Month: January 2022

By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 31 points, Tobias Harris added 22 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 116-106. The 76ers, who notched their NBA-best 14th road victory of the season, tied a season high with a fifth straight win overall. They also defeated Orlando for a

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Evan Rodrigues scored 12 seconds apart in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied past the St. Louis Blues 5-3. Crosby scored his fifth, Rodrigues his 14th and Brock McGinn his ninth, as Pittsburgh scored three in the third to erase a 3-2

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 33 points, OG Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. had 22 apiece and the Toronto Raptors beat the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 117-111 on Wednesday night. Fred VanVleet added 19 points for the Raptors. They improved to 18-17 and overcame Milwaukee’s hot-shooting first half and late

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Baron Davis, Metta World Peace and Shane Battier have spent time in Asia helping build the profile of basketball and their base of fans. Now they’re buying in. The East Asia Super League ambassadors are touting the revamped championship to be a “game changer” for

By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Vivian Gray scored 23 points, Bre’Amber Scott had 21 and Texas Tech dominated inside while defeating No. 9 Texas 74-61. The Red Raiders (8-5, 1-1 Big 12) shot 50 percent from the field, had an 24-16 edge in the paint and continually went to the free

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Charlie Moore scored 25 points, Isaiah Wong had all 14 of his during Miami’s 58-point second half, and the Hurricanes beat Syracuse 88-87 for their eighth straight victory. Miami trailed by as many as 18 points in the first half after 4-for-14 shooting from 3-point range. But the Hurricanes made

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — El Ellis scored 18 points off the bench, including seven consecutive for Louisville during a critical late stretch to put the Cardinals ahead for good before holding off Pittsburgh 75-72 on Wednesday night. A second half featuring 16 lead changes finally swung the Cardinals’ way thanks to Ellis, who hit a

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Malachi Smith scored 24 points and Chattanooga beat Wofford 75-67. Max Klesmit scored 22 points for the Terriers.

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Gregg Popovich became the first to coach 2,000 NBA games with the same team, and Dejounte Murray scored 22 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs past the Boston Celtics 99-97. Devin Vassell and Derrick White each had 17 points for the Spurs, who snapped a four-game

CHARLESTON, S.C. — D’Maurian Williams had 20 points as Gardner-Webb rolled past Charleston Southern 88-63. Tahlik Chavez led the Buccaneers on Wednesday night with 11 points.

By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin Porter Jr. hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 0.4 seconds left to give the Houston Rockets a 114-111 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. Porter and Christian Wood returned from one-game suspensions for conduct detrimental to the team. Wood added 22

MADISON, Wisc. (AP) — Ali Patberg scored 18 points and Mackenzie Holmes added 16 to help No. 6 Indiana beat Wisconsin 76-53. Patberg scored 12 points in the first half when Indiana used a 19-9 second quarter to take a 36-21 lead. Grace Berger had 11 assists and scored seven points in the victory. Aleska

By The Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has denied No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic entry to defend his title in the year’s first tennis major and canceled his visa because he failed to meet the requirements for an exemption to the country’s COVID-19 vaccination rules. Djokovic has won the Australian Open nine

PHILADELPHIA — Foster Loyer had 25 points as Davidson stretched its win streak to 10 games, topping Saint Joseph’s 88-73. Dahmir Bishop led the Hawks on Wednesday night with 17 points and six rebounds.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Kevin Samuel recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds as Florida Gulf Coast extended its home win streak to eight games, beating North Florida 74-67. Tavian Dunn-Martin added 11 points and 12 assists for the Eagles on Wednesday night. Carter Hendricksen led the Ospreys with 16 points and eight rebounds.

CLEVELAND — Tre Gomillion had a season-high 21 points as Cleveland State extended its home win streak to eight games, defeating Purdue Fort Wayne 65-58. Jarred Godfrey led the Mastodons on Wednesday night with 18 points.

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Michael Akuchie had 19 points and 12 rebounds to carry Youngstown State to a 64-60 win over Robert Morris. Rasheem Dunn led the Colonials on Wednesday night with 15 points.

MACON, Ga. — Shannon Grant had a career-high 26 points as Mercer edged past Samford 83-80. Felipe Haase added 24 points for the Bears. Jermaine Marshall led the Bulldogs on Wednesday night with a career-high 28 points.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a career-high nine of Charlotte’s franchise-record 24 3-pointers and the Hornets routed the Pistons 140-111 on Wednesday night. Oubre had eight 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, tying an NBA record set by Milwaukee’s Michael Redd in 2002. Oubre was 8 of

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jahvon Quinerly and Juwan Gary scored 19 points apiece and No. 15 Alabama opened the second half with a 22-4 run en route to an 83-70 win over Florida. The Crimson Tide used the huge spurt to win consecutive games for the first time in

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Adrian Baldwin Jr. scored 12 points and his 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds left proved to be the game winner and VCU beat Dayton 53-52 Wednesday night in an Atlantic 10 Conference opener for both teams. Toumani Camara scored 16 points for the Flyers.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jeenathan Williams had 21 points as Buffalo beat Bowling Green 99-88. Ronaldo Segu and David Skogman added 20 points each for the Bulls. Samari Curtis led the Falcons on Wednesday night with a season-high 25 points.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jahlil White scored 17 points and Damian Dunn added 16 and Temple beat Central Florida 66-62. Jeremiah Williams scored 13 points and distributed six assists and Zach Hicks scored 10 for the Owls. Darius Perry scored 14 points for the UCF.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Elena Tsineke scored 21 points and Bethy Mununga had a double-double and No. 24-ranked South Florida blitzed Cincinnati from the outset then held off the Bearcats for a 61-46 win. Arame Niang’s basket 29 seconds in marked Cincinnati’s only lead. South Florida went on a 13-0 run and closed out the first

