Month: February 2022

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Devin Booker had 25 points, 12 assists and a career-high six steals to help the NBA-leading…

CEDAR CITY, Utah — John Knight III had 26 points as Southern Utah topped Montana 82-74. Josh Bannan led the Grizzlies on Thursday night with 23…

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his 35th and 36th goals to take the NHL lead and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on…

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Forward KJ Williams had 30 points on 12-for-19 shooting and added five rebounds, and No. 19 Murray State claimed the Ohio Valley…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 21 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 1 Gonzaga picked up its defensive…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mikael Granlund scored the lone goal of a four-round shootout, helping the Nashville…

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Charisma Osborne and IImar’I Thomas had double-doubles and UCLA handed No. 12 Arizona its second straight loss, 64-46.…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics returned from the All-Star break with…

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Carlos Marshall Jr. had 21 points as Tennessee State romped past Tennessee Tech 92-56. Marshall made 8 of 10 shots from…

By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Zdeno Chara broke the NHL record for games by a defenseman Thursday night. The seven-time…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Paisley Harding scored 28 points, and No. 19 BYU clinched a least a share of the West Coast Conference title with a…

CHICAGO (AP) — Zion Griffin had 21 points as Illinois-Chicago turned back Green Bay 81-77. Jalen Warren had 17 points for the Flames (12-15, 8-10…

HOUSTON — Darius Lee posted 18 points and five steals as Houston Baptist topped UIW 82-68. Khristion Courseault had 19 points for Houston Baptist…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alexis Lafrenière and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and an assist, and the New York Rangers…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 37 points while extending an NBA-record streak, and the Eastern…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — D’Angelo Russell had 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Minnesota…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored twice in the first six minutes, rookie Nico Daws made 37 saves and the…

TULSA, Okla. — Luke Appel had 41 points plus 10 rebounds as South Dakota State stretched its win streak to 17 games, edging past Oral Roberts…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 18 points and 10 rebounds in three quarters as top-ranked South…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham hit four free throws in the final 46 seconds to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 106-103…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Javon Freeman-Liberty scored 25 points and made a layup and two free throws in the final 59 seconds to lift DePaul to a…

DENTON, Texas — Abou Ousmane had 21 points as North Texas won its 13th straight game, routing Southern Miss 85-61. Walyn Napper led the Golden…

OREM, Utah (AP) — Fardaws Aimaq recorded 19 points and 18 rebounds to lead Utah Valley to a 67-52 win over Seattle. Justin Harmon added 17 points…

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Jaylin Jackson-Posey made a pair of free throws with 1.8 seconds left to lift Stephen F. Austin over Sam Houston 69-67 on…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Evan Gilyard II had 20 points as Kansas City got past South Dakota 72-63. Tasos Kamateros led the Coyotes on Thursday night with…

ABILENE, Texas — Cameron Steele had 16 points off the bench to carry Abilene Christian to a 77-42 win over Lamar. Corey Nickerson led the Cardinals…

INDIANAPOLIS — DeAndre Gholston had 20 points as Milwaukee got past IUPUI 66-54. B.J. Maxwell led the Jaguars on Thursday night with 14…

GREELEY, Colo. — Angelo Allegri scored 19 points as Eastern Washington got past Northern Colorado 85-76. Rylan Bergersen added 17 points for the…

HOUSTON (AP) — Kenneth Lofton Jr. had 16 points and Amorie Archibald scored 14 to lead Louisiana Tech to an 83-79 victory over Rice. David Green…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Khayla Pointer had 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the eighth-ranked LSU…

SAN ANTONIO — Trey Jemison posted 10 points and 12 rebounds to carry UAB to a 68-56 win over UTSA. Dhieu Deing led the Roadrunners on Thursday…

DETROIT — Antoine Davis had 24 points as Detroit Mercy won its eighth straight home game, topping Cleveland State 74-67. Tre Gomillion led the…

MACOMB, Ill. — Trenton Massner had 20 points as Western Illinois beat Nebraska Omaha 88-76. Frankie Fidler led the Mavericks on Thursday night with…

HAMDEN, Conn. — Colby Rogers had 18 points as Siena topped Quinnipiac 78-71. Dezi Jones led the Bobcats on Thursday night with 24 points, tying his…

NEWARK, Del. — Reyne Smith had 22 points as Charleston narrowly defeated Delaware 99-96. Ryan Allen led the Fightin’ Blue Hens on Thursday…

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Maxwell Land tied his career high with 20 points as St. Francis (Pa.) beat Central Connecticut 79-63. Nigel Scantlebury led…

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Kierstan Bell tossed in 23 points in her return to action and Tishara Morehouse scored 20 to power No. 24 Florida Gulf Coast…

OXFORD, Ohio — Kevin Miller had 24 points as Central Michigan beat Miami (Ohio) 83-69. Mekhi Lairy led the RedHawks on Thursday night with 18…

PHILADELPHIA — Trazarien White recorded 14 points and 11 rebounds to lead UNC Wilmington to a 69-63 win over Drexel. Amari Williams led the Dragons…

TEANECK, N.J. — Brandon Rush had a career-high 36 points as Fairleigh Dickinson edged past Wagner 88-86 in overtime. Alex Morales led the Seahawks…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jalen Duren matched his season high with 22 points as Memphis defeated Temple 78-64. Jahlil White led the Owls on Thursday night…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Xavier Johnson scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half when Indiana pulled away from Maryland to win 74-64 and end a…

OAKLAND, Mich. — Jarred Godfrey had 11 points and 10 rebounds to lift Purdue Fort Wayne to an 81-70 win over Oakland, the Mastodons’ eighth…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jahmir Young had 23 points as Charlotte topped Florida International 64-55. Eric Lovett led the Panthers on Thursday night with…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Morgan Jones scored 21 points, including the go-ahead basket in overtime, and Florida State defeated No. 22 Georgia Tech…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Johnson scored 18 points and the United States overcame a 10-point first-half deficit to…

BOSTON — Jason Strong had 13 points off the bench to lift Northeastern to a 62-28 win over William & Mary. Connor Kochera led the Tribe on…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sacha Washington scored a career-high 16 points to go with 11 rebounds, Jordyn Cambridge had 14 points, five rebounds, five…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tamari Key tied her career high with 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked six shots to lead No.…

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer Formula One drivers gave mostly positive reviews of the series’ new generation of cars after the first few days of…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley had 18 points and 12 rebounds for her 13th double-double and No. 23 Virginia Tech pulled out a 70-63 win…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Mikesell scored 19 points, Tanaya Beacham added 18 points and No. 17 Ohio State beat Penn State 78-55 to clinch a…

By ALAN SAUNDERS Associate Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Emily Engstler had 17 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 4 Louisville overcame a slow start to beat…

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens re-signed safety Tony Jefferson. The team announced the move Thursday. Jefferson joined the Ravens…

HOUSTON (AP) — Ken Burrough, the former Houston Oilers receiver who was the last NFL player to wear No. 00, died Thursday. He was 73. Burrough’s…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Naz Hillmon had 28 points and eight rebounds in her final home game, lifting No. 6 Michigan…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer club Bahia says at least three players were injured by a homemade explosive…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg will return for a fourth season but has agreed to a pay cut and a reduced buyout if he’s fired…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn star guard Paige Bueckers has been cleared to return. Bueckers has been sidelined…

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP Sports Writer ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — As much as Daniil Medvedev cares about taking over the No. 1 ranking in men’s…