Month: December 2021

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL’s decision to reduce COVID-19 testing for asymptomatic, vaccinated players could signal a trend for pro sports leagues and provide an example for society to follow heading into 2022. Despite a rising number of positive cases that forced three games to be rescheduled over the weekend, the

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dejounte Murray delivered his third triple-double in five games with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-92. Jakob Poeltl added 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Doug McDermott scored 16 points as the Spurs improved to 2-1 on their four-game

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 30 points as the Warriors celebrated him for the 3-point record in his first home game since breaking Ray Allen’s mark, and Golden State held off the Sacramento Kings 113-98 in a matchup of short-handed rivals. Curry received a video tribute in

DENVER — Trenton Massner forced overtime with a layup with three seconds left in regulation, then carried Western Illinois past Denver, 84-80 by converting 7 of 10 free throw attempts in the extra period. Massner surpassed 1,000 career points on a 3-pointer from the corner and finished with a career-high 31 points, matching his career-best

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears wasted a solid performance by their depleted defense in a 17-9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Teez Tabor and Trevis Gipson were whistled for 15-yard penalties on a key Minnesota scoring drive in the third quarter, part of a flag-filled eighth loss in

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Kirk Cousins threw two touchdown passes, and the Minnesota Vikings beat the struggling and short-handed Chicago Bears 17-9. The Vikings, part of a tight pack of teams vying for one of the NFC’s seven playoff spots, were in line for their most lopsided win before Justin

JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 23 points and 21 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 112-102 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. Bojan Bogandovic added 23 points for the Jazz, who blew a 22-point lead but finished strong to snap a two-game home losing streak. Donovan Mitchell

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 20 points and nine rebounds, Anton Watson scored 17 and No. 4 Gonzaga beat Northern Arizona 95-49 to extend the nation’s longest home winning streak to 58 games. Drew Timme added 14 points for Gonzaga, which was coming off a victory over

By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Joe Pavelski and Esa Lindell scored on the first two Dallas shots on goal, and the Stars never trailed in defeating the Minnesota Wild 7-4. Pavelski put in a backhand 1:31 into the game. Lindell scored short-handed and unassisted with a shot between goalie Cam Talbot’s legs

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Buck Showalter will be introduced as the New York Mets’ manager Tuesday. The team said Monday evening in a press release that Showalter agreed to a three-year contract to become the 24th manager in Mets history. A news conference was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon via

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Marchelus Avery had a season-high 22 points and Teddy Allen added 20 points as New Mexico State romped past Texas-Permian Basin 84-59. Yuat Alok had 14 points and seven rebounds for New Mexico State (11-2), which earned its sixth straight win. Miles Daniels had 27 points and eight rebounds for the

BEAUMONT, Texas — Russell Harrison tied his career high with 25 points as ULM edged past Lamar 80-77. Thomas Howell had 17 points for ULM, which earned its sixth straight victory. Trailing 78-71, Lamar made two 3-pointers in the final 10 seconds but Elijah Gonzales made two free throws at the end to put the

OMAHA, Neb. — Anders Nelson and Riley Miller scored 22 points apiece as St. Thomas (MN) defeated Nebraska Omaha 80-73. Marco Smith led the Mavericks on Monday night with 19 points and six assists.

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Houston Rockets 133-118. DeRozan, who scored 38 points in Sunday’s win over the Lakers after missing three games due to the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, received help from five teammates who scored in double figures. The Bulls

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 17 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter, hitting three jumpers in the final minutes and three free throws in the last four seconds to ice it as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 108-103. With both teams fighting COVID-19 outbreaks,

VERMILLION, S.D. — Max Abmas had 32 points as Oral Roberts defeated South Dakota 82-73 in the Summit League opener for both teams. Issac McBride had 16 points for Oral Roberts (7-5). Kruz Perrott-Hunt had 21 points for South Dakota (7-5). 

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Douglas Wilson had 16 points to lead five South Dakota State players in double figures as the Jackrabbits rolled past Kansas City 89-57. Luke Appel added 13 points for the Jackrabbits on Monday night. Zeke Mayo chipped in 12, Charlie Easley scored 10 and Baylor Scheierman had 10. Timothy Barnes led the

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Dane Goodwin hit four of Notre Dame’s season-high 14 3-pointers and the Irish pummeled Western Michigan, 85-52 to even their record through 10 games. Blake Wesley hit the first 3 for the Irish 15 seconds into the game to spark a 10-0 run to start the game and by intermission

WACO, Texas (AP) — Kendall Brown, Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua and Flo Thamba scored 16 points apiece to lead five players in double figures, and No. 1 Baylor beat Alcorn State 94-57. Baylor took a 10-point lead on a 3-pointer by James Akinjo with 14:31 left in the first half. The Bears led by double digits

