Month: December 2021

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Chuck Harris buried a 3 to take the lead and Simas Lukosius grabbed a clutch defensive rebound and hit a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left to give Butler a 66-62 overtime win over Oklahoma in a Big East/Big 12 Battle. Elijah Harkless and Jordan Goldwire each hit 3-pointers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Williams had 22 points as Santa Clara topped Mount St. Mary’s 88-77. Keshawn Justice had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Broncos (7-3). Nana Opoku scored a season-high 21 points and had nine rebounds for the Mountaineers (3-7).

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — RaeQuan Battle came off the bench to score 16 points to carry Montana State to a 68-49 win over North Dakota State. Tyler Patterson had 14 points for Montana State (6-4). Amin Adamu added 14 points and six rebounds. Jubrile Belo had 12 points. Jarius Cook had 17 points for the

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks forward Jujhar Khaira was stretchered off the ice after he was leveled by Jacob Trouba in the second period of the New York Rangers’ 6-2 victory. Artemi Panarin had two goals and two assists against his first NHL team, passing 500 career points and

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Oscar Tshiebwe scored 18 of his 23 points after halftime despite being in foul trouble, TyTy Washington Jr. added 14 points and both Wildcats keyed small runs to help No. 10 Kentucky top Southern 76-64 on Tuesday night for its seventh consecutive victory. Jayden

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Amanda Cromwell has been hired as coach of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Orlando Pride. The 51-year-old Cromwell is a former U.S. national team player. She spent nine seasons as the coach at UCLA and led the Bruins to the national championship in 2013, her first year. She led UCLA to

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Eli Scott had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Loyola Marymount edged past Tulsa 60-55. Dameane Douglas added 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Lions. Sam Griffin had 16 points for the Golden Hurricane (4-5). Jeriah Horne added 11 rebounds and three blocks.

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Daylen Kountz had a season-high 24 points as Northern Colorado narrowly defeated South Dakota 74-69. Matt Johnson II added 21 points for Northern Colorado (6-5), which earned its fourth consecutive home victory. Bodie Hume had 10 points. Kur Jongkuch added 12 rebounds. Mason Archambault had 14 points for the Coyotes (5-4).

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 24 points, James Harden had 23 points and 12 assists, and the Brooklyn Nets beat Dallas 102-99, handing the Mavericks their fifth consecutive home loss. The Eastern Conference-leading Nets erased a 17-point third-quarter deficit to avoid back-to-back losses for the first time this

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Martin Necas and Vincent Trocheck scored power-play goals, leading the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Jaccob Slavin and Sebastian Aho each had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes. Nino Niederreiter had two assists. Frederik Andersen made 16 saves for Carolina, in the opener of

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Iowa State tight end Charlie Kolar has won the Williams V. Campbell Trophy as the top scholar-athlete in college football. The senior receives a $25,000 postgraduate scholarship. He is the first Iowa State player to win the award since it was established in 1990. Kolar was one of 13 finalists for

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tai Strickland scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half and overtime, and Temple became the second straight American Athletic Conference foe to beat Vanderbilt, 72-68. Strickland made a steal and hit two free throws at the other end for a 67-65 lead with 1:16 left in overtime. Vanderbilt

By CHIP SOUZA Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — J.D. Notae recorded his first career double-double and No. 12 Arkansas rolled to a 86-66 win against Charlotte on Tuesday night in nonconference action. Notae finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Razorbacks (9-0) took control of the game in the first half and

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — R.J. Barrett made a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 32 points, and the New York Knicks snapped a three-game skid, beating the San Antonio Spurs 121-109. New York ended a seven-game losing streak at San Antonio. Alec Burks scored 18 points, Immanuel Quickley added 16 points

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Tavian Dunn-Martin had 23 points as Florida Gulf Coast topped Florida A&M 69-55. Bryce Moragne led the Rattlers on Tuesday night with 13 points and nine rebounds.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Grayson Murphy had 14 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as Belmont edged past Saint Louis 64-59. Will Richard had 15 points and six rebounds for the Bruins (8-3). Gibson Jimerson tied a season high with 21 points for the Billikens (7-3). 

