Month: January 2022

By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — With decreasing snowpack due to drought and climate change, the ski industry has invested millions of dollars in more efficient snowmaking systems. According to the Colorado-based National Ski Areas Association, about 87% of the 337 U.S. alpine resorts the trade group represents have snowmaking capabilities. Some question

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Restrictions which resulted in the removal of a spectator for wearing a T-shirt supporting Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai at the Australian Open have been overhauled after international backlash. Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley says it will OK for spectators to wear the shirts

By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nazem Kadri and Mikko Rantanen scored, Pavel Francouz made 23 saves for his third career shutout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 to extend their franchise-record home winning streak to 16 games. It was the seventh straight victory overall for the Avalanche, who tied

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 33 points, Chris Paul had 15 of his a season-high 27 points in the fourth quarter, and the Phoenix Suns rallied for a 115-109 win over the short-handed Utah Jazz. Paul just missed a triple-double with 14 assists and nine rebounds. The Suns

GRAMBLING, La. — Shawndarius Cowart scored a career-high 23 points as Grambling State beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 76-65. Cameron Christon added 20 points for the Tigers. Dequan Morris led the Golden Lions on Monday night with 22 points.

POCATELLO, Idaho — Steele Venters had 21 points as Eastern Washington easily defeated Idaho State 89-63. Angelo Allegri had 17 points for Eastern Washington. Tarik Cool led the Bengals with 15 points.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — Aaron Wheeler tallied 17 points and 10 rebounds to lift St. John’s to an 84-63 win over Seton Hall. Posh Alexander had 19 points and seven rebounds for St. John’s, which broke its four-game road losing streak. Myles Cale led the Pirates with 16 points.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Josip Vrankic had 22 points as Santa Clara edged past San Diego 78-74 in overtime. Terrell Brown led the Toreros on Monday night with 13 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks.

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Jawaun Daniels had 30 points as Prairie View romped past Alabama A&M 72-48. Daniels hit 11 of 12 shots, including 6 of 6 from behind the arc. Jalen Johnson led Alabama A&M with 15 points.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Jayden Saddler had a career-high 21 points as Southern romped past Mississippi Valley State 100-72. Kadar Waller led the Delta Devils on Monday night with a season-high 20 points.

By The Associated Press Samuel Shashoua has been approved by FIFA for a change of affiliation to the United States from England. Shashoua is a 22-year-old midfielder on Spain’s Tenerife. He was born in London to an American father and played for Tottenham’s academy. He was loaned to second-tier Baleares in September 2018 and then

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Devonte’ Graham scored 25 points, Josh Hart had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Indiana Pacers 117-113. Graham went 5 of 9 from 3-point range on a night when the rest of his team missed 20 of 21 from

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild matched their franchise record for goals in an 8-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Connor Dewar got his first career goal and added an assist when Nico Sturm scored 22 seconds later to help the Wild break open the game in

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nicola Vucevic had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls withstood a fierce rally by Oklahoma City to beat the Thunder 111-110. The Bulls led by 28 points in the third quarter, but the Thunder had a chance to tie it in the

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Caleb Love scored 22 points, Armando Bacot had 14 points and 19 rebounds and all five starters scored in double figures as North Carolina defeated Virginia Tech 78-68. Brady Manek added 15 points and eight rebounds, R.J. Davis scored 15 points and Leaky Black had 10 points. Keve Aluma made

MARTIN, Tenn. — KJ Simon had 24 points as UT Martin beat Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 76-70. Shamar Wright led the Cougars on Monday night with 15 points and seven rebounds.

MURRAY, Ky. — KJ Williams had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Murray State won its eighth straight game, easily beating Tennessee Tech 79-53. Daniel Ramsey led the Golden Eagles with 12 points.

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Justin Wright had a career-high 21 points as North Carolina Central topped Maryland Eastern Shore 75-63. Dom London led the Hawks on Monday night with 16 points.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Keith Littles registered 18 points as Florida A&M narrowly beat Jackson State 67-64. Justin Brown led the Tigers on Monday night with 13 points.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Justin Thomas and Keondre Montgomery scored 16 points each as Alcorn State narrowly defeated Bethune-Cookman 70-67. Dontrell McQuarter made one of two free throws with six seconds left to give the Braves a three-point lead, then Damani McEntire missed a tying 3-pointer for the Wildcats. Marcus Garrett scored a career-high 21

VESTAL, N.Y. — Jacob Falko had 22 points as Binghamton defeated Hartford 74-64. Christian Hinckson added 20 points for the Bearcats. Austin Williams led the Hawks on Monday night with 16 points.

