By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 40 points and 15 rebounds in a highlight-reel return, helping the San Antonio Spurs spoil No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg's debut in a 125-92 rout of the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. Flagg, the ...
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Walker Kessler had 22 points and nine rebounds, Lauri Markkanen scored 20 and the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Clippers 129-108 on Wednesday night. Brice Sensabaugh added 20 points off the bench for Utah, which set a team record ...
By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 35 points, including a key basket with 32.9 seconds to play, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Pelicans 128-122 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams. Morant's basket gave the Grizzlies ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 14 rebounds, Matas Buzelis scored 21 points and the Chicago Bulls regrouped after blowing a 23-point lead to beat the Detroit Pistons 115-111 in their opener Wednesday night. Josh Giddey added 19 points ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Quinn had a goal and two assists, Colten Ellis stopped 27 shots in his NHL debut and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 on Wednesday night. Claimed off waivers from St. Lous earlier this month, Ellis stopped two breakaways and withstood a flurry of ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — OG Anunoby had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 23 points and the New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 on Wednesday night in their first game under coach Mike Brown. Karl-Anthony Towns added 19 points ...
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 40 points and VJ Edgecombe added 34 in his NBA debut to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally to beat the Boston Celtics 117-116 in their season opener Wednesday night. Edgecombe scored the most points in an NBA debut since ...
By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner scored 24 points each, Desmond Bane added 23 in his Orlando debut, and the Magic beat the Miami Heat 125-121 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams. Norman Powell led Miami with 28 ...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Daws made 29 saves, Paul Cotter, Brenden Dillon and rookie Arseny Gritsyuk scored and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory. New Jersey began the streak after an opening loss at Carolina, winning three ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — While so much of the focus of Sunday's prime-time matchup between Green Bay and Pittsburgh has been on Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers facing his former team, Christian Watson plans on it being a special night for him, too. The Packers wide receiver expects to ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is having its most-viewed postseason in the U.S. since 2017 through the League Championship Series. Viewership is averaging 4.48 million according to MLB and Nielsen, a 13% increase over last year. Most of the gains are due to the first two rounds. The ...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Although LeBron James wasn't able to play in the Los Angeles Lakers' season opener, he's making sure they learn from their loss to Golden State. Coach JJ Redick said James was "really helpful" during a film session Wednesday as the Lakers' examined their performance ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tension is rising in the ongoing labor battle between the WNBA and the union representing the players, with the existing collective bargaining agreement expiring next week and no new deal in sight. And the back-and-forth — with the ...
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton insists his recent comments were a shout-out to Jaxson Dart, not a shot at Russell Wilson. Payton said after Denver's historic 33-32 comeback win on Sunday that the Giants "found a little spark ...
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Just as it appeared Lamar Jackson would again be absent from practice, the two-time MVP took the field for the Baltimore Ravens. How much progress he's made from a hamstring injury remains something of a secret, but this was ...
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As Minnesota was reveling last week in a decisive victory over Nebraska, the level of dominance by the Gophers defense dawned on standout Anthony Smith as he looked around at his teammates and started doing some quick math on their ...
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen began his bye week stewing over consecutive losses. Then the Bills quarterback received a valuable piece of advice from a beloved source. "My grandma called me and was like, 'I just want to see you smile,'" Allen said ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers wants to beat the Green Bay Packers, sure. But only because that's his job. There will be nothing personal at stake for Rodgers when he stands inside Acrisure Stadium on Sunday night and sees the team he led so successfully ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Owen Tippett scored twice and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Monday night. Travis Konecny, Tyson Foerster and Noah Cates also scored, Cam York had three assists and Sean Couturier added two as Philadelphia won for the third time in four games. Dan ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Miles Killebrew's season is over. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday that Killebrew is done for the year after undergoing knee surgery. Killebrew, a two-time Pro Bowler as a special teamer and a 2023 All-Pro, injured his knee in a victory over Cleveland ...