Month: February 2022

NEWARK, N.J. — Alexis Yetna had 10 points and 10 rebounds to lift Seton Hall to a 66-60 win over Butler. Bo Hodges led the Bulldogs on Wednesday night with a season-high 25 points.

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Walker Kessler had 12 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocked shots to lead No. 3 Auburn to a 77-64 victory over Mississippi. With Kessler falling just shy of his third triple-double, the Tigers rebounded from a one-point loss at Florida to remain in sole possession

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog opened the scoring 1:12 in and capped it with an empty-netter for his 25th goal of the season, helping the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Wednesday night. Tyson Jost, Nazem Kadri and Valeri Nichushkin also scored and Pavel Francouz stopped

MONTREAL (AP) — Samuel Montembeault made 32 saves for his first NHL shutout, Nick Suzuki scored his second goal of the game on a penalty shot and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory. Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist, and Jake Evans added

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Skylar Vann came off the bench to score 17 points to lead No. 20 Oklahoma in a 92-57 rout of TCU, snapping a three-game losing streak that included losses to No. 16 Texas and No. 6 Iowa State. The Sooners outscored the Horned Frogs 25-8 in the second quarter to

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Corey Perry became the 103rd NHL player to reach 400 goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3. Perry had a nifty deflection of Mikhail Sergachev’s shot from the left circle during a power play that put Tampa Bay up 4-1 with 4:36

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin scored 54 seconds into overtime on a play that required a review, and the Dallas Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2. Dallas beat Winnipeg for the fifth consecutive time at home in the fourth consecutive game between the Central Division clubs to go to

JONESBORO, Ark. — Rudi Williams had a career-high 31 points as Coastal Carolina edged past Arkansas State 74-69. Norchad Omier led the Red Wolves on Wednesday night with 23 points, 15 rebounds, five steals and five blocks.

HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Ques Glover had 22 points as Samford got past Furman 83-75. Mike Bothwell led the Paladins on Wednesday night with 21 points and six rebounds.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Aliyah Matharu scored 16 points and No. 11 Texas overcame cold shooting to defeat Kansas State 62-51. Lauren Ebo scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Longhorns, who have won five straight. Joanne Allen-Taylor added 10 points. Coach Vic Schaefer, in his second season at Texas after a long

TOWSON, Md. — Charles Thompson had 22 points and 17 rebounds as Towson topped James Madison 84-65. Terry Nolan Jr. added 21 points for the Tigers. Terrence Edwards led the Dukes on Wednesday night with 17 points.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Chase Hunter scored a career-high 21 points, Al-Amir Dawes added 19 and short-handed Clemson beat Wake Forest 80-69 to snap a six-game losing streak. Clemson was without leading scorer PJ Hall (15.5 points per game) due to a foot injury. But Guards Hunter and Dawes helped carry the weight without the

STATESBORO, Ga. — Theo Akwuba had 21 points plus 10 rebounds as Louisiana-Lafayette topped Georgia Southern 82-69. Elijah McCadden led the Eagles on Wednesday night with 16 points and eight rebounds.

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Tavian Dunn-Martin had a career-high 43 points as Florida Gulf Coast beat Liberty 82-72 in overtime. Darius McGhee led the Flames on Wednesday night with 28 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

AVERY OSEN Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 22 points and had 11 rebounds and led No. 9 Iowa State to an 85-59 win over Kansas. The Cyclones (23-4, 12-3 Big 12) sit atop the conference along with Baylor after winning for the seventh time in eight games. Joens continues to make

LOWELL, Mass. — Ayinde Hikim tied his career high with 20 points as UMass Lowell topped Stony Brook 67-50. Tyler Stephenson-Moore led the Seawolves on Wednesday night with a career-high 20 points.

RICHMOND, Va. — Adrian Baldwin Jr. had 18 points, seven rebounds and six steals and Mikeal Brown-Jones recorded 15 points as VCU defeated George Mason 72-66. D’Shawn Schwartz led the Patriots on Wednesday night with 22 points.

VESTAL, N.Y. — Ryan Davis had 19 points as Vermont topped Binghamton 66-49. John McGriff led the Bearcats on Wednesday night with 16 points and eight rebounds.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Quinten Post scored 18 points, Jaeden Zackery added 16 and Boston College beat North Carolina State 69-61. Post, wearing a face mask due to a broken nose, was 9 of 10 from the field and Zackery was one of three BC players with three steals. Zackery is tied with Troy Bell

CLINTON, S.C. — Winston Hill had 19 points and nine rebounds as Presbyterian easily defeated Charleston Southern 68-48. Claudell Harris Jr. led the Buccaneers on Wednesday night with 18 points and seven rebounds.

PITTSBURGH — Hyunjung Lee had 27 points as Davidson rolled past Duquesne 74-50. Kevin Easley Jr. led the Dukes on Wednesday night with 16 points and five assists.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Osayi Osifo recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds to carry Jacksonville to a 71-39 win over North Florida. Jadyn Parker led the Ospreys on Wednesday night with nine points.

ATLANTA — Corey Allen posted 15 points as Georgia State beat ULM 82-70. Andre Jones led the Warhawks on Wednesday night with 14 points.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — John Carter Jr. had 19 points as Navy narrowly beat Loyola (Md.) 52-50. Kenneth Jones led the Greyhounds on Wednesday night with a career-high 20 points.

