Sports News

8:48 PM on Sunday, March 8

A person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press the Las Vegas Raiders will acquire cornerback Taron Johnson from the Buffalo Bills after the teams agreed to a trade

8:41 PM on Sunday, March 8

Cruz Davis scored 30 points to spark Hofstra to a 92-61 romp over William & Mary in a Coastal Athletic Association Tournament quarterfinal

8:31 PM on Sunday, March 8

Sincere Malone had 14 points to lead Nicholls to a 61-47 victory over Northwestern State in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament

8:18 PM on Sunday, March 8

Damari Wheeler-Thomas scored 19 points to lead top-seeded North Dakota State to a 70-62 victory over North Dakota, winning the Summit League Championship and earning an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament for the Bison

8:05 PM on Sunday, March 8

Victor Wembanyama had 29 points, De’Aaron Fox had 20 points and 10 assists and the San Antonio Spurs won their fourth straight, rolling to a 145-120 victory over the Houston Rockets

7:57 PM on Sunday, March 8

Justice Shoats had 26 points, Gavin Doty scored 25 and Siena beat Fairfield 76-61 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal

7:42 PM on Sunday, March 8

Terri Miller Jr. scored 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead top-seeded Portland State to an 85-78 victory over Idaho State in a Big Sky Conference Tournament quarterfinal

7:36 PM on Sunday, March 8

Paolo Banchero scored 33 points and the Orlando Magic cruised to a 130-91 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, who rested Giannis Antetokounmpo in the second game of a back-to-back

7:33 PM on Sunday, March 8

South Africa has joined Fiji atop the World Rugby Sevens Series men’s standings after beating Spain 38-12 in the final of the Vancouver Sevens

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7:24 PM on Sunday, March 8

Trent McDuffie and the Los Angeles Rams are closing in on a contract extension that will make him the highest-paid cornerback in NFL history

7:20 PM on Sunday, March 8

The Los Angeles Chargers agreed to a multiyear deal with fullback Alec Ingold that reunites him with coach Mike McDaniel

7:15 PM on Sunday, March 8

Bam Adebayo remembers what people thought of him nine years ago, when the Miami Heat drafted a then-teenager out of Kentucky after his lone college season

7:04 PM on Sunday, March 8

A week ago, the Detroit Pistons were flying high

6:57 PM on Sunday, March 8

Tye Dorset hit a late go-ahead 3-pointer and scored 23 to help top-seeded Merrimack hold on for a 58-57 victory over Marist in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal

6:53 PM on Sunday, March 8

Trey Murphy III scored 24 points, Saddiq Bey added 23 against his former team and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the reeling Wizards 138-118 to extend Washington’s losing streak to eight games

6:49 PM on Sunday, March 8

John Gibson and Cam Talbot combined to make 31 saves, Dominik Shine scored his first NHL goal and the Detroit Red Wings beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Sunday night

6:25 PM on Sunday, March 8

Josh Doan opened and closed the scoring with power-play goals and the Buffalo Sabres outlasted the Tampa Bay Lightning 8-7 on Sunday night in a wild and feisty showdown for the Atlantic Division lead

11:06 PM on Saturday, March 7

Defending champion Japan became the first nation to clinch a quarterfinal berth in the World Baseball Classic, then rallied on Masataka Yoshida's two-run homer in the seventh inning to beat Australia 4-3 at Tokyo Dome and assure first place in its first-round group