TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Mark Sears scored 19 points and No. 2 Alabama survived an upset scare on Friday, beating Arkansas State 88-79.
The game was tied with seven minutes left before Alabama scored 11 of the next 13 points, three of them from Sears at the free throw line.
Labaron Philon, ...
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kenny Atkinson couldn't help but smile as he looked at the box score and stared at the record of his Cleveland Cavaliers.
His first season as their coach has gone perfectly.
"10-0 is something. It's kind of a magic number, right?" ...
BY KEN POWTAK Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 33 points and nine rebounds, Payton Pritchard scored six points in overtime and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 108-104 on Friday night.
Pritchard finished with 20 points. Jrue Holiday added 17 points and five ...
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Friday night in the 95th NHL game between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin.
While all eyes were on ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson had 20 points for top-ranked Kansas, which blew a 20-point first-half lead against No. 9 North Carolina before holding on for a 92-89 victory when the Tar Heels' Elliot Cadeau missed a 3-pointer as time expired ...
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press
CINCINNATI (AP) — Simas Lukosius had 14 points and a team-high six assists and No. 20 Cincinnati beat Morehead State 83-56 on Friday night.
Jizzle James and Dillon Mitchell also scored 14 points, and Aziz Bandaogo had 12 for the Bearcats (2-0). Arrinten ...
TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Friday night.
John Tavares scored twice, including an empty-netter with 1:30 to go, for Toronto. Morgan Rielly had two assists and Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves.
Marner has a ...
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic broke a five-game losing streak, never trailing in a 115-88 victory over the injury-depleted New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
Mo Wagner added 17 points for Orlando.
Brandon ...
By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 16 points and Trey Kaufman-Renn had 14 to lead No. 14 Purdue to a 72-50 rout of Northern Kentucky on Friday night.
Braden Smith added 11 points and seven assists for the Boilermakers (2-0). Caleb Furst ...
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied a motion by two NASCAR teams — one of them owned by Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan — to be recognized as chartered teams as they proceed with their antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France.
The ...