Month: December 2021

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Andrew Morgan had 24 points as North Dakota State easily beat Northland 114-51. Morgan made 10 of 11 shots and added nine rebounds. Rocky Kreuser had 14 points for North Dakota State (5-3), which earned its fourth straight home victory. Dezmond McKinney and Maleeck Harden-Hayes each added 13 points. Boden Skunberg

By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Anton Lundell scored twice, including the go-ahead goal, and the Florida Panthers came back from three down for the second straight game to beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-4. Aaron Ekblad had two goals and an assist, Lucas Carlsson scored his first NHL goal and added an

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury stopped Alex Ovechkin in the shootout after Seth Jones tied it midway through the third period and the Chciago Blackhawks rallied past the Washington Captials 4-3. Patrick Kane scored the shootout winner, and Fleury got some assistance from his goalposts to help Chicago win

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Alex Formenton scored twice and Josh Norris broke a tie 19 seconds after the Ottawa Senators lost the lead in their 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Norris scored the winning goal with 5:54 left to provide the Senators their league-low fifth victory of the season.

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Cam Holden had 21 points as Towson topped Long Island-Brooklyn 72-63. Isaac Kante led the Sharks with 17 points.

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press United Nations (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is urging all nations to observe a truce during the Beijing Winter Olympics starting in February, saying a halt to conflicts during one of the world’s premiere sporting events can be “a tool to promote peace, dialogue and reconciliation.” A resolution

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Victor Hedman had two goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2. Tampa Bay also got goals from Ondrej Palat and Anthony Cirelli, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 26 saves. Brandon Saad and Pavel Buchnevich scored for the Blues. Ville

CLEVELAND (AP) — Torrey Patton had 20 points as Cleveland State beat Northern Kentucky 72-58. Marques Warrick led the Norse with 14 points.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Demarkus Lampley had 21 points as Sam Houston routed Division III Schreiner 106-46. Bronson Evans led the Mountaineers  with 8 points.

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Tra’Michael Moton registered 17 points and six assists as Grambling State rolled past Jarvis Christian 71-44. Zahad Munford had 10 points for Grambling State (3-5). Cameron Christon, who was second on the Tigers in scoring coming into the matchup with 13 points per game, shot only 20 percent in the game

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Aaron Clarke scored 19 points as Sacred Heart beat Lafayette 74-67. Alex Watson added 17 points for the Pioneers, while Tyler Thomas chipped in 15. Neal Quinn led the Leopards with 20 points and eight rebounds.

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Jameer Nelson Jr. posted 16 points and five steals as Delaware defeated Delaware State 59-48. Myles Carter led the Hornets with 17 points.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Hendricksen had 19 points to lead five North Florida players in double figures as the Ospreys easily beat Edward Waters 103-57. Jadyn Parker added 14 points for North Florida (2-7). Jarius Hicklen chipped in 13 points, Jonathan Aybar scored 12 and Jose Placer had 10. Parker also had 11 rebounds

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Ramsey isn’t looking back at the Jaguars. Not even with the franchise coming to SoFi Stadium on Sunday for Ramsey’s first career game against the team that drafted him fifth overall in 2016. The versatile defensive back has become the best version of

By EVAN GERIKE Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Reserve Diamond Johnson scored 19 points, and No. 2 North Carolina State used an 11-2 run late in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 66-58 win over No. 6 Indiana. Kayla Jones scored 15 points, Raina Perez had 13 and star center Elissa Cunane

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Terryn Milton scored 14 points to lead four in double figures and Texas-Arlington upset No. 13 South Florida 61-56. South Florida (5-3), which entered with consecutive wins against AP Top 10 teams Oregon and Stanford, lost for the first time this season against an unranked team. The Bulls previous losses were

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Tanner Holden had 22 points as Wright State defeated Purdue Fort Wayne 86-73. Jarred Godfrey led the Mastodons with 24 points and seven assists.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Takal Molson had 25 points and 11 rebounds as James Madison rolled past Eastern Mennonite 96-54. Vado Morse had 15 points for James Madison (7-2), which earned its fourth consecutive home victory. Alonzo Sule added 12 points and eight rebounds. Jalen Hodge had six assists. Landon Swingler had nine points for

