Month: December 2021

By GIDEON RUBIN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Derrick White scored 25 points, Dejounte Murray had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs held off a furious rally to beat the Golden State Warriors 112-107. The Spurs closed the game with an 8-1 run to win their fourth straight. Stephen Curry

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes rode an early burst of offense to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Saturday night. Martin Necas, Ian Cole, Vincent Trocheck and Nino Niederreiter also scored as the Hurricanes snapped a season-worst three-game losing streak for only

FULLERTON, Calif. — Tray Maddox Jr. had 21 points as Cal State Fullerton topped Pacific 66-57. Alphonso Anderson led the Tigers on Saturday with 18 points.

By JAMES SCHMEHL Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Moritz Seider scored 3:33 into overtime and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Islanders 4-3 Saturday night, handing New York its 10th straight loss. Filip Hronek, Sam Gagner and Givani Smith also scored for the Red Wings, who won their season-high fifth straight. Alex Nedeljkovic had 20

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sam Martin had a career-high 22 points as Kansas City easily beat Calvary 94-32. Demetrius White-Thomas led the Warriors on Saturday night with 8 points.

HOUSTON (AP) — Elijah Lufile had 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead Oral Roberts to an 85-67 win over Houston Baptist. Darius Lee led the Huskies on Saturday night with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Charles Manning Jr. had 22 points as South Alabama extended its win streak to seven games, beating Jacksonville State 74-64. Darian Adams led the Gamecocks with 17 points.

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Dillon Jones posted 12 points and 14 rebounds to lift Weber State to an 80-69 win over Portland State, the Wildcats’ eighth straight victory to open the season. Michael Carter III led the Vikings on Saturday night with 14 points.

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Jalen Cone had 24 points as Northern Arizona narrowly beat Idaho State 73-70 in a Big Sky Conference game. Robert Ford III led the Bengals on Saturday night with 13 points.

PHOENIX — Holland Woods had 11 points as Grand Canyon routed Mississippi Valley State 91-44. Robert Carpenter led the Delta Devils with 12 points.

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin and Ryan Strome each had a goal and two assists, and the New York Rangers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 for their sixth straight win. Adam Fox added a goal and an assist and Alexandar Georgiev made 25 saves for New York, which

By CHARLES F. GARDNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pat Connaughton made seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks avenged an embarrassing loss from the second game of the season, beating the Miami Heat 124-102 despite playing without Giannis Antetokounmpo. Milwaukee led by as many as 31 points in the second half

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored his second goal 51 seconds into overtime, giving the Ottawa Senators a 6-5 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Tkachuk added an assist. Tim Stutzle also added two goals and an assist. Josh Norris and Austin Watson also scored for the Senators, who won consecutive games for the first

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Filip Forsberg scored with 11.1 seconds remaining in overtime, giving the Nashville Predators a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Eeli Tolvanen, Tanner Jeannot and Luke Kunin also scored and Juuse Saros made 20 saves for Nashville, which has won two of its last three. Jake

By JEFFREY BERNSTEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 31 points, DeMar DeRozan had 29 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 111-107. Nikola Vucevic and Ayo Dosunmu each added 11 points for the Bulls. Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 28 points and LaMarcus Aldridge had 20. James Harden added 14

WACO, Texas (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had her eighth consecutive double-double with 25 points and 17 rebounds, and fifth-ranked Baylor handed Missouri its first loss of the season. The Bears won 70-68 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday night. Missouri took its only lead on Haley Troup’s 3-pointer with 7:11 left. The Tigers then

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Russell Dean stepped between two defenders and launched a deep three-pointer at the buzzer to give Hampton a 58-57 win over Norfolk State. The Pirates dropped a 70-61 decision to the Spartans in Phoenix Nov. 28. Norfolk State started the season with nine wins in its first 10 games, the best

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jaden Shackelford scored 20 of his 28 points in the first half, Jahvon Quinerly and JD Davison both hit key 3-pointers later, and No. 16 Alabama held off Gonzaga’s big second-half rally for a 91-82 win over the third-ranked Bulldogs. The Crimson Tide (7-1) made 10

By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored in the third round of a shootout and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4=3 for their sixth straight win. Jordan Greenway, Mats Zuccarello and Marcus Foligno had goals in regulation for Central Division-leading Minnesota, which has outscored its opponents

