National Sports

National sports stories from The Associated Press.

NBA Cup quarterfinals put 8 teams in line for big paydays, and in OKC’s case, history

All eight teams left in the running for the NBA Cup are now playing for a shot at going to Las Vegas for the tournament semifinals, along with a chance of picking up more than $500,000 per player as a reward for claiming the title. And for the Oklahoma City Thunder, there's something more: ...

Big Ten ties record with nine teams in AP Top 25 women’s poll

The Big Ten matched The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball record with nine ranked teams as Nebraska entered at No. 24 on Monday. The conference set the mark last year on Dec. 2 and this week has three teams in the top 10 alone. UConn still is No. 1, receiving 23 first-place votes ...

Texas Tech wins Big 12 title and likely first-round CFP bye

ARLINGTON, Texas — Cameron Dickey scored right after the first of linebacker Ben Roberts' two interceptions in the second half as No. 5 Texas Tech won the Big 12 championship game, and almost certainly locked up a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff, with a 34-7 victory over ...

Big 12 commissioner says college sports need legislation that’s stalled in Congress

ARLINGTON, Texas — Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark says legislation currently stalled in Congress is needed to regulate college athletics and put a stop to what he essentially calls uncapped spending for name, image and likeness in football. "Let me be clear about this," Yormark said ...

Scheffler returns from 2 months away and shares lead at the Hero World Challenge

NASSAU, Bahamas — Scottie Scheffler returned to competition Thursday for the first time in two months and very little changed. Even with a bogey on the final hole, he had a 6-under 66 and was part of a five-way tie for the lead in the Hero World Challenge. Scheffler was tied with U.S. Open ...