National Sports

By The Associated Press All Times EST Monday, Dec. 30 NFL Detroit at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m. NBA Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m. New York at Washington, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Denver at Utah, 9 p.m. Cleveland at Golden State, 10 p.m. Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Philadelphia at Portland,

By DAN SCIFO – Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s Pittsburgh franchise career record for assists on Michael Bunting’s power-play goal and the Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Sunday night. Crosby has 1,034 assists, good for 12th in NHL history. Only three players — Ray Bourque, Wayne Gretzky

By AP OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Tuomas Uronen scored at 1:46 of overtime to give Finland a 4-3 victory over the defending champion United States on Sunday in the world junior hockey championship. Uronen, who plays for the Kingston Frontenacs in the Ontario Hockey League, came down the right side on a rush and beat

By TOM WITHERS – AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Myles Garrett was in no mood to celebrate his birthday or making history. Garrett recorded two sacks to become the first NFL player with 14 sacks in four straight seasons, but the Cleveland Browns couldn’t do anything on offense during a 20-3 loss to the

By TIM WILLERT – Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder won their 11th straight game, beating the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies 130-106 on Sunday night in a matchup of Western Conference leaders that turned lopsided before halftime. Rookie Ajay Mitchell scored 17 points, Aaron Wiggins contributed

By DAN SCIFO – Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is alone at the top. Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s franchise record for most assists in team history during a 3-2 win against the New York Islanders on Sunday. “I want to congratulate Sid on setting the team’s assist record,” Lemieux said in

By AP MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Oklahoma co-defensive coordinator Zac Alley is being reunited with Rich Rodriguez at West Virginia. Rodriguez, who was hired for his second stint as West Virginia’s coach on Dec. 12, announced Sunday that he hired the 31-year-old Alley as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. “Zac is one of the top

By AP BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Cam Carter hit five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, Vyctorius Miller added 20 points and LSU never trailed Sunday night in a 110-45 win over Mississippi Valley State, the Tigers’ 21st consecutive victory when scoring at least 100 points. LSU’s 65-point margin of victory was its largest

By ERIK ERLENDSSON – Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jake Evans scored for the career-high fifth consecutive game and the surging Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Sunday night. Christian Dvorak, Joel Armia, Brendan Gallagher and Alex Newhook also scored to help the Canadiens win for the fifth time in six

By AP DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points to guide Drake to a 65-46 victory over Belmont on Sunday as the Bulldogs ran their win streak to 12 to begin the season. Stirtz made 8 of 16 shots from the floor and all four of his free throws for the Bulldogs

By IAN HARRISON – Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Trae Young had 34 points and 10 assists, De’Andre Hunter scored 22 points and the Atlanta Hawks routed the Toronto Raptors 136-107 on Sunday night for their fourth straight win. Clint Capela had 11 points and 13 rebounds as the Hawks opened a six-game trip by

By KEN POWTAK – Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points and the Indiana Pacers rebounded from a 37-point loss to Boston two nights earlier by beating the Celtics 123-114 on Sunday night in the rematch. Andrew Nembhard, who returned after missing Friday’s game with tendinitis in his left knee, added 17

By MARK AMBROGI – Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Braden Smith had 34 points and 12 assists Sunday night to lift No. 21 Purdue to an 83-64 victory over Toledo. Smith sank 12 of 22 shots, including 6 of 13 from 3-point range, for the Boilermakers (9-4). Trey Kaufman-Renn contributed 23 points on

By The Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Aden Holloway made eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points off the bench, and No. 5 Alabama overwhelmed South Dakota State with 19 made 3-pointers in a 105-82 victory on Sunday. Labaron Philon added 21 points, six assists and two steals for Alabama (11-2), while Mark Sears had

By AP RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Madison Hayes scored 19 points, Zoe Brooks added 18 and No. 22 North Carolina State beat Clemson 83-79 on Sunday night. Aziaha James scored 15 points and Saniya Rivers scored 12 of her 14 in the second half for N.C. State (10-3, 2-0 ACC). Hannah Kohn’s 3-pointer gave the

