AP National Sports

By SEAN HIGHKIN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deja Kelly scored 29 points to power No. 8 North Carolina to a 17-point comeback over No. 5 Iowa State and win 73-64 in the championship game of the Phil Knight Invitational tournament Sunday. Kennedy Todd-Williams added 17 points to help the Tar Heels (6-0) complete

By KALANI TAKASE Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Ashten Pretchel scored 12 of her season-high 17 points in the first half to help No. 2 Stanford easily defeat Hawaii 68-39 on the final day of the Rainbow Wahine Showdown Sunday. The Cardinal (7-1) erased an early deficit and held the Rainbow Wahine (1-6) to a

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks thought they had solved their problems stopping the run. But the Seahawks’ run defense has been terrible in their past two games, both losses. Josh Jacobs ran for 229 yards in the Raiders’ 40-34 win in overtime on Sunday, including 86 yards for

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a season-high 27 points, and No. 19 UCLA beat Bellarmine 81-60 on Sunday despite the absence of leading scorer Jaylen Clark. Clark sat out for the first time this season because of a non-COVID-19 illness. The junior is averaging 15.7 points

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Saku Maenalanen and Pierre-Luc Dubois each scored two goals and the Winnipeg Jets routed Chicago 7-2 on Sunday night, handing the Blackhawks their seventh straight loss. Kyle Connor connected for the third straight game and had two assists, Mark Scheifele had his team-leading 11th goal, and Jansen

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 14 of his 32 points in the third quarter, Caleb Martin added 20 points and the Miami Heat snapped a seven-game road losing streak with a 106-98 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Tyler Herro had 11 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds and

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points, Evan Mobley added 20 and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied late to beat the Detroit Pistons 102-94. Cleveland trailed for much of the game, but outscored the Pistons 29-16 in the fourth quarter. Darius Garland added 16 points for Cleveland, which has won

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Austin Ekeler with 15 seconds left, then hit Gerald Everett for a 2-point conversion to give the Los Angeles Chargers a 25-24 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Ekeler just got into the end zone for the TD

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rams wide receiver Allen Robinson II will have surgery to repair a stress fracture in his foot and miss the rest of the season, Los Angeles coach Sean McVay said after Sunday’s 26-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. McVay said a CT scan taken Friday revealed the injury to

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Shake Milton had 29 points and seven assists, and the Philadelphia 76ers routed the Orlando Magic 133-103. Tobias Harris added 25 points for Philadelphia, which also beat the Magic 107-99 on Friday night. Danuel House Jr. scored 19 points, and fellow reserve Paul Reed had 12

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 36 points and the Boston Celtics held off the Washington Wizards 130-121. Malcolm Brogdon added 17 points and Derrick White finished with 15 for the Celtics, who have won three straight and 12 of their last 13. It is also Boston’s

By The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Led by Josh Morgan’s 12 points, the Incarnate Word Cardinals defeated the Grambling Tigers 63-61 on Sunday night. The Cardinals are now 4-3 with the victory and the Tigers dropped to 3-3.

By The Associated Press TULSA, Okla. — Led by Max Abmas’ 20 points, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles defeated the Rogers State Hillcats 81-70 on Sunday night. The Golden Eagles improved to 4-3 with the win and the Hillcats fell to 0-1.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Led by Adarian Hudson’s 22 points, the UT Southern Firehawks defeated the Samford Bulldogs 84-82 on Sunday night. The Firehawks improved to 1-2 with the win and the Bulldogs fell to 6-2.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The combination of rookie coach Nathaniel Hackett and high-priced veteran quarterback Russell Wilson continues not to work out for the Denver Broncos. Wilson turned in another lackluster performance in a 23-10 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Denver is last in the league in scoring. The

By SEAN HIGHKIN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Mark Sears had 24 points, five rebounds and five assists, and No. 18 Alabama sent top-ranked North Carolina to a second straight loss with a 103-101 in a quadruple-overtime thriller in the third-place game of the Phil Knight Invitational tournament. Jahvon Quinerly added 21 points off

PHILADELPHIA — Clark Slajchert scored 26 points and Pennsylvania cruised to an 86-73 victory over Delaware. Slajchert had three steals for the Quakers (5-4). Jordan Dingle hit four 3-pointers and scored 22. Nick Spinoso sank 8 of 12 shots and finished with 18 points. The Blue Hens (3-3) were led by Jameer Nelson Jr., who

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Spain coach Luis Enrique said it was a “special day” after his team’s 1-1 draw with Germany at the World Cup. But it had nothing to do with soccer. Luis Enrique said that Sunday would have been the 13th birthday of his daughter, Xana

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Wisconsin is bringing Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell back to the Big Ten. The Badgers have hired Fickell to take over their football program after his successful run with the Bearcats. Fickell posted a 57-18 record in six seasons at Cincinnati and helped the Bearcats earn a College Football

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Houston coach Lovie Smith is sticking with Kyle Allen, even after Allen struggled in the Texans’ ugly 30-15 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Allen started in place of struggling second-year quarterback Davis Mills. He was 26-of-39 passing with 215 yards and two interceptions. He