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — Lance Terry posted 19 points and seven rebounds as Gardner-Webb narrowly beat UNC Asheville 60-59. LJ Thorpe led the Bulldogs on Wednesday night with 15 points.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Dante Treacy had a career-high 24 points as UNC Greensboro beat Western Carolina 73-64. Marcus Banks led the Catamounts on Wednesday night with 13 points.

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had 19 points and 15 rebounds to help No. 5 Baylor beat Oklahoma State 65-58 in women’s basketball. Sarah Andrews scored 17 points and Queen Egbo added 13 points for the Bears. Baylor won its seventh straight and remained tied with Iowa State

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Caleb Houstan scored 13 of his career-high 21 points in the second half when Michigan pulled away to beat Rutgers 71-62 without head coach Juwan Howard, who was serving the first of a five-game suspension. Former longtime Saint Joseph’s coach and current Michigan associate head coach Phil Martelli was filling

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Paul Atkinson Jr. scored 20 points with a career-high 17 rebounds to lead Notre Dame to a 79-69 win over Syracuse. Atkinson made four free throws and Blake Wesley three in the final 63 seconds as the Irish scored the last seven points of the game while the Orange missed

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Andrew Jones scored 21 points and No. 20 Texas rallied from 10 points down in the second half and beat TCU 75-66. Marcus Carr scored 19 and Timmy Allen had 17 for Texas. The Longhorns reached 20 wins in the regular season for the first

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Michael Almonacy had a season-high 26 points as Appalachian State beat Arkansas-Little Rock 78-66. CJ White led the Trojans on Wednesday night with a career-high 20 points.

MACON, Ga. — Tyler Moffe had a career-high 24 points as The Citadel narrowly defeated Mercer 71-67. Shannon Grant led the Bears on Wednesday night with 17 points and three assists.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Nic Lynch had a career-high 30 points as Lehigh topped American 78-61. Stacy Beckton Jr. led the Eagles on Wednesday night with 17 points and six rebounds.

NEWARK, N.J. — Nick Johnson had 17 points as New Hampshire rolled past NJIT 83-55. Jayden Martinez added 16 points for the Wildcats on Wednesday night, while Marco Foster chipped in 15. Mekhi Gray led the Highlanders with 16 points.

DAYTON, Ohio — Koby Brea had 16 points off the bench to carry Dayton to an 82-61 win over UMass. Michael Steadman led the Minutemen on Wednesday night with 14 points.

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Evina Westbrook came off the bench to score 17 points, leading  No. 7 UConn over Marquette 69-38 to secure the Big East’s regular-season title for the Huskies. Azzi Fudd added 13 points for UConn (20-5, 14-1), which has won nine straight conference championships, dating back

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP Sports Writer ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal have had comfortable wins at the Mexican Open to advance to a possible rematch of their epic five-set final at the Australian Open. Medvedev took another step toward top spot in the ATP rankings with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 second-round

NEW YORK — Arthur Kaluma made a layup with 2:02 remaining to give Creighton the lead en route to an 81-78 win over St. John’s on Wednesday night. Ryan Hawkins had 25 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bluejays. Montez Mathis led the Red Storm with 15 points.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jermaine Couisnard scored 22 points, Keyshawn Bryant added 14 and South Carolina beat Mississippi State 66-56 on Wednesday night for its fourth win in a row. Couisnard, who was coming off a career-high 33-point performance in a 77-75 win over LSU on Saturday, has scored 20-plus in back-to-back game for the

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Jalen Rucker had 21 points as Army topped Bucknell 73-60. Xander Rice led the Bison on Wednesday night with a career-high 25 points.

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers are coming back from the All-Star break at less than full strength. All-Star guard Darius Garland will miss will miss Cleveland’s game Thursday night at Detroit with a back issue that has slowed him for weeks while newly acquired guard Caris LeVert is sidelined

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Liz Cambage is finally playing for the team that she wanted since deciding to first play in the WNBA in 2011. Cambage was officially introduced as a member of the Los Angeles Sparks Wednesday afternoon. The 6-foot-8 center from Australia signed with the Sparks last

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rachel Balkovec is teaching at the New York Yankees minor league minicamp and is a student, too. Balkovec became the first woman hired to manage a minor league affiliate of a Major League Baseball team when she was promoted last month by the Yankees to dugout

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain’s most decorated Olympian has retired. Cyclist Jason Kenny has taken up a role as sprint coach for Britain’s team ahead of the Paris Games in 2024. Kenny won seven gold medals and nine medals in total across four Olympic Games. No cyclist has won more. Britain’s cycling team will head

BURNLEY, England (AP) — Antonio Conte has questioned his future as Tottenham manager after seeing his team lose 1-0 at relegation-threatened Burnley for a fourth defeat in its last five games in the Premier League. Conte says he will be speaking to the hierarchy at the London club to see if he is the right

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils are returning from an eight-day break refreshed and as healthy as they have been in a while. When Lindy Ruff’s struggling young team faces the Penguins in Pittsburgh on Thursday night, $63 million defenseman Dougie Hamilton is going to be back