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HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Sherif Kenney scored 27 points as Bryant beat Dartmouth 89-70 on Friday night. Kenney was 6 of 14 shooting, including 2 for 6 from distance, and went 13 for 18 from the line for the Bulldogs (2-0). Earl Timberlake scored 19 points while shooting 8 of 13 from the field and […]

BOSTON (AP) — Grant Williams dubbed himself “Batman” after he helped the Boston Celtics neutralize Nuggets star Nikola “Joker” Jokic during a win in Denver late last season. The Celtics relied on their offense to keep the reigning back-to-back MVP from getting his revenge. Jayson Tatum had 34 points, eight rebounds and five assists and […]

By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Charlie McAvoy scored the go-ahead goal in his season debut and the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins remained perfect on home ice, beating the skidding Calgary Flames 3-1 Thursday night. Linus Ullmark made 31 saves and Connor Clifton also scored as the Bruins improved to 8-0-0 at TD […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Keegan Records had 23 points and 10 rebounds in Colgate’s 77-68 victory over Brown on Thursday night. Tucker Richardson scored 19 points and added six rebounds and five assists for the Raiders (1-1). Sam Thomson recorded 12 points and shot 6 of 8 from the field. The Bears (0-2) were led […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — As a rookie NFL quarterback, Mac Jones approached nearly everything he did last season like a sponge. The formula was uncomplicated: Take in the information, concepts, plays, and instructions as presented, then execute as asked. It helped him set the standard among the league’s first-year signal callers, as he led the […]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Bryce Hopkins scored 18 points as Providence beat Rider 66-65 on Tuesday night in a season opener. Ed Croswell had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Noah Locke recorded 10 points for Providence. Locke scored eight points in the first half, but Providence trailed 40-30. Hopkins led the way with 11 […]

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Luis Kortright scored 15 points off of the bench to help lead Quinnipiac over Rhode Island 67-62 on Monday night. Kortright also added five rebounds and five steals for the Bobcats. Ike Nweke added 13 points while shooting 6 of 13 from the field and 1 for 8 from the line, […]

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored a power-play goal with 7:15 remaining and the Boston Bruins beat the slumping St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Monday night. Trent Frederic and Jake DeBrusk also scored for Boston, and Brad Marchand had two assists. Linus Ullmark finished with 25 saves as the Bruins […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Bill Belichick believes he doesn’t truly get a clear picture of the identity or potential of his team until sometime around the Thanksgiving holiday each season. New England isn’t quite to that point as it enters its bye week. But the Patriots coach isn’t short on information about a group that […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — When Patriots linebacker Matt Judon is lined up alongside Lawrence Guy, he expects good things to happen. As teammates in Baltimore early in their careers, they often took turns clearing paths for one another to get the quarterback. “When I see him in the gap, I know I can wrap around […]

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews is starting to heat up. Matthews’ second goal of the game came on a power play in the second period and lifted the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 2-1 win over Boston on Saturday night, snapping the Bruins’ seven-game winning streak. “Trying to create, trying to possess the puck as […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Jayson Tatum added 26 and the Boston Celtics made a franchise-record 27 3-pointers in a 133-118 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night. Brown and Tatum each connected on six 3-pointers, while reserve guard Sam Hauser set career highs with 16 points and five […]

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Zevi Eckhaus threw four touchdown passes and Bryant held off Campbell 43-37 on Saturday. Bryant (3-6, 1-3 Big South) led 33-10 at halftime and 43-16 after Eckhaus’ 6-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Prochaska early in the fourth quarter. The Fighting Camels (4-5, 2-2) rallied with three Chad Mascoe TD passes over […]

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Marques DeShields scored on a short run midway through the fourth quarter and went over 100 yards when Rhode Island ran out the clock to beat Maine 26-22 on Saturday. DeShields, who finished with 110 yards, capped a 75-yard drive. The defense then forced a three-and-out and with DeShields carrying six times, including […]

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Nolan Grooms threw three touchdown passes and Yale scored twice after turnovers in a 35-point second quarter on its way to a 69-17 victory over Brown on Saturday. Brown (3-5, 1-4 Ivy League) had turnovers on its final three first-half possessions. Two were turned into touchdowns, one on Reid Nickerson’s strip […]

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 36 points and 12 rebounds, including some late free throws to help the Boston Celtics hold on for a 123-119 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. Malcolm Brogdon added 25 points on 9-of-10 shooting and Jaylen Brown scored 16 points for Boston, which has won two of […]

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots meet for the second straight year with their seasons at a crossroads. Last year, both were coming off bye-week breaks entering Week 15 when the Colts — 7-6 at the time — hosted a Patriots squad that was 9-4 and riding a seven-game winning […]

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Trent Frederic and Jake DeBrusk scored third-period goals and Linus Ullmark made 18 saves as the streaking Boston Bruins won their seventh straight game Thursday night with a 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers. Frederic’s second goal of the season at 6:04 put the Bruins […]

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland missed everything while sitting on the bench, but mostly the joy of playing and winning. He’s back, and it looked like he never left. Garland scored 29 points in his return after missing five games with an ugly eye injury, Donovan Mitchell added 25 […]

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Hampus Lindholm scored at 3:37 of overtime and the Boston Bruins rallied past the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 on Tuesday night. Boston trailed 5-3 entering the third period before scoring the final three goals of the game. Lindholm scored the game-winner with a wrist shot from the top […]

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Look around the New York Jets’ locker room to find someone who remembers what it was like to beat the New England Patriots — and you can’t. There’s no one left. The Jets have lost 12 straight to Bill Belichick’s bunch, with […]