Paul, Suns beat Spurs 108-104, 1st team to 20 victories
PHOENIX — Chris Paul had 21 points and 10 assists, Jae Crowder added a season-high 19 points and the Phoenix Suns held off the San Antonio Spurs for a 108-104 win on Monday night.
Patriots out-run Bills in blustery conditions: New England rushes for 229 yards in 14-10 victory
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Damien Harris scored on a 64-yard run in blustery conditions in which Mac Jones attempted just three passes, and the New England Patriots shored up their familiar place atop the AFC with a 14-10 win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday night.
Florida State beats BYU in PKs for 3rd national title
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Yujie Zhao rocketed home the game-winning penalty kick and Florida State edged BYU 4-3 in PKs on Monday to win its third women’s national championship in program history and second in the last four years.
Heisman finalists: Young, Hutchinson, Pickett, Stroud
NEW YORK — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud were announced Monday as finalists for the Heisman Trophy.
U.S. uses a diplomatic boycott of the Olympics to rebuke China
WASHINGTON — The United States will not send government officials to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a slap at China for human rights abuses.
Previously winless Texas Southern stuns No. 20 Florida 69-54
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Johnny Jones got a wet welcome in the visiting locker room at the O’Connell Center. It was a celebration decades in the making.
Lions win on final play, end winless string 29-27 over Vikes
DETROIT — The Lions finally found a victory when Jared Goff threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown as time expired, lifting previously winless Detroit to a 29-27 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
Hovland rallies to win in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas — Viktor Hovland made consecutive eagles and closed with consecutive bogeys while overcoming a six-shot deficit to win the Hero World Challenge on Sunday and keep Collin Morikawa from reaching No. 1 in the world.
Jazz beat Cavaliers by 1 point for 4th straight win
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points, Rudy Gobert had 20 rebounds and five blocks and the Utah Jazz survived Cleveland’s late surge for their fourth straight win, 109-108 over the Cavaliers on Sunday.
One and won: Kamehameha survives Honokaa 7-6 to reach D-II final
KEAAU — The simple explanation is that Kamehameha converted a extra point and Honokaa didn’t, but there was more to their BIIF Division II semifinal game than that.
The Hawaii Big Game Club Shootout returns
The Hawaii Big Game Fishing Club has started running their monthly, one-day fishing tournaments again. The first batch ran in spring, and then they paused production in summer as the “major” tournaments run back to back from June through September.
Morikawa pulls away in Bahamas, takes big step toward No. 1
NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods joined the broadcast booth for his Hero World Challenge, and what he saw from Collin Morikawa must have looked familiar.
Childers, Wood capture bronze at state 5K final
Between the mist, the mud and the rain, visibility – let alone footing – wasn’t the best, but it sure looked like it was Kealakehe’s Levi Childers making the turn in a three-man race for first with about 100 yards to go.
Ka Makani will face Kamehameha at home in final
Jakob Honda can rest easy.
No. 4 Alabama beats No. 1 Georgia in SEC championship game
ATLANTA — Bryce Young threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as fourth-ranked Alabama rolled over No. 1 Georgia 41-24 in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday, a result that likely sends both powerhouse programs to the four-team College Football Playoff.
No. 2 Michigan takes Big Ten in rout, makes playoff pitch
INDIANAPOLIS — Hassan Haskins ran for two second-half touchdowns and broke a school record while running back Donavan Edwards threw a 75-yard TD pass to help No. 2 Michigan capture its first Big Ten title in 17 years and a probable playoff berth with a 42-3 rout Saturday over No. 15 Iowa.
Ovechkin nets 750th career goal, Caps beat Blue Jackets 3-1
WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 20th goal of the season and the 750th of his NHL career to help the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 Saturday night and snap a two-game skid.
Bulls beat Nets 111-107 in matchup of East’s top teams
NEW YORK — Zach LaVine scored 31 points, DeMar DeRozan had 29 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 111-107 on Saturday night.
Broncos hope to keep AFC West jumbled against Chiefs
The Broncos don’t beat the Chiefs. Andy Reid almost never loses coming off a bye.
BIIF Champions: Konawaena outlasts Hilo 13-12 in muddy D-I title game
KEALAKEKUA – The Wildcats knew it wasn’t going to be pretty.