By DANA GAURUDER – Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Kane reached the 1,300-point mark and Todd McLellan won for the first time as Detroit’s coach in the Red Wings’ 4-2 victory over Washington on Sunday. Kane, who needed two points to reach that mark, had a power-play goal and assist during Detroit’s four-goal first

By KYLE HIGHTOWER – AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Following his team’s latest setback, a season-worst 40-7 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, Patriots coach Jerod Mayo didn’t hold his tongue about what continue to be New England’s most glaring deficiencies. “This is what I told the players, there’s really nothing good to

By DAN GELSTON – AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tanner McKee’s first career NFL touchdown pass was thrown to a Philadelphia Eagles fan named Patrick Driscoll. OK, McKee actually threw the 20-yard TD to Pro Bowl wide receiver A.J Brown, who — in a momentary lapse of reason — chucked the souvenir football into

By DAN GELSTON – AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jerry Jones didn’t just have to watch his Cowboys get roughed up by Philadelphia in yet another loss in a season that will end without a trip to the playoffs. He caught grief from exuberant Philly fans, too. Not even his suite could protect Jones

By BRETT MARTEL – AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Raiders rookie tight end Brock Bowers didn’t set any statistical goals for his rookie season, he said, because he had “no clue what to expect, coming from college to the NFL.” Then he proceeded to break a 63-year-old record in his first 16 games

By JONAH BRONSTEIN – Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers hoped to become the NFL’s fifth quarterback to throw 500 touchdown passes. Instead, he made some dubious history in one of the worst losses of his 20-year career. The Jets unraveled under a string of mistakes — drive-killing turnovers, defensive breakdowns and

By TOM CANAVAN – AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts had everything to play for against the New York Giants in the penultimate game of the season. And the Colts (7-9) were without starting quarterback Anthony Richardson because of foot and back injuries and their chances of making the postseason

By BETH HARRIS – AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lauren Betts scored 21 points in her return, Kiki Rice added 18 and top-ranked UCLA routed Nebraska 91-54 on Sunday in its Big Ten home opener. Betts, the Bruins’ leading scorer, was back after missing two games with a leg injury she sustained at

By DICK SCANLON – Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Cole Anthony drove for a layup with 1.3 seconds left to complete the Orlando Magic’s 17-point fourth-quarter comeback Sunday in a 102-101 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Cam Thomas missed a jumper from the corner at the final horn. Anthony scored 10, and Tristan da

By AP ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Magic did it again. Down by 21 early in the third quarter, down by 15 entering the fourth and still down by 15 with six minutes remaining, the short-handed Orlando Magic closed the game on a 22-4 run to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101 on Sunday. It was

By STEVE MIMS – Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sophomore guard Jackson Shelstad scored 16 points to lead No. 9 Oregon to an 89-49 victory over Weber State on Sunday. Brandon Angel was 5 for 5 from the floor while scoring 14 points to go with seven rebounds for the Ducks (12-1). Jadrian Tracey

By TONY SELLARS – Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Raegan Beers had 19 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks to help No. 9 Oklahoma beat New Mexico State 82-64 on Sunday. Sahara Williams added 18 points and Payton Verhulst scored 15 as the Sooners won their 16th straight home game to close out their

By AP ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ryan Strome scored with 2:36 remaining as the Anaheim Ducks rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second period to defeat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Sunday. Strome’s goal, his sixth of the season, originally wasn’t called, but it was reversed after a review. Strome’s shot was entirely over

By The Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The National Football League Inactive Report. WASHINGTON COMMANDERS at ATLANTA FALCONS — WASHINGTON: WR Dyami Brown, QB Jeff Driskel, CB Marshon Lattimore, S Tyler Owens, LB Dominique Hampton, LB Jordan Magee, T Andrew Wylie. ATLANTA: RB Carlos Washington, CB Kevin King, DL Brandon Dorius, OL Elijah

By AP BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Myles Rice scored 18 points to lead Indiana to a 77-68 victory over Winthrop on Sunday. Rice made 7 of 13 shots and all four of his free throws for the Hoosiers (10-3), who improved to 9-0 at home by holding the Eagles (10-5) scoreless over the final 3:16