IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Trailing by two points with three seconds left, Dale Bonner intentionally missed the second of two free throws, but neither team could corral the loose ball before time ran out and Iowa held on to beat Ohio State 79-77 on Friday night.
Iowa (13-9, 5-6 Big Ten) now has ...
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — DaRon Holmes II scored 25 of his 34 points in the second half, helping No. 21 Dayton rally past St. Bonaventure for a 76-71 victory on Friday night.
Enoch Cheeks added 13 points as Dayton (18-3, 8-1 Atlantic 10) earned its second straight win since a 69-64 loss at ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Marcus Domask and Terrence Shannon Jr. each had 23 points and Ty Rodgers had 13 as No. 14 Illinois beat Ohio State 87-75 on Tuesday night.
Illinois (16-5, 7-3 Big Ten) held a 41-34 lead at the break after hitting 7 of 10 in the final 6:32 of the first half. Ohio State ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets rookie center Adam Fantilli is expected to miss eight weeks after being cut on the left calf with a skate blade in Sunday's game at Seattle.
The injury to the 19-year-old Fantilli, announced by the team on Wednesday, is the latest blow for the ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Still not at full strength, the Cavaliers flexed on one of the NBA's hottest teams.
Donovan Mitchell had 28 points and 12 assists and Jarrett Allen extended his double-double streak to 15 straight games as Cleveland welcomed back Evan Mobley with a 118-108 win over the Los ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Eberle had two goals and an assist in Seattle's three-goal first period, and the Kraken beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Sunday night.
Jared McCann had a goal and an assist, Brandon Tanev also scored, and Oliver Bjorkstrand had two assists as Seattle extended its ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers are getting back one of their biggest pieces.
Power forward Evan Mobley is set to return from left knee surgery and play for the first time since early December when Cleveland, which has surged while missing two starters, hosts the Los Angeles Clippers on ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers coach JB Bickerstaff considered two road matchups with the Milwaukee Bucks in a span of three nights an opportunity to prepare his team for the postseason.
The Cavs responded by showing how they could bounce back and produce the kind of adjustments they'd ...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond couldn't have started any slower against No. 16 Dayton in the sold out Robins Center on Saturday night, missing its first 11 shots to fall behind 9-0.
But as has been their strength this season, the Spiders' defense made things hard for the Flyers and the ...
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Boo Buie scored 19 points to move into third place on Northwestern's all-time scoring list and the Wildcats breezed to an 83-58 victory over Ohio State on Saturday night.
Buie made 6 of 10 shots with two 3-pointers and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Wildcats ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Elias Pettersson got his second goal of the night 4 minutes into overtime, Brock Boeser had three goals and an assist, and the Vancouver Canucks rallied from three goals down in the third period to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Saturday night.
J.T. ...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Warren Foegele and Evander Kane each had a goal and an assist and the Edmonton Oilers extended their winning streak to 14 games with a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.
Connor McDavid and Dylan Holloway also scored for the Oilers (27-15-1), who ...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Warren Foegele and Evander Kane each had a goal and an assist and the Edmonton Oilers extended their winning streak to 14 games with a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.
Connor McDavid and Dylan Holloway also scored for the Oilers (27-15-1), who ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had his third triple-double in his last four games and the Milwaukee Bucks responded to the firing of coach Adrian Griffin with a 126-116 victory Wednesday night that snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers' eight-game winning streak.
Antetokounmpo had 35 ...
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Johnny Furphy sent his parents back home to Australia with quite the lasting impression of their son in Allen Fieldhouse.
The freshman guard had career highs of 23 points and 11 rebounds, hitting a key 3-pointer down the stretch, and helped No. 7 Kansas overcome a ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Brent Suter can earn $6.2 million over two seasons as part of his contract with the Cincinnati Reds, which guarantees $3 million to the 34-year-old left-hander.
Suter has a $2.5 million salary and the deal, announced Jan. 13, includes a $3.5 million team option for 2025 ...
The Associated Press national player of the week in women's basketball for Week 11 of the season:
COTIE MCMAHON, Ohio State
The 6-foot sophomore wing from Centerville, Ohio, scored a career-high 33 points and added 12 rebounds to help the Buckeyes beat No. 2 Iowa in overtime. The win was Ohio ...
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Sam Merrill helped the Cleveland Cavaliers close out their eighth straight win in the first 15 minutes Monday night.
Merrill hit his first five 3-point attempts and scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half as the Cavaliers rolled to a 126-99 win over the Orlando ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers rookie forward Emoni Bates was suspended two games without pay by the NBA G League on Monday for going into the stands following his game with the Cleveland Charge over the weekend.
G League president Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced that Bates and Charge teammate ...
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Johnny Furphy sent his parents back home to Australia with quite the lasting impression of their son in Allen Fieldhouse.
The freshman guard had career-highs of 23 points and 11 rebounds, hitting a key 3-pointer down the stretch, ...