Month: November 2021

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn (AP) — R.J. Cole scored 25 points and No. 17 UConn survived a challenge from Maryland-Eastern Shore to win 72-63. Tyler Polley added 14 points for the Huskies, who jumped five spots in the AP Top 25 after a third-place showing over the holiday weekend in the

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Andrew Carr had 18 points to lead five Delaware players in double figures as the Fightin’ Blue Hens got past Long Island-Brooklyn 75-67. Kevin Anderson added 13 points for the Fightin’ Blue Hens. Jameer Nelson Jr. chipped in 12 points and Dylan Painter and Ryan Allen each had 11. Nelson Jr.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Malachi Smith had 28 points as Chattanooga beat Tennessee Tech 82-65. Amadou Sylla led the Golden Eagles on Tuesday night with 12 points.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Taz Sherman scored 18 points and West Virginia pulled away in the second half to beat Bellarmine 74-55. Sherman sank 7 of 12 shots from the floor for the Mountaineers (6-1), who improved to 4-0 at home. Sean McNeil hit two 3-pointers and scored 14. Jalen Bridges had nine rebounds as

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Suggs made a layup with 34 seconds left to lead East Carolina to a 63-62 win over Old Dominion on Tuesday night. Vance Jackson had 21 points to lead the Pirates. C.J. Keyser led the Monarchs with 19 points.

BOSTON (AP) — Chris Doherty had 17 points and 15 rebounds as Northeastern topped Detroit 66-56. Jason Strong added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies on Tuesday night. Antoine Davis led the Titans with 23 points.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball appeared headed to its first work stoppage in 26 years after a pair of brief negotiating sessions led to little or no progress. The sport’s five-year collective bargaining agreement expires at 11:59 p.m. EST Wednesday, and management is expected to follow with

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kennedy Chandler and Justin Powell scored 15 points apiece to lead No. 13 Tennessee to a 86-44 victory over Presbyterian. Chandler, a freshman guard, had seven assists and seven steals. Powell, a transfer from Auburn, came off the bench to hit all five of his 3-point

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hyunjung Lee scored a career-high 32 points as Davidson topped Charlotte 75-58. Michael Jones had 18 points for Davidson, which won its fourth straight game. Aly Khalifa had 18 points for the 49ers.

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer The East Asia Super League is set to launch next October featuring some of the region’s biggest domestic clubs. It’s banking on Asia’s home-grown talent to grow from an invitational event to the world’s third-biggest basketball league. One is the so-called Golden Boy of the Philippines. Another is the

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LeBron James has been placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocols, and was ruled out for the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night. Such a move almost certainly means one of two things: that James either tested positive for COVID-19 or had an

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — José Pekerman has been hired to coach the Venezuelan national team. The 72-year-old Argentine signed a five-year contract with the goal of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Venezuela is the only team from the South American confederation that has never reached the World Cup. It is out of the running

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — Michigan moved up to No. 2 in the second-to-last College Football Playoff rankings. The Wolverines join Georgia, Alabama and Cincinnati in the top four heading into conference championship weekend. Oklahoma State is fifth going into the Big 12 championship game Saturday against Baylor. Notre

By The Associated Press American midfielder Gio Reyna resumed training with Borussia Dortmund, nearly three months after injuring his right hamstring. Dortmund tweeted a photo of the 19-year-old at practice. Reyna, a son of former American captain Claudio Reyna, was hurt while playing for the United States in its opening World Cup qualifier at El

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation has told The Associated Press that New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has a neck injury and his status for Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins is uncertain. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the

INDIANAPOLIS — Bryce Golden had 15 points and eight rebounds as Butler beat Saginaw Valley State 68-57. Delano Smith led the Cardinals on Tuesday with 12 points.

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Clark was a minor league prospect in the Detroit Tigers’ system and Rob Manfred a junior lawyer on management’s legal team during Major League Baseball’s last work stoppage. Now, they lead billion-dollar factions of a fractured sport that is headed toward a lockout that

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer The Big 12 will play a title game without Oklahoma or Texas for the first time since 1998. And it will come before the storied football programs have even left for the SEC. Fifth-ranked Oklahoma State plays ninth-ranked Baylor on Saturday. That will end a streak of 16 consecutive

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Third-down conversions will be a key factor in this weekend’s Atlantic Coast Conference championship game between No. 17 Pittsburgh and No. 18 Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons have been one of the national leaders by converting half of their third-down chances. But the Panthers have

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Eighty-six gamblers in New Jersey thought they’d found the Holy Grail of sports betting: being able to bet on a game that had already ended. But their bets and the $15,000 they collectively won betting on a British soccer game that was already over were

MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins completed the signing of right-hander Sandy Alcantara to a five-year contract on Tuesday. The sides agreed Sunday to a deal worth $56 million, with an option for a sixth season. It’s a record-setting deal for the Marlins in a couple of different ways. It’s the longest and richest for

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have locked up their best player until the end of the decade, signing center Jack Hughes to an eight-year, $64 million contract extension. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the signing Tuesday, hours before the Devils and Hughes were to face the San Jose Sharks. Hughes is returning

LEEDS, England (AP) — Brazil winger Raphinha has converted a penalty in the third minute of stoppage time to earn Leeds a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace that moved the team five points clear of the Premier League’s relegation zone. In a dramatic ending to a lackluster match at Elland Road, the referee needed to

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Washington is hoping that dipping back into the Mountain West pool with the hiring of Kalen DeBoer as its new head coach will help the school replicate the success it had when Chris Petersen made the move from Boise State to the Huskies in 2013. DeBoer