NBA NewsSunday, Jan 18, 2026

The Atlanta Falcons have hired Kevin Stefanski to be their head coach. Stefanski, a two-time Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year with the Cleveland Browns, replaces Raheem Morris and will report to Falcons President Matt Ryan. “We’re thrilled to land a lead-by-example leader in Kevin Stefanski who brings a clear vision for his staff, our team and a closely aligned focus on building this team on fundamentals, toughness and active collaboration with every area of the football operation,” Rya...

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Max Domi scored at 3:08 of overtime on a 2-on-1 with Auston Matthews to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs past the Winnipeg Jets, 4-3 on Saturday night. Domi also had an assist, Matthews scored his 24th goal of the season and Oliver Ekman-Larsson had a goal and two assists. Bobby McMann tied it in the third, and Morgan Rielly added two assists. Dennis Hildeby stopped 27 shots as Toronto closed a four-game trip 2-1-1. Alex Iafallo, Kyle Connor and Nino Niederreiter scored ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan Conwell hit five 3-pointers and scored 24 points, and all five Louisville starters scored in double figures as the 20th-ranked Cardinals routed Pittsburgh 100-59 on Saturday night. J’Vonne Hadley scored 17 points, Sanadra Fru and Adrian Wooley each added 12 and Isaac McKneeley had 11 as Louisville (13-5, 2-4 ACC) shot 63.2% (36 of 57) from the field and 51.7% (15 of 29) from 3-point range. The Cardinals also held a 35-23 rebounding edge. Louisville (13-5, 2-4 ACC) score...

Josh Allen knows all about heartbreaking losses in the playoffs. This might have been the best chance for Allen and the Bills to get to the Super Bowl. “Extremely difficult,” Allen said, while choking back tears.

Mason Lohrei scored two goals and the Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Saturday night to extend their winning streak to six games. Charlie McAvoy, Viktor Arvidsson and Marat Khusnutdinov also scored goals while Joonas Korpisalo made 22 saves for the Bruins, who have won eight of their last 11 games.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Ilias Kamardine and AJ Storr scored 17 points apiece, Patton Pinkins made the go-ahead jumper with 18.8 seconds left, and Mississippi beat Mississippi State 68-67 on Saturday night for its third win in a row. Malik Dia had eight points on 3-of-10 shooting and 11 rebounds for Ole Miss (11-7, 3-2 SEC). Mississippi State (10-8 2-3) has lost three in a row despite having a double-digit lead in each of those games. Jayden Epps led the Bulldogs with 14 points on 4-of-18 sho...

Noah Clowney had yet another big game Friday. Expect him to use it when his extension is up come July.

The Denver Broncos wrangled their biggest win in a decade from Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills but suffered an enormous loss in the process. About an hour after second-year quarterback Bo Nix led the Broncos to a 33-30 win on Wil Lutz's 23-yard field goal in overtime Saturday, Denver coach Sean Payton returned to the postgame lectern to deliver the stunning news.

Atlanta was coming off of a long west coast swing and the Celtics had a rude awakening for them in the first game back.

Dallas dominates Utah again

SEATTLE (AP) — Mario Saint-Supery came off the bench to score a career-high 20 points and No. 9 Gonzaga overcame the absence of its top two scorers to beat Seattle University 71-50 on Saturday night for its 12th straight victory. Jalen Warley added 14 points, and David Fogle had 13 for the Bulldogs (19-1, 7-0 West Coast Conference). Saint-Supery was 7 of 10 from the field, hitting 4 of 6 3-pointers. Brayden Maldonado led Seattle (13-7, 2-5) with 12 points. Houran Dan added 10. Gonzaga forward...

Can a team win a championship with a small, less-athletic guard — like the Knicks with Jalen Brunson — as their best player?