MURRAY, Ky. — Trae Hannibal had 19 points as Murray State topped Middle Tennessee 93-87. KJ Williams and Justice Hill added 18 points apiece for the Racers, while Tevin Brown chipped in 15. Josh Jefferson led the Blue Raiders with a career-high 31 points.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Samuel recorded 19 points and 12 rebounds to lift Florida Gulf Coast to a 78-68 overtime win over Dartmouth. Cyrus Largie had 17 points and six rebounds for the Eagles (7-3), who won their sixth straight at home. Brendan Barry had 26 points and sank a 3-pointer with 8

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Ledarrius Brewer registered 19 points and nine rebounds as East Tennessee State rolled past Lenoir-Rhyne 90-66. Charlie Weber had 17 points for the Buccaneers (6-3). Salle Wilson had 12 points to lead the Bears

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett has the records — and now he has an Atlantic Coast Conference championship to go along with them. Pickett’s ascent to a possible Heisman Trophy candidate and a prospective first-round NFL draft pick took another step forward as he threw for 253

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Paisley Harding scored a career-high 33 points on 14-of-20 shooting, Shaylee Gonzalez added 22 points and seven assists and No. 21 BYU beat Utah 85-80. Tegan Graham hit a 3 to open the scoring 31 seconds in and the Cougars never trailed. Harding scored 10 points in a 12-3 run

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Greg Tribble scored 19 points and Enrique Freeman 15 with 13 rebounds and Akron beat Southern 79-62. Castaneda made two foul shots, Freeman made 1 of 2 and Akron took a 16-14 lead and never trailed again. The Zips led 31-21 at halftime and were up double figures most of the

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi and Lane Kiffin have agreed to what the school says is a new contract after the program’s first 10-win regular season. Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter announced the new deal Saturday. The school did not release any details of the contract. Kiffin led No. 8 Ole Miss to

FRESNO, Calif. — Orlando Robinson had 22 points as Fresno State defeated Cal State Northridge 61-43. Elijah Hardy led the Matadors with 12 points.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Joe Quintana had 20 points as Loyola Marymount rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat Long Beach State 77-74. Dameane Douglas had 19 points for the Lions (5-3), who trailed 37-30 at intermission. Joel Murray had 19 points to lead the Beach (2-6).

ELON, N.C. (AP) — John-Michael Wright had 29 points and 10 rebounds as High Point topped Elon 83-77. Zach Austin added 20 points for the Panthers (4-4). Torrence Watson scored a career-high 34 points for the Phoenix (2-7), who have now lost six straight.

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with negotiations says new Florida coach Billy Napier agreed to a seven-year, $51.8 million contract that makes him the fifth-highest-paid coach in the Southeastern Conference. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday night because neither Florida nor

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 20th goal of the season and the 750th of his NHL career to help the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 and snap a two-game skid. Ovechkin became the second-fastest player to reach the 750-goal mark and the fourth to

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama’s blockers went from being bullied to dominant in the span of a week. The fourth-ranked Crimson Tide’s offensive line rose to the occasion against No. 1 Georgia’s heralded defensive front in a 41-24 Southeastern Conference Championship game victory on Saturday that sealed a playoff spot

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Dayvion McKnight had 22 points as Western Kentucky edged past Eastern Kentucky 85-80. Camron Justice had 18 points and six assists for Western Kentucky, which won its fourth straight game. Justice scored six points in the final two minutes as the Hilltoppers broke a 77-all tie and turned back the

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — C.J. Keyser scored 19 points and Old Dominion defeated George Mason 60-50. Jaylin Hunter had 16 points for the Monarchs. Mekhi Long added 11 points and nine rebounds. Devon Cooper had 15 points for the Patriots, whose losing streak stretched to five games.

By ANTHONY MCDOUGLE Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Deion Sanders checked the primary objective off his coaching to-do list with a Southwestern Athletic Conference championship, leading Jackson State to a 27-10 victory over Prairie View A&M. And Sanders’ Tigers captured the title Saturday with a performance befitting his Hall of Fame versatility as a

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lost more than the Southeastern Conference championship game to Alabama. Just in time for the College Football Playoffs, No. 1 Georgia’s proud defense also lost its shine and perhaps its bid to be regarded as one of the best in recent history. The Bulldogs, who

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Alex Morales scored 19 points and nine players scored as Wagner broke away from Stony Brook 78-49. Morales added nine rebounds and six assists for Wagner, which picked up its season this week after three straight COVID-delayed games. Jahlil Jenkins led Stony Brook with 12 points.

