Month: February 2022

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Rahsaan Edwards had a season-high 21 points as South Carolina State turned back Delaware State 79-74. Edward Oliver-Hampton, Jemil Davis and Antonio Madlock all scored 11 for the Bulldogs (15-12, 7-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), who have won four straight at home. Davis added 12 rebounds and three blocks, while Madlock had

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Monika Czinano scored 31 points and had 10 rebounds, and Caitlin Clark added 29 points, as No. 21 Iowa defeated No. 10 Indiana 88-82 on Monday night. It was the second time in three days the Hawkeyes (18-7, 12-4 Big Ten) defeated the Hoosiers (19-6,

BALTIMORE (AP) — Lagio Grantsaan came off the bench to score 17 points to spark Morgan State to an 85-74 victory over Norfolk State. De’Torrion Ware had 15 points for the Bears (9-13, 4-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Joe Bryant Jr. had 20 points for the Spartans (18-6, 9-2), who scored a season low 20 points

HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Ques Glover had 26 points as Samford narrowly beat The Citadel 76-74. Tyler Moffe led The Citadel on Monday night with 18 points.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — The Boeheim brothers combined for 35 points and Buddy Boeheim hit a key 3-pointer in overtime to lift Syracuse to a 74-73 victory over Georgia Tech. Buddy Boeheim’s 3-pointer gave Syrcause a 72-70 lead with 2:17 to go in the extra period. Jimmy Boeheim drew a foul on Syracuse’s next possession

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Andrew Taylor scored 17 points and Taevion Kinsey added 16 points as Marshall defeated Southern Mississippi 74-60. Isaih Moore led Southern Miss with 19 points and nine rebounds.

VALPARAISO, Ind. — Kevion Taylor had 23 points as Valparaiso edged past Evansville 74-69. Blake Sisley led the Purple Aces on Monday night with 18 points.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Tevian Jones and Maizen Fausett had 12 points each as Southern Utah routed Northern Arizona 79-48. Carson Towt had 11 points and six assists for Northern Arizona.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Shamar Wright posted 13 points as Southern Illinois-Edwardsville topped Eastern Illinois 66-52. Courtney Carter had 11 points for the Cougars (10-19, 4-12 Ohio Valley Conference). Dan Luers scored a season-high 21 points for the Panthers (5-24, 3-13), whose losing streak reached four games.

WASHINGTON — Mike Hood scored a career-high 28 points as Coppin State narrowly beat Howard 86-82. Sita Conteh added 21 points for the Eagles. Kyle Foster led the Bison on Monday night with 27 points, tying his career high.

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Malaki Branham scored 27 points and No. 22 Ohio State rallied to beat Indiana 80-69 in overtime. Indiana led by four with 2:47 to go in regulation, but E.J. Liddell forced a steal with 1:11 remaining and slammed home the tying dunk with six seconds left.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — Jaeden Zackery was a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond the 3-point arc and scored 18 points with eight rebounds and six assists to spark Boston College to a 71-55 win over an injury-depleted Florida State. Boston College snapped a tough, five-game loss string that included home-and-home losses to Syracuse along with

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Fatts Russell scored eight of his 18 points at the free-throw line with less than a minute to play and Maryland held off Penn State 67-61. Maryland (13-14, 5-11 Big Ten Conference) didn’t have a basket in the last 6:20 of the game and didn’t score until Russell made the

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Brady Manek scored 17 points, Armando Bacot had 12 points and 15 rebounds for his 21st double-double, and North Carolina beat Louisville 70-63. North Carolina finished on a 6-0 run, holding Louisville scoreless for the final 2 minutes, 50 seconds. The Cardinals made just one of their final nine shots.

By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The just-concluded Winter Olympics aren’t China’s big event of the year. For the Communist Party, that comes this fall at a major meeting that will likely cement Xi Jinping’s position as one of the nation’s most powerful leaders in its seven decades of Communist rule. The party

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Wes Phillips will follow Kevin O’Connell to Minnesota from the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams. Phillips will serve as offensive coordinator for the Vikings under their new head coach O’Connell. Phillips was one of five more assistants for O’Connell’s staff finalized on Monday. The others are special teams coordinator Matt

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Neal Quinn had 20 points as Lafayette breezed to an 84-61 victory over Holy Cross. CJ Fulton had 19 points for the Leopards (10-17, 7-9 Patriot League), who have won four straight at home. Gerrale Gates had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Crusaders (9-19, 7-9).

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Donovan Sims scored 17 points, Camryn Weston had 12 points and seven rebounds, and Middle Tennessee defeated UTEP 77-59. Josh Jefferson added 14 points for Middle Tennessee, which won its sixth straight game. Souley Boum had 24 points and nine rebounds for UTEP.

CONWAY, Ark. — Darius McGhee had 34 points as Liberty defeated Central Arkansas 85-66. Collin Cooper led the Bears on Monday night with 17 points.

