INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 135-119 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. Mitchell, who made 16 of 27 shots from the field, also had nine rebounds and six assists. Jaylon Tyson added 27 points on 10-of-13 shooting and ...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sean Monahan scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets overcame an early two-goal deficit to beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Monday night, snapping a four-game skid. Charlie Coyle scored the go-ahead goal 6:40 into the third period and added two assists for the Blue ...
Conventional wisdom has top-ranked Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana both earning first-round byes in the College Football Playoff regardless of what happens in Saturday night's Big Ten Championship Game. Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is not buying that for one second. "The way you play should mean ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored a season-high 42 points, Jaylen Brown got his fourth career triple-double and the Boston Celtics barely held on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-115 on Sunday night after giving up most of their big lead. The Celtics led by 21 points in the third ...
By TOM WITHERS Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored a season-high 42 points, Jaylen Brown got his fourth career triple-double and the Boston Celtics barely held on to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-115 on Sunday night after giving up most of their big lead. The ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Conventional wisdom has top-ranked Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana both earning first-round byes in the College Football Playoff regardless of what happens in Saturday night's Big Ten Championship Game. Indiana coach Curt Cignetti is not buying that for one ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Brock Purdy promised his San Francisco 49ers teammates he would have fun and celebrate if he scored during Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns. He delivered on his promise, not only showing that he is a talented quarterback, but also ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kris Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime, Sidney Crosby had two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Friday night. Tommy Novak faked a shot and passed to Letang, who beat Jet Greaves on a snap shot past his glove. It was ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 130-123 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night. Atlanta eliminated Cleveland from the in-season tournament, meaning neither team advances to the quarterfinal ...
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Richie Saunders had a season-high 29 points, Robert Wright III scored 23 and No. 9 BYU beat Dayton 83-79 to win the Magic bracket of the ESPN Events Invitational on Friday night. Saunders made 9 of 15 shots from the floor, including 6 of 10 from 3-point range, and all ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ryan Day can rest easy. Julian Sayin and No. 1 Ohio State dominated The Game on Saturday. Sayin threw three touchdown passes, including a 35-yarder to Jeremiah Smith on a fourth down in the second quarter, and the Buckeyes beat No. 15 Michigan 27-9 to give Day a ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — No. 1 Ohio State got Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate back on Saturday. And the star receivers delivered. Playing at less than 100 percent, Smith and Tate helped the Buckeyes to a 27-9 victory over No. 15 Michigan that stopped a ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ryan Day can rest easy. Julian Sayin and No. 1 Ohio State dominated The Game on Saturday. Sayin threw three touchdown passes, including a 35-yarder to Jeremiah Smith on a fourth down in the second quarter, and the Buckeyes beat No. ...
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Richie Saunders had a season-high 29 points, Robert Wright III scored 23 and No. 9 BYU beat Dayton 83-79 to win the Magic bracket of the ESPN Events Invitational on Friday night. Saunders made 9 of 15 shots from the floor, including 6 of 10 from 3-point range, and all ...
By ALAN COLE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 130-123 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night. Atlanta eliminated Cleveland from the in-season tournament, meaning neither ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kris Letang scored 58 seconds into overtime, Sidney Crosby had two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Friday night. Tommy Novak faked a shot and passed to Letang, who beat Jet Greaves on a snap shot past his glove. It was ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Myles Garrett is not thinking about if he can break the NFL's single-season sack record. The Cleveland Browns All-Pro pass rusher is convinced it's a matter of when. Garrett leads the league with 18 sacks and needs five in Cleveland's final six games to ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Damarco Minor scored 18 points and hit a game-winning 3-pointer as time expired to rally Pittsburgh past Ohio State 67-66 on Friday, handing the Buckeyes their first loss of the season. After Amare Bynum gave Ohio State a two-point lead with a second-chance score with 3.7 ...
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Gavin Garcia rushed for a career-high 151 yards and the game-winning score as Kent State rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Northern Illinois, 35-31 on Friday in the season finale for both teams. The Golden Flashes (5-7, 4-4 Mid-American Conference) trailed 31-20 ...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, known for sporting a red sweater-vest when he led the Ohio State football team, may be feeling blue if the Buckeyes lose to the University of Michigan on Saturday. Tressel has agreed to wear a blue vest if the Wolverines win the annual ...