Month: February 2022

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — The cordoned-off Olympic bubble that folds up when the closing ceremony ends has produced its usual collage of amazing athletes doing great things. This journey, however, has all been viewed through a lens warped and sterilized by Beijing’s organizing committee with underwriting from the Chinese government

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Russian goaltender Ivan Fedotov held his silver medal in his hand instead of putting it around his neck after a 2-1 loss to Finland in the gold-medal game. Russian gold-medal hopes were ended by Finland for the second time in three Olympics. The Russian men haven’t

By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — A pile of figure-skating rubble created by Russian misbehavior. A new Chinese champion — from California. An ace American skier who faltered and went home empty-handed. The end of the Olympic line for the world’s most renowned snowboarder. All inside an anti-COVID “closed loop” enforced by

By HOWIE RUMBERG AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — At an Olympics in a pandemic run by an authoritarian state, the slightest bit of agency matters. Some stuck in Beijing’s closed loop found it in the elevator. The “close door” button. That button in so many elevators around the world that is more source of

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Elias Lindholm scored for the seventh straight game and the Calgary Flames beat the Seattle Kraken 2-1 for their ninth consecutive win. Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 22 shots while starting for the 14th time in 15 games. Lindholm, who also had an assist,

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Adam Henrique and Nicolas Deslauriers each scored two goals and the Anaheim Ducks snapped a four-game winless streak with a 7-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Troy Terry added a goal and an assist, and Richard Rakell and Sam Steel also scored for the Ducks, who were 0-3-1 in their

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s premier has called for a Taiwanese speed skater to be punished for wearing a suit from rival China’s team ahead of the Beijing Olympics. Symbols of the two sides are especially sensitive at a time when the communist Beijing government, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory, is stepping

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Jeremiah Bailey hit a go-ahead layup with 15 seconds remaining and scored 22 points to propel Pacific to a 69-68 victory over Loyola Marymount. Luke Avdalovic had 17 points for the Tigers (8-18, 3-8 West Coast Conference), who snapped a four-game skid. Eli Scott had 17 points and nine rebounds for

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 24 points, Kerr Kriisa hit a crucial 3-pointer with about 1:30 remaining and No. 3 Arizona managed to beat Oregon 84-81 on Saturday night. It was an entertaining, high-scoring game that featured 16 lead changes in front of a sold-out crowd at

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Chad Baker had a season-high 20 points as San Diego State cruised past Fresno State 61-44. Keshad Johnson had 13 points for the Aztecs (17-6, 9-3 Mountain West Conference), who have won five straight. Fresno State totaled 20 first-half points, a season low for the team. Isaiah Hill had 15 points

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Ajay Mitchell had 20 points and UC Santa Barbara snapped Long Beach State’s 11-game win streak with an 84-71 victory.nCalvin Wishart had 18 points for the Gauchos (12-10, 5-6 Big West Conference). Amadou Sow added 18 points and nine rebounds. Josh Pierre-Louis had 17 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds.

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — E.J. Anosike had 24 points and 11 rebounds to power Cal State Fullerton past Cal State Northridge 81-73. Jalen Harris had 16 points for the Titans (16-8, 10-3 Big West Conference). Atin Wright tied a career high with 28 points for the Matadors (7-18, 3-11).

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Tommy Kuhse had a season-high 25 points to help Saint Mary’s hold off BYU 69-64. Logan Johnson had 17 points and six rebounds for the Gaels (22-6, 10-3 West Coast Conference), who have won 15 straight at home. Alex Barcello had 22 points for the Cougars (19-9, 7-6).

