By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 33 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 10 rebounds and the New York Knicks handed the Charlotte Hornets their seventh straight loss 129-101 on Wednesday night. Josh Hart added 22 points for the Knicks, ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina safety Tre'Von Moehrig will miss the Panthers' home game Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams after losing an appeal of a one-game suspension for unsportsmanlike conduct. The NFL said Wednesday that Moehrig intentionally hit San Francisco 49ers wide receiver ...

By KEITH TAYLOR Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Denzel Aberdeen, Otega Oweh and Trent Noah each scored 16 points to lead No. 19 Kentucky to a 104-54 win over Tennessee Tech on Wednesday night. Kentucky (5-2) improved to 5-0 at home and reached the 100-point plateau for the second ...

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and the Boston Celtics ended Detroit's winning streak at a franchise record-tying 13, outlasting Cade Cunningham and the Pistons 117-114 on Wednesday night. The Eastern Conference-leading Pistons squandered a ...

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer Former LSU coach Brian Kelly received a letter from LSU on Wednesday confirming that he was fired without cause and is owed "liquidated damages as required" under his contract of about $54 million. The letter, obtained by The Associated Press, clears the ...

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Suddenly the AFC South is a three-team race. With the Colts (8-3) losing two of three, the door is open for the Jaguars (7-4) and the Texans (6-5). Indianapolis will play both division rivals twice over the final six games, starting with a home game ...

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Raiders quarterback Geno Smith apologized Wednesday for making an obscene gesture toward fans as he left the field following Las Vegas' 24-10 loss to Cleveland on Sunday. He was sacked 10 times in that game and booed throughout, ...

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Since he became Penn State's interim coach, Terry Smith has put things bluntly. Smith admits, after this weekend's regular-season finale at Rutgers he's not sure what comes next for a program still seeking a permanent head ...

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The loudspeakers at the Denver Broncos practice Wednesday blared out ABBA's 1976 hit "Money, Money, Money," an apropos choice given the club's spending spree. The Broncos didn't make any moves at the trade deadline, ...

By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer Rhett Lashlee lost track midsentence. Considering the sentence, how could you blame him? The SMU coach was running down the list of teams that have a shot at reaching the ACC title game entering the final weekend of the regular season and then just sort ...