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STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Nick Fitzgerald threw for four touchdowns and ran for another score to lead No. 25 Mississippi State over Arkansas 52-6 on Saturday.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa passed for 340 yards and three touchdowns but No. 1 Alabama struggled for 30-plus minutes before putting away The Citadel in a 50-17 victory on Saturday.
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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Two former Philadelphia-area high school hockey players have been placed on probation and ordered to do community service after being convicted of assaulting members of a rival team during a playoff game last year.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Les Miles could be back in the Big 12 soon.
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LONDON (AP) — After pulling off one of the biggest wins of his career, Alexander Zverev was left apologizing for an unforced error he didn't make.
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At the same time the World Anti-Doping Agency announced changes to its governance structure, the agency's former lead investigator wrote an op-ed piece arguing its leaders should be replaced, and said the decision to reinstate Russia's suspended anti-doping agency came via a "cowardly" proce…
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR's driver carousel will spin long after the season finale.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points, Derrick Rose had 17 and the Minnesota Timberwolves kept cruising without Jimmy Butler by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 114-96 on Friday night.
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BOSTON (AP) — Kyrie Irving had a season-high 43 points, scoring 17 in the last 8:06 of the fourth quarter to force overtime and then making or recording an assist on every basket in the extra period Friday night to lead the Boston Celtics to a 123-116 victory over the Toronto Raptors.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Lagerald Vick hit seven 3-pointers and had a career-high 33 points, Dedric Lawson and Udoka Azubuike came alive late and second-ranked Kansas beat pesky Louisiana-Lafayette 89-76 on Friday night.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Brett Moffitt capped his remarkable underdog season with a NASCAR Truck Series championship for his underfunded race team.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 28 points in his home debut, Joel Embiid had 23 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Utah Jazz 113-107 on Friday night.
LOUISVILLE — Jordan Nwora scored 22 points and grabbed five rebounds Friday, leading two-time NCAA champ Louisville to a 86-78 men’s college basketball victory over Vermont.
It wasn’t exactly “home for the holidays” for Northfield native Kristen Dukette, but she did leave a present under the tree for her family and friends Friday.
NORTHFIELD — The Norwich University women’s ice hockey team stayed perfect on the season in New England Hockey Conference action with Friday’s 8-1 victory over New England College at Kreitzberg Arena.
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HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Busch will lead NASCAR's title contenders at the start of Sunday's championship finale, but he'll have his teammate trying to spoil the show.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — This was a respite for the Los Angeles Rams but certainly no vacation.
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BOSTON (AP) — World Series MVP Steve Pearce is staying with the Red Sox.
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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The annual Big Game between Stanford and California that had been scheduled for Saturday was postponed two weeks because of the unhealthy air quality in the Bay Area resulting from a wildfire some 150 miles to the north.
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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Charles Howell III was just as good on the tougher scoring course at Sea Island with another 64 to match the best 36-hole score of his career and build a three-shot lead in the RSM Classic.
BARRE — Thunder Road has officially released the 2019 racing schedule for the 60th season of competition at “The Nation’s Site of Excitement.” The 19-event season includes many events the track is known for along with new additions that promise even more thrills.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime USA Gymnastics chief operating officer Ron Galimore resigned Friday, the latest high-profile departure for the embattled organization in the wake of the Larry Nassar scandal.
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NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — The LPGA will have either 25 or 26 different winners in 32 events this season, depending on what happens when the final putt of the CME Group Tour Championship drops Sunday.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Pinstripe uniforms. The Empire State Building shining blue and gold. The marching band performing at Bryant Park and the drummer's circle at Rockefeller Center.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former students alleging sexual abuse by a former Ohio State University team doctor are pleading with the school's trustees not to dismiss or minimize victims' claims.
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LONDON (AP) — Alexander Zverev set up a semifinal with Roger Federer at the ATP Finals by defeating John Isner 7-6 (5), 6-3 on Friday.
Here we are. It’s the time when every NCAA Division III football player hopes to still be playing but very few are. Out of the 250 teams in that classification, only 32 will take the field Saturday as the playoffs begin.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Not everyone was cursing the fall snowstorm that snared traffic throughout the Northeast.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Russell Wilson threw for 225 yards and his 15-yard touchdown pass to Ed Dickson with 5:08 left was the difference in the Seattle Seahawks' 27-24 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night.
BURLINGTON — The University of Vermont men’s basketball team broke a 61-year-old school record for most points in a game with a 122-56 win over NVU-Lyndon in NIT Season Tip-Off action.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Mookie Betts of the Boston Red Sox wins AL MVP Award over Angels star Mike Trout and Indians slugger Jose Ramirez.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee outfielder Christian Yelich was a runaway winner for the National League Most Valuable Player award after helping the Brewers return to the playoffs for the first time in seven years.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Carmelo Anthony is done in Houston.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Former Syracuse and NFL defensive lineman Tim Green has revealed he has Lou Gehrig's Disease.
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LONDON (AP) — Christian Pulisic played just his second match with the U.S. national team in 13 months, and the Americans failed to muster much of an attack in a 3-0 loss to England on Thursday night that marked Wayne Rooney's farewell with the Three Lions.
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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Charles Howell bundled up and made birdies Thursday for an 8-under 64 that gave him a two-shot lead in the first round of the RSM Classic.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — University of Maryland President Wallace Loh says he told the school's governing body that "all hell will break loose" if DJ Durkin was retained as head coach of its football team after a player's death, a prophetic warning that went unheeded.
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NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Amy Olson had a simple explanation for her brilliant start at the CME Group Tour Championship.
Here’s a trivia question I would guess most ardent Vermont high school football fans would answer correctly: What football program has amassed the most Division I state championships in the sport?
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Ashley Moyer-Gleich is eight years removed from playing in the NCAA Division II tournament. Natalie Sago officiated her first game six years ago, and the players were sixth-grade girls.
WESTWOOD, Mass. — Norwich football earned 10 post-season awards in the Cadets’ second season as a member of the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Draymond Green isn't apologizing for his part in a dustup with Kevin Durant that led to a one-game suspension by the Golden State Warriors.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the Charleston Classic (all times local):
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will miss Thursday night's game against Tampa Bay due to an upper-body injury.
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Busch has been showered in confetti and sprayed champagne in every victory lane in NASCAR.
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DETROIT (AP) — A young man who was fired from his food service worker job at the Detroit Tigers' home stadium after video surfaced showing him spitting on a pizza has been sentenced to 18 months of probation.
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NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Sosuke Genda drove in three runs with a bases-clearing triple as Japan beat the MLB All-Stars 4-1 in the final of their six-game exhibition series on Thursday.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zach Ertz caught the go-ahead touchdown pass in Philadelphia's victory over New England in the Super Bowl and hasn't stopped making receptions.
BOSTON (AP) — World Series MVP Steve Pearce is staying with the Red Sox.
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CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have exercised their option on Dave Roberts' contract for 2019 while continuing to work on a long-term deal for the manager who has taken the team to consecutive World Series.
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BOSTON (AP) — The World Series champion Red Sox completed their tour of the three other major Boston-area professional sports teams Monday night, bringing their recently captured trophy to a Bruins game.
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BOSTON (AP) — The last time Dave Dombrowski built a World Series champion, he had to start dismantling it before the celebratory champagne had a chance to dry.
BOSTON (AP) — Baseball season is coming to a triumphant conclusion in Boston as the city hosts a parade that honors the Red Sox on their World Series championship.