National Sports

By STEPHEN WHYNO – AP Sports Writer The Washington Nationals are bringing back pitcher Trevor Williams. The team agreed to terms with Williams on a two-year contract worth $14 million and announced the deal Tuesday. The right-handed starter spent the past two seasons with Washington. Williams made just 13 starts in 2024 while spending more

By AP PERTH, Australia (AP) — World No. 2-ranked Alexander Zverev withdrew from the United Cup mixed teams tennis tournament on Wednesday with a biceps strain less than two weeks from the start of the Australian Open. The 27-year-old Zverev won his opening two singles matches of the season against Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro and China’s

By The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Michigan’s defense sacked Jalen Milroe five times and forced three turnovers by the Alabama quarterback to lead the Wolverines to a 19-13 victory over the 11th-ranked Crimson Tide in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Tuesday. Dominic Zvada kicked four field goals and Davis Warren threw a first-half touchdown

By AP AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Four-time Grand Slam singles winner Naomi Osaka has started 2025 in style, beating Julia Grabher 7-5, 6-3 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Auckland tennis classic. Osaka overcame a swirling breeze and a lengthy rain break to progress comfortably beyond the second round. Although the wind often

By MITCH STACY – AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Adam Fantilli scored in the fourth round of a shootout to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. After Fantilli beat Pyotr Kochetkov, Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins denied Sebastian Aho to win it and

By AP GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Penn State beats Boise State 31-14 to advance to the College Football Playoff semifinals.

By GREG BEACHAM – AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Strome scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:24 to play, and the Anaheim Ducks blew a two-goal lead in the third period before recovering for a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday. Strome had a goal and an assist for the

By MIKE COOK – Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marco Rossi had two goals and an assist and the Minnesota Wild scored a season-high three power-play goals to beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Tuesday night. Mats Zuccarello, Jonas Brodin and Declan Chisholm also scored for Minnesota, which won for the third time

By AP DALLAS (AP) — Wyatt Johnston scored the tiebreaking goal in his 200th NHL game as the Dallas Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Tuesday night. Johnston tipped a centering pass by Thomas Harley over Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen’s right shoulder to give Dallas a 3-2 lead at 11:32 of the third period. Jason Robertson

By TIM WILLERT – Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied to win their seventh straight game, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 113-105 on Tuesday night. Isaiah Hartenstein added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Lu Dort and Jalen Williams each had 14 points for the

By MICHAEL KELLY – Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Casey Mittelstadt ended a 19-game scoring drought with a tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche beat the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Tuesday night. Mittelstadt last scored on Nov. 18 in Philadelphia and had been demoted to the fourth line. He broke

By ERIC HE – Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Travis Konecny scored his team-leading 17th goal, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the San Jose Sharks 4-0 on Tuesday. Nick Seeler, Ryan Poehling and Egor Zamula also scored for Philadelphia. Samuel Ersson made 15 saves and combined with Aleksei Kolosov for the shutout. Kolosov

By DANA GAURUDER – Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — J.T. Compher scored the go-ahead goal on the power play with 5:34 remaining and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Tuesday night. The win gave Todd McLellan his 600th head coaching victory. McLellan, who replaced Derek Lalonde last week, is now 2-1

By The Associated Press All Times EST Wednesday, Jan. 1 NBA Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m. Orlando at Detroit, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Utah at New York, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m. Atlanta at Denver, 9 p.m. Philadelphia at Sacramento, 10 p.m. NHL New

By AP TORONTO (AP) — An unassisted goal from Jincy Roese with 70 seconds remaining lifted the Ottawa Charge to a 2-1 victory against the Toronto Sceptres on Tuesday night. Roese’s long-range wrist shot was going wide but hit the end of the right pad of Toronto goalie Raygan Kirk to change direction and slide

By JOHN WAWROW – AP Hockey Writer Competing philosophies emphasizing the importance of offense versus toughness led to the Toronto Sceptres and Ottawa Charge completing the PWHL’s most significant trade a month into the league’s second season. The trade completed Monday night involved three players with a combined five Winter Games appearances and featured a

