DETROIT — The Anaheim Ducks dropped their heads on the bench and looked down at their skates, another defeat seemingly imminent.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Things were looking bad for Venus Williams, who was perilously close to an opening-round exit at the Australian Open for the fourth time in six years.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jason Zucker knew just what he wanted to do on his turn in the shootout.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid typically begins his postgame news conferences with a rundown of injuries, ranging from the run-of-the-mill bumps and bruises to the more serious stuff that keeps players out awhile.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Frances Tiafoe rolled up his white shirt’s right sleeve, flexed his biceps and slapped the muscle five times. Then he pounded his chest and yelled, “Yeah! Let’s go! Let’s go! Come on!”
LOS ANGELES — Lonzo Ball scored 19 points, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 17 and the Los Angeles Lakers won for just the fourth time since LeBron James’ groin injury, beating the reeling Chicago Bulls 107-100 on Tuesday night.
Flyers 7, Wild 4
METAIRIE, La. — Saints third-year defensive tackle David Onyemata plans to spend Tuesday — the players’ usual day off — performing some extra conditioning work at club headquarters.
MELBOURNE, Australia — This was quite a return for Serena Williams. Almost as if she never left.
LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis had 46 points and 16 rebounds, Julius Randle added 27 points and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 121-117 on Monday night for just their second road win this season against a Western Conference team.
Long, long ago, before Drew Brees was born, the New Orleans Saints played the first game in their history at Tulane Stadium.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Duke remained firmly entrenched at No. 1 for a fourth straight week in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, which was enough to give its Hall of Fame coach another record.
Nets 109, Celtics 102
NEW YORK — Notre Dame remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll after beating then-No. 2 Louisville last week.
Syracuse 95, No. 1 Duke 91, OT
SAN VIGILIO DI MAREBBE, Italy — Battling fatigue from seven races in 19 days, Mikaela Shiffrin is scaling back her schedule.
COSTA MESA — Anthony Lynn often said that the Los Angeles Chargers winning six of their final seven games in 2017 helped serve as a springboard to this season’s success, which resulted in the team’s first postseason berth in five years.
Kyler Murray, the first-round Major League Baseball draft pick and Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma quarterback, declared himself eligible for the NFL draft on Monday.
THOUSAND OAKS — Todd Gurley never had a true running partner during his first four regular seasons with the Los Angeles Rams.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady recognizes that there are some who believe the Patriots are nearing the end of their run of unprecedented playoff success.
Kelly, balanced Oregon St. beat UCLA
HONOLULU — Matt Kuchar didn’t have the start he wanted Sunday in the Sony Open, not with three bogeys in five holes after making just one through three rounds.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Amaheim general manager Bob Murray was quick to say he isn’t considering firing coach Randy Carlyle after the Ducks’ franchise-record 11th straight loss.
NEW ORLEANS — When the New Orleans Saints finally found their rhythm, they marched one step closer to the Super Bowl.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal has missed a lot of tennis since last September. He hasn’t missed a beat.
LOS ANGELES — Wins have been hard to come by for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season, so coach Larry Drew has been focused on the incremental signs of progress.
NEW ORLEANS — Saints coach Sean Payton dismisses the premise that the Eagles could derive extra motivation from the widespread perception that New Orleans ran up the score on them when they met in November.
MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal knew it was inevitable that sooner or later the Big Four would become the Big Three.
LOS ANGELES — Blake Griffin kept his emotions to himself in his return to Staples Center for the first time against his old team.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs’ defense had heard the chorus of critics all season long, the ones that claimed their sieve-like line and shaky backfield would spoil young superstar Patrick Mahomes and cost them a chance to chase their first Super Bowl appearance in decades.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady typically shrugs off any mention of records or milestones he sets.
LOS ANGELES — Ten minutes after the Rams’ first playoff win in 14 years qualified them for their first NFC Championship Game in 17 years, the dance party was going strong in the Los Angeles locker room.
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams are still in the running for Super Bowl LIII.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Given the postseason history involving Indianapolis and Kansas City over the years, Andrew Luck and the Colts have every reason to feel confident heading to Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday.
SALT LAKE CITY — Donovan Mitchell had 33 points and a career-high nine assists, helping the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-95 on Friday night.
When he was a student at Paraclete, Darian Thompson studied all the religions of the world.
ANAHEIM — Jake Guentzel scored three times, Phil Kessel got the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from an early three-goal deficit for a 7-4 victory over the Ducks on Friday night, sending Anaheim to its 10th consecutive loss.
LOS ANGELES — The tunnel at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum could just as easily be a time machine Saturday evening.
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers reacquired catcher Russell Martin in a trade with Toronto on Friday, and also reached one-year deals with their seven remaining arbitration-eligible players.
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Stephen Thompson Jr. scored a career-high 34 points with five 3-pointers and 10 rebounds as short-handed Oregon State beat Southern California 79-74 in overtime on Thursday night.
No. 2 Michigan 79, Illinois 69
The Philadelphia Eagles have St. Nick, and he hasn’t let them down in the clutch. The problem on Sunday is that New Orleans has a lot of Saints — and a stronger team.
Heat 115, Celtics 99
It seems like every time the formerly Golden State opens its mouth on a national stage these days, we embarrass ourselves a little more.
Maple Leafs 4, Devils 2
EUGENE, Ore. — Prince Ali had 22 points, including four in overtime, and UCLA scored the final seven points to outlast Oregon 87-84 on Thursday night.
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