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Madut Akec had a career-high 20 points as Detroit easily beat IUPUI 69-45 in a Horizon League opener. Antoine Davis had 19 points and 10 assists for Detroit (1-6, 1-0 Horizon League), which ended its season-opening six-game losing streak. Jeramy Shaw added six rebounds. B.J. Maxwell had 10 points for the Jaguars

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Darius McGhee scored 20 points and Shiloh Robinson scored a career-high 15 and Liberty beat Missouri 66-45. Liberty blitzed Missouri with a 20-5 start in the first 9:45 and pushed the lead to 33-7 on McGhee’s layup 4:37 before halftime. Liberty lead 35-14 at the break as the Tigers shot 3

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Emily Engstler had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Kianna Smith added 17 points and No. 10 Louisville used a 25-2 run over the first and second quarters to run past No. 12 Michigan 70-48 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Cardinals initially struggled to

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Those looking for a photo of Mike Trout or highlights of Atlanta’s Game 6 win over Houston in the World Series will not be able to view them on Major League Baseball’s official website. Shortly after the sport’s first work stoppage in 26 years began Thursday, MLB removed all

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — DeSean Jackson has tormented NFC East teams for years, having played 11 of the first 13 years of his career for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington. Advantage, Las Vegas. The 35-year-old wideout, who celebrated a birthday Wednesday, ignited the Raiders’ offense on Thanksgiving in a 36-33

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Freshman Sonia Citron scored a career-high 29 points, classmate Olivia Miles missed a triple-double by two assists and No. 24 Notre Dame edged Michigan State 76-71 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Miles had 11 points and 11 rebounds for her third double-double for the Fighting Irish. Nia Clouden led the

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chase Elliott retained his hold on NASCAR’s most popular driver award, the only category in the sport decided solely by the fans. Elliott won the award for the fourth consecutive season. He lost the Cup championship to new Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson but

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dallas receiver Amari Cooper is available to play against the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night after being listed as questionable because of his recent positive COVID-19 test in the final injury report before this week’s game. The New Orleans Saints are again playing without top running back Alvin Kamara and

By RALH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The NCAA football oversight committee on Thursday approved a waiver to the deadline for bowl certification so another game can be added to this season’s lineup, upping the total to 42 and ensuring all teams that finished 6-6 can play in the postseason. The additional game, likely

SAO PAULO (AP) — Atlético Mineiro came from two goals down to clinch its first Brazilian championship title in 50 years with a 3-2 win at Bahia on Thursday. Atlético turned the game around with three goals in five minutes as striker Hulk first netted a penalty in the 73rd and Keno then scored twice.

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — MLB’s labor strife showdown pits the league’s owners vs. the players with a notable third party warily watching: the fans. It’s unlikely the people who actually pay for tickets will have much sympathy for either side. Fans are hoping for a quick resolution to the first

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson’s return from a four-game absence finished on the right foot. Cleaning up his footwork is the next step for the New York Jets rookie quarterback. And it’s a not-so-simple task for a player who was known for pulling off off-balance

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Kaillie Humphries is now, officially, an American. And just like that, the U.S. medal hopes for bobsledding at the Beijing Olympics just got much stronger. The reigning world champion in both monobob and women’s bobsledding was sworn in as a citizen in San Diego on Thursday, ending her long

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James has been cleared to return to the Los Angeles Lakers after missing one game under the NBA’s health and safety protocols. The league said Thursday that James is not positive for COVID-19. Additional testing cleared James to play when the Lakers host the

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — After six years with Pittsburgh, Alejandro Villanueva joined the Baltimore Ravens this season. The offensive lineman goes up against his old team for the first time when Baltimore visits the Steelers on Sunday. The stakes are high, as they often are between these teams,

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Pelicans say soreness in Zion Williamson’s surgically repaired right foot have derailed plans for the 2020 All-Star forward to take part in his first full practice of the season this week. Pelicans coach Willie Green says the plan is now to rest the 2019 top overall draft choice for a