MIAMI (AP) — Tevin Brewer had 22 points as Florida International won its eighth straight game, defeating Stetson 72-65. Brewer made 10 of 11 free throws for the Panthers (8-1). Mahamadou Diawara had 12 points to lead the Hatters (2-5). 

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Wrtier PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Felipe Mora and Santiago Moreno scored and the Portland Timbers advanced to the MLS Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference final on Saturday. Fourth-seeded Portland will host the winner of Sunday’s Eastern Conference final between the

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Andrew Taylor made a 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining to lift Marshall to a 72-71 win over Duquesne. On the next possession for the Dukes, Amir Spears missed a layup, allowing the Thundering Herd to hang on for the victory. Taevion Kinsey had 21 points to lead the Thundering Herd. Spears

By The Associated Press Saturday’s best: Alabama’s Bryce Young helped thrust the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide back into the College Football Playoff, throwing for three touchdowns and running for another in a 41-24 win over No. 1 Georgia in the Southeastern Conference championship game. Cincinnati is in position to become the first non-Power 5 team to

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Alex Barcello scored 21 points, Te’Jon Lucas added 17 and No. 12 BYU pulled away in the final 90 seconds to defeat Missouri State 74-68. Trailing by 14 early in the second half the Bears clawed back and trailed 63-62 on a Gaige Prim layup with 1:38 to play. Barcello quickly

ST. LOUIS — Jordan Walker had 18 points as UAB narrowly defeated Saint Louis 77-72. DeAndre Jones led the Billikens with 17 points.

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Philadelphia Union will be without 11 players on Sunday when the team plays NYCFC in the MLS Eastern Conference finals because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols. The players out for the game included captain Alejandro Bedoya and goalkeeper Andre Blake, as well as defenders Jack Elliott,

DALLAS (AP) — Kendric Davis scored 21 points, Zach Nutall added 20 and SMU scored 56 after halftime to beat Vanderbilt 84-72. The Mustangs went into the break down 40-28, but turned it around with an 11-0 run to start the second half that featured a 3-pointer and layup by Nutall and a layup and

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Nicholas Robinson scored 14 points and Travion McCray scored 12 and distributed eight assists and Western Carolina beat South Carolina Upstate 78-73. Western Carolina outscored South Carolina Upstate 10-2 in the final 3:19 to earn the win. The Catamounts were aided with 34 points from its reserves as Marcus Banks and

By CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Chevez Goodwin sank a layup and the free throw with 16 seconds left to lift undefeated Southern California to a 63-61 victory over Washington State on Saturday. Goodwin led No. 20 USC (8-0, 2-0 Pac-12) with 14 points and added five rebounds. Drew Peterson scored 13

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Ailing running back Melvin Gordon III was unable to practice Saturday and was ruled out for the Denver Broncos’ Sunday night showdown at Kansas City with the AFC West lead on the line. That means rookie running back Javonte Williams will get his first

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Isaiah Bolden returned a kick-off 91 yards and James Houston IV picked off a pass in the backfield and returned it five yards for a score as Jackson State broke open a tight game in the third quarter to beat Prairie View A&M 27-10, and win its first Southwestern Athletic Conference

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Sadaidriene Hall had 28 points and 10 rebounds as Stephen F. Austin romped past Wiley 100-76. Demarius Houston and Timothy Holland led the Wildcats with 12 points.

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Freshman quarterback Tommy Mellott ran for 183 yards, Isaiah Infanse added 176 yards, and Montana State dominated UT Martin, defeating the Skyhawks 26-7 in a second-round game of the FCS playoffs. Montana State outgained UT Martin 438 yards to 178 yards and kept the Skyhawks offense out of the end zone.

