Month: November 2021

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jaren Jackson scored a season-high 26 points, winning a jump ball and hitting a 3-pointer in the final seconds, to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to a 119-118 victory over the Utah Jazz. Ja Morant had 32 points and Desmond Bane added a career-high 28 as

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Alex Newhook scored the go-ahead goal with 1:33 left, sending the Colorado Avalanche past the Ottawa Senators 7-5 for their fifth straight win. Zach Sanford got his first career hat trick for the Senators, but it wasn’t enough in their first game in a week. Ottawa hadn’t

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nate Watson scored 16 points to lead five in double figures as undefeated Providence never trailed and beat previously unbeaten Northwestern 77-72 in the Roman Legends Classic. Providence (5-0) advances to play Virginia in the tournament championship on Tuesday. Jared Bynum scored 15 points for the Friars. Brycen Goodine added 12

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Evan Gilyard II had a career-high 30 points as Kansas City defeated Idaho State 74-58. Gilyard II made 13 of 17 shots, including 4 of 6 from deep. Malik Porter had 20 points for the Bengals (1-4). Tarik Cool and Brayden Parker added 11 points apiece. Robert Ford III, who was

SAN FRANCISCO — Jamaree Bouyea had 22 points as San Francisco beat Morgan State 83-67. Isaiah Burke led the Bears with 19 points.

PHOENIX (AP) — Hunter Maldonado had 17 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as Wyoming beat Grand Canyon 68-61. Jovan Blacksher Jr. led the Antelopes  with 20 points.

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — No. 5 Duke beat The Citadel 107-81 after Bulldogs coach Duggar Baucom collapsed on the court early in the first half and was taken to a hospital. Baucom fell along the sideline barely a minute into the game and was taken to Duke University Hospital. The

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Christian McCray had 15 points off the bench to lead Alabama State to a 91-65 win over Tuskegee. Kevion Stewart and Juan Reyna had 10 points apiece for Alabama State (2-5).  DJ Jackson had nine rebounds. Gerald Liddell, who led the Hornets in scoring heading into the contest with 12 points

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Phillip Russell had 18 points as Southeast Missouri State defeated Missouri Baptist 71-63. Chris Harris added 16 points for the Redhawks. Jadis White had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Spartans. 

EL PASO, Texas — JP Moorman II had 14 points as UC Riverside topped UTEP 52-40. Zyon Pullin and Dominick Pickett both pitched in with 11 points for the Highlanders (4-2). Jamal Bieniemy had 11 points to lead the Miners (3-2).

NASSAU — Ben Krikke tied his career high with 25 points as Valparaiso beat Jacksonville State 78-70. Demaree King led the Gamecocks with 23 points.

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the New York Giants 30-10. The Super Bowl champion Buccaneers snapped a two-game losing streak as Brady avoided dropping three in a row for the first time since 2002.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Connor Vanover scored 14 points, Chris Lykes was perfect from the foul line down the stretch and No. 13 Arkansas survived after blowing most of an 18-point lead to beat Kansas State 72-64 in the Hall of Fame Classic on Monday night. Lykes was

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Devin Booker had 23 points, Deandre Ayton had 21 points and 14 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns won their 13th straight, beating the San Antonio Spurs 115-111 on Monday night. Cameron Payne added 20 points off the bench for Phoenix, which had six players finish in

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Polite scored 14 points to lead four in double figures and Florida State blew past Missouri 81-58 in the championship game of the Jacksonville Classic. Polite made 6 of 9 shots from the field and 2 of 3 3-pointers. Cam’Ron Fletcher added 12 points and Malik Osborne and Matthew Cleveland

By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — World Cup 2022 host Qatar has for years employed a former CIA officer to help spy on soccer officials as part of a no-expense-spared effort to win and hold on to the planet’s most popular sports tournament. An investigation by The Associated Press found Qatar sought an

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Yakov Trenin scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and had an assist, Ryan Johansen added a goal and an assist, and the Nashville Predators beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2. Mikael Granlund also scored for the Predators, and Juuse Saros made 29 saves. Nashville stopped a two-game skid and handed

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Colin Castleton scored 16 points, Tyree Appleby added 15 and No. 23 Florida handled California 80-60 in an opening game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Myreon Jones added 13 points for the Gators, who will meet Ohio State for the title on Wednesday. Jordan Shepherd scored 15 points for Cal.

