Month: December 2021

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Abu Kigab had a season-high 32 points plus 10 rebounds as Boise State routed Prairie View 97-60. Marcus Shaver Jr. had 20 points and eight rebounds for Boise State. D’Rell Roberts had 21 points for the Panthers.

WACO, Texas (AP) — Dave Campbell, founder of the Texas Football preview magazine that became a fixture in the football-crazy state, has died. He was 96. Known as “the bible of Texas football,” the magazine was started by Campbell in 1960, seven years after he became sports editor of the Waco Tribune-Herald. Campbell served both

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Cole Johnson passed for 295 yards and two touchdowns, Latrele Palmer rushed for 167 yards and a score and third-seeded James Madison eliminated No. 6 seed Montana 28-6 in the FCS quarterfinals. The victory was No. 100 for JMU coach Curt Cignetti. Montana lost starting quarterback Cam Humphrey and top receiver

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 41 points and 17 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped the Houston Rockets’ seven-game winning streak with a 123-114 victory. Houston had been red hot following the 15-game slide that preceded this run. The Rockets led by 10 at one point and hung

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 26 points and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated Detroit 109-93, extending the Pistons’ losing streak to 11 games. Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points and 11 rebounds for New Orleans. The Pelicans trailed by as many as 15 in the second quarter but

By MIKE COOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jarrett Allen scored 21 points and added 10 rebounds, Darius Garland and Kevin Love also had double-doubles, and the Cleveland Cavaliers used a fast start to cruise 123-106 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Love scored 18 points and had 13 rebounds off the bench against

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Braden Norris scored 18 points, all on 3-pointers, Loyola Chicago made 17 3-pointers, and the Ramblers defeated Vanderbilt 69-58 on Friday night. Loyola scored all but 18 of its points on 3-pointers and also had 19 assists. Scotty Pippen Jr. led Vanderbilt, which has lost three in a row, with 23

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — LeBron James scored 33 points and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-95. James made 13 of 20 shots and had six assists and five rebounds. Avery Bradley added a season-high 22 points for the Lakers. Los Angeles beat the Thunder

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Murray State held off Memphis for a 74-72 win on Friday night. Tyler Harris made a shot with five seconds remaining to help the Tigers pull within 2, but they wouldn’t get any closer. Tevin Brown scored 22 points to lead the Racers. Justice Hill added 20 points. Tyler Harris led

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — David Jones scored 23 of his career-high 33 points in the second half as DePaul fought past Louisville 62-55. Jones, who was 10-for-12 shooting in the second half, sparked second-half runs of 8-0, 6-0 and 9-0 for the Blue Demons. He made 3 of 4 3-pointers and grabbed 14 rebounds. Javon

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, including a go-ahead jumper midway through the fourth quarter, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-105. The Nets, protecting their slim lead over Chicago for the best record in the Eastern Conference, improved to 8-0 following losses this season.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jalen Rucker had 12 points and seven rebounds as Army beat NJIT 66-49. Dylan O’Hearn led the Highlanders with 16 points.

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Juuse Saros made 29 saves and the Nashville Predators defeated the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Friday night. The start was Saros’ first after missing the last two games with an undisclosed illness that the team stressed was not COVID-19. Roman Josi and Eeli Tolvanen

BOSTON (AP) — The jersey that Boston Celtics Hall of Famer Bill Russell wore for his final game sold for more than $1.1 million at an auction held at the TD Garden. Other lots drawing spirited bidding included Russell’s first championship ring, which went for $705,000, and his 1956 Olympic gold medal, which sold for

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. scored 24 points, Fred VanVleet had 17 points and 11 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat New York 90-87 for their 10th straight home meeting with the Knicks. Scottie Barnes had 12 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and Pascal Siakam had 13 points

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Alexander Georgiev stopped 36 shots and the New York Rangers benefited from a contended offsides call in the final minute to beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 and extend one of the best starts in team history. The Sabres thought they had tied it on Victor

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings’ three-game winning streak ended Friday night after a frantic finale, when De’Aaron Fox missed two free throws with 2.4 seconds left to give the Charlotte Hornets a 124-123 victory. Charlotte rookie James Bouknight poured in a career-high 24 points on six 3-pointers,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dedric Boyd had 20 points as Tennessee State routed IUPUI 70-44. Boyd shot 8 for 10 from the floor, including 4 of 6 from deep. Christian Brown had 11 points for the Tigers. Kj Pruitt had 10 points for the Jaguars.

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Danton Heinen, Brock McGinn and Kasperi Kapanen scored, Sidney Crosby had two assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins held on to beat the rival Washington Capitals 4-2. The Penguins controlled the play for the first two periods before the Capitals mounted a comeback in the third. Pittsburgh

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Mike Bothwell registered 16 points as Furman got past Appalachian State 73-65. Justin Forrest led the Mountaineers with 17 points.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Garrett Tipton had 12 points off the bench to lead Bellarmine to an 89-39 win over Midway. Donnie Miller led the NAIA Eagles with 11 points.

