Month: December 2021

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Eeli Tolvanen scored with 11.5 seconds left to cap the Nashville Predators’ third-period rally for a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders. The Islanders led 3-2 after Noah Dobson’s goal early in the third, but Nashville came back to keep New York winless in seven

By BRIAN J. PEDERSEN Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Shaina Pellington had a season-high 16 points, Cate Reese added 13 and No. 6 Arizona beat North Dakota State 59-47. The Wildcats are 8-0 for the fifth time in school history and second time in three seasons but looked like a team playing its first

BATON ROUGE, La. — Terrell Williams had 16 points as Southern defeated Lindsey Wilson 86-68. Elijah Jordan led the Blue Raiders with 15 points and seven rebounds.

TORONTO (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored early and set up Tampa Bay’s final three goals as the Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 on Thursday night. Ondrej Palat scored twice and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Taylor Raddysh added goals for Tampa Bay.  Andrei Vasilevskiy made 35 saves. Ondrej Kase had two goals, William Nylander also

NEW YORK — Chuba Ohams had 20 points plus 11 rebounds as Fordham got past Long Island University 73-57. Isaac Kante led the Sharks with 16 points and seven rebounds.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former Major League Baseball outfielder Yasiel Puig has signed a one-year, $1 million contact with South Korean club Kiwoom Heroes.  The Cuban-born Puig turned 31 this week and hasn’t played in the majors since 2019 when he played 100 games for the Cincinnati Reds and 49 for the Cleveland Indians

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Trevor Zegras and Rickard Rakell scored in the shootout and the Anaheim Ducks rallied past the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 for their second straight win. Isac Lundestrom scored for Anaheim and John Gibson stopped 33 shots for his fourth straight win against Columbus. Alexandre Texier scored

By The Associated Press The National Hockey League has announced an enhanced training program for employees at its board of governors meetings after an investigation uncovered disturbing details of sexual abuse endured by Chicago Blackhawks prospect Kyle Beach more than a decade ago. The program for all league and club employees is being created in

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Gremio has been relegated from the country’s top-tier division only four years after winning the Copa Libertadores. The Porto Alegre-based team beat champions Atletico Mineiro 4-2 at home in the final round of the championship, but saw local rival Juventude beat Corinthians 1-0 at home with a goal from the

MONTREAL (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves and earned his 500th career win as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-0. With a shutout, Fleury joined Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy as the only NHL goaltenders to reach 500 career victories. Jonathan Toews and Henrik Borgstrom scored for Chicago. Patrick Kane and Seth

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Najee Garvin tied his season high with 20 points as Hampton narrowly defeated William & Mary 54-53. Ben Wight led the Tribe with 12 points.

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Ron Harper Jr. hit a buzzer-beater from just inside half court, and Rutgers shocked Purdue in its first-ever game as the nation’s No. 1 team, winning 70-68. Harper finished with a career-high 30 points on 10-of-15 shooting and 10 rebounds for the Scarlet Knights, a do-it-all

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points, Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 21 rebounds and the Utah Jazz extended their winning streak to six games with a 118-96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. Hassan Whiteside added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Utah. Joel Embiid

KENT, Ohio — Malique Jacobs had 23 points plus 11 rebounds as Kent State beat Detroit 69-52. Antoine Davis led the Titans with 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dylan Penn had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Bellarmine routed Asbury College 87-55. Ethan Claycomb and CJ Fleming added 15 points each for the Knights. Nick Fort led the Eagles with 13 points.

