MEMPHIS -- With LeBron James' gold No. 23 uniform folded on his chair behind him, Memphis Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant reflected on beating one of his idols for the first time, 105-88, as the Grizzlies avoided a season sweep in what could be a playoff ...
ATLANTA — Georgia Tech really wants to earn a first-round bye in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament for the first time in seven years, and for a long time Saturday night the Yellow Jackets looked like they would lock up that privilege against Miami as ...
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — While his players chanted "Got The Hardware," Gonzaga coach Mark Few pondered a question about what sort of season this has been for the No. 3 Bulldogs. "Incredible," Few said. Gonzaga lost four starters from last year's team, ...
Nashville SC was punished by two defensive mistakes Saturday in its MLS debut against Atlanta United at Nissan Stadium. While Nashville fell short 2-1 to Atlanta, there are 33 matches left to play. Nashville players like Dax McCarty and Dominique Badji ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A mere six weeks ago, UCLA was 8-9 and in last place in the Pac-12 standings. When the Bruins closed out a dramatic win over Arizona and then celebrated with their Pauley Pavilion fans in their seniors' final home game Saturday ...
The bracket is set for the 2020 Mountain West Conference Tournament, which tips off Wednesday in Las Vegas and runs through Saturday, when a champion will be crowned on CBS. Top-seeded San Diego State enters the event as a projected No. 1 seed in ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Other than a couple of instances, Kentucky has needed every possession to first gain an edge and then keep it in a gauntlet of close victories. The No. 8 Wildcats followed the same pattern to answer yet another challenge against No.
It looked like the Miami Heat was close to rock bottom after consecutive losses to two of the league's worst teams earlier this week. Miami's response to that season-worst stretch has been encouraging. After two straight ugly losses to the Cleveland Cavaliers ...
SAN ANTONIO — Relying on 6-foot guard Patty Mills to be a rim protector and salvage a victory isn't the best strategy, but the San Antonio Spurs will happily accept any win as they fight for an NBA-record 23rd straight postseason appearance. Trey Lyles had ...
Bayern Munich's 6-0 win at Hoffenheim was overshadowed following a delay caused by an offensive banner in the away end which saw the two teams play out time over the closing stages. The Bundesliga leaders had gone 3-0 up inside 15 minutes with ...
Pregame. Likely Starting Lineup: Javonte Smart. Skylar Mays. Aundre Hyatt. Darius Days. Trendon Watford. Coach Will Wade has liked this starting lineup the last two games because it gives LSU a threat off the bench in Emmitt Williams, who's fresh off a 25 ...
There was a brief moment, amid the chaos and the scramble and the improbable end of regulation, when it became clear that the Celtics, somehow, had a chance to beat the Rockets. With his team down by 3 points with 5.1 seconds left, Jayson Tatum ...
ALBUQUERQUE — Vance Jackson scored 17 points and drew a crucial foul Saturday night to help New Mexico knock off Utah State 66-64. Corey Manigault added 16 points and had an important late steal and layup to help seal the victory for the Lobos ...
Fountain Valley High junior Max Wilner placed fifth at 160 pounds in the CIF State wrestling championships on Saturday at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield. Wilner made the podium as a state medalist for the second consecutive season. He went 6-2 in ...
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Maybe it was the warm weather. But as the losses continued to mount here in California, the Penguins maintained their sunny disposition. They dropped the first three games of this winless road trip, two of them coming against NHL ...
MONTREAL — Jeff Petry scored 52 seconds into overtime, lifting the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. Phillip Danault, Max Domi and Brendan Gallagher scored in regulation for the Canadiens, who snapped ...
Holmes exited Saturday's Grapefruit League against the Twins after being struck in the ankle by a ground ball, Nubyjas Wilborn of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. It was the only batter he faced before leaving the field under his own power. Holmes will be ...
After nine games with Minnesota, Allen Crabbe and the Timberwolves have agreed to a contract buyout. Crabbe was acquired from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Jeff Teague and Treveon Graham on Jan. 16.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Kristian Doolittle and Oklahoma are giving the NCAA Tournament selection committee a good reason to pencil them into the bracket. Doolittle scored 19 points two days after surgery to repair a broken nose and Oklahoma boosted ...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cole Anthony says it's simple to excel from long range — "just choose the right spots." Anthony and his North Carolina teammates did just that on Saturday, hitting 11 of 26 tries from behind the arc in a 92-79 victory over Syracuse. Not bad ...
Breaking down Sunday's game between Iowa and Rutgers. Game facts. Time and place — 11 a.m. (CST), The RAC, Piscataway, N.J.. TV — BTN. Radio — Hawkeye Radio Network. Records — Iowa 23-5 (14-3 Big Ten), Rutgers 20-8 (10-7). Rankings — Iowa ...
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — De'jon Davis scored 31 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Milan Acquaah added 27 points that included the game-winning shot with three seconds left in overtime and California Baptist beat Seattle 88-87 on Saturday night.
No. 17 BYU went to Malibu expecting a battle against Pepperdine in Saturday's regular season finale, but Yoeli Childs took it upon himself to make sure the Cougars still came out on top. The senior scored a career high 38 points on 63% shooting from the ...
MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Anthony Smith had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Murray State extended its home win streak to 15 games, topping Austin Peay 75-61 on Saturday night. The Racers earned a share of the Ohio Valley Conference regular season ...
Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies flew past the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, picking up a much-needed win at FedExForum. After putting up 27 points and 14 assists in the 105-88 win — which snapped a five-game losing skid — Morant ...
PHILADELPHIA — Ed Cooley opened the door to the Providence locker room and was met by a crush of Friars yelling, hugging and twirling jerseys in the air toward their coach. When someone yelled out for a dance, Cooley obliged, raising the roof as the ...
HOUSTON — Mauro Manotas scored the tying goal for Houston in the 64th minute to spoil Mexican star Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez's Galaxy debut in a 1-1 draw Saturday in an MLS season opener. Manotas tied it with a shot 17 yards away from the left ...
Arsenal's class of 2003-04 can breathe easy: Liverpool will not be joining them as Premier League "Invincibles." "Phew..." was the immediate reaction from Arsenal's Twitter account after Liverpool collapsed to its first league loss of the season on Saturday, ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Tyson Carter scored 15 points to lead Mississippi State to a 67-63 victory over Missouri on Saturday. After the Tigers had cut the Bulldogs' lead to two points in the final minute, Carter drove the lane and made a finger-roll layup to give ...
WINSTON-SALEM — From one special performance to another, Wake Forest center Olivier Sarr just kept it going. In a game that featured one of the Atlantic Coast Conference's double-double machines, the 7-foot Sarr rose to the forefront. A 30-point ...
BOSTON - Robert Williams has only played 41 games in his Boston Celtics career so far. The second year player will walk onto the court, presumably tonight against the Houston Rockets, with literally half a season's worth of game experience.
Indian superstar Virat Kohli's miserable tour of New Zealand is over and likely his side's chances of winning the second test. New Zealand made up for a tough day with the bat on Sunday at Christchurch's Hagley Oval, where they were rolled for 235, fighting ...
The 52-week season rolls on as we get another UFC card this weekend, headlined with a Flyweight championship title fight! Last week, we were set up to go 3-0 in targeted plays, yet came up just short in the main event, as some hometown cooking led to a ...
Joseph Parker has knocked out American Shawndell Winters in brutal fashion in the fifth round of their heavyweight fight in Frisco, Texas. Parker landed 68 power punches to Winter's, saying in the post-fight interview that he was looking to be a bit more ...
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