Month: February 2022

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored a goal and assisted on Alex Newhook’s tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3. Nathan MacKinnon also had a goal and an assist, J.T. Compher and Nazem Kadri scored the other goals, and Colorado

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Lance Jones had 24 points as Southern Illinois narrowly defeated Indiana State 76-72. Marcus Domask added 21 points for the Salukis. Kailex Stephens led the Sycamores on Saturday with a career-high 21 points.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Alondes Williams scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half, Jake LaRavia added 20 points and Wake Forest defeated Notre Dame 79-74. Williams had 13 points in the last 10 minutes, including a layup at the 4:20 mark that put the Demon Deacons up for good 67-66. Khadim Sy

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bryson Williams scored 17 points and No. 11 Texas Tech held off a late charge by No. 20 Texas to win 61-55 and earn a sweep of the regular-season series. Clarence Nadolny added 14 points for the Red Raiders. Texas Tech led by 10 with

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kellan Grady made seven 3-pointers for a season-high 25 points, Oscar Tshiebwe added 21 points with 14 rebounds and No. 4 Kentucky rallied twice to top No. 25 Alabama 90-81. Short-handed because of injuries to starting guards TyTy Washington Jr. and Sahvir Wheeler, the

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sam Iorio had 17 points off the bench to lead Niagara to a 65-54 win over Canisius. Jordan Henderson led the Golden Griffins on Saturday with 13 points.

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Chris Paul isn’t sure if his injured right hand will be healthy enough for him to play when the Phoenix Suns return from the All-Star break. He believes his Suns will be fine, even if his hand isn’t. Paul was injured Wednesday in a victory over

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — C.J. Kelly had 18 points off the bench to lead UMass to an 80-74 win over La Salle. Jack Clark led the Explorers on Saturday with 18 points.

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Harry Kane scored his second goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time to stun Manchester City and clinch a 3-2 win for Tottenham in the Premier League. The header came minutes after Riyad Mahrez’s penalty looked to have clinched a point for City.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Tye Fagan scored 20 points against his former school, Jaemyn Brakefield and Austin Crowley had career highs of 19 and 18 points, respectively, and short-handed Mississippi defeated Georgia 85-68. That trio came through in the absence of the Rebels’ top three scorers, Jarkel Joiner, Daeshun Ruffin and Matthew Murrell. Joiner and

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Jamal Bieniemy had 19 points to lead five UTEP players in double figures as the Miners defeated Southern Miss 84-70. Tydus Verhoeven added 13 points for the Miners on Saturday. Souley Boum chipped in 12, Jorell Saterfield scored 12 and Christian Agnew had 11. Isaih Moore led the Golden Eagles with 25

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The Premier League title race really is back on and it’s all because of Harry Kane. The striker Manchester City wanted to sign in the offseason last year consigned the leaders to their first league loss in nearly four months by scoring twice for Tottenham in a dramatic 3-2

By NEILL OSTROUT Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Former UConn star James Bouknight of the Charlotte Hornets was tossed from his courtside side by a game official in the second half as the No. 24 Huskies held off Xavier 72-61. Bouknight, who played two seasons for Connecticut and is in his NBA rookie season,

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored 27 points, Jacob Grandison had a season-high 24 and No. 12 Illinois held off No. 19 Michigan State 79-74. Illinois moved ahead of No. 15 Wisconsin and into a first-place tie with No. 5 Purdue in the Big Ten standings. Tyson Walker scored a season-high 26 points

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Jeremy Sochan matched his season high with 17 points as five players scored in double figures for seventh-ranked Baylor. The Bears led throughout despite missing two hurting guards in a 72-62 victory over TCU. Baylor played with only six players, except for a two-minute stretch

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Aaron Deloney had 20 points as Vermont won its 12th consecutive home game, easily beating Maryland-Baltimore County 86-59. Keondre Kennedy led the Retrievers on Saturday with 13 points.

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Jalen Slawson had 16 points and 10 rebounds to carry Furman to a 70-69 win over Wofford. B.J. Mack led the Terriers on Saturday with 17 points.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gerrale Gates had 24 points and 12 rebounds as Holy Cross narrowly beat Navy 55-50. Tyler Nelson led the Midshipmen on Saturday with 15 points.

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A summary of some key areas in collective bargaining between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association as of proposals through Feb. 17, as obtained by The Associated Press.