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Chandler Turner had a career-high 23 points that included the game-winning 3-pointer with 36 seconds remaining and Bowling Green narrowly beat Oakland 73-72. Turner’s 3 gave the Falcons a 73-70 advantage. Jalen Moore made a pair of free throws for Oakland to cap the scoring with 27 seconds left. Daeqwon

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Quay Miller scored a season-high 18 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead undefeated No. 25 Colorado to an 81-47 victory over Southern Utah for its ninth straight win. Colorado (9-0) has double-digit wins in eight games and is off to its best start since going 12-0 in 2019-20. Frida

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored twice, defenseman Morgan Rielly set up four goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 to stop a two-game skid. Rielly set up power-play goals by William Nylander and John Tavares, and two more from Matthews. His second goal came seven seconds after Tavares put

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Amari Davis scored 15 points and Missouri outscored Eastern Illinois by 30 point over the final 28 minutes en route to a 72-44 victory. Jermaine Hamlin dunked with 7:36 left in the first half to put Eastern Illinois up, 17-15, but Gordon answered with a layup to spark an 11-0 run

By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s prime minister says his country will join the U.S. in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns. Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it should come as no surprise that Australian officials would boycott the event after the nation’s relationship

CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Schwieger and Tate Hall combined to score 29 points to send Loyola Chicago to an 88-49 victory over Roosevelt. Schwieger came off the bench to score 15 points, while Hall had 14 points and five steals for the Ramblers (8-2), who won their fourth straight game. Josh Redic had 11 points

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — Zach Austin recorded 14 points and 12 rebounds to carry High Point to a 64-59 win over Guilford. John-Michael Wright had 17 points for the Panthers (5-4). Julius Burch had 19 points to pace the Quakers. 

BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) — Austin McCullough had 16 points and six rebounds as Campbell got past Columbia International 74-56. Devin Pope led the Rams on Tuesday night with 12 points.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Josh Nickelberry had 24 points as La Salle defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 81-55. Jack Clark had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Explorers (4-4). Brandon Rush had 19 points to pace the Knights (0-8).

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Reyne Smith had 15 points to lead five College of Charleston players in double figures as the Cougars beat Tulane 86-72. Brenden Tucker added 13 points for the Cougars on Tuesday night. Fah’mir Ali chipped in 12, John Meeks scored 11 and Babacar Faye had 10. Jaylen Forbes led the Green

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks forward Jujhar Khaira is responsive after he was leveled by New York Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba and taken off on a stretcher. The Blackhawks say Khaira suffered an “upper-body blow” and was taken by ambulance to a hospital for further testing. Khaira’s head was down as he gathered in the

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Trevor Zegras flipped a pass over the net to set up the go-ahead goal, Anthony Stolarz made 25 saves and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-0. Zegras scooped the puck onto the blade of his stick behind the net and lobbed it over goalie

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Anders Leehad had two goals and the New York Islanders snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators. Oliver Wahlstrom, Kieffer Bellows and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored for New York, which last won on Nov. 6. Ilya Sorokin stopped 30 shots. Josh Norris, Nick Holden and

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Jaelin Llewellyn had 20 points as Princeton topped Bucknell 82-69. Alex Timmerman led the Bison on Tuesday night with 17 points.

