Month: January 2022

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins had been winning so much the playoffs seemed an inevitability in coach Brian Flores’ third season. The Dolphins found themselves eliminated hours after their history-making seven-game winning streak ended. Tua Tagovailoa turned the ball over twice, once with the ball

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored a career-high 30 points and No. 19 LSU defeated No. 23 Texas A&M 75-66 for the Tigers’ 13th straight victory. Morris was 9-of-16 shooting with four 3-pointers. Khayla Pointer also had four 3-pointers and scored 17 points with nine rebounds and eight assists. Jailin Cherry added 10

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The Baltimore Ravens were called for a crucial delay-of-game penalty on third-and-goal from the 4 and after settling for a field goal on that drive, they allowed the Los Angeles Rams to drive the other way for the winning touchdown with less than a minute remaining. The Ravens lost

By RICH DUBROFF Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nico Hischier scored his second goal of the game with 2:04 left in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday. Washington rallied late in regulation to force overtime, with Nic Dowd pulling the Capitals within a goal with

TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 19 of his season-high 35 points in the third quarter, Pascal Siakam had 20 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors extended their home winning streak against the Knicks to 11 games by beating a depleted New York team 120-105 Sunday. OG Anunoby scored 14 points, Scottie Barnes

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Logan O’Connor scored a tiebreaking goal late in the third period and the Colorado Avalanche rallied from two goals down past the Anaheim Ducks 4-2. Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists and Darcy Kuemper had 29 saves for the Avalanche, who were playing their first

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Ali Patberg scored 18 points, Aleksa Gulbe and Mackenzie Holmes each had a double-double and No. 8 Indiana beat sixth-ranked Maryland 70-63 in overtime for its first victory in the 12-game series. Maryland missed all seven of its field-goal attempts in overtime, becoming the 13th opponent Indiana has held under 70

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — George Smith had a season-high 23 points to help Pennsylvania fend off Brown 77-73 in an Ivy League opener. Smith shot 9 for 10 from the line for Penn (4-10), hitting a pair with 8 seconds remaining to make it a two-possession lead. Jordan Dingle added 20 points for the Quakers, who

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — Tyson Jolly had 18 points to lead five Iona players in double figures as the Gaels edged Marist 69-66 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action. Elijah Joiner, Ryan Myers and Nelly Junior Joseph added 11 points apiece for the Gaels (11-2, 3-0). Jao Ituka had 13 points for the Red

VESTAL, N.Y. (AP) — Jacob Falko and Tyler Bertram scored 20 points apiece as Binghamton turned back UMass Lowell 68-63 in an America East Conference opener. The 20 points were a season high for Falko, who made 9 of 10 free throws. Kellen Amos had 12 points for the Bearcats (4-6). Kalil Thomas scored a

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yuri Collins scored a career-high 24 points and Saint Louis beat Richmond 76-69 in the Billikens’ Atlantic 10 Conference opener on Sunday. Gibson Jimerson had 17 points for Saint Louis (9-4). Tyler Burton had 24 points and 12 rebounds to pace the Spiders (9-6, 0-2).

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — AJ Green had 18 points as Northern Iowa defeated Evansville 83-61. Trae Berhow added 16 points for the Panthers on Sunday, while Noah Carter chipped in 15. Blaise Beauchamp led the Purple Aces with 14 points.

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Evan McPherson kicked a 20-yard field goal as time ran out, and the Cincinnati Bengals earned their first AFC North title and postseason appearance in six years with a wild 34-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Rookie Ja’Marr Chase had a franchise-record and NFL rookie

By CHRIS MITCHELL Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Haley Jones scored 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as No. 2 Stanford pounded Washington State 82-44 on Sunday, extending its all-time record to 70-0 against the Cougars. Kiki Iriafen scored 13 points and Hannah Jump and Fran Belibi added 10 points each for short-handed Stanford

By JOHN JACKSON Associated Press EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Gabe Brown scored 20 points, Marcus Bingham Jr. added 13 and No. 10 Michigan State rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit for a 73-67 victory over Northwestern. Max Christie had 11 points and Joey Hauser added 10 as the Spartans (12-2, 3-0 in the Big Ten)

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Devin Singletary scored two touchdowns rushing in the second half to make up for Josh Allen’s sloppiness and the AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills rallied to clinch their third consecutive playoff berth with a 29-15 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Buffalo clinched the playoff berth

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Antonio Brown was kicked off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after a bizarre, shirtless exit from the field before Tom Brady coolly led the Bucs on a 93-yard drive in the final minutes for a 28-24 victory over the New York Jets on

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Elizabeth Balogun scored 27 points including a final go-ahead basket with 30 seconds left to rally No. 15 Duke to a 72-70 victory over No. 17 Notre Dame. Miela Goodchild added 13 points and Celeste Taylor and Lexi Gordon 12 each for the Blue Devils, who shot 50% and made 10

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evan Rodrigues and Bryan Rust both finished off hat tricks in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 8-5 for their eighth straight win. Rodrigues and Rust each scored twice as the Pens built a 6-1 lead in the first period. Both

By DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Matthew Stafford shook off three turnovers to guide a fourth-quarter rally that carried the Los Angeles Rams to their fifth straight victory, 20-19 over the short-handed but stubborn Baltimore Ravens. Stafford threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Odell Beckham Jr. with 57 seconds left immediately after completing

