Baseball
Howard's 32-point effort carries Marquette past St. John's

Jan. 21, 2020 11:50 PM EST
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Markus Howard scored 32 points with six rebounds and four assists and Marquette beat St. John's 82-68 on Tuesday. Howard,...

Northwestern's Pat Spencer tries to shoot the ball against Minnesota's Jarvis Omersa during an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
Oturu, Minnesota overpower Northwestern 77-68

By Dave Campbell Jan. 05, 2020 09:49 PM EST

Ingram scores 15 points to lead Florida Atlantic past UTSA

Associated Press Jan. 02, 2020 10:20 PM EST
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Jailyn Ingram scored 15 points and Michael Forrest scored 10 of his 13 from the foul line and Florida Atlantic beat UTSA 79-64 in a...

The Washington Nationals celebrate after Game 7 of the baseball World Series against the Houston Astros, Oct. 30, 2019, in Houston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Nationals at Astros 10/30/2019

Dec. 18, 2019 09:44 AM EST

Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Amir Garrett (50) looks to throw a punch as he is held back by a number of Pittsburgh Pirates players during a brawl in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati, July 30, 2019. (Sam Greene/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
Pirates at Reds 7/31/2019

Dec. 18, 2019 09:44 AM EST

Members of the Los Angeles Angels place their jerseys with No. 45 in honor of pitcher Tyler Skaggs on the mound after a combined no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners during a baseball game, July 12, 2019, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Mariners at Angels 7/12/2019

Dec. 18, 2019 09:44 AM EST

Former Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz waves to the crowd after throwing out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Boston, Sept. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Yankees at Red Sox 9/9/2019

Dec. 18, 2019 09:44 AM EST

Jordan, Broncs fine from the foul line in 74-64 MAAC opener

Dec. 16, 2019 10:18 PM EST
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Stevie Jordan scored 14 of his 23 points from the foul line and Rider beat Marist 74-64 on Monday night in a Metro Atlantic...

Tuesday’s Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press Dec. 04, 2019 02:34 AM EST
NFL CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers fired coach Ron Rivera with four games left in the NFL season. Secondary coach...

Agee double-double sparks Iona past Kennesaw State 75-52

Nov. 23, 2019 08:52 PM EST
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tajuan Agee scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as Iona ran away from Kennesaw State 75-52 on Saturday. Agee...

Carter scores 29 points, No. 5 Texas A&M beats Rice 62-61

Nov. 17, 2019 05:19 PM EST
HOUSTON (AP) — Chennedy Carter scored 29 points and Ciera Johnson made a layup with 9 seconds left to give No. 5 Texas A&M a 62-61 victory over Rice on...

Maryland guard Eric Ayala looks to shoot against Rhode Island during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Rhode Island Rams at Maryland Terrapins 11/9/2019

Nov. 09, 2019 10:07 PM EST

Kansas State's Cartier Diarra (2) drives into UNLV's Amauri Hardy during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Kansas State topples UNLV 60-56 in overtime

By W.g. Ramirez Nov. 09, 2019 06:37 PM EST

Wake Forest guard Brandon Childress (0) drives to the basket against Boston College guard Derryck Thornton, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Move Over Nike, Call Under Armour

By Ken Powtak Nov. 06, 2019 06:59 PM EST

AP Sportlight

Compiled By Paul Montella Sep. 06, 2019 07:50 PM EDT
Sept. 8 1946 — Jack Kramer wins his first U.S. men's singles titles with a 9-7, 6-3, 6-0 win over Tom Brown. 1957 — Althea Gibson becomes...

Georgia State cornerback Bryquice Brown (5) celebrates with fans after a win over Tennessee in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Column: On top of the world _ for 1 week at least

By Paul Newberry Sep. 06, 2019 02:46 PM EDT

New York Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton, who has been out the much of the season with various injuries, trains with a resistance band in the outfield before a baseball game between the Yankees and the Texas Rangers, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Rangers at Yankees 9/4/2019

Sep. 04, 2019 07:54 PM EDT

New York Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton, who has been out the much of the season with various injuries, trains with a resistance band in the outfield before a baseball game between the Yankees and the Texas Rangers, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Stanton to increase batting practice ahead of return

Sep. 04, 2019 07:53 PM EDT

Thursday's Sports In Brief

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2019 03:01 AM EDT
BASEBALL NEW YORK (AP) — Cody Bellinger and Christian Yelich have been elected starters for one of the youngest All-Star Game lineups ever, leading the...

Northwestern men's basketball coach Chris Collins throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Braves at Cubs 6/26/2019

Jun. 26, 2019 10:47 PM EDT