By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles decided Saquon Barkley was the rare running back they were willing to make a financial splash on — a move made even more rewarding by prying him away from the NFC East rival Giants.
The Eagles agreed to ...
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer
Former Buffalo Bills running back Nyheim Hines has agreed to a one-year deal with the Cleveland Browns that's worth up to $3.5 million, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
The person spoke to the AP on condition ...
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State guard Jose Perez has left the men's basketball team to play overseas.
Perez did not play in the Sun Devils' 59-47 loss to UCLA on Saturday night and will not be with the team at the Pac-12 Tournament this week in Las Vegas. Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley ...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lindsey Horan scored on a header in first-half stoppage time and the United States went on to beat Brazil 1-0 on Sunday to win the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.
The United States lifted the trophy despite being stunned by a loss to Mexico in the group stage of the tournament. ...
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer
Southern California rode a Pac-12 Tournament championship to its best ranking in 38 years.
The Trojans moved up to No. 3 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll Monday after topping Stanford to win the conference tournament for the first ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 29 points in 31 minutes, Mikal Bridges had 25 points and the Brooklyn Nets pulled away to beat the injury-riddled Cleveland Cavaliers 120-101 on Sunday night.
Dennis Schroder added 17 points and eight assists, and Nic Claxton had 16 points and 10 rebounds ...
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 25 points, Quincy Guerrier had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 12 Illinois beat Iowa 73-61 on Sunday.
The Illini (23-8, 14-6 Big Ten) built a big early lead, then pulled away late in the second half ...
By The Associated Press
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota pulled its goaltender in overtime and Matt Boldy scored to lift the Wild to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Sunday.
Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury skated off 3:30 into OT, giving Minnesota a 4-on-3 advantage. Seconds ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Palmieri reached the 20-goal mark for the sixth time in his career, Bo Horvat extended his goal streak to three games, and the New York Islanders moved into a playoff position with their sixth straight win, a 6-1 rout of the Anaheim ...
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — When a miserable first quarter ended and they had just 15 points, the Philadelphia 76ers felt good about where they were.
The New York Knicks had been every been as bad.
The 76ers kept up the good defense and eventually played just ...
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Kelsey Ransom scored 14 points to lead sixth-seeded Georgetown to a 55-46 upset of No. 21 Creighton in the Big East Tournament semifinals Sunday on what would have been coach Tasha Butts' 42nd birthday.
Alex Cowan added 12 points ...
GENEVA (AP) — Five cross-country skiers — including members of the same Swiss family — were found dead along a high Alpine ridge after going missing over the weekend near Switzerland's famed Matterhorn. Swiss police said Monday. Another skier remains missing.
Christian Varone, commander ...
MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Kuzma scored 32 points and the Washington Wizards held on to beat the Miami Heat 110-108 on Sunday night for their second win in a row after ending a 16-game skid.
Corey Kispert finished with 22 points, Deni Avdija added 16 and Tyus Jones had 12 points and 16 assists for ...
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The brother of LSU guard Flau'jae Johnson was arrested and charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct by the Greenville Police Department for his role in a fight after his sister was shoved to the court by South Carolina forward Kamilla Cardoso during a ...
By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer
For much of Lee Allen Jr.'s childhood, baseball seemed quite far from him.
Major League Baseball's Royals played in his hometown Kansas City, Missouri, but Allen — who is Black and lived in the inner city — didn't come across many baseball opportunities ...
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — N'Faly Dante scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help Oregon beat Utah 66-65 on Saturday night.
Gabe Madsen's 3-pointer pulled Utah to 66-63 with 3:49 remaining, and Deivon Smith's two free throws capped the scoring with 38 seconds left. Jermaine Couisnard missed ...
DENVER (AP) — Michael Malone needn't have worried about his superstar center and a potential letdown when the Denver Nuggets faced the short-handed Utah Jazz.
Nikola Jokic played through a bruised right arm that kept him out of shootaround and Jamal Murray scored 37 points, helping the ...
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Fousseyni Traore scored 19 points and Jaxson Robinson added 17 to lead No. 20 BYU to an 85-71 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday night.
Spencer Johnson had 14 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Cougars. BYU (22-9, 10-8 Big 12) earned its sixth straight home ...
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Darius Brown II hit a 3-pointer with five seconds to play, Ian Martinez scored 22 points and No. 22 Utah State secured its first outright Mountain West regular-season title with an 87-85 win over New Mexico on Saturday night.
"I don't know how to describe them," Utah State ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trey Alexander hit a fadeaway jumper with 0.2 seconds left and finished with 17 points to give No. 10 Creighton a 69-67 win over Villanova on Saturday.
Baylor Scheierman scored 11 of his 18 points in Creighton's dominating first half. Ryan Kalkbrenner added 14 points for ...