AP National Sports

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sony Michel’s hardnosed running style played a major role in the Los Angeles Rams’ surge…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Defensive lineman Leonard Williams of the New York Giants is ending his seventh NFL…

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said Monday night’s game against the Cleveland…

The Los Angeles Rams can clinch the NFC West with a win over Baltimore this weekend and an Arizona loss. The Rams will try to extend their four-game…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Brigette Lacquette became the first Indigenous woman to scout for an NHL team when she was hired by the Chicago Blackhawks…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Accepting a spot in the Gator Bowl was easy for Rutgers. Getting there proved much more…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield downplayed death threats he received following his…

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Ron Harper Jr. scored 19 points, Clifford Omoruyi had 14 points and eight rebounds and Rutgers beat Maine 80-64. Rutgers…

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Isiaih Mosley and Jaylen Minnett scored 22 points apiece as Missouri State routed Evangel 103-56. Josh Pritchett led the…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Georgia’s Kirby Smart share a birthday, just two days before…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse coach Dino Babers has added a pair of former Virginia coaches to his staff, naming Robert Anae as offensive…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Shane Beamer had a bucket of mayonnaise dumped over his head, putting a…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Notre Dame’s Jack Coan finally got a chance to don the Irish blue and gold in his…

LAKE CHARLES, La. — Myles Lewis and Christian Shumate scored 21 points apiece as McNeese State rolled past Ecclesia 115-66. Kellon Taylor added 20…

LEICESTER, England (AP) — Leicester striker Jamie Vardy was ruled out Thursday for up to a month because of a hamstring problem, intensifying the…

By The Associated Press Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard couldn’t wait to get back to work Thursday. He has even bigger plans for…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer In 2021, it was as if a century’s worth of issues fell on college sports all at once. Lawmakers took…

By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Keep an eye on the news with Jimmy Garoppolo in San Francisco. He has a chance to play this week, but if he’s ruled…

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer NFL executive Troy Vincent hopes hiring minority candidates becomes so common that the Rooney Rule is…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Perhaps no team was hurt more than Atlanta when Major League Baseball locked out its players on Dec.…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut has settled a gender equity lawsuit, ensuring the school…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh says defensive back Dax Hill is not yet in…

NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Slater and Lavonte David are nominees for the fourth time for the NFL’s Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award. The league…

ST. PAUL, Minnesota (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have signed coach Dean Evason and his staff to multiyear contract extensions. Evason is in his second…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Manchester City is rising above the chaos in the Premier League and is already in sight of a sixth title in 11…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the Barcelona squad has swelled to 10 and it potentially…

BORMIO, Italy (AP) — A men’s World Cup super-G scheduled for the Stelvio course has been called off because of warm weather. Organizers were…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A 9-year-old kid was watching the Big Ten championship game on television earlier this…

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Alabama’s running game has been overshadowed in the buildup for the College Football Playoff semifinal…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL has brought back taxi squads amid a surge of COVID-19 cases, creating a strain on the American Hockey…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has tested positive for COVID-19, casting doubt on her place in the…

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer Former Syracuse women’s basketball coach Quentin Hillsman resigned last summer amid allegations of inappropriate…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Cincinnati Bearcats haven’t had a first-round draft pick in 50 years. Some of…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — J.T. Miller scored 26 seconds into overtime and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Chimezie Metu made a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Sacramento Kings a…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Ivan Provorov scored 2:14 into overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 as…

By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the Portland…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Quenton Jackson scored 31 points shooting 11 for 18 and Texas A&M throttled Central Arkansas running away in the…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jahvon Quinerly scored 18 points and Noah Gurley added a season-high 15 to help No. 19 Alabama beat 14th-ranked Tennessee…

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 38 points, surpassing 10,000 for his career, and the Phoenix Suns beat the…

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 25 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks for the second time in…

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and two assists as the St. Louis Blues beat the Edmonton Oilers…

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Miller scored 25points, Kameron McGusty had a double-double and Miami used a late 17-2 run to beat North Carolina…

PROVO, Utah — Gideon George had 17 points off the bench to lead BYU to a 65-53 win over Westminster (UT). Lewis Johnson led the Griffins with 13…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Noah Locke scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half and Louisville rallied to beat Wake Forest 73-69 in the…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — After Kansas had its game against Harvard wiped out by COVID-19, and Nevada had its Mountain…

By PHIL STUKENBORG Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 41 points, Desmond Bane added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame a…