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaylen Clark and David Singleton posted career highs in scoring as No. 13 UCLA shook off a slow start to defeat Washington 76-50. Clark, starting for the second consecutive game, led the Bruins with 25 points and Singleton came off the bench to score 20,

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Evan Battey scored 15 points and Colorado beat Stanford 70-53 for its fifth straight win. The Buffaloes pulled away with a 15-1 run for a 57-46 lead with 5:27 remaining. Jabari Walker sparked the rally with a 3-pointer and ended it with a dunk. Stanford scored the next four points to

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Hunter Schofield tossed in 26 points and Cameron Gooden had two big three-point plays to spark Dixie State past Utah Valley 80-75 in overtime. Gooden finished with 16 points for the Trailblazers (13-14, 6-8 Western Athletic Conference). His three-point play with 6 seconds left sent the game to OT tied

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Norwegian great Therese Johaug won her third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics and Jessie Diggins took silver for the best result by an American in an individual cross-country skiing event since 1976. Johaug went out front early in the 30-kilometer mass start race and held

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Premier Hockey Federation commissioner Ty Tumminia is resigning following the end of this season, and after overseeing a major overhaul of the U.S.-based women’s hockey league. League spokesman Paul Krotz told The Associated Press Tumminia cited personal reasons by informing the board of governors in January that she was

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns gave big men everywhere something to shoot for. Minnesota’s 7-footer became the first center to win the 3-Point Shooting Contest, defeating seven guards during the NBA’s All-Star Saturday and providing a memorable moment on a night the dunk contest barely got off the ground.

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Drew Doughty and Adrian Kempe scored two goals apiece and the Los Angeles Kings rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes. Doughty, Kempe and Trevor Moore each scored in a 3:39 span early the third period as the Kings overcame a two-goal deficit for

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Double gold in Pyeongchang, double gold in Beijing. Francesco Friedrich won everything the Olympics had to offer once again. The world’s best bobsledder finished off a dominating Olympics by the world’s sliding superpower by winning the four-man race at the Beijing Games. He won the two-

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Matt Johnson II had a career-high 25 points as Northern Colorado slipped past Weber State 83-79 in overtime. Johnson’s 3-pointer with 20 seconds remaining sent the game to OT tied at 65. Dru Kuxhausen added 21 points for the Bears (15-12, 10-5 Big Sky Conference). Koby McEwen had 29 points and

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Top-seeded Cameron Norrie and second-seeded Reilly Opelka will meet in the final of the Delray Beach Open. Norrie beat fourth-seeded Tommy Paul 6-3, 6-3 in one semifinal Saturday. Opelka edged John Millman 7-6 (8), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4) in exactly three hours in the late match. The  final will be

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Drew Timme had 23 points and nine rebounds, Andrew Nembhard added 21 points, and top-ranked Gonzaga beat Santa Clara 81-69 to win its 10th straight West Coast Conference regular-season title. Rasir Bolton added 18 points for Gonzaga. The Zags  now won 16 straight overall and

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bulls signed forward/center Tristan Thompson on Saturday night and released forward Alfonzo McKinnie. Terms of Thompson’s deal weren’t disclosed. Thompson averaged 6.3 points and 5.3 rebounds in 34 games this season for Sacramento and Indiana. In 707 games in 11 NBA seasons with Cleveland, Boston, Sacramento and Indiana, he has

LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Darrious Agnew sank two free throws with 3 seconds remaining to propel Alcorn State to a 61-60 victory over Jackson State. With the victory, the Braves (11-15, 10-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference) remained in a three-way tie with Southern and Texas Southern atop the West Division. The Tigers (8-17, 6-8) led 34-30

PHOENIX (AP) — Teddy Allen had 30 points and 10 rebounds as New Mexico State topped Grand Canyon 82-66. Jabari Rice had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Aggies (22-4, 11-2 Western Athletic Conference). Holland Woods had 22 points and Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 20 for the Antelopes (18-7, 8-5). 

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Elijah Pepper had 24 points and Ezra Manjon scored 23 as UC Davis edged Cal State Bakersfield 81-79. Pepper made all 12 of his foul shots for the Aggies (11-7, 5-3 Big West Conference). Caleb Fuller had 18 points Kaleb Higgins scored a season-high 23 points for the Roadrunners (6-15, 1-11),

CONWAY, Ark. — Jared Chatham had 36 points plus 16 rebounds as Central Arkansas topped Eastern Kentucky 83-76. Michael Moreno led the Colonels on Saturday night with 19 points and seven rebounds.