CARY, N.C. (AP) — Justin Malou converted in a penalty shootout and Clemson advanced to the NCAA College Cup final after a 1-1 draw with Notre Dame. Clemson won the shootout 5-3 and will face Washington in Sunday’s title game. Clemson is playing in the final for the fifth time in nine College Cup appearances.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Madi Williams scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Taylor Robertson added 23 points and Oklahoma beat No. 16 BYU 99-91 in overtime, spoiling Tegan Graham’s 10 3-pointer performance. Oklahoma’s first-year coach Jennie Baranczyk reached 200 wins in just her 10th season as a head coach, following a nine-year stint at

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Dylan Painter posted 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead Delaware to a 94-55 win over Moravian. Danny Cooper led the Division III Greyhounds with 10 points and six rebounds.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caris LeVert scored 26 points and Domantas Sabonis added 22 to lead the Indiana Pacers past Dallas 106-93. Indiana won its third straight for the first time this season. The Pacers were without coach Rick Carlisle because he is in the NBA’s health and safety protocols

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Ryan Davis scored 18 points as Vermont defeated Brown 70-65. Ben Shungu added 16 points for the Catamounts and Isaiah Powell chipped in 15. Vermont scored the game’s final six points, connecting on 6 of 6 free throws in the final 30 seconds. Shungu made the first two, Powell the second

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Talia von Oelhoffen had 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Taylor Jones scored 13 and No. 23 Oregon State beat Monmouth 72-58. Von Oelhoffen had 12 points, five rebounds and four assists in the first half to help Oregon State to a 41-22 lead at the break. Monmouth

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — For the third time in four seasons, the Los Angeles Rams appear to be getting a major boost in December from a running back who’s finishing the regular season strong. Sony Michel rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown and also caught three passes

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Former Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson is taking over as the coach of Grambling’s storied college football program. Grambling fired eighth-year coach Broderick Fobbs last month. Jackson spent this season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Tennessee State. Jackson spent 18 years in the NFL as

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Patrick Mekari has been ruled out of Sunday’s game at Cleveland because of a hand injury. Mekari left last weekend’s loss at Pittsburgh in the second half and did not return. The Ravens also put cornerback Marlon Humphrey on injured reserve this week, another in a

By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Raina Perez and Camille Hobby scored 15 points each to lead No. 2 North Carolina State over Pittsburgh 89-54 in the ACC opener for both teams. Perez made three 3-pointers, and the Wolfpack shot 47% from beyond the arc. Hobby scored all of her points in 12

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer Duke is turning to Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko to turn around its football program after a two-year slide and a winless Atlantic Coast Conference record. The school announced Elko’s hiring late Friday. That ended a nearly two-week process to hire the replacement for David Cutcliffe. The school

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Dale Coyne Racing and Vasser Sullivan Racing have decided to end their IndyCar team partnership after four seasons. Coyne says the Vasser Sullivan team has opted to focus on sports car entries, though Vasser Sullivan says it still hopes to compete in the IndyCar Series. The move comes one day after Coyne’s

By The Associated Press The NHL is sticking to its plan to allow its players to compete in the Beijing Olympics — for now. Speaking at the conclusion of the league’s board of governors meeting in Florida, Commissioner Gary Bettman said the NHL will continue to honor its commitment to giving players the opportunity to

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos players will wear a decal on their helmets Sunday against Detroit to honor Demaryius Thomas. There will also be a video tribute at the stadium and a moment of silence for the charismatic receiver. Thomas died in his suburban Atlanta home at 33,

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida defensive end Zach Carter is opting out of the team’s bowl game to begin preparing for the NFL draft. Carter made his announcement on social media, thanking coaches, fans, teammates and relatives. The Gators will play UCF in the Gasparilla Bowl on Dec. 23 in Tampa. It would have been

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders tight end Darren Waller will miss his second straight game with injuries to his knee and back. Coach Rich Bisaccia says Waller had been ruled out of the division showdown against Kansas City because of the injuries. Foster Moreau will once again start in his place. Defensive end

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones will miss his second straight game with a neck injury and backup Mike Glennon will start despite sustaining a concussion in his start last weekend against Miami. The Giants (4-8) ruled out Jones after doctors said he was not cleared for contract. The 2019 first-round

NANTES, France (AP) — Moses Simon has scored late for Nantes to come from two goals down and beat Lens 3-2 in the French league. Randal Kolo Muani started Nantes’ second-half comeback with two goals as Lens again paid the price for conceding late goals. The northern team was on the verge of beating Paris