OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Leevi Merilainen made 29 saves in his third NHL start and the Ottawa Senators beat the Utah Mammoth 4-2 on Sunday night, with both teams completing a back-to-back set. On Saturday, the Mammoth fell 6-2 in Montreal, and the Senators outlasted the Flyers in 3-2 in ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres forward Jiri Kulich is out indefinitely because of a blood clot, coach Lindy Ruff announced following practice on Monday. Ruff didn't provide any further details except to say it's "pretty serious," and that the second-year player will miss "significant ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 35 points and six assists as the Timberwolves beat the Jazz 120-113 on Monday night for Minnesota's second win over Utah in four days. Minnesota, which beat Utah 137-97 on Friday and topped Sacramento 144-117 on Sunday, has won three straight games ...

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow returned to practice with the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday, opening the 21-day window for the franchise quarterback to return to the lineup. His practice time will not count against the 53-player active roster. Burrow is eligible to be activated during the ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jaelan Phillips could sense the different mentality that a defending champion exudes as soon as the Philadelphia Eagles added him at the trade deadline. Phillips wasted no time doing his part to contribute to the Eagles' title defense. In his first game with the ...

Even though Kevin Stefanski maintained that Dillon Gabriel remains the Cleveland Browns' starting quarterback, the coach added some uncertainty about when and who might eventually replace the rookie. When asked Monday if Deshaun Watson would be cleared to practice this week, Stefanski ...

MIAMI (AP) — The play is called "CQ." It's not the most imaginative name; those are simply the initials of Miami Heat assistant coach Chris Quinn, who drew up a play about four years ago that head coach Erik Spoelstra has been waiting to use. That wait ended Monday. Spoelstra called the ...

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jack Roslovic scored 56 seconds into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers came from behind for a 5-4 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night. Jake Walman, who also had two goals, hit Roslovic with a long stretch pass and he scored his fourth of the season ...

Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians players were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers. MLB said Monday the limits were agreed to by ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin isn't giving Aaron Rodgers a pass by saying his veteran quarterback simply had an "off night" in Pittsburgh's lopsided loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Then again, the NFL's longest-tenured head coach also isn't worried about the NFL's oldest active player ...

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay was trailing by three points and facing fourth-and-1 with less than two minutes remaining when Josh Jacobs said he could hear the Philadelphia Eagles calling out what play the Packers planned to run. Jacobs got stuffed ...

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jaelan Phillips could sense the different mentality that a defending champion exudes as soon as the Philadelphia Eagles added him at the trade deadline. Phillips wasted no time doing his part to contribute to the Eagles' title ...

DALLAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 15 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Ryan Rollins put Milwaukee ahead for good with a driving layup with 17.9 seconds left as the Bucks rallied from a 13-point deficit early in the period to beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-114 on Monday ...

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Andrew Wiggins made an alley-oop dunk at the buzzer in overtime, and the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 140-138 in a wild back-and-forth game Monday night. Norman Powell scored 33 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 22 points, 13 ...

By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kyla Oldacre had 19 points and seven rebounds, and No. 4 Texas defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 100-38 on Monday night for its 27th straight win at home. Oldacre, a 6-foot-6 senior, used her height advantage to convert 7 of 8 shots from ...

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Desmond Bane hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Orlando Magic a 115-112 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Bane's basket from 27 feet capped a wild finish in which the Trail Blazers overcame a nine-point ...

By TOM SAVAGE Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Tamin Lipsey scored 14 of his 25 points in the second half to lead No. 16 Iowa State to a 96-80 win over Mississippi State on Monday night in a neutral-site game that was the 100th Division I basketball contest played at the Sanford ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored in overtime, Ilya Sorokin stopped 32 of the 34 shots he faced and the New York Islanders bounced back from allowing the tying goal to Simon Nemec with 4.7 seconds left in regulation to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Monday night. Barzal scored 1:17 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored to end a lengthy goal drought on home ice, Gabriel Perreault picked up his first NHL point and the New York Rangers used an offensive outburst to defeat the Nashville Predators 6-3 on Monday night for their first victory at Madison Square Garden this ...

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Luka Doncic had 38 points, Rui Hachimura scored 13 of his 21 points in a pivotal third quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away in the second half to beat the Charlotte Hornets 121-111 on Monday night. Austin Reaves added 24 ...