CINCINNATI (AP) — The defensive issues that contributed to the Cincinnati Bengals missing the playoffs led to major changes on Monday, when four assistants were fired — three on that side of the ball.
Defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo was dismissed along with linebackers coach James ...
Tennessee tightened its grip on No. 1 in the AP Top 25 on Monday following a pair of lopsided wins, including one over SEC rival Arkansas, that left the Volunteers as the only undefeated team in men's Division I college basketball.
The Vols picked up four more first-place votes and had 45 of ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bradley Beal came off the bench for the first time in nine years and scored 25 points as the Phoenix Suns ended a four-game skid with a 109-99 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.
Beal was shifted to a reserve role before the game and scored 20 points in the ...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The expanded College Football Playoff has a decidedly old-school feel: Smothering defenses have carried the last four teams still in the hunt for the national championship.
If you want offense, look elsewhere this weekend. The defenses, with All-Americans spread ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 25 points, Jarrett Allen had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-105 on Sunday night to extend their winning streak to 10.
Donovan Mitchell had 17 of his 19 points in the second half and Evan ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Brice Sensabaugh scored 27 points, Collin Sexton added 20 and Walker Kessler grabbed 17 rebounds for the Utah Jazz in a 105-92 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night.
Sensabaugh shot 11 for 19 from the field including 5 of 6 on 3-pointers in 28 minutes off the ...
TORONTO (AP) — Morgan Rielly scored 2:25 into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs extended their winning streak to four games with a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday night.
Rielly converted a feed from Auston Matthews for his fifth goal of the season and first in two ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dmitri Voronkov scored two goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the St. Louis Blues 6-4 on Saturday night.
Kirill Marchenko, Adam Fantilli, Mathieu Oliver and Mikael Pyyhtia also scored for the Blue Jackets, who are 5-2-1 in their last eight. Ivan Provorov and Sean ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Burrow will head to Cincinnati's training facility on Sunday. He'll lift weights. He might watch some video. And then he'll join the rest of his teammates and hope.
It's not much. But it's the only thing left for Burrow and a Bengals team that certainly looks ...
By DAN SCIFO Associated Press
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Russell Wilson and the Pittsburgh Steelers don't want to talk about the past with the playoff approaching.
The Steelers finished the regular season on a four-game losing streak after a fourth-quarter rally fell short, as Cincinnati kept ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Burrow will head to Cincinnati's training facility on Sunday. He'll lift weights. He might watch some video. And then he'll join the rest of his teammates and hope.
It's not much. But it's the only thing left for Burrow and a Bengals ...
By The Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 46 points and 10 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets spoiled Victor Wembanyama's 21st birthday on Saturday, beating the San Antonio Spurs 122-111 in overtime.
Wembanyma finished with 20 points and 23 rebounds for San Antonio, but was ...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Boston University's Cole Eiserman broke a second-period tie and the defending champion United States beat Czechia 4-1 on Saturday night to advance to the world junior hockey championship game.
The Americans will face Finland — a 4-3 overtime winner over Sweden in the ...
By The Associated Press
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Koby Brea scored 23 points and hit seven 3-pointers off the bench to lead No. 10 Kentucky over No. 6 Florida 106-100 on Saturday, handing the Gators their first loss of the season.
The Gators (13-1, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) had cut an 80-69 ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — Coby White made a career-high nine 3-pointers and scored 33 points, Zach LaVine also had 33 and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 139-126 after honoring former MVP Derrick Rose on Saturday night.
White hit 9 of 11 from beyond ...
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott won the Walter Payton Award as the Football Championship Subdivision offensive player of the year Saturday night, two days before the top-ranked Bobcats face North Dakota State in the title game.
Called Touchdown Tommy, the speedy ...
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer
MIAMI (AP) — For the 119th time since Jimmy Butler joined Miami, the Heat played a game without him.
This was different from the others.
And it went very — very — badly for Miami.
Butler is gone, banished by the Heat for seven games over what ...
TORONTO (AP) — Matthew Knies had three goals and two assists, Mitch Marner had a goal and four assists, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 6-4 on Saturday night.
Auston Matthews had a goal and two assists in his return after missing six games with an undisclosed upper-body ...
By NATE RYAN Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Filip Gustavsson made 20 saves for his third shutout this season, Marco Rossi had four assists and the Minnesota Wild beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 on Saturday night.
The Wild improved to 16-5-2 when scoring first this season as Mats ...
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — Derrick Rose wasn't sure how he will feel when sees his No. 1 hanging from the rafters. He was still trying to process the news.
The Chicago Bulls announced Saturday they plan to retire Rose's jersey sometime next season. The Chicago ...