HAMILTON, N.Y. — Jack Ferguson scored 15 points, Keegan Records had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Colgate defeated American University 63-49, the Raiders’ 10th consecutive victory. Tucker Richardson added 13 points for Colgate. Stacy Beckton Jr. had 16 points and seven rebounds for American.

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard has been suspended the final five games of the regular season and fined $40,000 for hitting a Wisconsin assistant in the head, triggering a postgame melee. The Big Ten Conference also suspended three players one game for the altercation

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Elias Lindholm’s go-ahead goal with 47 seconds remaining extended his goal streak to eight games and the Calgary Flames tied a franchise record with their 10th consecutive victory, winning 3-1 over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Sean Monahan and Tyler Toffoli, into an empty net, also scored for Calgary, which wrapped

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Players attending the NFL’s scouting combine won’t have to stay in a “bubble” as originally ordered after organizers loosened regulations Monday night after getting blowback for strict COVID-19 rules issued over the weekend. In a memo sent to all invitees and obtained by The Associated Press on Monday

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brett Pesce scored 4 minutes, 42 seconds into overtime, Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist and the Metropolitan Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Monday. Nino Niederreiter and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for the Hurricanes, who won their third straight. Gerry Mayhew,

MADRID (AP) — Celta Vigo has been held by last-placed Levante to 1-1 at home in the Spanish league and missed a chance to move close to the Champions League qualification places. Franco Cervi put the hosts ahead in the 67th minute but Levante equalized through Roger Martí in the 82nd. Levante was coming off

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer A former college football player currently imprisoned on a drug conviction in Georgia has reached a plea agreement for a misdemeanor charge of violating North Carolina’s sports agent law. Christopher Jamel Hawkins, 39, pleaded guilty Monday to attempted athlete-agent inducement via video conferencing. That’s according to Kimberly Overton Spahos,

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé has extended a scheduled stay in a Sao Paulo hospital due to a urinary infection. Hospital Albert Einstein says in a statement on Monday that 81-year-old Pelé came in on Feb. 13 to continue treatment for his colon cancer, and days later doctors found

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Matt Luke has resigned as Georgia’s associate head coach and offensive line assistant to spend more time with his family. Head coach Kirby Smart made the announcement Monday. The 45-year-old Luke is a former head coach at Mississippi. He spent the last two seasons working for Smart, helping the Bulldogs win

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Goran Dragic plans to sign with Brooklyn, giving the Nets a veteran boost in the backcourt. Agent Bill Duffy said Monday that Dragic was going to Brooklyn, where the Nets need guard help after trading James Harden to Philadelphia. Ben Simmons, acquired in that deal, still isn’t ready to

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Expect the NCAA Men’s Final Four to have a more familiar look and feel to it this spring. And that’s not just because it’ll be in New Orleans for a record sixth time. A capacity crowd of about 70,000 is expected in the Superdome. The

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Novak Djokovic has won his first match of the year after beating Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-3 to open the Dubai Championships. Djokovic couldn’t defend his Australian Open title last month because he was deported from the country for being unvaccinated. The United Arab Emirates allowed him entry, and Djokovic

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist and the Boston Bruins rolled past the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche 5-1. Patrice Bergeron, Jake DeBrusk and Charlie Coyle also scored for Boston, which has won two straight. Jeremy Swayman had 28 saves and Taylor Hall added three

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — When the All-Star break ends, the stretch run begins. There isn’t much time left in the NBA season. The All-Star weekend came at about the 60-game mark for teams, far beyond the midpoint of the 82-game schedule. It’s a sprint to the finish now, and the

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans on Monday announced their full coaching staff under new coach Lovie Smith. New additions to the staff include tight ends coach Tim Berbenich, who spent last season as a running backs coach for the Raiders and offensive line coach George Warhop, who had the same job in Jacksonville for

ROME (AP) — Substitute Victor Osimhen has headed in a late equalizer and Napoli drawn at Cagliari 1-1 to move within two points of the Serie A lead. Cagliari dominated for long periods before Osimhen redirected a long cross from Mario Rui in the 87th minute. Gaston Pereiro put Cagliari ahead near the hour mark

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer Medina Spirit has been stripped of the victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby and Mandaloun has been declared the winner in a ruling by state racing stewards. The since-deceased Medina Spirit tested positive after the race last May for a steroid, betamethasone, that is legal in Kentucky but

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer North Carolina State freshman Tommy White turned in the top offensive performance of college baseball’s opening weekend with five home runs in three games against Evansville. White went deep three times Friday, hit a grand slam Saturday and homered again Sunday. White was 9 for 14 with seven runs

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Outgoing Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert says the team will look to add to its quarterback depth during the offseason. The Steelers are searching for a new starter for the first time in nearly 20 years following Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement. Colbert says the team believes in longtime backup Mason Rudolph, but

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Baseball negotiations have resumed with new intensity in an effort to salvage opening day. Owners made a pair of slight moves Monday toward locked-out players but put off big-ticket bargaining issues until later. With a week or perhaps a little more time left to preserve