OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — LeBron James scored 26 points and the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-99 on Wednesday night for their franchise-record seventh straight road victory to …
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By CLIFF BRUNT
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1/13/21
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Farabee had a goal and three assists, Michael Raffl, James van Riemsdyk and Nolan Patrick also scored to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh …
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By DAN GELSTON
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1/13/21
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Andy Reid has been here before, with a young franchise quarterback on a team contending for the Super Bowl year after year.
The Kansas City coach is at it again with Patrick Mahomes, and thrilled …
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By SCHUYLER DIXON
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1/13/21
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Nearly 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) from Melbourne, the qualifying tournament has been completed for the Australian Open, with 16 men and 16 women set to join the singles main draw beginning Feb. …
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By DENNIS PASSA
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1/13/21
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — John Elway’s hand-picked successor as Broncos general manager is Vikings executive .
Elway announced the hiring Wednesday, a day after Paton visited the team’s …
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By ARNIE STAPLETON
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1/13/21
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Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller was charged Wednesday with participating in a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol after video emerged that appeared to show him among those storming the …
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By PAUL NEWBERRY
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1/13/21
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The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
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Georgetown has canceled its men’s basketball game against DePaul on Wednesday night, citing a …
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By The Associated Press
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1/13/21
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HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden doesn’t want to be a Houston Rocket. On Wednesday, the Rockets told him they didn’t want him at practice after his inflammatory comments about the team.
“We …
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN
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1/13/21
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn fan Bryan Jackson says he thought his taste buds were safe when he joked last week on Twitter that he'd drink a spoonful of hot sauce if his Huskies came from behind to …
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By PAT EATON-ROBB
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1/13/21
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Home-field advantage in the playoffs is overrated for Ravens coach John Harbaugh, who has found that the road to success in the postseason usually involves packing his bags and getting the heck out …
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By DAVID GINSBURG
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1/13/21
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While Nathan Chen will be the headliner at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships that begin Thursday in Las Vegas, Mariah Bell could be the scene stealer.
Chen is the first man to win four …
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By BARRY WILNER
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1/13/21
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The Phoenix Suns are now the latest NBA team to deal with contact tracing issues related to the coronavirus pandemic, and their game Wednesday against the Atlanta Hawks was called off by the league …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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1/13/21
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears plan to keep general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy for at least another season.
The team opted against sweeping changes in leadership after the Bears …
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By ANDREW SELIGMAN
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1/13/21
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TORONTO (AP) — Mark Shapiro has been given a five-year contract extension as the Toronto Blue Jays' president and chief executive officer.
Rogers Communications, which owns the team, made the …
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1/13/21
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles won’t be penalized after the NFL looked into the way the team handled its quarterback decisions in the final regular-season game against Washington, …
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By ROB MAADDI
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1/13/21
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Geno Auriemma is used to having marquee non-conference matchups to test his UConn Huskies during the regular season.
That hasn't happened this year as the Huskies haven't played a team outside the …
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By DOUG FEINBERG
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1/13/21
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The NFL has never seen a playoff matchup quite like the upcoming one between Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Drew Brees’ New Orleans Saints.
A pair of quarterbacks in their 40s still …
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By JOSH DUBOW
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1/13/21
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Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur and Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay say their friendship and shared history shouldn't have much of an impact on their teams’ upcoming NFC divisional playoff …
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By STEVE MEGARGEE
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1/13/21
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HONOLULU (AP) — For the 31 players at the Sony Open who took the 30-minute flight over from Maui, the decision to play was easy. They're already in Hawaii, guaranteed a tropical climate and the …
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By DOUG FERGUSON
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1/13/21
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Edmond Sumner earned a start for Indiana that came with a daunting assignment: defending Stephen Curry.
Myles Turner made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:59 left and scored 22 …
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By JANIE McCAULEY
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1/13/21
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