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mark Kotsay is replacing Bob Melvin as manager of the Oakland Athletics, a person with direct knowledge of the move said. Kotsay has been promoted from third base coach to manager, taking over the club he played for as an outfielder in four of his

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — After all they endured over the past week, the Browns were seconds away from an unlikely leap into first place in the AFC North. Instead they’re at the bottom. Unable to overcome a COVID-19 outbreak that ravaged their starting lineup, sidelining their top two quarterbacks and

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Jose Perez had 24 points as Manhattan rolled past Charleston Southern 99-75. Josh Roberts added 20 points for the Jaspers. Claudell Harris Jr. led the Buccaneers with 13 points.

NEW YORK — DeLonnie Hunt had 17 points to lead five Wagner players in double figures as the Seahawks easily defeated Delaware State 93-51. Alex Morales added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Seahawks. D’Marco Baucum had 15 points for the Hornets, who have lost eight in a row.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Kario Oquendo scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half, Braelen Bridges added 17 points and Georgia beat Western Carolina 85-79. Oquendo and Bridges each converted a three-point play during a 9-0 run to give Georgia a 70-62 lead. Oquendo capped that run with a 3-pointer and he added

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Allen Powell had a season-high 22 points as Rider romped past Gwynedd-Mercy 82-57. Dimencio Vaughn had 15 points and eight rebounds for Rider, which ended its four-game losing streak. Aziz Parker had 14 points for the Division III Griffins.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Kameron McGusty knocked down six of eight from behind the 3-point arc and finished with 27 points as Miami beat Stetson, 82-72 in a Hall of Fame Invitational campus game. A sixth-year redshirt senior, McGusty shot 9 of 12 from the field. Isaiah Wong hit three 3-pointers and added 16

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Peter Nance scored 15 points and Northwestern cruised past Division II Illinois-Springfield 90-50. Boo Buie and Ty Berry added 11 points each for the Wildcats, who won their sixth straight at home. Northwestern was sharp from the start, scoring the first eight points and building a 20-5. The Wildcats led 47-29

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady’s family will plead guilty to fraud. Federal prosecutors say the plea agreement with Scott Spina Jr. was filed Monday in Los

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey and Trevion Williams combined for 25 points and 17 rebounds, helping No. 3 Purdue rout Incarnate Word 79-59. The Boilermakers have won three straight since their only loss of the season — the last two by a total of 49 points. Edey

VALPARAISO, Ind. — Kevion Taylor scored 18 points as Valparaiso beat Eastern Michigan 67-55. Ben Krikke added 17 points for Valpo on Monday night, while Trevor Anderson chipped in 15. Noah Farrakhan led the Eagles with 17 points.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jahmir Young had 20 points as Charlotte defeated Maryland Eastern Shore 70-54. Zion Styles led the Hawks on Monday night with 15 points and six rebounds.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Khayla Pointer had 20 points and eight assists, Faustine Aifuwa had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 21 LSU beat Clemson 70-56 in the West Palm Beach Invitational. LSU has won nine straight games to surpass last season’s win total. The Tigers were 9-13 last season, sparking a

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sara Puckett came off the bench to score 19 points and Tamari Key had 16 to lead No. 7 Tennessee to a convincing 112-58 victory over East Tennessee Monday night. Keyen Green contributed 13 points, Kaiya Wynn had 12 and 10 rebounds, Alexus Dye had 11

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Daniel Carlson’s 48-yard field goal as time expired sent the Las Vegas Raiders to a 16-14 win over the COVID-19-depleted Cleveland Browns in a game pushed back two days by the NFL amid an uptick of virus cases across the league. Down by a point quarterback

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Xavier Bledson had a season-high 21 points as Indiana State beat Oakland City 78-69. Allen Sims led the Mighty Oaks on Monday with 19 points.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Antonio TJ Madlock had 18 points and eight rebounds as South Carolina State got past The Citadel 74-57. Hayden Brown led The Citadel on Monday with 26 points and 14 rebounds.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins has added former Buffalo assistant Mike Daniels to his staff as running backs coach. Daniels replaces Tashard Choice, who left the Yellow Jackets and has been hired by Texas as the Longhorns’ running backs coach following a brief stop at Southern Cal. Daniels helped Buffalo rank among

CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen is missing his second straight game with a sprained ankle. Thielen was inactive for Minnesota’s game at Chicago. He also missed the Vikings’ 36-28 victory over Pittsburgh on Dec. 9. While Thielen remained out, rookie offensive lineman Christian Darrisaw was active for Minnesota after he also