AP National Sports

By JOHN PYE and HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writers MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal has expressed thoughts shared by many others in the tennis world when it comes to Novak Djokovic’s will-he-or-won’t-he-play saga ahead of the Australian Open. Nadal says he’s tired of the situation. The run-up to the year’s first Grand Slam tournament

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has taken several steps to improve diversity among leadership positions, yet Mike Tomlin is the only Black head coach after Brian Flores and David Culley were fired this week. League officials want to see immediate improvement, but are optimistic that numbers will increase at both coach

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nazem Kadri scored the winner in a shootout and the Colorado Avalanche extended the NHL’s longest home winning streak in nearly four years to 13 games with a 4-3 victory over the undermanned Arizona Coyotes. Mikko Rantanen, Tyson Jost and Andre Burakovsky scored in regulation for Colorado,

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored 21 points and hauled in 10 rebounds to help No. 25 Illinois over Michigan 68-53 on Friday night. Both teams struggled from distance in a foul-plagued first half, combining to go 1 of 20 from 3-point range. DeVante’ Jones had 17 points for

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — No. 2 Stanford knocked off the last remaining undefeated team in Division I basketball, overcoming a season-high 22 turnovers to beat No. 22 Colorado 60-52 on Friday night. Haley Jones scored 11 points, and Ashten Prechtel and Cameron Brink each added 10 points for the

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — Russell Henley has a hard time believing it was nine years ago when he began his PGA Tour career by winning the Sony Open. He’s back for another chance after playing his final six holes in 6-under par. That gives Henley a 63 and a three-shot

RICHMOND, Va. — Michael Jones had a career-high 29 points, including a 3-pointer with three seconds left, to lead Davidson to an 87-84 win over Richmond on Friday night, the Wildcats’ 13th straight victory. On the following possession for the Spiders, Jacob Gilyard missed a 3-pointer from about 35 feet, allowing Davidson to hang on

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Darius Garland scored 28 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat San Antonio 114-109, extending the Spurs’ losing streak to five. Jarrett Allen finished with 17 points and 16 rebounds for Cleveland, which won its third straight and fourth in five games. Dejounte Murray had 30 points,

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle has been found dead in a Kansas federal prison where he was being held on charges of illegal firearms possession, a prison official said. U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Anna Armijo says 43-year-old Saousoalii Siavii Jr. was found unresponsive at the U.S. Penitentiary in

KENT, Ohio — Sincere Carry matched his career high with a season-high 32 points as Kent State defeated Akron 67-55. Tervell Beck had 11 points for the Golden Flashes. Xavier Castaneda had 21 points for the Zips.

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points, Stephen Curry added 19 and the Golden State Warriors rolled to their most lopsided win of the season, dominating the Chicago Bulls 138-96. Jordan Poole scored 22. Rookie Jonathan Kuminga finished with 25 points. The Warriors broke out of their rut

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle was found dead in a Kansas federal prison where he was being held on charges of illegal firearms possession, a prison official said. Saousoalii Siavii Jr., 43, was found unresponsive at the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth on Thursday afternoon, U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Trey Lyles scored 21 points, Cade Cunningham and Hamidou Diallo each added 18 and the Detroit Pistons extending their surprising stretch by beating the Toronto Raptors 103-87. The Pistons are 5-3 in 2022 after finishing 2021 with 18 losses in their last 19 games. Josh Jackson had

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Jalen Adaway had a career-high 25 points as Saint Bonaventure easily beat VCU 73-53. Jaren Holmes had 17 points for Saint Bonaventure, which earned its fourth consecutive home victory. Marcus Tsohonis had 14 points for the Rams, whose seven-game winning streak was snapped. 

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Moritz Wagner scored a season-high 26 points, younger brother Franz added 19 points and the Orlando Magic beat the Charlotte Hornets 116-109 to snap a 10-game losing streak. Gary Harris added 18 points for the Magic, who had not won since before Christmas. Orlando trailed