Month: December 2021

FARGO, N.D. — Sam Griesel had 25 points as North Dakota State got past Indiana State 77-70. Cooper Neese led the Sycamores on Monday night with a career-high 30 points.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Stephen Curry finished one 3-pointer shy of the NBA career record on Monday night, making five 3-pointers and scoring 26 points to help the Golden State Warriors rally late for a 102-100 win over the Indiana Pacers. He needs one more 3 to tie Ray Allen’s

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Love made five 3-pointers and scored all 23 of his points in the second half, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to their fourth straight win, 105-94 over the Miami Heat. Love made 6 of 10 field goals, 5 of 8 from beyond the arc and all six

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is requiring coaches, front-office staff and team personnel to receive a COVID-19 booster by Dec. 27. The league’s requirement extends to all Tier 1 and Tier 2 individuals who have previously received the vaccine. Though players are in the Tier 1 designation along with coaches and

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Highly touted quarterback Spencer Rattler will try to restart his college career with South Carolina in a major acquisition for Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer. Rattler threw for 28 touchdowns as a redshirt freshman for Oklahoma in 2020 before losing his starting job with the Sooners this season. He tweeted Monday night

NEW YORK — Ty Flowers had 24 points and 15 rebounds as Long Island-Brooklyn easily defeated US Merchant Marine Academy 106-48. Kyndall Davis had 16 points and six assists for Long Island. Kody Robinson had 10 points for the Division III Mariners.

THIBODAUX, La. — Ty Gordon had 27 points as Nicholls State defeated Blue Mountain College 87-69. Luka Tejic led the Toppers on Monday night with 15 points.

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Darian Adams had a career-high 31 points as Jacksonville State rolled past LaGrange 110-80. Adams hit 6 of 7 3-pointers. He added seven assists and six rebounds. Brandon Huffman had 17 points for Jacksonville State. Bershard Edwards had 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Division III Panthers.

DURHAM, N.H. — Marco Foster had 24 points as New Hampshire easily beat Keene State 92-54. Foster hit 8 of 10 shots, all from beyond the arc. He added six rebounds. Jayden Martinez had 16 points for the Wildcats. Octavio Brito had 15 points for the Division III Owls. 

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Darius McGhee had 23 points as Liberty routed Carver College 95-36. Antwon Ferrell led the Cougars on Monday night with 10 points.

BOONE, N.C. — Donovan Gregory had 16 points as Appalachian State romped past Erskine 69-44. Tavis Bridges led the Flying Fleet on Monday night with three blocks.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin won’t have safety Collin Wilder for its Las Vegas Bowl matchup with Arizona State. Wilder said in a video posted by the Wisconsin football team’s Twitter account that he’d suffered a “very serious injury” that would prevent him from playing in the bowl game. The video didn’t specify the nature

PRINCETON, N.J. — Jaelin Llewellyn scored 24 points, tying his season high, as Princeton topped Maryland-Baltimore County 89-77. Ethan Wright added 20 points for the Tigers. L.J. Owens led the Retrievers on Monday night with 14 points.

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is requiring players, coaches and other team personnel to receive a COVID-19 booster by Dec. 27. In a memo sent to teams on Monday and obtained by The Associated Press, the league said: “Given the increased prevalence of the virus in our communities, our experts have

By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Kids at Rio de Janeiro’s City of God favela are learning how to play golf at a new training ground. A project led by caddie Marcelo Modesto is hoping to develop children who may want to become professional golfers. They will continue

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Southern beat Carver College 133-15 on Monday, the second-largest margin of victory in women’s Division I history. The margin of 118 points trails the record of 129 set by Savannah State when it beat Wesleyan of Georgia 155-26 on Nov. 6, 2018. The women’s record in a game involving two

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Justin Pugh and Los Angeles linebacker Justin Hollins are active for Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. Pugh has missed the past three games with a calf injury after starting the first nine at left guard this season. The 31-year-old has started 40 games for

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers offensive tackle Rashawn Slater tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and entered league protocols. Slater is the 10th Chargers player since the start of November that has been placed on the league’s reserve/COVID-19 list. Wide receiver Keenan Allen and backup center Scott Quessenberry had positive tests last

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars have placed goalie Anton Khudobin on waivers. The move could allow the club to send its 2020 Stanley Cup Final starter to the minors. Teams have until Tuesday afternoon to claim Khudobin. The 35-year-old is in the second year of a three-year contract that has an annual salary

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The head of a teachers union says a fundraising event that featured teachers on their hands and knees fetching dollar bills between periods of a junior hockey league game in South Dakota should not have happened. The so-called “Dash For Cash” event in Sioux Falls Saturday night was a competition

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Devin Bush says he’s still the same player he was before a knee injury cut short his 2020 season. Bush has struggled at times this fall for the Steelers, but says he’s made tremendous strides in his third NFL season. Bush had one

By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Roland Hemond, whose 70-year career in baseball included three Executive of the Year awards as general manager of the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles, has died. He was 92. The Arizona Diamondbacks announced Hemond’s death Monday. Hemond was Chicago’s GM from 1970-85 and served in the same role

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s new coach achieved the first big victory of his tenure when quarterback Brennan Armstrong said he’s given no thought to transferring. Coach Tony Elliott met with the Cavaliers for the first time on Sunday night and Armstrong said Monday after Elliott’s introductory news

MADRID (AP) — Spain’s top soccer league has generated 4.95 billion euros from the sale of subscription broadcast domestic rights for five seasons. La Liga has sold games for live broadcast in Spain to a streaming service for the first time with DAZN picking up the rights to 175 matches per season. Telefonica-owned Movistar has