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Levi Lewis scored on a career-high 56-yard run and passed for another touchdown, and No. 20 Louisiana-Lafayette capped off soon-to-be Florida coach Billy Napier’s time with the Ragin’ Cajuns by defeating Appalachian State 24-16 in the Sun Belt Conference championship game. Emani Baily rushed for

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Ramon Jefferson rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns, Eric Schmid accounted for the game-winning score and defending national champion Sam Houston fended off Incarnate Word 49-42 with a last-gasp goal-line tackle in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The Bearkats will entertain Montana State in the quarterfinals. Incarnate Word,

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerome Ford rushed for 187 yards and two touchdowns and Desmond Ridder threw three touchdown passes as No. 3 Cincinnati broke open a close game in the third quarter and rolled past No. 16 Houston 35-20 in the American Athletic Conference championship game. The Bearcats who are

WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Settle III scored 19 points and Randall Brumant scored 16 points making all seven of shot attempts and Howard beat American 90-56. In ending its two-game losing streak, the Bison built a 9-0 lead, extended it to 27-13 and went to intermission up 43-22. Tai Bibbs scored 14 points and Elijah

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Da’Shawn Phillip registered 16 points as Maryland-Eastern Shore beat Lehigh 81-75. Reed Fenton led the Mountain Hawks with a career-high 20 points.

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Christian Anigwe scored 14 points and UC Davis beat NAIA-member UC Merced 81-39. The Aggies built a 10-0 lead, extended it to 27-9 and went to intermission up 42-17. Mason Westlake scored 11 points for the Bobcats.

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Max Christie had 14 points, Gabe Brown scored 12 and No. 22 Michigan State built a big lead early and defeated Toledo 81-68. Tyson Walker added 11 points and six assists and Marcus Bingham Jr. contributed 10 points and six rebounds for the Spartans, who

WACO, Texas (AP) — LJ Cryer led five players in double figures with his 20 points, and fourth-ranked Baylor beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 99-54 on Saturday night. The Bears (8-0) led by 10 after a Kendall Brown layup with 14:14 left in the first half. The Golden Lions never got the margin back to single digits.

PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Tosan Evbuomwan had a career-high 27 points as Princeton narrowly beat Drexel 81-79 in overtime. Camren Wynter led the Dragons on Saturday with 18 points.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kenneth Lofton Jr. tipped in a miss with 1:43 remaining to give Louisiana Tech the lead en route to a 78-75 win over Santa Clara. Kenneth Lofton Jr. had 31 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs. Jalen Williams led the Broncos with 28 points.

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Dre Marin had 19 points as Southern Utah defeated Idaho 81-75. Tevian Jones added 17 points for the Thunderbirds, while Maizen Fausett chipped in 15. Mikey Dixon led the Vandals with 27 points.

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Jalen Adaway posted 16 points and 11 rebounds to lift Saint Bonaventure to a 68-65 win over Buffalo. Jeenathan Williams led the Bulls with 23 points.

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Utah State won its first Mountain West Conference title with a 46-13 rout of No. 19 San Diego State. Brandon Bowling caught two touchdown passes from Logan Bonner during the decisive third quarter. The Aggies improve to 10-3, punctuating their inspiring turnaround under first-year coach

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Quarterback Cam Miller ran for two scores, TaMerik Williams tallied 112 yards rushing and two scoring runs and second-seeded North Dakota State was never threatened in a 38-7 win in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The Bison advance to play No. 7-seed East Tennessee State. North Dakota established a

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Tobias Cameron had 17 points off the bench to carry Abilene Christian to a 98-65 win over UIW. Robert ”RJ” Glasper led the Cardinals with a career-high 23 points.

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Ken Evans Jr. tallied 13 points and 12 rebounds and Chance Moore came off the bench to score 13 to guide Jackson State to a 61-55 victory over Illinois State. Jonas James III added 11 points for the Tigers (2-6). Antonio Reeves had 14 points for the Redbirds (4-5). 

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Vince Williams Jr. had 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists as VCU defeated Campbell 65-61.KeShawn Curry had 12 points for the Rams. Levi Stockard III added 10 points. Jayden Nunn had 10 points. Cedric Henderson Jr. had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Fighting Camels, whose four-game winning streak

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Taz Sherman poured in 27 points — one short of his career best — and West Virginia breezed to a 67-51 victory over Radford. Sherman, who came into the game averaging just over 20 points per contest, sank 9 of 16 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Mountaineers

ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama wide receiver John Metchie III appeared to suffer a left knee injury and CBS reported that the wouldn’t return in the second half of the Southeastern Conference championship game. Metchie walked gingerly off the field Saturday on the final drive before halftime after a non-contact injury. He had grabbed at his