Month: January 2022

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Kyrie Irving was just the jolt the Brooklyn Nets needed to escape a midseason slump. He can only provide it on…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer In a record-setting season for last-play wins, no team has sweated it out more than the Las Vegas Raiders. After…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — More than half of the NFL’s 32 teams have female fan clubs. The Detroit Lions’ Women of…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Filip Forsberg scored twice, Juuse Saros made 41 saves and the Nashville Predators beat the Vegas…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Troy Terry scored his first NHL hat trick and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Philadelphia…

SYDNEY (AP) — Spain has topped 2020 champion Serbia to set up an ATP Cup semifinal against Poland. Spain only needed to win one of the three…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers held off the Sacramento Kings 122-114 for their fourth win in five…

HOUSTON (AP) — Deuce Vaughn and the Kansas State Wildcats finished a streaky season on a positive note night with a dominant 42-20 win over…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Isaiah Stevens scored 15 points as No. 20 Colorado State remained undefeated, holding off…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Norway is expected to top the medal table with 22 gold medals and 45 overall when the Beijing Winter Olympics open…

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Connor Hellebuyck stopped 26 shots and the Winnipeg Jets won their third straight game,…

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Jayden Gardner scored 23 points and Virginia pulled away in the final seven minutes to beat Clemson 75-65.  Virginia, which…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Justin Lewis had a career-high 23 points plus 11 rebounds as Marquette broke out of its slump…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Malcolm Dandridge and Earl Timberlake scored 12 points apiece and Landers Nolley II sank two free throws with 2 seconds left…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Paolo Banchero had 17 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 2 Duke beat Georgia Tech…

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 22 points before fouling out and in a frantic finish Vanderbilt beat Arkansas 75-74 on Tuesday…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Cale Makar scored on a slick move 2:38 into overtime, and the surging Colorado Avalanche beat the…

By MURRAY EVANS Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — No. 6 Kansas overcame a scoreless streak of more than 9 1/2 minutes to beat Oklahoma…

MUNCIE, Ind. — Justyn Hamilton put back an offensive rebound with 10 seconds left to give Kent State a 66-65 win over Ball State in a Mid-America…

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Freshman Alexis Markowski scored a season-high 20 points in her first start, and Nebraska built…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tari Eason capped his 13-point performance with a dunk following a Kentucky turnover with…

By CHRIS GOFF Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jared Rhoden scored 17 points, Alexis Yetna had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 24 Seton Hall…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Devin Booker scored 33 points, Chris Paul added 11 points and 15 assists, and the Phoenix Suns beat the New Orleans Pelicans…

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty has started her 2022 season with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 comeback win over 17-year-old American Coco Gauff…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Patric Hornqvist scored twice, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped a season-high 47 shots and the…

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Tyler Bertuzzi and Pius Suter each scored twice, including short-handed goals on the same penalty,…

DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 24 of his 32 points in the first half, Julius Randle had 30 points and 16…

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:49 left in the third period and the Boston Bruins…

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Ja Morant scored six of his 26 points in the final 30 seconds, including the go-ahead hoop,…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Sophomore Dereon Seabron scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half and North Carolina State rallied to beat Virginia…

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Marcus Williams dribbled out of the back court and drilled a pull-up 3-pointer with under a second left to give Texas A&M an…

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ondrej Palat had two goals and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning trounced the Columbus…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — James Akinjo matched his career high with 27 points, Adam Flagler scored 22 and top-ranked…

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Geo Baker scored 27 points on 10-for-15 shooting and Ron Harper Jr. scored 20 and Rutgers beat depleted Michigan 75-67. It…