NBA-SCHEDULE Lakers nip Celtics UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers were able to hold off the Boston Celtics in the first meeting of the season between the longtime rivals. Anthony Davis and LeBron James carried the Lakers to a 96-95 victory at Boston. Davis had 27 points and 14 rebounds in his return to the lineup, while James chipped…
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: An American Hockey League exhibition game in Henderson, Nevada, was stopped after two periods because of COVID-19 protocols. The preseason game was suspended at the second intermission with the Henderson Silver Knights leading the San Jose Barracuda 1-0. The team said only that “further information will…
TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE Baylor whips Auburn to stay perfect UNDATED (AP) — It was just another Saturday for Gonzaga and Baylor. Drew Timme had 19 points and was one of six Gonzaga players to score in double figures as the top-ranked Bulldogs routed Pepperdine 97-75. Andrew Nembhard came off the bench and finished with 17 points and eight assists….
TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL-SCHEDULE Baylor whips Auburn to stay perfect UNDATED (AP) — It was just another Saturday for the streaking Baylor Bears basketball team. Second-ranked Baylor is 16-0 after Davion Mitchell had 13 points and seven assists against his former team in an 84-72 victory against Auburn. Adam Flagler led the Bears with a season-high 19 points, while Jared…
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: The University of Michigan athletic department reports 11 positive test results for COVID-19 from Jan. 23-29. The school paused its whole athletic department last weekend after several positive tests for a new COVID-19 variant that transmits at a higher rate. The school said then that it…
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: The Calgary Flames are temporarily relocating their American Hockey League affiliate from California to north of the border due to cross-border travel restrictions as a result of COVID-19. The team announced Thursday that the Stockton Heat will play this season in Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome. That will…
The baseball great and one-time home run king Hank Aaron has died. The Atlanta Braves said he died peacefully in his sleep early Friday. No cause was given. He was 86. Aaron endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth but went on to break the career home run record in the pre-steroids era. “Hammerin’ Hank”…
Don Sutton, the longtime Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander who won over 300 games in his Hall of Fame career, died Monday, his son, Daron, announced on social media. He was 75. “Saddened to share that my dad passed away in his sleep last night,” Daron Sutton wrote on Twitter. “He worked as hard as anyone I’ve ever known and he…
FILE – Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt, right, receives a personalized jersey from athletic director Phillip Fulmer during his introductory news conference in Knoxville, Tenn., in this Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, file photo. (AP Photo/Steve Megargee, FIle) The University of Tennessee has fired football coach Jeremy Pruitt, two assistants and seven members of the Volunteers’ recruiting and support staff for…
Alabama offensive Coordinator Steve Sarkisian (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) Texas has hired Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as the Longhorns new coach. The move comes just a few hours after Texas announced the firing of Tom Herman after four seasons with no Big 12 championships. Sarkisian is the architect of a Crimson Tide offense that has produced two Heisman Trophy finalists…