TAMPA, Fla. — Sam Griffin had 23 points as Tulsa ended its eight-game road losing streak, topping South Florida 65-57. Javon Greene led the Bulls on Saturday with 15 points.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz stunned top seed Matteo Berrettini and then beat another Italian, Fabio Fognini, in the semifinals to reach his second career final after a marathon day at the Rio Open. With support from home fans in Rio de Janeiro, the 18-year-old Alcaraz won his quarterfinal clash against

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Buddy Boeheim and Cole Swider scored 18 points each, Jimmy Boeheim added a double-double and Syracuse cruised by Boston College 76-56. Jimmy Boeheim scored 13 points with 10 rebounds and Joseph Girard III had four 3-pointers and 16 points for Syracuse, which has won five of its last six games. James

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brian Flores is back in the NFL. The Pittsburgh Steelers have hired the former Miami Dolphins coach to serve as a senior defensive assistant. The hiring comes less than three weeks after Flores sued the NFL and three teams over alleged racist hiring practices. Flores, who

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Runaway leader Paris Saint-Germain slipped to only its second French league defeat of the season after losing 3-1 at an inspired Nantes. PSG still has a big lead and will be 10 points clear even if second-place Marseille wins on Sunday yet the manner of the

LONDON (AP) — Second-half goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka have helped Arsenal beat Brentford 2-1 to strengthen its bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League. Smith Rowe’s solo effort in the 48th minute broke the deadlock and Saka doubled the lead in the 79th before Christian Norgaard scored in stoppage

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga, Auburn, Arizona and Kansas hold No. 1 seeds in the initial rankings for the committee that will select the field for next month’s 68-team men’s NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs were the top overall seed ahead of the Tigers in rankings released Saturday by the NCAA Division I Men’s

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Netherlands striker Wout Weghorst has scored his first Premier League goal as Burnley moved off the bottom of the standings with an emphatic 3-0 win at Brighton. Sean Dyche’s side went above last-place Norwich on goal difference. Burnley trails 17th-place Newcastle by five points but has two games in hand. Weghorst

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has suspended associate women’s basketball coach Chuck Love with pay. No reason for the suspension was given in a two-sentence statement released by the athletic department. The department declined further comment. Love is in his sixth season at Nebraska under coach Amy Williams. He previously worked on Williams’ staff at

NEW YORK (AP) — Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn has been fined $5,000 by the NHL for unsportsmanlike conduct after squirting water from the bench toward an opponent. The fine was announced Saturday, a day after Benn squirted water into the face of Blackhawks wing MacKenzie Entwistle as he skated past the Dallas bench late

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Atlético Madrid has earned its most convincing win in months and it comes just days before it hosts Manchester United. João Félix scored and assisted Luis Suárez in Atlético’s 3-0 win at Osasuna in the Spanish league on Saturday. The victory gives the struggling defending champions

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Stuart Armstrong and Shane Long struck rare Premier League goals as Southampton overwhelmed Everton in a 2-0 win on the south coast. If Armstrong was ecstatic to end a drought running from April 4 last year, Long stepped off the bench to top that sense of relief with his first touch.

LONDON (AP) — Hakim Ziyech volleyed in an 89th-minute winner as Chelsea beat Crystal Palace 1-0 on its return to Premier League action after triumphing at the Club World Cup. The Morocco winger was lurking at the far post to meet Marcos Alonso’s cross with a cushioned volley into the net, allowing Chelsea to consolidate

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Emmanuel Dennis has ended Watford’s scoring drought and helped boost the club’s hopes of Premier League survival with a late header in a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa. Ismaila Sarr chipped a cross to the center of the area where Dennis headed the ball into the net in the 78th minute

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Anthony Modeste has returned from the sick bay to shoot Cologne to a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga. Cologne is now sixth in the league. Relegation-threatened Stuttgart was on the verge of claiming its first league win since December when it conceded a

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Harrison Burton was fastest in the final practice for NASCAR’s season-opening Daytona 500. Burton led a charge of Ford drivers who swept the top eight spots in Saturday’s practice. Only 20 drivers decided to take NASCAR’s new car on the track. Burton posted a

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR driver Brandon Brown is caught in the middle of a swirling culture war. “Let’s Go Brandon” flags dot Daytona International Speedway. The 28-year-old Brown unwittingly became entangled in this debacle when he won his first career NASCAR race in October in Alabama. The

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — American pairs skaters Brandon Frazier and Alexa Knierim said they were left alone to concentrate on their free skate while teammates appealed to stage a medal ceremony for their team silver left in limbo amid a Russian doping scandal. Frazier and Knierim said they have not been

LONDON (AP) — Newcastle has showed further evidence of its gradual improvement under Eddie Howe by drawing 1-1 at top four-chasing West Ham to extend its unbeaten run in the Premier League to six games. Joe Willock’s deft finish in first-half stoppage time canceled out the headed opener scored by Craig Dawson in the 32nd