LAS VEGAS (AP) Dylan Harper scored a career-high 36 points and Rutgers held off Notre Dame for an 85-84 overtime victory in the Players Era Festival. Rutgers jumped out to an 81-75 lead with 50 seconds left in overtime before Notre Dames Matt Allocco hit three straight 3-pointers within 30 seconds, the last a step-back contested 3, that tied it 84-all with 12.4 seconds to go. Harper made...

ISLAMABAD (AP) Authorities reopened roads linking Pakistan’s capital with the rest of the country, ending a four-day lockdown, on Wednesday after using tear gas and firing into the air to disperse supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan who marche...

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Johni Broome had 23 points and 19 rebounds to lead No. 4 Auburn to an 85-72 victory over No. 12 North Carolina in a Maui Invitational semifinal Tuesday night. Miles Kelly added 15 points and Chad Baker-Mazara scored 14 for the Tigers (6-0), who never trailed and led by as many as 19. They will play Memphis for the tournament championship on Wednesday....

SOUTH PORTLAND - It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our mother, Pamela Ann Welch, formally ...

PHOENIX (AP) Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant each scored 23 points and the Phoenix Suns celebrated the healthy return of both players with a 127-100 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.Devin Booker led the way with 26 points and had 10 assists as the Suns snapped a five-game losing streak.Beal had missed the past five games while Durant had missed seven in a ro...

Lazar Stefanovic scores 19 points off the bench, Eric Dailey Jr. has 15, and the Bruins force 30 turnovers in an 88-43 win in their final tuneup before the Big Ten opener.

Blake Snell, a Red Sox free-agent target, is the latest addition to the reigning World Series champion Dodgers. The two-time Cy Young winner is headed to Los Angeles on a five-year, $182 million contract. According to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, the contract includes a $52 million signing bonus, deferred money, no opt-outs, and a limited no-trade […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) Dajuan Harris scored 14 points and top-ranked Kansas withstood the ejection of star center Hunter Dickinson to beat No. 11 Duke 75-72 in the Vegas Showdown. Dickinson, who entered the game averaging 17.8 points and 10.4 rebounds, received a fragrant-2 foul and was ejected for kicking the Blue Devils Maliq Brown in the head midway through the second half. Highly touted Duke...

Blake Snell has agreed to a $182 million, five-year contract with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the deal is subject to a successful physical.The two-time Cy Young Award winner

Blake Snell has agreed to a $182 million, five-year contract with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations.

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Keshon Gilbert scored 24 points and Curtis Jones added 19 to lead No. 5 Iowa State to an 89-84 win over Dayton in the Maui Invitational on Tuesday.The Cyclones (4-1) rallied from a nine-point deficit late in the first half and held off the Flyers (5-2) in a game that featured 11 ties and 10 lead changes.Gilbert made a pair of free throws with 44.9 sec...

LAS VEGAS (AP) Mark Sears scored 24 points and No. 9 Alabama beat No. 6 Houston 85-80 in overtime on Tuesday night in the opener of the Players Era Festival.After squandering an eight-point lead with 8:53 left in the game, and allowing Houston to force overtime, Alabama outscored the Cougars 7-2 in the extra frame for the win.Houstons LJ Cryer, who led all scorers with...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have reportedly agreed to terms on a five-year, $182 million contract with former San Francisco Giants ace Blake Snell.

LOS ANGELES (AP) Blake Snell and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a $182 million, five-year contract, AP source says.Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

The Trojans struggled mightily in the red zone against UCLA on Saturday, furthering the worst red-zone touchdown conversion rate of any Lincoln Riley-led program.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Gabe Madsen made a season-high seven 3-pointers and matched his season best with 27 points to lead Utah to a 94-48 rout over Mississippi Valley State. Madsen was 7 of 10 from long range and 10-of-13 shooting from the floor. Miro Little chipped in 16 points for Utah (5-1). Lawson Lovering added 12 points and Mason Madsen had nine points on three 3s. Arthur Tate made thr...

LAS VEGAS (AP) Kansas center Hunter Dickinson was ejected midway through the second half of the top-ranked Jayhawks’ game against No. 11 Duke on Friday night for kicking the Blue Devils’ Maliq Brown in the head.Brown was assessed a personal foul for backing into Dickinson while both were going for a rebound. Dickinson was given a flagrant-2 for the kick, leading to th...

Free agent starting pitcher Blake Snell dropped a major clue that he's signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers on his Instagram account Tuesday night.