NEW YORK (AP) — Emile “The Cat” Francis, the diminutive goalie who became a Hall of Fame coach and general manager with the New York Rangers has died. He was 95. The Rangers announced the death Saturday night. Francis was general manager of the Rangers from October 1964 to January 1976, also serving as coach

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Eve Muirhead has led Britain to the Olympic women’s curling gold medal. The British pulled away with a four-ender in the seventh for a record-setting 10-3 victory over Japan. It was the first Olympic championship for the sport’s homeland since 2002. The British men took silver

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Savion Flagg registered 17 points and eight rebounds as Sam Houston beat Texas Rio Grande Valley 67-61. Demarkus Lampley had 10 points and six rebounds for the Bearkats (17-11, 12-3 Western Athletic Conference). Justin Johnson had 20 points and nine rebounds to lead the Vaqueros (7-20, 2-13), who have lost five

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bryce Hamilton had 20 points and 10 rebounds as UNLV routed Colorado State 72-51. Michael Nuga had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Runnin’ Rebels (16-11, 8-6 Mountain West Conference), who have won four straight at home. Isaiah Stevens had 14 points for the Rams (21-4, 11-4), who saw a

NEWARK, N.J. — Kadary Richmond made a layup with 28 seconds left, capping a back-and-forth final minute as Seton Hall beat DePaul 66-64 on Saturday night. On the final possession for the Blue Demons, Javon Freeman-Liberty missed a 3-pointer to secure the victory for the Pirates. Jared Rhoden tallied 18 points and 18 rebounds to

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji scored 23 points, David McCormack had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 6 Kansas beat West Virginia 71-58. The Jayhawks maintained their two-game lead in the Big 12 over No. 7 Baylor and No. 11 Texas Tech with five games remaining before

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes acquired forward Nick Ritchie and a conditional second-round draft choice from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night in exchange for forward Ryan Dzingel and defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin. The 26-year-old Ritchie had two goals, seven assists and 23 penalty minutes in 33 games for the Maple Leafs this

LAFAYETTE, La. — Kobe Julien had a career-high 26 points plus 10 rebounds as Louisiana-Lafayette narrowly beat Louisiana-Monroe 79-74. Julien made all 10 of his free throws. Jalen Dalcourt had 17 points for Louisiana-Lafayette (12-13, 7-8 Sun Belt Conference), which ended its four-game home losing streak. Dou Gueye added 10 points and seven rebounds. Theo

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Trazarien White scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and sank two free throws with no time left on the clock and UNC Wilmington beat James Madison 78-77 in overtime on Saturday night. Alonzo Sule fouled White in the act of shooting as time expired. Vado Morse scored 17 points for James

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Marreon Jackson came off the bench to score 15 points and Arizona State breezed to a 73-53 victory over Oregon State. Jackson sank 5 of 9 shots with three 3-pointers for the Sun Devils (10-15, 6-9 Pac-12 Conference). Jay Heath hit a 3-pointer and a layup in the first 3:08 as

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — David Pastrnak scored on a one-timer off a cross-ice feed from from Taylor Hall at 2:42 of overtime, and the Boston Bruins beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2. Jake DeBrusk and Brandon Carlo also scored to help the Bruins snap a two-game losing streak. Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves. Tim Stutzle and

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Some figure skaters are hoping an Olympic doping scandal that is fueling a push to raise the minimum age of competitors will also focus attention on what they see as the sport’s most pressing issue: body image, body shaming and disordered eating. The sport is under scrutiny

