National Sports

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Todd Golden had people yelling at him at halftime Thursday night to get 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux in the game.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists for his sixth triple-double in nine games this season, and the short-handed Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 117-100 on Saturday night to sweep a four-game homestand.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 24 points in his season debut, Victor Wembanyama added 18 points and 18 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Pelicans 126-119 on Saturday night.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — No. 4 Alabama delivered its best defensive effort in Southeastern Conference play this season and beat LSU 20-9 on Saturday night, keeping the Tigers out of the end zone for the first time since the 2012 national championship game.

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — TJ Lateef was 13 for 15 for 205 yards and three touchdown passes in his first collegiate start, Emmett Johnson scored three times, and Nebraska defeated UCLA 28-21 on Saturday night for its first win in Pasadena since 1993.

(Reuters) — A few months after making her return to the boxing ring, Holly Holm is getting her championship shot, as the 44-year-old will square off with Stephanie Han for the WBA lightweight title, her team announced on Wednesday.

(Reuters) — Nikola Vucevic drilled a go-ahead corner 3-pointer with 3.2 seconds left and Josh Giddey recorded his second straight triple-double as the host Chicago Bulls rallied for a 113-111 win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.

  (Reuters) — Trey Murphy scored 21 points and Jose Alvarado added 18 as the New Orleans Pelicans broke through for their first win, finishing with an 11-0 burst to reel in the visiting Charlotte Hornets 116-112. Saddiq Bey had 16 points, while Derik Queen amassed 12 points, eight rebounds, seven a…

(Reuters) — Giannis Antetokounmpo capped his game-high 33-point performance on Monday with a buzzer-beating, turnaround fadeaway to lift the Milwaukee Bucks past the Indiana Pacers, 117-115, in Indianapolis.

(Reuters) — Jusuf Nurkic scored with 0.6 seconds to play to give the visiting Utah Jazz a 105-103 victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.