Month: November 2021

NASSAU (AP) — Sheldon Edwards had a career-high 23 points as Valparaiso edged past Tulane 68-64 in the Nassau Championship. Trevor Anderson had 13 points for Valparaiso (2-4). Kevin Cross had 18 points for the Green Wave (2-4). Jalen Cook added 15 points. Jaylen Forbes had 10 points.

RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Rashun Williams had 13 points as Radford beat William & Mary 67-54. Langdon Hatton led the Tribe with 17 points.

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — Christian Gray posted 13 points and seven rebounds as Cal State Northridge defeated NAIA-member Saint Katherine College 71-62. Tavon Tarpley led the Firebirds with 22 points.

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Johnny Davis scored 20 points, Tyler Wahl added 18 and a key block, and Wisconsin outlasted Saint Mary’s 61-55 to win the Maui Invitational. The Badgers had reached the Maui title game once in four previous tries, losing to North Carolina in 2016. They had

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Jalen Ray had 20 points as Hofstra beat Division II-level Molloy 87-49. Darlinstone Dubar had a career-high 12 rebounds and scored 11 for the Pride. Kendell Ogilvie led the Lions with 13 points and six rebounds.

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The short-handed Denver Nuggets confirmed Wednesday that guard PJ Dozier’s season is over after he tore his left anterior cruciate ligament in a 119-100 loss at Portland on Tuesday night. Dozier got hurt when he landed awkwardly after cutting across the lane for a layup late

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Sherman Brashear had 18 points to lead five Western Kentucky players in double figures and the Hilltoppers beat Alabama A&M 88-62. Jairus Hamilton scored 15 points for the Hilltoppers, Luke Frampton 12, Josh Anderson 11 and Jamarion Sharp 10. Garrett Hicks scored 21 points for the Bulldogs which now have

ESTERO, Fla. — Darius Quisenberry scored 24 points and Antonio Fordham beat Rice 84-74 in the Gulf Coast Showcase. Antonio Daye Jr. added 20 points for the Rams. Carl Pierre tied a career-high 26 points for the Owls.

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Nazir Williams had 21 points and Cornell beat St. Francis (PA) 93-80. Ronell Giles Jr. led the Red Flash with 19 points, six rebounds and five steals.

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater insists the Denver Broncos can correct all the mistakes, miscalculations and misfires that have plagued them in the red zone this season. The Broncos (5-5) have scored touchdowns on just half of their 34 trips inside their opponents’ 20-yard line, a rate

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid has conceded late in a 1-0 home loss to AC Milan that left the Spanish club in danger of being eliminated in the group stage of the Champions League. Thirty-year-old Junior Messias in his Champions League debut scored in the 87th minute to give

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson waited a month to get back to this spot. The New York Jets rookie quarterback is fully healthy and the starting job is his again. Wilson sprained the posterior collateral ligament in his right knee against New England on Oct.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A.J. Walker scored 27 points and Air Force beat Denver 66-65. Jake Heidbreder made a pair of foul shots with 30 seconds to put the Falcons up by the final margin. Denver called an immediate timeout to set a play but Taelyr Gatlin missed a 3-point attempt as time expired.

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Manchester City, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan have all advanced to the Champions League knockout stage. The parade of European powers going to the round of 16 was disrupted by Sporting Lisbon completing a stunning turnaround to join them. Man City beat PSG 2-1 though the result

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Only once in his career has Bobby Wagner lost seven games in a regular season. It came in 2017 when the Seattle Seahawks finished 9-7 and missed the playoffs for the only time in his career. It’s not even December and the Seahawks already have

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaxson Dart was there when BYU upset Southern California in 2019, a recruit watching from the stands as the Cougars flustered the Trojans’ Air Raid offense by dropping eight defenders into coverage. Now a freshman quarterback at USC, Dart will have to handle that scheme and

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Monty Scott scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds and Eastern Michigan beat Western Illinois 72-68. Colton Sandage led the Leathernecks on Wednesday with 21 points.

By LES BOWEN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New York Giants’ firing of offensive coordinator Jason Garrett on Tuesday tossed a surprise twist into the Philadelphia Eagles’ preparations for Sunday’s trip up the New Jersey Turnpike. But an improving Eagles defensive corps seems confident it can adjust. Senior offensive assistant Freddie Kitchens is expected

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer And the meek shall inherit the first draft pick. Or not. When the Jets visit the Texans on Sunday, there are no playoff implications — or even dreams. Both teams are 2-8, deservedly so. Yet the winner might eliminate itself from competition for the top overall spot in

BALTIMORE (AP) — Cam Spencer scored 13 points, grabbed six rebounds and distributed six assists and Loyola (MD) beat Division III-level Elizabethtown 69-42. Jalin Robinson and Rance Russo each scored eight points for the Blue Jays.

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Darius Simmons had 18 points as UT-Martin romped past Carver Bible 103-43. KJ Simon and KK Curry added 16 points each for UT Martin (3-3). Simon also had eight rebounds, while Curry posted three blocks. Bernie Andre had 13 points. Antwon Ferrell had 13 points for the Cougars. Sims Glenn added

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Tyler Polley scored a career-high 24 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:58 left in the second overtime to help No. 22 UConn beat No. 19 Auburn 115-109 in Wednesday’s first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis. Adama Sanogo finished with a career-best

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is on the verge of completing a rare turnaround. After opening 1-3, the 18th-ranked Badgers have won seven straight and need only a victory Saturday at Minnesota to earn a trip to the Big Ten championship game next week in Indianapolis. Wisconsin would become

