Wright's 21 points sends Colorado past Grand Canyon 74-64LAS VEGAS (AP) McKinley Wright IV scored 21 points and Evan Battey scored 16 and Colorado used a late run to beat Grand Canyon 74-64 on Tuesday night in a...

UCLA at No. 25 Oregon highlights quiet week in the Pac-12By The Associated PressThings to watch this week in Pac-12 Conference basketball:GAME OF THE WEEK: UCLA at No. 25 Oregon, Wednesday. The Ducks (6-1, 1-0 Pac-12) moved back into...

Sabres sign restricted free agent Mittelstadt to 1-year dealBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Sabres signed forward Casey Mittelstadt to a one-year, $874,125 contract Wednesday, a little over a week before the team opens training camp.Mittelstadt was a restricted...

AP Sports WriterNHL schedule: 868 games in 116 days, back-to-backs and moreBy JOHN WAWROWThe Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning will host the Chicago Blackhawks in one of five games to open the NHL's coronavirus pandemic-shortened 2021 season on...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: A tiny Bible college becomes the Washington GeneralsBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Carver College has become college basketball's equivalent of the Washington Generals, barnstorming from city to city, playing games almost every night, enduring one enormous...

Simone Jelks promoted, is 7th woman to be full-time NBA refNEW YORK (AP) Simone Jelks was one of three referees promoted to full-time status by the NBA on Wednesday, making her the fifth woman on the current lineup...

Hornets exercise options on Washington, BridgesCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The Hornets have exercised the third-year contract option on forward PJ Washington and the fourth-year option on forward Miles Bridges.Neither move Wednesday comes as a surprise as both appear to...

Georgia's Crean hires former Pistons coach Michael CurryATHENS, Ga. (AP) Former Detroit Pistons and Florida Atlantic coach Michael Curry has joined Georgia coach Tom Crean's staff.Crean on Wednesday named Curry, who played in the NBA for 11 seasons,...

AP Hockey WriterLightning's Kucherov to miss regular season with hip injuryBy STEPHEN WHYNOLeading playoff scorer Nikita Kucherov is expected to miss the entire regular season because of a hip injury that requires surgery, a blow to the Tampa Bay...

AP Sports WriterOKC-Houston game postponed, Harden out after COVID violationBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) The James Harden soap opera in Houston now comes with a canceled season opener.Houston's opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night was scrapped...