Month: January 2022

HONOLULU (AP) — Todd Graham resigned as the University of Hawaii’s football coach Friday, stepping down amid controversy after completing the second-year of a five-year contract. Graham resigned a week after former players and some parents testified before a state legislative hearing, criticizing the coach’s management style and relationships with players. More than a dozen

By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press Athletes will need to be vaccinated and tested daily at the Winter Olympics in Beijing next month. Clapping is OK to cheer on teammates — but not chanting. Anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 will be sent into isolation and unable to compete until cleared for discharge. Those are among

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Luka Doncic had  27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in his 40th career triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks used a second-half rally to rout Memphis 112-85 and end the Grizzlies’ winning streak at 11 games. Doncic had 18 points in the second half, connecting on

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Marvin Bagley III had season highs of 26 points and 13 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings beat the Houston Rockets 126-114. De’Aaron Fox added 27 points and eight assists for Sacramento. Buddy Hield scored 19 and Harrison Barnes had 16 points and nine rebounds. Christian Wood

By JOHN PYE and HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writers MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal has expressed thoughts shared by many others in the tennis world when it comes to Novak Djokovic’s will-he-or-won’t-he-play saga ahead of the Australian Open. Nadal says he’s tired of the situation. The run-up to the year’s first Grand Slam tournament

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A verdict is expected later Sunday in tennis star Novak Djokovic’s appeal against a deportation order that threatens his participation in the Australian Open. Federal Court Chief Justice James Allsop said earlier Sunday he and two fellow judges hoped to reach a verdict within hours after

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL has taken several steps to improve diversity among leadership positions, yet Mike Tomlin is the only Black head coach after Brian Flores and David Culley were fired this week. League officials want to see immediate improvement, but are optimistic that numbers will increase at both coach

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nazem Kadri scored the winner in a shootout and the Colorado Avalanche extended the NHL’s longest home winning streak in nearly four years to 13 games with a 4-3 victory over the undermanned Arizona Coyotes. Mikko Rantanen, Tyson Jost and Andre Burakovsky scored in regulation for Colorado,

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — No. 2 Stanford knocked off the last remaining undefeated team in Division I basketball, overcoming a season-high 22 turnovers to beat No. 22 Colorado 60-52 on Friday night. Haley Jones scored 11 points, and Ashten Prechtel and Cameron Brink each added 10 points for the

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored 21 points and hauled in 10 rebounds to help No. 25 Illinois over Michigan 68-53 on Friday night. Both teams struggled from distance in a foul-plagued first half, combining to go 1 of 20 from 3-point range. DeVante’ Jones had 17 points for

RICHMOND, Va. — Michael Jones had a career-high 29 points, including a 3-pointer with three seconds left, to lead Davidson to an 87-84 win over Richmond on Friday night, the Wildcats’ 13th straight victory. On the following possession for the Spiders, Jacob Gilyard missed a 3-pointer from about 35 feet, allowing Davidson to hang on

By MIKE COOK Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello scored four seconds apart early in a four-goal third period, and the Minnesota Wild routed the Anaheim Ducks 7-3. Zuccarello finished with two goals and an assist, Boldy and Ryan Hartman had one of each, and Kirill Kaprizov added two

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Darius Garland scored 28 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat San Antonio 114-109, extending the Spurs’ losing streak to five. Jarrett Allen finished with 17 points and 16 rebounds for Cleveland, which won its third straight and fourth in five games. Dejounte Murray had 30 points,

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 24 points, Jimmy Butler returned from a three-game absence with a sprained ankle to score 23 and the Miami Heat rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-118 on Friday night. Omer Yurtseven finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Daryl Banks III came off the bench to score 13 points to lead St. Peter’s to a 67-62 win over Monmouth. Saint Peter’s first took the lead at 7-5 and did not trail again over the final 35:43 but needed two free throws by Banks with 8 seconds remaining to put

KENT, Ohio — Sincere Carry matched his career high with a season-high 32 points as Kent State defeated Akron 67-55. Tervell Beck had 11 points for the Golden Flashes. Xavier Castaneda had 21 points for the Zips.

By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Bennett scored his second hat trick this season and added an assist to lead the Florida Panthers over the Dallas Stars 7-1. Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and three assists to give him 51 points. Gustav Forsling scored his first of the season, Anthony Duclair

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle has been found dead in a Kansas federal prison where he was being held on charges of illegal firearms possession, a prison official said. U.S. Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Anna Armijo says 43-year-old Saousoalii Siavii Jr. was found unresponsive at the U.S. Penitentiary in

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Trey Lyles scored 21 points, Cade Cunningham and Hamidou Diallo each added 18 and the Detroit Pistons extending their surprising stretch by beating the Toronto Raptors 103-87. The Pistons are 5-3 in 2022 after finishing 2021 with 18 losses in their last 19 games. Josh Jackson had

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Jalen Adaway had a career-high 25 points as Saint Bonaventure easily beat VCU 73-53. Jaren Holmes had 17 points for Saint Bonaventure, which earned its fourth consecutive home victory. Marcus Tsohonis had 14 points for the Rams, whose seven-game winning streak was snapped. 

