AP National Sports

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Arsenal will wear all-white jerseys drained of the club’s traditional red colors for…

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Novak Djokovic is spending one of his important religious holidays in an Australian detention hotel working on his…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer For the 2021 season that ends this weekend with the first set of 17th games in NFL history, a slew of marks…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer NFL teams will play their 17th regular-season game this weekend for the first time. The league had a 16-game…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The road from South Africa to anywhere is a long one. That’s one reason Gary Player…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s celebrated hiring of Fred Hoiberg has not yet sparked a turnaround in the…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Derek Carr practiced game-winning drives over and over when he was growing up. The…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist for his third straight multi-point outing, Matt Duchene…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Isaiah Mobley had 19 points and nine rebounds and sparked a late surge to help keep No.…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored twice, Robin Lehner made 18 saves in his first game in nearly three…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty advanced to the Adelaide International semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over 2020 Australian Open…

By STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press On the tennis court, Novak Djokovic’s timing is perfect. But when the No. 1 player boarded a plane for Australia…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul had a triple-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists to help the short-handed…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Dominick Pickett and Callum McRae each recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds as UC Riverside topped UC San Diego 59-51 on Thursday…

EL PASO, Texas — Kenneth Lofton Jr. had 11 points and 17 rebounds to carry Louisiana Tech to a 64-52 win over UTEP. Cobe Williams had 17 points for…

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog had his fourth career hat trick and finished with four points to lead the…

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Johan Larsson scored his first three goals of the season and the Arizona Coyotes dealt the…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 19 points and 18 rebounds, and top-ranked South Carolina beat No. 13 LSU 66-60, ending the Tigers’…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Daejon Davis scored 16 points to lead four in double figures as Washington beat Utah 74-68. Terrell Brown Jr. and Cole Bajema…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dallas captain Jamie Benn had a goal and an assist two days after coming out of COVID-19…

CINCINNATI (AP) — David DeJulius had 22 points and Cincinnati beat SMU 77-60. Kendric Davis led the Mustangs with 16…

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it will skip next month’s Beijing Olympics because of the COVID-19…

MOSCOW, Idaho — Xavier Bishop matched his season high with 20 points as Montana State easily beat Idaho 92-72. Jubrile Belo had 15 points and three…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Johnny Davis had 26 points and nine rebounds and No. 23 Wisconsin defeated Iowa 87-78 on…

KATY, Texas — Ryghe Lyons had 18 points as Nicholls State routed UIW 87-56. Latrell Jones added 16 points for the Colonels, while Caleb Huffman…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Paisley Harding scored 19 points, Lauren Gustin had her sixth double-double and No. 18 BYU rolled to a 76-64 victory over San…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram broke out of a shooting slump with 32 points and the New Orleans Pelicans…

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Gabe McGlothan had 18 points as Grand Canyon topped Texas Rio Grande Valley 84-70. Holland Woods added 17 points for the…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets are set to hire Eric Chávez as hitting coach, luring him away from the…

LAFAYETTE, La. — Kobe Julien matched his season high with 20 points and Louisiana-Lafayette outscored Arkansas State 10-4 in overtime for an 83-77…

CHICAGO — Darrion Trammell tied his career high with a season-high 32 points as Seattle defeated Chicago State 93-77. Trammell hit all 13 of his…

By JEFFREY BERNSTEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Barrett banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the New York Knicks 108-105 comeback…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Cameron Smith has the lead after the first round of the first PGA Tour event of the year.…

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tahj Small had a career-high 28 points as Tarleton State defeated Sam Houston 75-64. Savion Flagg led the Bearkats with 18…

SAN ANTONIO — Jarron Pierre Jr. scored 18 points and Rashad Bolden added 17 points and Southern Miss beat UTSA 74-73. Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 23…

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Max Abmas matched his season high with 38 points and Oral Roberts beat St. Thomas (MN) 81-66. Parker Bjorklund led the Tommies…

MOBILE, Ala. — CJ Huntley had a career-high 20 points as Appalachian State topped South Alabama 72-64. Jay Jay Chandler led the Jaguars with 19…

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored in his fourth straight game, Matt Boldy got a goal in his NHL debut and the…

HOUSTON — Carl Pierre recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds to lift Rice to a 65-61 win over Middle Tennessee. Josh Jefferson led the Blue Raiders…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had a pair of nifty assists in his return from a lengthy injury during Tampa…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Elissa Cunane had 19 points and 13 rebounds to help fifth-ranked North Carolina State roll…

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jules Bernard scored 22 points, Johnny Juzang added 18 and No. 5 UCLA returned from a 25-day…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins won their 10th straight game with a 6-2 victory over the Philadelphia…

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, MacKenzie Blackwood made 31…

By Jonah Bronstein Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Adin Hill made 37 saves, Tomas Hertl had a goal and an assist, and the San Jose Sharks…

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ben Shungu had a career-high 29 points as Vermont beat New Hampshire 82-68 in the America East Conference opener for both teams.…

MONROE, La. — Russell Harrison had a career-high 28 points plus 12 rebounds as ULM beat Arkansas-Little Rock 80-72. Andre Jones had 16 points and…

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored 23 points and tied a career-high 18 rebounds and Illinois rallied after squandering an early lead to…

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis had 27 points and 12 rebounds, and Indiana used stifling defense…