NORFOLK, Va. — Joe Bryant Jr., Christian Ings and Jalen Hawkins scored 18 points apiece as Norfolk State rolled past Morgan State 82-62. Lagio Grantsaan led Morgan State with 14 points and nine rebounds.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jack Chapman had 27 points plus 14 rebounds as Kansas City easily defeated Spurgeon College 111-44. Anderson Kopp added 22 points for the Roos. Jamie Juncal led the Knights with 10 points.

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Fox scored the deciding goal in the sixth round of a shootout and the New York Rangers beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 for their ninth win in 12 games. Chris Kreider got his NHL-leading 30th goal, Barclay Goodrow also scored and Artemi

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Keith Yandle tied the NHL record for consecutive games played with 964 and the Philadelphia Flyers tied a franchise record with their 12th straight winless game. Jacob Peterson scored the go-ahead goal with 3:25 left to send the Stars to a 3-1 win. The Flyers have

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Troy Terry scored his team-leading 23rd goal, Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and set up another, and the Anaheim Ducks cooled off the Boston Bruins with a 5-3 victory. Isac Lundestrom, Derek Grant and Greg Pateryn also scored for the Ducks, who won for the fourth time

OAKLAND, Mich. — Osei Price had a season-high 27 points as Oakland easily defeated Michigan-Dearborn 104-61. Jimmy Breaux led the Wolves with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

BANGOR, Maine — Maks Klanjscek and Vukasin Masic scored 25 points apiece as Maine snapped its seven-game losing streak, beating New Hampshire 71-64. The 25 points were a career high for Klanjscek, who hit 5 of 6 3-pointers. Nick Guadarrama had 20 points for New Hampshire

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Love scored 20 points and Darius Garland had 12 assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers survived a late rally by New York to beat the Knicks 95-93. Down by 15 in the fourth quarter, the Knicks rallied but came up short as Julius Randle’s 38-foot 3-pointer

WASHINGTON — Neal Quinn had 17 points and 13 rebounds as Lafayette topped American 69-56. Jon Brantley added 16 points for the Leopards on Monday night, while Leo O’Boyle chipped in 15. Matt Rogers led the Eagles with 12 points and eight rebounds.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Daeshun Ruffin scored 21 points, Matthew Murrell added 20 points and Mississippi defeated Florida 70-54. Mississippi turned back a late Florida run, scoring 15 points in the final four minutes. The Rebels had taken command of the game with a 19-9 run to build a 51-41 lead midway through the second

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Robin Lehner stopped all 34 shots he faced to help the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Washington Capitals, 1-0. It’s Lehner’s first shutout of the season and 17th of his NHL career. His biggest save came on Alex Ovechkin during a lengthy 5-on-3 power play in

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kihei Clark scored 15 points as Virginia turned in a wire-to-wire win over Louisville, 64-52, rebounding from a double-digit loss to North Carolina State. Virginia continued a season-long trend. The Cavaliers have won back-to-back games once this season, knocking off Syracuse and Clemson, and have yet to lose back-to-back games. 

BOSTON — Jaylen Sims scored 18 points as UNC Wilmington won its ninth straight game, beating Northeastern 74-68. Jaylen Fornes and Mike Okauru added 15 points each for the Seahawks on Monday night. Chris Doherty led the Huskies with 19 points and seven rebounds.

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Kayne Henry had a career-high 24 points as Jacksonville State won its eighth consecutive game, edging past Bellarmine 65-60. CJ Fleming led the Knights on Monday night with 20 points and eight rebounds.

MOREHEAD, Ky. — Johni Broome had 17 points and 11 rebounds to carry Morehead State to a 67-54 win over Tennessee State, the Eagles’ ninth straight victory. Carlos Marshall Jr. led the Tigers on Monday night with 22 points.

HAMPTON, Va. — Justin Hill had 20 points as Longwood routed Hampton 73-49. Najee Garvin led the Pirates on Monday night with 15 points.

