Month: January 2022

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tevian Jones finished with a career-high 36 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Southern Utah edged Portland State 85-82 in overtime. Dre Marin made two free throws with 5 seconds left in OT and had 19 points for the Thunderbirds (12-6, 6-2 Big Sky Conference). Marin’s 3-pointer with 3 seconds remaining

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Austin Johnson totaled 11 points, five rebounds and four blocks to lead UC Irvine past Cal State Bakersfield 57-52. JC Butler had eight points for the Anteaters (7-7, 2-3 Big West Conference) and he made the only 3-pointer of the game. Dalph Panopio scored 15 points off the bench to lead

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry rediscovered his 3-point touch after a rough shooting stretch and scored 29 points, Klay Thompson added 23 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-115.First-time All-Star Andrew Wiggins added 19 points and five rebounds facing his former team again in

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matthias Tass matched his career high with 27 points and snagged 12 rebounds to help Saint Mary’s rally from a 17-point halftime deficit to beat San Francisco 72-70. Tass made 9 of 10 free throws for the Gaels (16-4, 4-1 West Coast Conference), who have won four straight. Jamaree Bouyea had

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Wilbon scored 19 points, the final two coming on a goaltending call with 2.1 seconds left, and Sacramento State edged Idaho State 61-60 on Thursday. Zach Chappell added 16 points and Jonathan Komagum 10. Bryce Fowler grabbed 10 rebounds to go with seven points for the Hornets. Malik Porter had

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An activist plans to hand out 1,000 T-shirts with the slogan “Where is Peng Shuai?” to spectators attending the Australian Open women’s final. Earlier in the tournament, Max Mok was one of three people ejected for wearing the shirt. The tournament has a ban on

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tyler Robertson recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds to carry Portland to a 64-56 win over Pacific. Alphonso Anderson led the Tigers on Thursday night with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

SAN DIEGO — Alimamy Koroma registered 19 points as Cal Poly narrowly defeated UC San Diego 59-55. Toni Rocak led the Tritons on Thursday night with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid scored the shootout winner and added a goal in regulation for Edmonton Oilers in their 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. Evan Bouchard also scored for the Oilers, who have now won three straight after going 2-11-2 in their previous 15 games. Edmonton goalie Mikko Koskinen

BEIJING (AP) — The Beijing Winter Olympics is tapping into and encouraging growing interest among Chinese in skiing, skating, hockey and other previously unfamiliar winter sports. It’s also creating new business opportunities. Schools are adding winter sports to their curriculums. Parents are opening their wallets to support hockey teams and pay for skating lessons. Shopping

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Johni Broome had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Morehead State extended its win streak to 10 games, narrowly defeating Southeast Missouri 74-73 in overtime. Chris Harris led the Redhawks on Thursday night with a season-high 22 points.

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Saad scored twice and had an assist, Ville Husso made 28 saves to win his sixth consecutive start and the St. Louis Blues cruised to a 5-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. Brayden Schenn had a goal and an assist. Jordan Kyrou and Ryan O’Reilly

HAMMOND, La. — Isaac Mushila and Trevian Tennyson scored 19 points apiece as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beat Southeastern Louisiana 86-71. Myles Smith added 14 points for the Islanders on Thursday night, while De’Lazarus Keys and Terrion Murdix each had 12. Jalyn Hinton led the Lions with a career-high 24 points.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Marcus Fitzgerald Jr. had 18 points as Tennessee State narrowly beat Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 75-70. Carlos Marshall Jr. added 17 points for the Tigers on Thursday night, while Kassim Nicholson chipped in 16. Ray’Sean Taylor led the Cougars with 26 points, tying his career high.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Jordan Walker hit a 3-pointer with 4 seconds left and finished with 21 points to lead UAB to a 68-65 victory over Western Kentucky. Michael Ertel and Quan Jackson had 10 points each for the Blazers  (17-4, 7-1 Conference USA), who won their fourth straight. Josh Anderson had 16 points

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Kendal Coleman tossed in a career-high 25 points and snagged 13 rebounds to lead Northwestern State past Incarnate Word 79-70. Carvell Teasett and Cedric Garrett scored 14 apiece for the Demons (5-16, 2-5 Southland Conference), who snapped a four-game skid. Charlie Yoder had 25 points for the Cardinals (4-17, 1-6), who

MARTIN, Tenn. — Sammy Friday IV posted 13 points as Eastern Illinois snapped its 10-game losing streak, narrowly beating UT Martin 58-53. Bernie Andre led the Skyhawks on Thursday night with 18 points and 12 rebounds.

