By CURT RALLO Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Quarterback Riley Leonard and the Notre Dame offense have faced a fierce gauntlet of defenses in their path to the College Football Playoff title game. The Fighting Irish battled their way through Penn State (No. 7 in total ...

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Alex Michelson joked that he was too busy at the Australian Open on Saturday morning to have a lengthy phone conversation with his mother back home in California. His excuse was pretty good, actually: The 20-year-old ...

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James had 29 and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101 on Friday night. The Nets, who lost 126-67 to the LA Clippers on Wednesday night in a franchise-record ...

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — LaMelo Ball scored 26 points, Miles Bridges had 21 and the Charlotte Hornets held on for a wild 125-123 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. Mark Williams scored 19 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for the Hornets, who rallied to win ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears interviewed Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken and Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady for their head coaching job Friday. Monken, a Chicago-area product, and Brady lead offenses with MVP candidates at quarterback in the ...

By JOE YERDON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night. Rickard Rakell, Anthony Beauvillier, Cody Glass, and Bryan ...

A court settlement that would require colleges – for the first time – to pay athletes billions for their play is not going to settle the debate over amateurism in NCAA sports. Many schools have said that most of the up to $20.5 million they'll pay out to their athletes as part of the $2.8 ...

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Ohio State and Notre Dame arrived in Atlanta on charter flights Friday as the teams moved closer to the College Football Playoff national championship game Monday night. The Buckeyes are big favorites but the Fighting Irish might have an ...

HOUSTON (AP) — J'Wan Roberts scored a season-high 22 points, L.J. Cryer added 18 and No. 10 Houston beat West Virginia 70-54 on Wednesday night for its ninth straight win. Roberts had 17 points in the first half on 8-of-10 shooting. Emanuel Sharp, who finished with 14 points, added 12 as ...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Gabe Madsen scored 17 points, Keanu Dawes added 16 and Utah never trailed in a 73-65 victory over TCU on Wednesday night. Lawson Lovering added 11 points and Mike Sharavjamts 10 for Utah (10-6, 2-3 Big 12). Jake Wahlin grabbed 11 rebounds to go with eight ...