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Bryce Fowler had 29 points as Sacramento State edged past Idaho State 80-75. William FitzPatrick added 21 points for the Hornets. Liam Sorensen led the Bengals on Saturday night with a career-high 24 points.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Moses Wood scored a career-high 24 points, Tyler Robertson had a go-ahead three-point play and scored 22 and Portland held off Pepperdine 77-74. Robertson added nine assists for the Pilots (16-12, 6-6 West Coast Conference), who have won five straight. Robertson’s basket and free throw came with 27 seconds remaining and

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Zyon Pullin scored 19 points as UC Riverside rolled past Cal Poly 78-58. Wil Tattersall added 16 points for the Highlanders, while Callum McRae chipped in 15. McRae also had 10 rebounds and seven assists. Dominick Pickett had 14 points for UC Riverside (14-9, 8-5 Big West Conference). Alimamy Koroma scored a

TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Saad, Ryan O’Reilly and Pavel Buchnevich each scored in St. Louis’ three-goal third period that broke open a tie game and gave the Blues a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Buchnevich finished with two goals, and Klim Kostin and Brayden Schenn also scored for St. Louis. Ville Husso made

BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin and the American mixed ski team missed out on a medal by 0.42 seconds after losing in the bronze matchup against Norway in the final Alpine ski event of the Beijing Olympics. The top-ranked Austrians won gold in the Winter Games’ second iteration of the mixed team parallel event. They

POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Brittany Force took the No. 1 spot in Top Fuel qualifying Saturday in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ season-opening Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Force had a 3.661-second run at 333.91 mph in the final qualifying session, giving her 33 career No. 1 qualifiers. She drove to 12 No. 1

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Damaria Franklin had a career-high 28 points as Illinois-Chicago defeated Robert Morris 96-88 in overtime. Zion Griffin added 27 points for the Flames. Kahliel Spear led the Colonials on Saturday night with 24 points and nine rebounds.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Tosan Evbuomwan had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Ethan Wright added 23 points and nine rebounds, and Princeton moved into a first place tie in the Ivy League with an 81-75 victory over Yale. Drew Friberg had 12 points for Princeton, which earned its fourth straight win. Azar Swain had 18

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Devoe scored 22 points and Rodney Howard scored 14 and Georgia Tech beat Pittsburgh 68-62 on Saturday night to end its three-game losing streak. Devoe hit a jumper with 5:43 remaining for a 63-45 lead. The Panthers applied a full-court press which helped them turn over the Yellow Jackets and a

TOLEDO, Ohio — JT Shumate tied his season high with 29 points as Toledo narrowly beat Central Michigan 68-66. Cameron Healy led the Chippewas on Saturday night with 18 points.

By DAVID BAUDER and JOE REEDY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When NBC set a long-term deal to carry the Olympics through 2032, it seemed like a savvy deal. Yet it seems much shakier after the Beijing experience — a buzz-free event from an authoritarian country that saw an alarming drop-off in viewers from

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jahmir Young had 21 points and 12 rebounds as Charlotte topped Marshall 99-84. Aly Khalifa added 20 points for the 49ers. Andrew Taylor led the Thundering Herd on Saturday night with 21 points and six assists.

ELON, N.C. — Xavier Bell, Coletrane Washington and Melik Martin scored 12 points apiece as Drexel topped Elon 71-60. Amari Williams and Camren Wynter each added 10 points for the Dragons. Darius Burford led the Phoenix with a career-high 31 points.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Dayvion McKnight had 23 points as Western Kentucky beat Old Dominion 73-64 for its seventh straight victory. Camron Justice had 13 points for the Hilltoppers (17-11, 9-6 Conference USA). Jaylin Hunter tied a career high with 20 points and snagged six rebounds for the Monarchs (10-17, 5-9).

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Darius McGhee had 39 points to out-duel Chase Johnston and lead Liberty to an 88-82 win over Stetson. Johnston led the Hatters on Saturday night with a career-high 38 points.

RUSTON, La. — Keaston Willis had a season-high 30 points, making eight 3-pointers in the process, as Louisiana Tech easily beat UTSA 95-71. Cobe Williams had 19 points for Louisiana Tech. Jacob Germany led the Roadrunners with 21 points and 10 rebounds. 

