l Page 1474 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 5 Alabama emphatically hands No. 12 Oklahoma its first loss
Mark Sears scored a game-high 22 points and dished out 10 assists as No. 5 Alabama cruised to a 107-79 home win that knocked No. 12 Oklahoma from the ranks of the unbeaten in the SEC opener for both teams on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala. ,Labaron Philon scored 16 points, Grant Nelson added 12 points ...
Joel Embiid, 76ers overwhelm Nets
Joel Embiid totaled 28 points and 12 rebounds in three quarters as the Philadelphia 76ers overcame an extremely early 11-point deficit and rolled to a 123-94 victory over the short-handed Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night in New York.,Embiid made 8 of 16 shots, hit all 10 free throws and played 29 min...
Florida State sinks Syracuse for first ACC win
Taylor Bol Bowen scored 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as Florida State beat Syracuse 90-74 for its first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season Saturday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Jamir Watkins scored 16 as he hit double figures in the 11th straight game for the Seminoles (10-4, 1-2 ACC...
Cavs to match 9-game win streak vs. Hornets' 9-game skid
No one has been able to stop the Cleveland Cavaliers as of late, making them astronomical favorites for their game on Sunday night. ,The NBA-best Cavaliers, on a nine-game winning streak, will be playing at home against the struggling Charlotte Hornets, who are on a nine-game losing streak.,"It's a ...
Pelicans try to make 'difficult' season a bit better, face Wizards
The NBA's worst two teams will square off for the second time in three days on Sunday, when the New Orleans Pelicans visit the Washington Wizards.,The Pelicans, whose 6-29 mark still ranks them last in the league, snapped an 11-game losing streak on Friday when CJ McCollum tied his career-high with ...
Arizona State notches convincing win over Colorado
BJ Freeman scored 19 points before being ejected in the second half, and Arizona State beat Colorado 81-61 in Tempe, Ariz., on Saturday.,Bashir Jihad scored 17 points, Jayden Quaintance contributed 11 points and 10 rebounds and Amier Ali scored 10 for Arizona State (10-3, 1-1 Big 12 Conference).,Tre...
Jaguars DE Josh Hines-Allen (personal) ruled out vs. Colts
Jacksonville defensive end Josh Hines-Allen has been ruled out for personal reasons for the Jaguars' season finale on Sunday afternoon at the Indianapolis Colts.,He is not traveling with the team to Indianapolis, the Jaguars (4-12) announced Saturday. In a corresponding move, the Jaguars elevated de...
Ravens rout Browns, clinch AFC North title
Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes Saturday and Derrick Henry added two fourth-quarter scoring runs as the Baltimore Ravens clinched the AFC North title with a 35-10 win over the visiting Cleveland Browns.,Baltimore (12-5) will host a first-round playoff game next weekend as the No. 3 seed, wh...
Ravens WR Zay Flowers (knee) ruled out vs. Browns
Baltimore leading receiver Zay Flowers was ruled out at halftime of the Ravens' home game Saturday against the Cleveland Browns after sustaining a knee injury in the second quarter.,Flowers caught a 12-yard pass from quarterback Lamar Jackson and went to the ground at the Cleveland 12-yard line, whe...
Vanderbilt slides past LSU in SEC opener for both teams
AJ Hoggard scored 17 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and Vanderbilt held off LSU 80-72 in the SEC opener for both teams Saturday afternoon in Baton Rouge, La.,Jaylen Carey and MJ Collins added 14 points each, Jason Edwards scored 12 and Tyler Nickel had 11 for the Commodores (13-1), who had...
Cody Ceci scores in final minute to lift Sharks past Devils
Cody Ceci scored with 25 seconds left to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 win against the visiting New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon.,Nikolai Kovalenko and Macklin Celebrini also scored and Yaroslav Askarov made 28 saves for the Sharks, who have won two in a row following an eight-game losing...
Noah Reynolds carries TCU past Kansas State 63-62
Noah Reynolds scored 18 points, including a go-ahead layup with 12.8 seconds remaining as TCU scored the final seven points to defeat visiting Kansas State 63-62 on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas., ,Vasean Allette and Trazarie White added 14 points each for TCU (8-5, 1-1 Big 12), which improved to 8-...
Louisville shows off depth in 70-50 victory over Virginia
Aboubacar Traore scored 15 points in just 16 minutes as Louisville earned a rare victory over host Virginia on Saturday, winning 70-50 in Charlottesville, Va.,Traore returned last weekend after missing 10 games due to a broken arm. He entered Saturday after scoring just five points in his first four...
Commanders activate RB Austin Ekeler (concussion) off IR
The Washington Commanders activated running back Austin Ekeler off injured reserve Saturday, one day before the regular-season finale against the Dallas Cowboys.,Ekeler has missed the past four games after sustaining a concussion against the Cowboys in Week 12. Ekeler was leveled while returning a k...
Arizona holds off rally by No. 16 Cincinnati
Jaden Bradley led Arizona with 15 points as the visiting Wildcats withstood a furious second-half rally in a 72-67 upset of No. 16 Cincinnati on Saturday.,Bradley's layup with 43 seconds left gave Arizona a 66-64 lead. After Dan Skillings Jr. missed a corner 3-pointer for the Bearcats, Bradley was f...
Lions activate LB Alex Anzalone, WR/PR Kalif Raymond off IR
The Detroit Lions activated linebacker Alex Anzalone off injured reserve on Saturday and the standout team captain will return for Sunday's NFC showdown against the Minnesota Vikings.,Anzalone broke his left forearm in a game against the Jacksonville in Week 11 and has missed the past six games.,Det...
No. 21 Memphis wary of new-look North Texas
As Memphis headed into the new year, coach Penny Hardaway made it clear that the No. 21 Tigers could not coast through the American Athletic Conference.,They could not relax. They were "the hunted," Hardaway said. Memphis would need to keep its foot on the gas pedal. The Tigers did just that on Thur...
No. 22 Illinois staying modest ahead of visit to Washington
Illinois coach Brad Underwood did not want to linger on Thursday night's historic Big Ten Conference victory at No. 9 Oregon.,The No. 22 Fighting Illini's 109-77 decision in Eugene, Ore., was not only the largest margin of victory ever by a road team over a Top 10 opponent, but also the second-most ...
No. 9 Oregon out to extend Maryland's Big Ten road woes
The Big Ten's coast-to-coast expansion has brought a wave of new matchups in unfamiliar -- and oftentimes distant -- environments for the league's 18 teams.,For the second time in four days, Maryland faces a completely new challenge as it travels to face No. 9 Oregon on Sunday in Eugene. ,In the tea...
Late run pushes St. John's to 70-62 victory over Butler
RJ Luis Jr. collected 20 points to go along with 10 rebounds and converted a tie-breaking dunk with 4:48 remaining as St. John's survived struggles from the 3-point line to earn a 70-62 victory over visiting Butler on Saturday afternoon at New York.,Luis made 9 of 19 shots despite missing all five o...