By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — World Cup 2022 host Qatar has for years employed a former CIA officer to help spy on soccer officials as part of a no-expense-spared effort to win and hold on to the planet’s most popular sports tournament. An investigation by The Associated Press found Qatar sought an

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eric Williams Jr. scored 14 points, De’Vion Harmon added 13 and Oregon opened the Maui Invitational with a 73-49 rout of Chaminade. The Ducks (3-1) needed a confidence boost after being crushed 81-49 by BYU last week. They got off to a fast start against

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Keegan Murray scored a career-high 29 points in a little over a half and Iowa routed Western Michigan 109-61 to remain undefeated with its fifth straight win. Murray was 10-of-14 shooting and made a pair of 3-pointers. Payton Sandfort scored 19 points and made five 3s for Iowa (5-0). Tony

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Justin Faulk scored his 100th career goal to cap a quick three-goal outburst by St. Louis in the first period, and the Blues beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2. Ryan O’Reilly, Tyler Bozak, Brandon Saad and Niko Mikkola also scored for the Blues, who entered with

HAMMOND, La. — Gus Okafor had 20 points as Southeastern Louisiana easily beat Ecclesia 121-79 .Antonio Gordon had 18 points for Southeastern Louisiana. Ryan Burkhardt added 14 points. Matthew Strange had 14 points. Jaquan Dotson had 19 points and seven rebounds for the Royals. 

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Xavier Johnson had 20 points as Texas Rio Grande Valley held on to beat Northern Arizona 82-80. Donte Houston Jr. scored the game-winner on a put-back with 3 seconds to play, and Keith Haymon’s 3-point attempt on the other end hit the back of the rim at the buzzer.   Ricky

MOBILE, Ala. — Jay Jay Chandler had a career-high 22 points as South Alabama easily beat William Carey 96-53. Arturro Bingham led the Crusaders on Monday night with 16 points.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored 18 points and the Milwaukee Bucks grabbed their biggest halftime lead in franchise history on their way to a 123-92 blowout of the Orlando Magic on Monday. The Bucks’ 77-36 lead at the break also was Orlando’s biggest halftime deficit ever.  Milwaukee’s previous

By CASEY DROTTAR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Domantas Sabonis scored 21 points, Malcolm Brogdon added 16 more, and the Indiana Pacers routed the Chicago Bulls 109-77 on Monday night. Myles Turner also scored 12 points and hauled in 10 rebounds in Indiana’s second straight win. DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 18 points, while

By JOE YERDON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Roslovic had two goals and an assist to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets past the Buffalo Sabres 7-4. Roslovic and defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov each scored their first two goals of the season for Columbus. Max Domi added a goal and two assists, and Joonas Korpisalo

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tari Eason and Brandon Murray both scored 15 points and LSU breezed to an 83-53 victory over Belmont. Eason sank 7 of 11 shots from the floor and grabbed seven rebounds for the Tigers (5-0), who have held all five opponents under 60 points this season. Murray hit 5 of

By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Peyton Watson had 19 points, Johnny Juzang added 13 and No. 2 UCLA beat Bellarmine 75-62 in the Empire Classic. Watson shot 9 of 12 and had four rebounds, easily outpacing his 3.3 points average through four games this season. David Singleton added 13 points on

CHICAGO (AP) — Rory Dames has resigned as coach of the Chicago Red Stars. The teams says it has launched an independent review of player health and safety and the team’s culture after The Washington Post quoted several players saying Dames was emotionally abusive. Dames led the Red Stars to the National Women’s Soccer League

By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Terry Rozier scored a season-high 32 points and hit his eighth three-pointer of the game with 12.9 seconds left as the Charlotte Hornets beat the Washington Wizards 109-103 on Monday night. LaMelo Ball had 28 points and 13 rebounds to help Charlotte win its last six of

By MATT WINKELJOHN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 21 of his 30 points in the second half, Clint Capela finished with 10 points and 15 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks closed a perfect five-game homestand with a 113-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Thunder rookie Josh Giddey had with 15 points,

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Malek Green scored 18 points as Canisius rolled past Fredonia State 106-40. Xzavier Long added 17 points for the Golden Griffins (1-4). Jackson Brown had 10 points to lead the Blue Devils.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nick Hopkins registered 16 points as Siena edged past Harvard 72-69. Luka Sakota led the Crimson with 19 points.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — JJ Flores scored the winning basket in the final second and Will Carius had 17 points as Western Illinois defeated Northern Kentucky 69-67. There were four made baskets in the final half minute, the last coming when Flores got the rebound of a blocked shot and banked in the putback

KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points, Jaylen Brown had 19 in his return from missing eight games with an injury and the Boston Celtics coasted by Houston 108-90, sending the Rockets to their 15th straight loss on Monday night.  Dennis Schroder added 18 points for Boston, which has won

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Duke Miles made a layup with 1:27 remaining in overtime to give Troy the lead en route to an 83-78 win over Florida Atlantic. Duke Deen posted 17 points to lead the Trojans. Alijah Martin led the Owls with a career-high 22 points.

