AP National Sports

by DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Devin Booker scored 30 points and JaVale McGee added 20 as the Phoenix Suns beat the Detroit Pistons 135-108. Cameron Payne added 19 points for Phoenix, which has won six of seven. The Suns had six players in double figures.Pistons rookie Cade Cunningham finished with 21 points

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored 20 points, Khayla Pointer had 10 of her 17 points in a pivotal third quarter and No. 12 LSU pulled away from Vanderbilt for an 82-64 win. Morris had 18 of her points by halftime, but the Tigers only led 43-36. Pointer had two baskets in an

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams is active for a wild-card game against the Dallas Cowboys after missing the regular-season finale with an elbow injury. The nine-time Pro Bowler returned to practice Thursday after missing the 27-24 overtime victory at the Los Angeles Rams that put the 49ers in the

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — David DeJulius scored 18 points and made a go-ahead layup with 2:20 remaining in the game as Cincinnati rallied past Wichita State 61-57 in American Athletic Conference play. Hayden Koval had 13 points for the Bearcats (13-5, 3-2). John Newman III added 10 points. Tyson Etienne had 14 points and six

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Sérgio Oliveira marked his debut by winning and converting a penalty to help new side Roma to a 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened Cagliari in Serie A. Oliveira joined on loan from Porto on Wednesday. League leader Inter Milan visits fourth-place Atalanta later Sunday and can move four

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — E.J. Liddell scored 19 points and No. 16 Ohio State defeated Penn State 61-56. Ohio State improved to 11-4. The Buckeyes won despite shooting just under 39% overall and going the final five minutes without a basket. The Nittany Lions fell to 8-7. Seth Lundy, Penn

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Rafa Benitez has been fired as Everton manager following a 2-1 loss to Norwich in the Premier League that plunged the team closer to the relegation zone. Benitez was a contentious appointment in the offseason owing to his close links with Everton’s local rival, Liverpool, for whom he

KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Kianna Smith scored 18 points, Hailey Van Lith added 16 and No. 3 Louisville grinded out a 63-53 victory over Boston College. The Cardinals (15-1, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) haven’t lost since dropping their season-opener to then-No. 22 Arizona in overtime. Taylor Soule led Boston College (12-5, 3-3)

DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Sierra Leone has capitalized on a goalkeeper error deep in injury time for a 2-2 draw against two-time champion Ivory Coast at the African Cup of Nations. Ivorian goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangaré fell while trying to gather a header back from one of his defenders and the ball slipped out his

LONDON (AP) — Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino gave Liverpool a 3-0 Premier League win over Brentford. Liverpool moved above Chelsea to second place but is 11 points behind Manchester City with a game in hand. Brentford remained 10 points above the relegation zone. In Sunday’s other game, Jack Harrison scored a hat trick

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls have been a one of the surprise teams in the NBA this season despite a recent rut. The Bulls own the best record in the Eastern Conference with DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine leading the way. They’re establishing themselves as a serious threat

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia defensive end Josh Sweat is inactive for Sunday’s NFC wild-card game after being admitted to the hospital earlier in the week for what the team described as a “life-threatening situation.” The Eagles released a statement before the game saying Sweat was admitted to a hospital Tuesday night and underwent “an

LONDON (AP) — Jack Harrison scored a hat trick as Leeds overcame a long list of absentees to beat West Ham 3-2 in the Premier League. West Ham hit back twice through Jarrod Bowen and Pablo Fornals, but Harrison’s well-taken third goal ended the London club’s four-match winning streak. Leeds moved to nine points above

LONDON (AP) — Jack Harrison scored a hattrick as Leeds overcame a long list of absentees to beat West Ham 3-2 in the Premier League. West Ham hit back twice through Jarrod Bowen and Pablo Fornals, but Harrison’s well-taken third goal ended the London club’s four-match winning streak. Leeds moved to nine points above the

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool found the goalscoring alternatives needed in the absence of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane as their stand-ins stepped up in a 3-0 Premier League win over Brentford. Midfielder Fabinho proved an unlikely solution with his third goal in eight days with the opener just before halftime. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and substitute

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — The Copa del Rey match suspended after an object was thrown from the stands resumed behind closed doors and without the Sevilla player hit in the head in what the club called an “appalling attack.” Sevilla midfielder Joan Jordán was doing well but did not play

NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant has a sprained medial collateral ligament of his left knee, sidelining the NBA’s leading scorer just as the Brooklyn Nets were poised to finally have a lengthy run with their Big Three. Durant was injured Saturday in a victory over New Orleans when teammate Bruce Brown was knocked backward