DETROIT (AP) — Roman Josi beat four Detroit defenders for a first-period goal, Ryan Johansen scored on a power play and the Nashville Predators beat the Red Wings 5-2. The loss snapped Detroit’s five-game winning streak and its five-game home winning streak. Josi took a feed from Dante Fabbro as he sped into the Red

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji tried to convince everyone listening that he wasn’t looking past UTEP to a showdown with Missouri. The smirk that he tried to hide gave him away. Still, the high-scoring Kansas guard held his focus long enough to pour in 23 points Tuesday

NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Kurkjian of ESPN has been voted the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s Career Excellence Award and will be presented with the honor during the Hall of Fame induction weekend in July. Kurkjian received 211 votes among 375 ballots cast by BBWAA members with 10 consecutive years of service to win

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Josh Oduro had a career-high 32 points as George Mason beat Navy 71-65. John Carter Jr. led the Midshipmen on Tuesday night with 21 points.

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Terrence Shannon, Jr. had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Texas Tech (7-1) continued its run of Jimmy V Classic upsets in an offensively anemic 57-52 overtime win over No. 13 Tennessee on Tuesday night. Tuesday’s game was classic in title only. Offense was hard

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Braelen Bridges scored 14 points and Georgia held off Jacksonville 69-58. Bridges scored 10 points in the second half to help the Bulldogs (4-5) maintain a 32-24 lead at intermission. The Dolphins (4-3) didn’t get their first basket in the second half until Kevion Nolan hit a jumper with 11:31 left

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Jacy Sheldon scored 13 of her 19 points in the first half and No. 20 Ohio State jumped out early and cruised to a 94-50 victory over Mount St. Mary’s. Ohio State (7-1) has won consecutive games since its eight-point loss at Syracuse on Dec. 1.   Taylor Mikesell added 15

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Former United States international Chris Armas will be an assistant to manager Ralf Rangnick at Manchester United. The 49-year-old Armas has recently been coach at two teams in Major League Soccer: New York Red Bulls and Toronto FC. Rangnick announced the hiring of Armas on Tuesday, saying he first met him

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Kalu Ezikpe had 18 points to lead five Old Dominion players in double figures as the Monarchs beat William & Mary 74-59. Jaylin Hunter added 16 points for the Monarchs on Tuesday night. D’Angelo Stines chipped in 13, Mekhi Long scored 11 and C.J. Keyser had 10. Tyler Rice led the

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tyson Fury’s next defense of his world heavyweight title looks set to be against fellow Briton Dillian Whyte. The World Boxing Council declared Whyte  as the mandatory challenger to Fury. The organization ordered “the start of the free negotiations period” between the two fighters. Fury retained his WBC belt by beating

By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs remain the top five teams in the latest AP Pro32 poll. The Cardinals earned 11 of the 12 first-place votes in balloting Tuesday by media members who regularly

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan remains in the NBA’s health and safety protocols and did not accompany the team to Cleveland. The Bulls play the Cavaliers on the road Wednesday. DeRozan entered the health and safety protocols a few hours before Monday’s win over the Denver Nuggets. The absence of the four-time

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Second-half substitute Erling Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund signed out of the Champions League with a 5-0 rout of Turkish team Beşiktaş in their final group game. Haaland needed only five minutes to score after coming on, meeting Nico Schulz’s cross with a thumping header past Ersin Destanoğlu in the

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Boban Nikolov has scored a last-gasp equalizer for Sheriff to draw at Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 in their final Champions League group game. Nikolov struck in the third minute of injury time after Shakhtar defenders failed to clear the ball, denying the home team what would have been its only victory in

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Liverpool has made it a perfect six in the Champions League group stage by winning 2-1 at AC Milan. The Italian team’s return to Europe’s premier club competition came to a swift end. Fikayo Tomori’s first-half goal gave Milan hope but Mohamed Salah fired Liverpool level

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ash Barty has earned WTA Player of the Year for the second time after winning Wimbledon and finishing the season at No. 1 in the rankings. The women’s professional tour awards were announced Tuesday. Barbora Krejcikova was selected as Most Improved Player and shared the Doubles Team of the Year

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — It’s been five weeks of global concern about the safety of tennis player Peng Shuai in China. The International Olympic Committee has acknowledged even it cannot give any certainties about her case. The IOC’s two video calls with the Grand Slam doubles champion are the only reported contacts Peng has had