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Josh Carlton had a career-high 30 points with 11 rebounds and No. 12 Houston beat South Florida 83-66. Carlton’s previous best scoring performance was 21 points while with UConn on March 7, 2019, against Temple. Kyler Edwards, who returned after missing Sunday’s 66-61 win at Temple

RICHMOND, Va. — Jacob Gilyard posted 17 points and 10 assists as Richmond topped UMass 80-72. Tyler Burton added 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Spiders on Wednesday night. Rich Kelly led the Minutemen with 20 points.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Mike Bothwell had 20 points as Furman edged UNC Greensboro 58-54. De’Monte Buckingham led the Spartans on Wednesday night with 14 points and seven rebounds.

BUIES CREEK, N.C. — Tajion Jones scored 16 points and UNC Asheville defeated Campbell 60-54 on Wednesday night in a Big South Conference opener for both teams. Ricky Clemons scored 15 points for Campbell.

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Freshman Max Christie scored a season-high 21 points and Gabe Brown had 14 points to help No. 10 Michigan State pull away and beat Nebraska 79-67 for its eighth win in a row. The Spartans led by just four points at halftime because they

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — David Sloan scored 20 points and East Tennessee State beat VMI 80-79. Jake Stephens scored a season-high 29 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked three shots for the Keydets.

NEW YORK — Julian Champagnie had 34 points plus 15 rebounds as St. John’s edged past DePaul 89-84. Javon Freeman-Liberty led the Blue Demons on Wednesday night with 24 points and seven rebounds.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky junior wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson is entering the NFL draft after capping a record-breaking season with an MVP performance in the No. 25 Wildcats’ Citrus Bowl victory. He announced thes decision Wednesday night on social media. Robinson transferred from Nebraska after two seasons and quickly established himself as the Wildcats’

By LES EAST Associated Press METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The Saints’ defense has been menacing quarterbacks and racking up sacks in three recent victories that have kept New Orleans alive in the NFC playoff race. But the Saints know they’ll have to play better against Matt Ryan and the Falcons’ offense than they did in

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Jake Fromm is likely going to get his second NFL start. The former Georgia product has to hope it will be a lot better than his first less than two weeks ago against Philadelphia. Fromm threw for 25 yards in two-plus quarters before being

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Viktor Hovland was home in Norway for the holidays and figured he would get to Hawaii early to get ready for the new year. He made it just fine. His clubs? Not so much. Hovland finally arrived on Maui late on Dec. 29. His golf

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Running back Cam Akers is expected to make his season debut for the Los Angeles Rams in their regular-season finale against San Francisco. The Rams will need all the help they can get if they hope to win the NFC West by beating a rival

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ethan Cepuran won the men’s 5,000 meters and Mia Manganello Kilburg won the women’s 3,000 on opening night of the U.S. Olympic speedskating trials without spectators. Cepuran made up more than a second in his pairing with Casey Dawson to win by 0.03 seconds after trailing most of the 12 1/2-lap race

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Long snapper Jacob Bobenmoyer cut a lonely figure at the Denver Broncos practice on Wednesday with both kicker Brandon McManus and punter Sam Martin on the reserve/COVID-19 list. The Broncos (7-9) expect both of their specialists to come off the virus list Saturday when

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mike Budenholzer has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols and Giannis Antetokounpo is sidelined with an illness unrelated to COVID-19, leaving the Milwaukee Bucks without their coach and star player against Toronto. Assistant Darvin Ham will serve as acting coach. Antetokounmpo is averaging 27.9 points and

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have retired the No. 41 of franchise icon Dirk Nowitzki. The celebration was even better for his former team with a victory over Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Nowitzki led the Mavericks to their only championship in 2011 and set an

FARMVILLE, Va. — Isaiah Wilkins tied his career high with a season-high 21 points as Longwood rolled past Pfeiffer 109-69. Taylan Rowe led the Falcons on Wednesday with 22 points.

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger acknowledged that his emotions were still high in the hours following a 12-point win Monday night against Cleveland. Roethlisberger insisted Wednesday morning that he’s solely focused on Sunday’s significant season-finale at Baltimore, a game that will play a role in determining Pittsburgh’s

BALTIMORE — De’Torrion Ware had 22 points as Morgan State easily defeated Goucher 100-41. Ty Horner added 20 points for the Bears. Cameron Isaacs led the Gophers on Wednesday with 15 points.

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The Baltimore Ravens’ season will likely end this weekend when they host Pittsburgh. Although both teams harbor faint playoff hopes, much of the focus is on the fact that this could be the final game for Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Amid all of that, there are some veterans on

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Linebacker Bobby Wagner says he’s going to make every effort to play in the Seahawks’ regular season finale Sunday at Arizona, however meaningless the game is for Seattle. Wagner suffered a sprained knee while trying to defend a screen pass during the Seahawks’ last game.