HAMILTON, N.Y. — Tucker Richardson registered 12 points and six rebounds as Colgate defeated Loyola (Md.) 65-52. Cam Spencer led the Greyhounds on Monday night with 19 points and six rebounds.

NEWARK, Del. — Cam Holden scored 19 points as Towson got past Delaware 69-62. Nicolas Timberlake added 18 points for the Tigers on Monday night, while Charles Thompson chipped in 15. Andrew Carr led the Fightin’ Blue Hens with 13 points.

FAIRFAX, Va. — Josh Oduro had 31 points as George Mason topped Saint Joseph’s 77-71. Erik Reynolds II led the Hawks on Monday night with 18 points.

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 20 points, Lauren Gustin had 10 points and 13 rebounds and No. 16 BYU beat San Diego 70-48 for its second victory over the Toreros in two days. Gonzales scored 29 points in BYU’s 74-63 victory over San Diego on Saturday. She was 7 of 14 from the

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Twenty U.S. players trained on a whitened field in 22-degree weather in Columbus, Ohio, as the United States began preparations for this week’s chilly World Cup qualifier against El Salvador. The team dubbed the conditions “Snowhio” on its Twitter account. Snow was forecast for Monday night, and the temperature was forecast

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — LeLe Grissett had a season-high 14 points, Aliyah Boston had her 12th straight contest with a double-double, and No. 1 South Carolina beat Vanderbilt for a 14th consecutive time in an 85-30 victory Monday night. Grissett made her first start of the season due to

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Zach Austin recorded 17 points and eight rebounds as High Point beat Winthrop 65-56. Bryant Randleman added 14 points and seven rebounds on Monday night for the Panthers, who forced a season-high 22 turnovers.. Kelton Talford led the Eagles with 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks.

CHARLESTON, Ill. — Ben Sheppard had 15 points to lead five Belmont players in double figures as the Bruins easily defeated Eastern Illinois 90-56. JaCobi Wood and Will Richard added 13 points apiece for the Bruins on Monday. EJ Bellinger chipped in 12 points, and Luke Smith had 11. Paul Bizimana led the Panthers with

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Alondes Williams scored 20 points, Jake LaRavia had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Wake Forest beat Boston College 87-57. Wake Forest has won four straight ACC regular-season games for the first time since the 2009-10 season. Wake Forest led by double digits for the final 30 minutes of the game.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State has hired former Baltimore Ravens coach Brian Billick as an offensive analyst and adviser to coach Herm Edwards. Billick won the Super Bowl with the Ravens in 2001 and led them to three other playoff appearances in nine seasons. He went 80-64 before being fired in 2007. Billick has

By ABBY SNYDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Naz Hillmon scored 32 points and had 12 rebounds, and No. 7 Michigan dominated the paint in a 79-66 win over Purdue on Monday night. Leigha Brown added 13 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists for the Wolverines (17-2, 8-1 Big Ten), and Emily Kiser

PHOENIX (AP) — Vanessa Nygaard is headed home to coach the Phoenix Mercury. A Scottsdale native, Nygaard was announced as the 10th coach in Mercury history after a nine-year stint as a head high school coach. She replaces Sandy Brondello, who didn’t have her contract renewed last month after eight seasons and taking the Mercury

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle tied retired center Doug Jarvis for the NHL record of 964 consecutive games played. The 35-year-old Yandle started his streak March 26, 2009, with Phoenix and he has played 1,074 games with the Coyotes, New York Rangers and Florida Panthers. Yandle

KENNESAW, Ga. — Demond Robinson had 16 points to lead five Kennesaw State players in double figures as the Owls topped Jacksonville 76-68. Terrell Burden added 14 points for the Owls on Monday. Jamir Moultrie chipped in 13, Spencer Rodgers scored 11 and Isaiah Reddish had 10. Mike Marsh led the Dolphins with 17 points.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The 223-person U.S. Olympic roster includes four athletes making their fifth trip to the Games. They are: Shaun White and Lindsey Jacobellis in snowboarding, Katie Uhlaender in skeleton and John Shuster in curling. There are 114 men, 108 women and one athlete who identifies as nonbinary — figure skater Timothy