting job this season — and perhaps beyond. Murray visited ...
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wouldn't rule out re-engaging in trade talks for edge rusher Maxx Crosby while saying he didn't anticipate such a move since his club is "pretty far down the road" in free agency. The ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Erik Spoelstra had a very clear message to those who didn't like how the final minutes of Bam Adebayo's 83-point game played out. Put simply, the Miami Heat coach doesn't care. "I apologize to absolutely no one," Spoelstra said ...
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Braden Smith had 16 assists to climb into second on the NCAA career list, and No. 18 Purdue outmuscled Northwestern for an 81-68 victory on Thursday that moved the Boilermakers into the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. Trey ...
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Raiders introduced four of their newest players Thursday, a reminder of how much money Las Vegas invested in free agency to try to turn around the long-struggling franchise. Until the Maxx Crosby trade to Baltimore shockingly ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Malik Thomas scored 16 points, Thijs De Ridder added 15 and No. 10 Virginia defeated N.C. State for the third time this season, 81-74 on Thursday in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Coach Ryan Odom earned the win on the same floor where he led ...
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Geno Smith walked out of the New York Jets' facility for the final time after the 2016 season feeling as though he left behind unfinished business. A long, winding and sometimes strange NFL journey for the now 35-year-old quarterback has him ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Edge rusher Bradley Chubb faced the Bills enough during his three-plus seasons in Miami to have several reasons to want to sign with Buffalo. The team has been a consistent winner. And it has Josh Allen. "I'm trying to win. I'm ...
By CHARLIE GOLDSMITH Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Coming off a 6-11 season, the Cincinnati Bengals targeted two proven winners in free agency and rewarded another who was already in the building. The Bengals announced Thursday that left offensive tackle Orlando Brown Jr. had ...
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nate Ament warmed up and started for No. 25 Tennessee on Thursday after missing two games and about two weeks of practice, sidelined by a sprained right ankle. Nobody watched the clock on how many minutes Ament played. Coach ...
NEW YORK (AP) — If John Harbaugh were coaching a Pop Warner football team, fullback Patrick Ricard told him he'd want to be involved in some way, even if that meant being the water boy. Harbaugh coaches the New York Giants now, so following him there was much easier. Ricard is one of at ...
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Maxx Crosby expressed his commitment to the Las Vegas Raiders a day after the proposed trade that was supposed to send him to Baltimore was called off because he failed a physical. The Ravens backed out of the trade on Tuesday night after Crosby came to ...
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — A day later than its manager originally proclaimed, the United States punched its ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. The Americans got the help they needed from Italy and could start to relax by the middle innings ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — David Punch scored 26 points, Tanner Toolson made a couple of big baskets down the stretch, and sixth-seeded TCU rallied for a 95-88 victory over No. 14 seed Oklahoma State in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night. Toolson finished with 19 ...
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Defending champion Jack Draper rallied from a set down and beat five-time champ Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) Wednesday night in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open. The 24-year-old Draper, who is coming back after missing eight months due to an arm ...
By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 28 points, Jordan Clarkson had 27 and the New York Knicks rallied to beat the Utah Jazz 134-117 on Wednesday night to snap a two-game losing streak. Brunson also had eight assists and three steals in a game the ...