By AP BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota State player and assistant Dan Jackson has been hired as the Jackrabbits’ new head coach, the school announced Tuesday night. Jackson takes over for Jimmy Rogers, who left for Washington State after leading the Jackrabbits to the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals. Jackson was Idaho coach Jason

By AP PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Suns All-Star Devin Booker returned to the lineup for Tuesday night’s game against Memphis after missing five games with a left groin strain. Booker last played Dec. 19 in a loss to Indiana. The Suns lost four of the five games they played without Booker, who is averaging 25.1

By DOUG FERGUSON – AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Americans are getting paid to play in the Ryder Cup for the first time, and Xander Schauffele said Tuesday the plan is for them not to get a dime. “I just see it as a whole lot of money going to charity and we’re

By AP HOUSTON (AP) — Garrett Nussmeier threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns as LSU beat Baylor 44-31 in the Texas Bowl on Tuesday. Nussmeier, who finished 24 of 34, tossed scoring passes of 10 yards and 1 yard to Trey’Dez Green and 41 yards to Chris Hilton Jr. in the first half as

By The Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Javon Small hit the go-ahead free throw with 1.8 seconds remaining, and short-handed West Virginia held on after blowing an 18-point second-half lead to beat seventh-ranked Kansas 62-61 in an intense Big 12 opener for both teams Tuesday. Eduardo Andre had 15 points and Small finished with

By JAY COHEN – AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Cam Fowler scored twice in his 1,000th NHL game, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Tuesday in the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. Justin Faulk had a goal and two assists as St. Louis won for the third time in

By STEPHEN WHYNO – AP Hockey Writer New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin is going on injured reserve, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the moved had not been announced. The person said Shesterkin has an upper-body injury. Shesterkin

By AP LONDON (AP) — West Ham forward Michail Antonio sent a message to the Premier League club’s fans on Tuesday after being discharged from the hospital as he continues his recovery following a car crash in early December. “Happy New Year – and I’ll be back on that pitch soon,” Antonio wrote in a

By DENNIS PASSA – AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — After winning just one tournament in 2024 — a Paris Olympics gold medal — former No. 1 Novak Djokovic says he, and with new coach Andy Murray’s input, has a plan to take on the game’s newcomers. Nothing radical, he says, but enough to

By PHILIP ROSSMAN-REICH – Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Josh McCray scored his second touchdown of the game on a 9-yard run midway through the fourth quarter to give No. 21 Illinois the lead and the Illini held on to beat No. 14 South Carolina 21-17 in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Tuesday. Illinois’

By BRENDAN McGAIR – Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Kam Jones had 18 points and 10 assists to lead a balanced Marquette offense as the No. 8 Golden Eagles cruised to a 78-50 win over Providence on Tuesday night. Stevie Mitchell added 14 points on 5-8 shooting for Marquette, which made 11 threes. David

By JOHN ERFORT – Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Harrison Bailey threw for three touchdowns and Caullin Lacy scored twice as Louisville hung on to beat Washington in a 35-34 nail-biter in the Sun Bowl on Tuesday. Lacy caught a 9-yard TD pass from Bailey, the game’s MVP, in the first quarter and

By BOB SUTTON – Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Cooper Flagg scored 24 points as No. 14 Duke won its seventh straight game, beating Virginia Tech 88-65 on Tuesday. Tyrese Proctor and Kon Knueppel both had 13 points, Isaiah Evans posted 12 points and Sion James and Mason Gillis added 10 points apiece for

By AP PROVO, Utah (AP) — Richie Saunders scored a career-high 30 points and BYU cruised to a 76-56 victory over Arizona State on Tuesday in a Big 12 Conference opener. Saunders made 11 of 18 shots with a career-best six 3-pointers and 2 of 3 free throws for the Cougars (10-2), who have won