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Jubrile Belo, Xavier Bishop and RaeQuan Battle scored 15 points apiece as Montana State slipped past Eastern Washington 69-65. Amin Adamu had 12 points and six rebounds for the Bobcats (15-5, 7-2 Big Sky Conference), who have won six straight. Linton Acliese III had 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Josh Minott recorded 13 points and 12 rebounds to carry Memphis to a 71-54 win over East Carolina. Tristen Newton led the Pirates on Thursday night with 19 points.

HOUSTON — Derek St. Hilaire had a career-high 34 points as New Orleans extended its winning streak to seven games, topping Houston Baptist 77-66. Jade Tse led the Huskies on Thursday night with 15 points.

EL PASO, Texas — Alfred Hollins tipped in a miss as time expired to lead UTEP to a 70-68 win over Florida Atlantic on Thursday night. Souley Boum had 28 points to lead the Miners. Vladislav Goldin led the Owls with 19 points.

DENVER — Evan Gilyard II had 23 points as Kansas City beat Denver 72-61. Touko Tainamo led the Pioneers on Thursday night with 15 points and 15 rebounds.

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Isaiah Thompson scored a career-high 18 points and Jaden Ivey had 15 in his return from a hip injury as No. 6 Purdue defeated Iowa 83-73. Thompson came in averaging just 5.7 points per game but shot 6 of 8 from the field — including

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Damari Milstead had 20 points and Cal State Fullerton breezed past UC Davis 74-58 to run its winning streak to eight. Jalen Harris had 16 points for the Titans (12-5, 6-0 Big West Conference). Elijah Pepper had 15 points for the Aggies (8-6, 2-2).

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Andreas Athanasiou scored and assisted on Quinton Byfield’s first NHL goal in his return from a long injury layoff, Cal Peterson made 23 saves and the Los Angeles Kings held off the New York Islanders 3-2. Adrian Kempe had an empty-net goal for the Kings, who

OMAHA, Neb. — Max Abmas had 28 points as Oral Roberts defeated Omaha 100-88. Nick Ferrarini led the Mavericks on Thursday night with 20 points.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — J.T. Miller registered his second career hat trick and the Vancouver Canucks snapped a three-game skid with a 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Miller has a team-leading 15 goals on the season and added an assist. Brock Boeser had a goal and two assists and Elias Pettersson contributed a goal

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 15 points to help No. 7 UCLA rout California 81-57. The Bruins won their fifth straight and took sole possession of first place in the Pac-12. All but one of UCLA’s 10 players scored on a night when they were missing

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Amber Ramirez scored 25 points, Samara Spencer and Makayla Daniels added 20 each and Arkansas beat No. 12 LSU 90-76 for the Razorbacks’ third straight win. Ramirez was 10-of-18 shooting, including 5 of 8 from the arc. Spencer, a freshman who had 18 and 19 points in Arkansas’ previous two games,

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Dillon Jones tossed in a career-high 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Weber State to an 85-76 victory over Northern Colorado. Jones made 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range for the Wildcats (15-5, 8-1 Big Sky Conference), who won their fifth straight. Daylen Kountz had 22 points to

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have hired Mike Macdonald as their defensive coordinator, bringing him back from the college ranks after a season at Michigan. The Ravens announced the move Thursday night. The 34-year-old Macdonald was Michigan’s defensive coordinator last season, when the Wolverines won the Big Ten and reached the College