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gonzaga’s Julian Strawther couldn’t have hoped for a better homecoming. After playing just seven minutes in last season’s West Coast Conference tournament in Las Vegas, the 6-foot-7 swingman has starred for the Zags. The Las Vegas native hosted the Empire Classic trophy in front of dozens

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pedro Goncalves has made the most of defensive blunders to score twice as Sporting Lisbon beat 10-man Borussia Dortmund 3-1 to qualify for the Champions League knockout stage and eliminate its German opponent. The win left Sporting second in Group C. It is three points ahead of Dortmund with a superior

BRUGGE, Belgium (AP) — Club Brugge has endured a humiliation at home  in the Champions League. It slumped to a 5-0 loss to Leipzig that ended the Belgian champion’s hopes of progressing to the knockout stage. Leipzig’s biggest European win lifted the German side to third place in Group A. It’s level on four points

RIVIERA MAYA (AP) — Donovan Sims, Josh Jefferson and Eli Lawrence scored 13 points apiece as Middle Tennessee easily defeated Mercer 82-58 in the Cancun Challenge – Mayan Division. DeAndre Dishman added 12 points for the Blue Raiders, and Justin Bufford chipped in 11. Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 20 points for the Bears (2-4).

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Armon Harried matched a career-high with 22 points,  Jacco Fritz made a free throw with 1 second remaining, and Canisius beat Coppin State 76-75. Jordan Henderson made a 3-pointer for Canisius (2-4) that tied the game at 75 with 36 seconds to play. Jesse Zarzuela missed a 3 on the other

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is encouraged by his team’s offensive outburst in a loss to the Chargers. The Steelers scored 37 points, their highest point total in more than a year. Roethlisberger says the team is benefitting from the rapid maturation of the offensive line. Roethlisberger was able to run the no-huddle

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Thiago Alcantara’s sublime long-range strike and Mohamed Salah’s latest individual goal maintained Liverpool’s perfect record in its Champions League group with a 2-0 win over Porto. Liverpool was assured of advancing to the last 16 even before its fifth straight victory in Group B. Porto stayed in second place ahead of

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Gabriel Jesus completed the comeback as Manchester City turned it around against Paris Saint-Germain to win 2-1 and secure a place in the round of 16 of the Champions League as group winners. Leipzig’s victory over Club Brugge meant City and PSG were both

TIRASPOL, Moldova (AP) — Real Madrid has advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League for the 25th straight season after a comfortable 3-0 win at Sheriff. David Alaba, Toni Kroos and Karim Benzema scored to secure the Spanish powerhouse in the round of 16 with one game to spare in Group D. The

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Jake Wojcik had 24 points as Fairfield edged past Stony Brook 83-78 in overtime. Each team missed a shot on its final possession in regulation to force overtime. Taj Benning made 5 of 6 free throws and TJ Long made a 3-pointer as Fairfield outscored Stony Brook 12-7 in the extra

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Miles Coleman had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lift NJIT to a 62-54 win over Fairleigh Dickinson. Coleman shot 13 for 15 from the line. Mekhi Gray had 10 points for NJIT (2-2). Souleymane Diakite added 10 rebounds. Matt Faw had seven rebounds. Sebastien Lamaute had 14 points for the

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Derek St. Hilaire had 22 points as New Orleans easily beat Central Arkansas 90-63.  Troy Green had 16 points and seven rebounds for New Orleans (2-3). Daniel Sackey added 13 points. Tyson Jackson had 11 points. Collin Cooper had 13 points for the Bears (1-4). Elias Cato added 10 points. Jared

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Fabian White Jr. scored 15 points, Marcus Sasser added 14 and No. 12 Houston overpowered Oregon 78-49 in the Maui Invitational third-place game. The Cougars smothered the Ducks with defensive pressure and pushed them around inside to lead by 34 early in the second half.

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Liberty and football coach Hugh Freeze have agreed to a contract extension that will keep him with the Flames through 2028. A person familiar with the deal says Freeze will earn an average of more than $4 million annually over the life of the contract, making him one

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says his toe injury is a fracture but added that he doesn’t expect the situation to cause him to miss any games. Rodgers has been playing with the toe injury each of the past two games after missing

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — John Knight III had 19 points and seven rebounds as Southern Utah topped Bowling Green 87-73 in the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Tevian Jones had 16 points for Southern Utah (3-3). Maizen Fausett added 14 points and nine rebounds. Marquis Moore had 10 points. Daeqwon Plowden had 18 points for the

BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) — Ricky Clemons had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lead Campbell to a 66-55 win over Maryland-Eastern Shore. Cedric Henderson Jr. had 13 points for Campbell (4-1). Messiah Thompson added 11 points. Austin McCullough had six rebounds. Zion Styles had 10 points for the Hawks (2-3). Nathaniel Pollard Jr. added

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Judson Martindale had 21 points as Holy Cross easily defeated Mount Saint Vincent 95-52.  Gerrale Gates had 18 points and 11 rebounds for Holy Cross (2-4), which ended its four-game losing streak. Bo Montgomery added 14 points. Caleb Kenney had 11 points and nine rebounds. Louth-M Coulibaly had seven points, seven

LONDON (AP) — The Rugby World Cup appears set to be heading back to Australia in 2027 and the United States is likely next in line for 2031. Australia has been awarded “preferred candidate” status by World Rugby. Australia co-hosted the inaugural Rugby World Cup with New Zealand in 1987 and hosted again in 2003.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Free agent pitcher Wade Davis is retiring at age 36 after 13 major league seasons. The three-time All-Star played for the Kansas City Royals in 2021 and helped them win the 2015 World Series title. Davis was 63-55 with a 3.94 ERA and 141 saves in 161 chances for Tampa