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jared Rhoden scored 18 points and made the go-ahead basket as No. 23 Seton Hall knocked off its second top-10 team this season, beating No. 7 Texas 64-60. Cold-shooting Bryce Aiken scored five of his 10 points in the final minute, including a clutch 3-pointer,

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Deja Church had 20 points, Anessah Morrow added 18 points with 17 rebounds and DePaul used balanced offense to top No. 14 Kentucky 94-85 on Thursday night for its fourth consecutive victory. The Blue Demons shot 53% in the second half, including 56% in the fourth quarter to finally build a

By EVAN GERIKE Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes had 23 points, five rebounds and five blocked shots, and No. 10 Indiana scored a season high in points in a dominating 91-58 victory over Fairfield. The Hoosiers (7-2) went on a 23-0 run in the first quarter after the Stags (3-5) took an

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech shut down No. 3 UConn in its first game since an injury to reigning national player of the year Paige Bueckers, defeating the Huskies 57-44 in a defensive slugfest. With both teams struggling to muster offense, the game was tied at halftime and at

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dereon Seabron had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Terquavion Smith added 14 points, and North Carolina State beat Bethune-Cookman 65-48. N.C. State closed the game on a 10-2 run as Bethune-Cookman missed seven straight shots in the final six minutes. Both teams shot less than 40% from the field. Jericole Hellems

By The Associated Press Theodore Whitmore is out as Jamaica’s national soccer coach, seven weeks before the Reggae Boyz resume World Cup qualifying and try to climb back into contention for a berth in next year’s tournament. Trying to reach the World Cup for the first time since 1998, Jamaica is sixth in the eight-nation

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA regular season will begin May 6 and the 12 teams will each play a record 36 games. The season will end on Aug. 14, followed by the postseason, using a new format that will have the top eight teams seeded one through eight.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jonathan Singleton has signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers. The former heralded first base prospect is attempting a big league comeback at the age of 30. The Houston Astros released Singleton in 2018 while he was serving a 100-game suspension under baseball’s minor league drug program after a third

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Receiver Allen Robinson expects to return to the Chicago Bears’ lineup when they visit the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night after missing the past three games because of a hamstring injury. Robinson says “everything is trending in the right direction.” Robinson has not played since Nov. 8, when

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook has returned to the lineup for a critical game against Pittsburgh. He missing just one week with a shoulder injury. Cook was on the active list for the Vikings despite the shortened recovery time with the Thursday night game. He sat out last Sunday at Detroit

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse coach Dino Babers has hired Bob Ligashesky as the Orange’s special teams coordinator. Ligashesky spent the 2021 season at Bowling Green in the same position and before that was Illinois’ special teams coordinator from 2016-20. The hiring comes less than two weeks after Babers began revamping his staff, firing offensive

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California receiver Drake London has declared his eligibility for the upcoming NFL draft after three seasons with the Trojans. London was named the Pac-12′s offensive player of the year despite playing in only 7 1/2 games for the Trojans before breaking his right ankle in a game against Arizona in

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills quarterback Josh Allen is struggling in attempting to assess the inconsistencies which have plagued Buffalo’s offense over the past two months. The fourth-year starter was defiant in saying, “We still got it,” before later conceding the offense is in a rut. The Bills

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Offensive tackle Duane Brown will get to see his former team for the first time since getting traded to Seattle when the Seahawks visit Houston on Sunday. Brown spent the first 9 ½ seasons of his career with the Texans, becoming a four-time Pro Bowl

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Andrew Whitworth reaches a remarkable milestone in his career and his life when the Los Angeles Rams visit the Arizona Cardinals on Monday night. He turns 40 on Sunday, which means he’ll become the first 40-year-old in NFL history to start a game at

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — It’s not exactly the 199th overall pick but drafting Mac Jones in the middle of the first round is turning out to be quite a steal for New England. The heir to Tom Brady in the Patriots huddle has emerged as the top quarterback from

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Timbers coach Giovanni Savarese has had success against NYCFC before, dating back to his days as coach of the New York Cosmos. Savarese came to the Timbers in December 2017 after five seasons at the lower-tier Cosmos. The Cosmos downed NYCFC in the

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson is still a rookie but the New York Jets quarterback feels as though he’s already in his second NFL season. He struggled before a sprained knee sidelined him for four games. Wilson has come back feeling more comfortable in the

By TERRY McCORMICK Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans claimed inside linebacker Zach Cunningham off waivers from the Houston Texans in a move they hope will bolster their injury-riddled group. Cunningham, 27, was released by the Texans (2-10)  on Wednesday after being late to and missing meetings this season. Cunningham, who played