National Sports

(Reuters) — Bryce Young threw three touchdown passes and the Carolina Panthers forced Los Angeles quarterback Matthew Stafford into three turnovers in a 31-28 victory that ended the Rams’ six-game winning streak on a rainy Sunday in Charlotte, N.C.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — JT Toppin scored 27 points and had nine rebounds as No. 20 Texas Tech outlasted Wyoming for a 76-72 win Sunday that extended the Red Raiders’ non-conference home winning streak to 44 games.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi will play for another trophy. Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets clearly aren’t ready to begin their retirements, either.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Ryan Day can rest easy. Julian Sayin and No. 1 Ohio State dominated The Game on Saturday.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Ty Simpson and Isaiah Horton connected three times for touchdowns, and No. 10 Alabama escaped Auburn with a 27-20 victory in the rivalry known as the Iron Bowl on Saturday night.

(Reuters) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a convincing 116-99 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night, ending their seven-game losing streak.

(Reuters) — Cade Cunningham had 29 points and eight assists as the visiting Detroit Pistons held off the Miami Heat 138-135 on Saturday.

(Reuters) — Jaylen Brown had 33 points, 10 rebounds and five assists to help the host Boston Celtics end the Detroit Pistons’ 13-game winning streak with a 117-114 victory on Wednesday in an NBA Cup game.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Anthony Black scored 27 of his career-high 31 points in the first half, Franz Wagner added 21 points and the Orlando Magic routed the injury-depleted Philadelphia 76ers 144-103 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night.

GENEVA (AP) — The 2026 World Cup draw next week will reward the four highest-ranked teams — Spain, Argentina, France and England — who will be placed in separate sections of a new tennis-style seeded tournament bracket.