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Larsson scored the first overtime goal in Seattle Kraken history to lift the expansion team to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Kraken trailed 1-0 when Jared McCann scored with 3:56 left in regulation against his former team to force overtime. Larsson then won

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Chris Knight had 16 points off the bench to lead Loyola Chicago to a 44-39 victory over Southern Illinois. Lucas Williamson, whose 13 points per game coming into the matchup led the Ramblers (15-3, 6-1 Missouri Valley Conference), had five points on 2-of-12 shooting. Lance Jones had 12 points for the

CHICAGO — Connor Harding scored 18 points as Utah Valley beat Chicago State 101-87. Fardaws Aimaq and Tim Ceaser added 17 points apiece for the Wolverines on Thursday night, while Tim Fuller chipped in 15. Dominique Alexander led the Cougars with a season-high 23 points.

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Aicha Coulibaly had 26 points and Auburn scored 11 straight late in a 71-61 upset of No. 4 Tennessee, ending the Lady Vols’ nine-game winning streak. The Tigers, the last SEC team to grab a league victory, built an 11-point halftime lead and closed strong.

MOBILE, Ala. — Jay Jay Chandler had a career-high 26 points as South Alabama beat Troy 82-63. Christian Turner led the Trojans on Thursday night with 13 points.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Patrick Mwamba had 15 points as Texas-Arlington defeated Texas State 70-58. Shelby Adams led the Bobcats on Thursday night with 16 points.

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Kane Williams and Jalen Thomas scored 14 points apiece as Georgia State turned back Louisiana 68-64 to snap a five-game losing streak. Justin Roberts added 12 points and six assists for the Panthers (7-9, 1-4 Sun Belt Conference). Kentrell Garnett had 17 points to lead the Ragin’ Cajuns (9-9, 4-4). 

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Boone Jenner and Sean Kuraly each had two goals and the Columbus Blue Jackets scored four straight to rally from an early deficit and beat the New York Rangers 5-3, breaking a three-game losing streak. Gus Nyquist also scored, Zach Werenski had three assists and Patrik

STEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Emily Engstler scored 19 points to lead No. 5 Louisville to a 75-62 victory over Florida State. The Cardinals used a 10-0 run midway through the second quarter to break a 19-all tie. While the Seminoles cut the Louisville lead to 40-38 midway through the third quarter,

MONTREAL (AP) — Anaheim scored three first-period goals, Trevor Zegras scored twice in the second period, and then the Ducks held off the Montreal Canadiens for a 5-4 win on Thursday night. Sam Carrick, Troy Terry and Cam Fowler had first-period goals for Anaheim, and Anthony Stolarz stopped 35 shots. Jake Evans had two goals

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Mardrez McBride tied his career high with a season-high 21 points as North Texas topped Southern Miss 63-54. Tyler Stevenson led the Golden Eagles on Thursday night with 17 points and three blocks.

SAN ANTONIO — Jacob Germany had 23 points and 11 rebounds as UTSA defeated Florida International 73-66. Tevin Brewer led the Panthers on Thursday night with 17 points.

By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Bennett scored two goals to lift the Florida Panthers over the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Thursday night. Aleksander Barkov scored his 200th NHL goal and 500th NHL point and had an assist, while Mason Marchment had an empty-net goal. Spencer Knight made 24 saves

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Michael Cubbage had a career-high 21 points to help St. Francis (BKN) fend off Sacred Heart 71-66. Patrick Emilien had 18 points for the Terriers (6-14, 3-6 Northeast Conference). Cantavio Dutreil had 13 points and seven rebounds to pace the Pioneers (7-13, 3-4).

