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 a statement released by the team. … Read more
The Washington Commanders have been one of the top stories of the year in the NFL, and coming off a last-second win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 16, Jayden Daniels and company are riding high into a Week 17 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons in which they can clinch a playoff berth for the … Read more
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 16 and Jalen Williams added 14 … Read more
Amen Thompson threw Tyler Herro to the court on Sunday night to start a wild brawl in Houston. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images) Amen Thompson and Tyler Herro sparked a massive benches-clearing brawl in the final seconds of the Miami Heat’s 104-100 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. With about 30 seconds left at the … Read more
A festive trip to Thailand was supposed to be a celebration for Maeng Gi-Su’s nephew and his nephew’s two sons, who were marking the end of their college entrance exams. Instead, it ended in tragedy when all three died on the Jeju Air plane that crash-landed in South Korea on Sunday morning, killing 179 of … Read more
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 since the … Read more
The Philadelphia Eagles were down to their third-string quarterback. That didn’t keep them from dominating the Dallas Cowboys and their second-string thrower in a 41-7 Philadelphia blowout. A stacked collection of skill players and an opportunistic defense guided the Eagles to their 13th win of the season and the NFC East title. The Eagles are … Read more
NORTH BAY, Ont. — Dalyn Wakely scored twice as the Barrie Colts topped the North Bay Battalion 3-1 in Ontario Hockey League play on Sunday. Zach Wigle had the other goal for Barrie. Briir Long replied for North Bay. 67’S 5 PETES 4 PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Will Gerrior scored the game-winning goal at 19:49 of … Read more
The Indiana Pacers defeated the Boston Celtics, 123-112. Indiana Pacers Top Performers Tyrese Haliburton – 31 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists Pascal Siakam – 17 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals Andrew Nembhard – 17 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists Boston Celtics Top Performers Jaylen Brown – 31 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 … Read more
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 (12-0, 2-0 … Read more