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Devin Booker scored 35 points, Deandre Ayton had 27 points and 12 rebounds and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns beat the Indiana Pacers 112-94 on Friday night. Chris Paul added 12 points and nine assist for Phoenix, and Cam Payne had 11 points and five assists. The Suns

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Moritz Wagner scored a season-high 26 points, younger brother Franz added 19 points and the Orlando Magic beat the Charlotte Hornets 116-109 to snap a 10-game losing streak. Gary Harris added 18 points for the Magic, who had not won since before Christmas. Orlando trailed

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic won his first legal round against Australian authorities who want to deport him. But the world tennis No. 1 now faces a formidable challenge in his second round as he takes on what some describe as the God-like powers of the immigration minister on

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Nelly Junior Joseph had 13 points and Iona dished out a season-best 23 assists to beat Manhattan 88-76. Iona  earned its sixth consecutive home victory. Elijah Joiner added 11 points. Jose Perez scored a season-high 27 points for the Jaspers. 

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 25 points and 13 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers used a dominating start to roll to a 111-99 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night. Embiid finished five points shy of setting a franchise record with 30 or more points in nine straight

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Jacob Rigoni registered 17 points as Quinnipiac beat Rider 77-70 in overtime. The score was tied at 68 with 2:24 remaining in overtime before Quinnipiac put the game away with a 9-2 run. Matt Balanc also had 17 points for the Bobcats. Allen Powell had 17 points for the Broncs.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Colby Rogers came off the bench to score 16 points to carry Siena to a 67-60 win over Marist. Anthony Gaines had 13 points and seven rebounds for Siena, which won its fourth straight game. Siena rallied from a 14-point halftime deficit while holding Marist to 22 second-half points, a season low

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Former Tigers and Angels manager Brad Ausmus will be the new bench coach of the Oakland Athletics under first-year manager Mark Kotsay. The A’s announced Kotsay’s staff Friday. Ausmus, who interviewed for the Mets managerial opening and has a 386-422 record as a manager, will provide Kotsay an experienced sounding board

MUNCIE, Ind. — Jeenathan Williams had 20 points as Buffalo topped Ball State 74-68. David Skogman had 16 points and 11 rebounds for for the Bulls. Buffalo led by 10 points with 1:20 to go and outlasted a 3-pointer by Ball State’s Luke Bumbalough and two free throws by Tyler Cochran, who scored a career-high

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey scored 22 points and Jaden Ivey added 17 as No. 7 Purdue routed Nebraska 92-65. The Boilermakers have won two straight and six of their last seven. Keisei Tominaga scored 11 points to lead the Cornhuskers. Nebraska lost its fifth in a

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls might have to get by without star Zach LaVine for awhile after he left Friday’s blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors because of a left knee injury. The All-Star and Olympic gold medal winner was scheduled to have an MRI on Saturday after he exited in the opening

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have interviewed former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores and New Orleans Saints assistant general manager Jeff Ireland for their vacant coach and GM jobs. Flores was fired Monday by Miami after leading the Dolphins to a 24-25 record over three years. They went 9-8 in their second

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA football coach Chip Kelly agreed to a new four-year contract Friday after leading the Bruins to their best season since 2015. The agreement came two days before the $9 million buyout on Kelly’s original contract would have expired. Kelly said he had discussions about

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Encores are tougher to pull off after receiving overwhelming acclaim for trying something new, but Nickelodeon and CBS Sports feel as if Sunday’s kids-focused broadcast of an NFL playoff game will be better than last year. After last year’s success, the NFL gave Nickelodeon and CBS one of the

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — Russell Henley has a hard time believing it was nine years ago when he began his PGA Tour career by winning the Sony Open. He’s back for another chance after playing his final six holes in 6-under par. That gives Henley a 63 and a three-shot

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Chargers coach Brandon Staley has started the process of making changes to his staff after Los Angeles fell short of making the playoffs for the third straight year. Staley fired special teams coordinator Derius Swinton II and assistant special teams coach Mayur Chaudhari on Friday. Staley said on Wednesday

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have interviewed two members of the Tennessee Titans’ front office for their vacant general manager’s job. Co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch and senior vice president of player personnel Chris Mara, the owner’s brother, spoke with Ryan Cowden and Monti Ossenfort on Friday by videoconference. Cowden