SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 23 points, Buddy Hield added 21 and the Sacramento Kings used 19 3-pointers to beat the Miami Heat 105-97 on Friday night.De’Aaron Fox had 16 points and eight assists as the Kings won their fifth...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some teenagers may be one step ahead of the rules.Parents, researchers and students warn that some...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Suicides in the active-duty Air Force surged last year to the highest total in at least three decades, even as the other military services saw their numbers stabilize or decline, according to officials and unpublished preliminary data.The...

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Democratic presidential front-runners Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg beat back a barrage of attacks during a debate as rivals raised persistent questions about their ideology and experience, hoping to sow doubts about their...

PHOENIX (AP) — Kelly Oubre Jr. was one of many Phoenix Suns players who had their names floated in trade rumors over the past week. But the trade deadline came and went, nobody was moved, and by Friday morning's shootaround there was a mini-celebration...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nothing changed for the Oklahoma City Thunder before the trade deadline.As a result, nothing appears to have changed after — in their first game since, they won again with balanced scoring and solid defense.Chris Paul scored 22...

TORONTO (AP) — For the second time this week, the Toronto Maple Leafs gave up a two-goal lead at home in the third period. This time, they recovered to get a win.John Tavares scored his second goal of the game at 4:53 of overtime, lifting the Maple...

DALLAS (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek scored his second goal of the game with 26 seconds to play and the Minnesota Wild rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Friday night.Eriksson Ek skated from behind the net to the right goalpost...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The pilot of the helicopter that crashed and killed Kobe Bryant and eight others was almost out of blinding clouds when he suddenly plunged and crashed into a Southern California hillside, investigators and aviation experts indicated.Ara...

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Josh Ajayi had 20 points as South Alabama narrowly beat Troy 70-66 on Friday night.Andre Fox made a pair of free throws with 18 seconds left to give the Jaguars a three-point lead and Ty Gordon missed a 3-point attempt for the Trojans...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — With Illinois shredding Maryland's man-to-man defense, Terrapins coach Mark Turgeon switched to a zone — something the team rarely uses outside of practice.It worked.Anthony Cowan scored 20 points and Turgeon’s ninth-ranked...

BOSTON (AP) — As well as the Celtics have played lately, guard Marcus Smart believes they can play even better.Jayson Tatum had seven 3-pointers and scored 32 points to help Boston sneak out of TD Garden with a 112-107 win over struggling Atlanta on...