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Curt Lewis had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Eastern Kentucky routed Eastern Illinois 82-43. Jannson Williams added 16 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks for Eastern Kentucky (5-1). Michael Moreno chipped in 15 points and Russhard Cruickshank had 10. Moreno posted seven rebounds and six steals. Sammy Friday IV had

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Allen had 22 points as Delaware beat Appalachian State 75-68 in the Gulf Coast Showcase. Adrian Delph led the Mountaineers  with a career-high 39 points.

ATLANTA (AP) — Jordan Usher scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to spur Georgia Tech to an 85-70 victory over Charleston Southern. Usher knocked down 9 of 15 shots from the floor for the Yellow Jackets (4-1). He was 3 for 4 from beyond the 3-point line and at the foul line,

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Douglas Wilson scored 24 points as South Dakota State romped past Nevada 102-75. Wilson sank 9 of 11 shots from the floor for the Jackrabbits (5-1), who picked up their fourth straight win. Noah Freidel added 21 points. Warren Washington had 20 points for the Wolf Pack (1-4), who have now

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The Citadel coach Duggar Baucom was taken to a hospital after collapsing barely a minute into a game against No. 5 Duke. Baucom was helped off the floor by medical personnel and taken to Duke University Hospital, according to The Citadel. The 61-year-old Baucom fell along the sideline with Duke leading

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Kyle Jenkins made a deep 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds remaining and Lafayette collected its first win with a 53-51 victory over Rutgers. Ron Harper Jr. hit a 3-pointer in transition with 30 seconds left to give Rutgers a 51-50 lead. Jenkins made the game-winner following a Lafayette timeout and with 0.3

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — TyTy Washington Jr. scored 20 points for the second straight game and No. 10 Kentucky beat Albany 86-61 for its fourth consecutive victory. The Wildcats played at a slower pace than usual before pulling away in the second half. Keion Brooks Jr. scored 17

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tyler Burton had 22 points as Richmond beat Hofstra 81-68. Nathan Cayo had 18 points and five assists for Richmond (3-2). Jacob Gilyard added 17 points and six assists. Grant Golden had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Zach Cooks had 18 points for the Pride (1-4). Darlinstone Dubar added

ATHENS, Ohio — Mark Sears had 15 points to lead five Ohio players in double figures as the Bobcats topped Mount St. Mary’s 73-59. Jason Carter and Ben Roderick added 12 points apiece for the Bobcats. Miles Brown chipped in 11 points, and Ben Vander Plas had 10. Carter also had seven rebounds. Jalen Benjamin

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Naz Hillmon scored 12 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter after Michigan gave up most of an 18-point lead and the 13th-ranked Wolverines pulled away from Oakland for a 69-58 win. The lead ranged from eight to 16 in the third quarter, which ended with Michigan up 50-37.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Seth Lundy scored 23 points, Sam Sessoms added 22 points and the duo combined to make 11 3-pointers to help Penn State beat Cornell 85-74. Penn State tied a program record with 15 3-pointers, previously set against Purdue in 2000-01 and Hartford in 2008-09. Cornell led for the last time

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Right-hander Anthony DeSclafani has reached agreement on a $36 million, three-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. DeSclafani emerged as a key member of manager Gabe Kapler’s rotation during the NL West champion Giants’ record-setting 107-win season, going a career-best 13-7 with 152 strikeouts and a 3.17 ERA over 31 starts.

NASSAU, Bahamas — Sion James made a layup with 3:42 left in overtime to give Tulane a lead they would not relinquish en route to a 90-87 win over Drexel on Monday. Jaylen Forbes had 30 points to lead the Green Wave. Melik Martin led the Dragons with a career-high 27 points.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Meechie Johnson Jr. made a game-winning 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left and Ohio State beat No. 21 Seton Hall 79-76 in the Fort Myers Tip-Off. Seton Hall guard Jamir Harris stole it and raced for a fast-break layup to tie it at 76 with 15.9 seconds left. Ohio State elected

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cincinnati coach Wes Miller had no idea who he was watching early on against Illinois on Monday night. Not because he’s in his first year with the Bearcats, either. “We weren’t playing our defensive principles. We weren’t alert. We weren’t executing offensively,” Miller said.