PROVO, Utah (AP) — Kingston Flemings scored 11 of his 19 points in the second half to help No. 8 Houston beat No. 16 BYU 77-66 on Saturday night. Chris Cenac, Jr. added 16 points and Emanuel Sharp had 14 for Houston (21-2, 9-1 Big 12), which has won four in a row to stay within a game of No. ...
IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 Conference announced Sunday it fined Oklahoma State $50,000 following an investigation into inappropriate chants referencing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormons, during a men's basketball game against BYU last ...
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Vladyslav Heraskevych showed up for the Milan Cortina Olympics with a new helmet, one featuring the images of some fellow Ukrainian athletes. They were all killed in Russian attacks. And Heraskevych wanted to offer a tribute. The International Olympic ...
PHOENIX (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 33 points, Tyrese Maxey added 29 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the cold-shooting Phoenix Suns 109-103 on Saturday night. The 76ers have won six of their last seven games, bouncing back from a 119-115 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. The ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — James Harden scored 23 points in his Cavaliers debut and Donovan Mitchell had 35, including a free throw that sealed the win with 35 seconds remaining, in Cleveland's 132-126 victory over Sacramento on Saturday night that sent the Kings to their 12th straight ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Aday Mara scored a career-high 24 points, Morez Johnson Jr. and Yaxel Lendeborg had double-doubles and second-ranked Michigan rolled to an 82-61 victory over Ohio State on Sunday. The Big Ten-leading Wolverines (22-1, 12-1) led throughout as they made 10 3-pointers — ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Baba Miller had 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, Jizzle James scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half, and Cincinnati beat UCF 92-72 on Sunday. Moustapha Thiam also scored 15 points for Cincinnati (12-12, 4-7 Big 12), Jalen Celestine added 14 and Day Day ...
HOUSTON (AP) — The final two of nearly 30 civil lawsuits that Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson had faced from women accusing him of sexual misconduct have been dismissed, according to court records. The dismissal of these two lawsuits clears Watson of legal problems he had been ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Zuby Ejiofor scored six of his 25 points in overtime and No. 17 St. John's outlasted pesky Xavier 87-82 on Monday night at Madison Square Garden for its 10th consecutive victory. With his 904th career win on the court, Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino passed Roy Williams for ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Eian Elmer scored 18 points, Peter Suder had 17 and No. 23 Miami (Ohio) kept its perfect season going with a 90-74 victory over Marshall in the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge on Saturday. Antwone Woolfolk added 15 points and Luke Skaljac had 12 points and seven assists for ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — JT Toppin had 22 points and nine rebounds and No. 13 Texas Tech broke a two-game losing skid with a 70-63 victory over West Virginia on Sunday. Donovan Atwell added 15 points for the Red Raiders (17-6, 7-3 Big 12) and Christian Anderson had 13 points and 11 assists ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — When Ross Hodge was hired at West Virginia last March, Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland predicted that his protege would find great success in the Big 12. It might not happen right away. At least, it didn't Sunday, when the teacher got the better of the student in ...
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 33 points, Tyrese Maxey added 29 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the cold-shooting Phoenix Suns 109-103 on Saturday night. The 76ers have won six of their last seven games, bouncing back from a 119-115 loss to the Los ...
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 20 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 105-99 on Saturday night. Los Angeles won its third straight game despite not have superstar guard Luka Doncic ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 17 assists and 14 rebounds to pass Oscar Robertson for the second-most triple-doubles in NBA history and the Denver Nuggets ended a three-game skid with a 136-120 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. It was Jokic's 182nd regular-season ...
By ALEX MILLER Associated Press COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Thomas Haugh scored 22 points and No. 17 Florida beat Texas A&M 86-67 on Saturday night in a showdown for the Southeastern Conference lead. The Gators (17-6, 8-2) started three players 6-foot-9 or taller against the ...
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jeremy Fears scored 26 points, including a tiebreaking three-point play with 1:47 left in overtime, and had 15 assists to help No. 10 Michigan State hold on for an 85-82 win over No. 5 Illinois on Saturday night. With a chance to ...
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Ace Buckner and RJ Godfrey each scored 13 points as No. 20 Clemson overwhelmed California 77-55 and moved into a first-place tie with No. 4 Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference on Saturday. The Tigers (20-4, 10-1) and Blue Devils meet in Durham, North Carolina, next ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Miles Bridges scored 26 points, Kon Knueppel had 23 and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-119 on Saturday night for their ninth straight win. LaMelo Ball added 19 points and nine assists as Charlotte improved to 12-3 in its last 15 games. Brandon Miller scored ...
By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Plutarch defeated Intrepido by three-quarters of a length in the Robert Lewis Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, giving Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert his eighth straight win in the race for 3-year-olds and 14th overall. Ridden by ...