Month: December 2021

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia Union goalie Andre Blake has carried the franchise to the MLS Eastern Conference…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Rocky Lombardi was looking for a new place to play football after deciding to transfer from Michigan State nearly a…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Jalen Pitre was the lone recruit still verbally committed to Baylor when Matt Rhule was hired in December 2016.…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — JoJo Wooden thought after he was one of the final cuts by the Arizona Cardinals during…

By GUERRY SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The jolt Taysom Hill provided for the reeling New Orleans Saints against Dallas dissolved in a…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrew Mangiapane and Milan Lucic scored on the power play, and the Calgary Flames won their…

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Shepherd and Andre Kelly combined for 45 points, 33 in the second half and  California opened Pac-12 play with a…

MONTREAL (AP) — Cale Makar scored to put Colorado ahead to stay late in the second period, Valeri Nichushkin had a goal and an assist, and the…

By BOB HUHN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Cam Johnson and Cameron Payne both scored 19 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to their franchise-record…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bryn Forbes had 18 points off the bench and the San Antonio Spurs extended their winning…

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bryce Pope had a career-high 24 points as UC San Diego defeated Eastern Michigan 83-74. Monty Scott, Bryce McBride and Colin…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Taran Armstrong posted 11 points and 11 assists to lift California Baptist to a 64-55 win over Cal Poly, the…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Robby Beasley III had 13 points as Montana topped Sacramento State 65-58. Bryce Fowler led the Hornets with 17…

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Dillon Jones recorded 18 points and 12 rebounds to lift Weber State to a 67-44 win over Northern Arizona, the Wildcats’…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer The Broncos don’t beat the Chiefs. Andy Reid almost never loses coming off a bye. The NFL flexed Denver at…

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Daylen Kountz scored 21 points with seven rebounds and Kur Jongkuch scored 14 and grabbed eight rebounds and Northern…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CeeDee Lamb had 122 yards from scrimmage, Tony Pollard had a 58-yard touchdown run and the…

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Mike Marsh had 14 points off the bench to lead Jacksonville to a 67-56 win over Charleston Southern. Claudell Harris Jr.…

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Dre Marin had a career-high 28 points as Southern Utah defeated Eastern Washington 89-76. John Knight III added 22 points for…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Darnell Brodie had 14 points as Drake topped Valparaiso 73-66. Ben Krikke led Valpo  with 20…

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — James Jean-Marie recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds to lift Portland State to a 63-55 win over Idaho State. Tarik Cool led…

GREELEY, Colo. — Daylen Kountz had 21 points as Northern Colorado narrowly beat Montana 77-75 in overtime. Xavier Bishop led the Bobcats with 17…

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Alex Ducas scored 13 points and his two free throws with 0.9 seconds left gave Saint Mary’s a 60-58 win over Utah State.…

By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson scored 68 seconds in and added the go-ahead goal late in the second period as the…

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Riley Miller had 22 points as St. Thomas (MN) routed Crown College 73-53.Will Engels had 11 points for St. Thomas (MN)…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Owen Long registered 17 points as Youngstown State narrowly defeated Milwaukee 70-68 in a Horizon League opener for both teams.…

PHOENIX — Grand Canyon held off UTSA for a 74-71 win on Thursday night. Aleu Aleu made a layup with two seconds left to pull the Roadrunners within…

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Emmanuel Ansong had 23 points as Green Bay defeated Robert Morris 70-58. Rasheem Dunn led the Colonials on Thursday night…

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Matt Faw posted 16 points as NJIT rolled past Saint Elizabeth 76-43. Jarek Johnson led the Eagles with 13 points and seven…

CHICAGO (AP) — Trey Townsend had 22 points and Oakland beat Illinois-Chicago 81-77 in a Horizon League opener for both teams. Zion Griffin led the…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored a career-high 25 points with five 3-pointers and LSU defeated No. 14 Iowa State 69-60 in the SEC/Big…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had two goals and an assist as the Minnesota Wild kept rolling with a 5-2 win…

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 29 points, Pascal Siakam had 20 and the Toronto Raptors took advantage of…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic each added 27, and the Chicago…

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Troy has hired Kentucky co-defensive coordinator Jon Sumrall as head coach. Sumrall replaces Chip Lindsey, who was fired on Nov.…

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jeremy Swayman made 42 saves, Jake DeBrusk and Brandon Carlo scored, and the Boston Bruins…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Shayeann Day-Wilson scored 19 points to help Duke beat No. 9 Iowa 79-64. The…

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies broke the NBA record for margin of victory, beating the Oklahoma City…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Erik Karlsson scored 39 seconds into overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 victory over the…

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Angel Reese had 26 points and 15 rebounds, Ashley Owusu scored 22 and No. 8 Maryland…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Tolu Smith scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Mississippi State pulled away early in the second half for a 75-60…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Damion Baugh and Mike Miles scored 13 points apiece and TCU fought off Oral Roberts for a 71-63 win. The Horned Frogs led…