AVERY OSEN Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Ayoka Lee continued to show why she is one of the best post players in the country scoring 32 points and 10 rebounds and helped Kansas State upset No. 10 Baylor 68-59. Kansas State led by 14 in the fourth quarter, but the Bears cut the lead

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Robert Quinn broke Hall of Famer Richard Dent’s franchise single-season record with his 18th sack,  and the Chicago Bears pounded the New York Giants 29-3. Trevis Gipson added a career-high two sacks and the Bears joined Green Bay as the only franchises with 800 victories counting

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Derek Carr directed Las Vegas to Daniel Carlson’s winning 33-yard field goal as time expired, and the Raiders beat the Indianapolis Colts 23-20 to move one step closer to an AFC wild card. After Michael Badgley kicked a tying 41-yard field goal for Indianapolis with 1:56

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ryan Tannehill threw two touchdown passes as the Tennessee Titans clinched their second straight AFC South title Sunday, snapping the Miami Dolphins’ seven-game winning streak with a 34-3 win. The Titans (11-5) won their second straight overall and third in four games to

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Mac Jones threw three touchdown passes and Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for two scores apiece to put the New England Patriots in the playoffs with their 50-10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The victory and Miami’s loss at Tennessee did the

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles held on to beat Washington 20-16 and clinched a playoff spot hours later when Minnesota lost to Green Bay. Jalen Hurts scrambled out of trouble while showing no ill effects from a recent ankle injury, and Boston Scott rushed for two touchdowns.

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Erik Haula scored a tiebreaking goal in the second period and the Boston Bruins pulled away with three more in the third to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1. Patrice Bergeron had his fifth goal in three games against Detroit this season. Charlie McAvoy, Trent Frederic and

By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Tamari Key scored 17 points to lead five Tennessee players in double figures as the No. 7 Lady Volunteers rallied to beat Arkansas 70-63. Key scored eight points for Tennessee during a 10-3 run that turned a two-point deficit into a five-point lead with 4:12

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — For the first time since top-tier English soccer stadiums were ordered to be all-seater in 1994, thousands of Chelsea supporters have been able to legally stand again at a Premier League match without being ordered to sit. Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge stadium was the pioneer as

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad had his eighth career hat trick, Igor Shesterkin stopped 38 shots for his second shutout of the season and the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0. Ryan Strome also scored, Chris Kreider had three assists and Adam Fox added

BOSTON (AP) — Caleb Love matched his season high of 22 points for the fifth time and three other Tar Heels scored 17 or more as North Carolina rolled past Boston College 91-65. Love was 7-of-11 shooting with four 3-pointers. Armando Bacot added 18 points with 11 rebounds for his Atlantic Coast Conference-leading ninth double-double.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Cooper Neese registered 19 points as Indiana State defeated Bradley 76-71. Terry Roberts led the Braves on Sunday with 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger could be making his 135th and final start at Heinz Field when the Steelers host Cleveland. The 39-year-old Roethlisberger says all signs are pointing to his 18th season in the NFL as his last. Roethlisberger has been dominant at Heinz Field through

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Emily Engstler scored 14 points and hit a layup with three seconds remaining to lift No. 3 Louisville to its 12th straight victory, 50-48 over No. 16 Georgia Tech. In a matchup of the nation’s top scoring defense in Georgia Tech and the nation’s third-best in

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sophomore Caitlin Clark scored a career-high 44 points with eight assists, freshman Addison O’Grady recorded her first double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds and No. 21 Iowa beat Evansville 93-56. It was the most points scored by a player in a women’s basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Clark also

LONDON (AP) — Christian Pulisic completed Chelsea’s fightback against Liverpool to claim a 2-2 draw in the Premier League. The American struck in the 45th minute shortly after Mateo Kovacic’s first-time volley from the edge of the penalty area began the recovery. Liverpool led through Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah scoring in the opening 26

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Christian Pulisic completed Chelsea’s fightback against Liverpool for a 2-2 draw in the Premier League. The American struck in the 45th minute for his third goal from 11 league appearances this season shortly after Mateo Kovacic’s volley. Liverpool led through Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Fraser Hornby was on the field only three minutes when he scored with seconds of injury time remaining as first division Reims scraped a 1-0 win at amateur side Thaon to reach the last 16 of the French Cup. In the day’s last game 10-time Cup

By The Associated Press Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has been removed from the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol and New York Rangers star forward Artemi Panarin was added to the list. The 37-year-old Fleury was added to the list on Monday. He is 9-10-1 with two shutouts, a .913 save percentage and 2.86 goals-against average in

LONDON (AP) — Mads Roerslev was an unlikely match-winner for Brentford, scoring his first goal in professional football against Aston Villa. The defender sealed a 2-1 win in the Premier League on Sunday in the 83rd minute. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez beat away his first shot but the 22-year-old Dane struck from the rebound. Villa had

LEEDS, England (AP) — Stuart Dallas and Dan James scored second-half goals as Leeds beat Burnley 3-1 to help its Premier League survival chances. Jack Harrison’s first-half opener for Leeds was canceled out by Maxwel Cornet’s fine free kick. During the Burnley celebrations, defender Matt Lowton was hit by a plastic bottle thrown from the

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Alexis Mac Allister scored twice to lead Brighton to a 3-2 win at Everton that piled more pressure on manager Rafael Benitez. Mac Allister’s opener came in the third minute and was followed by a header from Dan Burn in the 21st. Academy graduate Anthony Gordon scored his first two goals