AP National Sports

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer The 2023 Australian Open will be the first Grand Slam tournament to be held since Serena Williams walked away from tennis with a farewell at the U.S. Open shortly before her 41st birthday. And so the sport will will get a real taste of what a post-Serena world looks

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer This year’s Ryder Cup is set to mark a break from the past for European golf and this week might provide a hint as to who is part of the future. The Hero Cup match-play event takes place in Abu Dhabi from Friday to Sunday. It pits Britain and

PARIS (AP) — A sports agent has accused the president of the French soccer federation of improper conduct over several years. She says he only was interested in her sexually. Noël Le Graët has had a tumultuous week in France after saying he “couldn’t care less” about Zinédine Zidane’s future as a coach. He has

TOKYO (AP) — The Fukuoka Softbank Hawks of Japanese baseball say they have signed pitcher Kohei Arihara. He played last season for the Texas Rangers. The team did not disclose contract terms. Arihara pitched for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters before playing in the United States for two seasons in Texas. His career has been

DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Fiala had two goals and two assists, Adrian Kempe also scored two power-play goals and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3. Alex Iafallo and Viktor Arvidsson also scored as Los Angeles improved to 9-2-1 since Dec. 15. Pheonix Copley had 28 saves as

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer The gains have come quickly for Kansas State under new coach Jerome Tang. The 11th-ranked Wildcats haven’t lost in more than a month and turned two road wins against ranked Big 12 teams last week into Monday’s headline-grabbing debut in the national rankings. They play Tuesday against Oklahoma State

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Georgia was No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, becoming the 12th back-to-back national champion in the history of the rankings after routing TCU on Monday night. The Horned Frogs were No. 2, their best final rankings since

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Georgia Bulldogs limited the TCU Horned Frogs to 152 yards passing in their dominant 65-7 win in the College Football Playoff championship. Led by sophomore defensive back Javon Bullard, who had two interceptions and one fumble recovery to earn defensive most valuable player honors, Georgia’s

By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Barnes scored a season-high 30 points and the Sacramento Kings hit a franchise record 23 3-pointers to beat the Orlando Magic 136-111. Sacramento (21-18) started the new year with a 1-3 record, with losses to the Memphis Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Lakers. Domantas

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored a season-high 34 points, Nikola Jokic recorded his 11th triple-double of the season and the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 122-109 on Monday night in a game where LeBron James sat out due to a sore left ankle. Jokic finished with

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — American Amanda Anisimova has made the best of her lucky loser ticket by beating Russian Liudmila Samsonova 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the Adelaide International. The win was her first in a main drawn match since August.  Anisimova reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon last year and is a former

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — TCU’s storybook run this season ended in a nightmare Monday night. All the strengths that helped carry TCU to the national championship game were quickly taken away by Georgia in a 65-7 loss at SoFi Stadium. Quarterback Max Duggan was under pressure most of the

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyus Jones, filling in for Ja Morant, had 24 points, Jaren Jackson Jr. added 16 and the Memphis Grizzlies withstood a second-half San Antonio rally to beat the Spurs 121-113. Desmond Bane and Dillon Brooks finished with 15 apiece for Memphis, which played its second consecutive

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — French qualifier Gregoire Berrere weathered storms on and off the court to beat two-time champion John Isner in three sets in the first round of the ASB Classic in New Zealand. Matches were moved indoor as tropical Cyclone Hale battered Auckland with gale-force winds and rain. The move suited Berrere

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 32 points, Jaylen Brown added 19 as the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 107-99 Monday night and reached the midway point of their season with the NBA’s best record. Grant Williams added 20 points and Al Horford had seven rebounds and eight points,

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Air Force is the first team to win the national rushing title three straight seasons since Navy did it four years in a row from 2005-08. Tennessee had the lowest total offense average for a national leader in 20 years. Texas A&M gave up the most yards ever

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — TCU’s storybook run this season ended in a nightmare Monday night. All the strengths that helped carry TCU to the national championship game were quickly taken away by Georgia in a 65-7 loss at SoFi Stadium. Quarterback Max Duggan was under pressure most of the

By JOE YERDON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Joel Farabee had two points and Samuel Ersson made 28 saves to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Ersson earned his first career NHL shutout against the league’s highest scoring team and gave the Flyers their fifth win in six

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stetson Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores in the first half as No. 1 Georgia demolished No. 3 TCU 65-7 to become the first team to win consecutive College Football Playoff national championships. The Bulldogs became the first repeat

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stetson Bennett and Brock Bowers showed off their remarkable partnership one last time in the College Football Playoff championship game. Bowers caught seven passes for 152 yards and a touchdown from Bennett during Georgia’s 65-7 demolition of TCU. Bennett walked on at Georgia nearly six