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens hit 10 of 20 shots on her way to 28 points and also grabbed nine rebounds. Emily Ryan added 15 points for Iowa State and Lexi Donarski added 14.Iowa State hit six of ten 3-point attempts in the first quarter and built a 28-16

CLEVELAND (AP) — Obi Toppin won the slam dunk contest, earning a 47 on his final dunk when he needed to do little more than put the ball in the basket on his last attempt after Juan Toscano-Anderson couldn’t on his previous try. In a disappointing finish to All-Star Saturday, the four dunkers occasionally left

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver didn’t like the circumstances that led to the blockbuster Ben Simmons-James Harden trade. He just doesn’t see a way to fix them. Silver noted that players being unhappy with their teams and asking for trades is nothing new. But the commissioner said

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Jordan Dingle had 31 points, Clark Slajchert made the last shot of the game, and Penn narrowly defeated Brown 89-88. Kino Lilly Jr.’s 3-pointer gave Brown an 88-87 lead with 5.1 seconds remaining.  Clark Slajchert then got the ball near midcourt, drove the lane and floated a shot that went through the

MIAMI — Tevin Brewer matched his career high with 25 points to help Florida International beat Rice 80-77 on Saturday night. Travis Evee’s 3-pointer for Rice tied the game at 77 with 11 seconds remaining. Clevon Brown split a pair of free throws for FIU before Carl Pierre missed a 3-point attempt on the ensuing

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Rashad Smith had a career-high 22 points to help Idaho fend off beat Eastern Washington 83-80. Smith made 8 for 10 shots from the floor for the Vandals (8-18, 5-11 Big Sky Conference). Tanner Christensen had 18 points. Angelo Allegri tied a career high with 23 points for the Eagles (14-13,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kevion Nolan tossed in 18 points and made two free throws with 8 seconds remaining as Jacksonville held off Kennesaw State 59-56. Bryce Workman had 15 points for the Dolphins (18-8, 10-4 Atlantic Sun Conference), who have won four straight. Chris Youngblood had 13 points to pace the Owls (11-16, 6-8). 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charley Taylor, the Hall of Fame receiver who ended his 13-season career with Washington as the NFL’s career receptions leader, died Saturday. He was 80. The Commanders said Taylor died at an assisted-living facility in Northern Virginia. The cause of death wasn’t announced. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 24 points and Vanderbilt finished strong to defeat Texas A&M 72-67. Texas A&M’s Tyrece Radford scored the last five points in a 9-0 run that turned a 50-45 deficit into a four-point lead midway through the second half. There were a couple of lead changes before Robbins

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman beat countryman Francisco Cerundolo late Saturday and will play the final of the Rio Open clay-court tournament. Schwartzman, ranked No. 14 and third-seeded of the tournament, won 7-6 (4), 6-3. He lifted the title in Rio de Janeiro in 2018. Earlier, the Argentine put his presence in

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Terrion Murdix had 20 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi got past Northwestern State 83-76. Kendal Coleman led the Demons on Saturday with 18 points and 14 rebounds.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bryson Mozone had 20 points and 11 rebounds and South Carolina Upstate scored the last five points in overtime to beat Charleston Southern 78-73. Charleston Southern’s Claudell Harris Jr. made a 3-pointer that tied the game at 73 with 1:50 remaining.  Mysta Goodloe answered with a jumper and the Spartans made 3

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Connor McDavid scored a goal and added two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers to their fifth straight victory under interim coach Jay Woodcroft, 4-2 over the Winnipeg Jets. McDavid’s three points give him 71 for the season, two ahead of Oilers teammate Leon Draisaitl, who had an assist against the

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas won her lone individual matchup of the week with Yale’s Iszac Henig at the Ivy League championship, edging Henig to win the 100-meter freestyle. It was the third title of the meet for Thomas. Henig is a transgender