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA guard Johnny Juzang has been sidelined by COVID-19 protocols. The star of the Bruins’ run to the Final Four last season missed Thursday night’s game against California. That left the seventh-ranked Bruins without their leading scorer. Juzang averages 18.1 points and 4.9 rebounds. He scored 15 points in UCLA’s win

TEANECK, N.J. — Nana Opoku had 12 points and 11 rebounds to carry Mount St. Mary’s to a 67-56 win over Fairleigh Dickinson. Anquan Hill led the Knights on Thursday night with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Camryn Weston hit a pair of foul shots with six seconds left to give Middle Tennessee the lead en route to an 81-79 win over Marshall on Thursday night. Weston had 19 points to lead the Blue Raiders. Donovan Sims added 17 points, while DeAndre Dishman chipped in 16. Andrew Taylor led

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Jaylen Sims had 20 points as UNC Wilmington won its 10th straight game, narrowly defeating Northeastern 67-62. Jahmyl Telfort led the Huskies on Thursday night with 20 points and six rebounds.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Dwayne Cohill had 18 points as Youngstown State got past Green Bay 63-50. Japannah Kellogg III led the Phoenix on Thursday night with 10 points.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Alyssa Ustby tossed in 20 points and Kennedy Todd-Williams scored 15 to power North Carolina to a 78-62 romp over No. 21 Duke. Todd-Williams had eight of her 12 first-half points in the second quarter as the Tar Heels (16-3, 6-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) — who led 19-18 after the first

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — KJ Williams and Justice Hill scored 20 points apiece as Murray State extended its winning streak to nine games with an 80-75 victory over Tennessee Tech. Hill also had 10 assists for the Racers (19-2, 9-0 Ohio Valley Conference). Mamoudou Diarra had 15 points for the Golden Eagles (5-14, 2-4).

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — With her Australian parents in attendance and on her own bobblehead night, Chloe Bibby scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead No. 17 Maryland to a 72-55 win over Rutgers. It was the Scarlet Knights seventh loss in a row and ninth straight loss in Big Ten Conference

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Naz Hillmon scored 20 points and became Michigan’s career leader in rebounds as the No. 7 Wolverines beat No. 22 Ohio State 77-58. Hillmon surpassed Trish Andrew’s record of 928 rebounds during the second half. She finished with 12 for her third straight double-double and now

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Antonee Robinson broke through the freeze in the air and the U.S. offense, scoring in the 52nd minute to lift the United States over El Salvador 1-0 and kept the Americans on track for a return to the World Cup. The narrow victory on a

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Darius McGhee scored 18 points and Kyle Rode had 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists as Liberty defeated North Alabama 72-53. McGhee added six rebounds for the Lancers (14-6, 5-0 Atlantic Sun Conference), who notched their sixth straight victory.  C.J. Brim had 14 points to lead the Lions (8-12, 1-6),

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Rudi Williams had 20 points as Coastal Carolina defeated Arkansas-Little Rock 65-49. Vince Cole had 17 points for the Chanticleers (12-8, 4-4 Sun Belt Conference). Jordan Jefferson had 18 points to lead the Trojans (7-10, 2-3), who scored a season-low 16 in the first half. Nikola

ATLANTA (AP) — Eylia Love scored a career-high 20 points, including 10 straight in the second quarter when Georgia Tech established a double-digit lead, and the No. 14 Yellow Jackets defeated Boston College 68-49. Love was 9-of-14 shooting with eight rebounds for Tech, which won its third straight. Nerea Hermosa added 15 points and seven

BOONE, N.C. — Michael Almonacy posted 13 points as Appalachian State topped Arkansas State 61-54. Marquis Eaton led the Red Wolves on Thursday night with 13 points.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Last year the NFL had a team play in its home stadium in a Super Bowl for the first time. On Sunday, the league will see another first that does put a delay in some of their preparations for this year’s big game. The NFC championship game between the

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Draymond Green is going into TV. The Golden State Warriors star has received an exclusive multiyear agreement to join Turner Sports as an active player, set to make appearances with the network’s Inside the NBA program among other content opportunities with Turner Sports and Bleacher Report.So, this means Green will sit

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Top-ranked Jon Rahm and Justin Thomas made the birdies they needed to keep pace on the easier North Course at Torrey Pines and shared the lead with hard-charging Adam Schenk after two rounds of the Farmers Insurance Open. Schenk made eight straight birdies to shoot a career-low, 10-under 62, also on