Month: February 2022

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Garnet Hathaway scored two goals in a span of less than two minutes late in the third period and the Washington Capitals rallied late to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3. Joe Snively, Michal Kempny and John Carlson also scored for the Capitals, who won their fifth in

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Diamond Johnson scored 16 points, and No. 4 North Carolina State moved closer to an Atlantic Coast Conference title with a 92-61 victory over Wake Forest. The Wolfpack racked up 37 points in the third, which was the most in any quarter this season. N.C. State

RUSTON, La. — Souley Boum hit a jumper with 2:16 left to give UTEP the lead en route to a 63-60 win over Louisiana Tech on Thursday night. Souley Boum had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Miners. Cobe Williams led the Bulldogs with 19 points.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jenna Staiti scored 22 points for the second straight game against Missouri and helped No. 21 Georgia power its way past the Tigers, 74-49. Staiti scored 22 points and had 12 rebounds in the Bulldogs’ 72-62 win over Missouri January 17 in Columbia. Georgia now has won three straight against the

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — KJ Williams had 25 points and seven rebounds to lead No. 21 Murray State to a 91-56 victory over Austin Peay. Tevin Brown scored 13 points, DJ Burns, Justice Hill and DaQuan Smith each had 11 and Trae Hannibal added 10 for the Racers (25-2, 15-0 Ohio Valley Conference), who won

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Terrence Edwards scored 18 points as James Madison topped Charleston 71-63. Alonzo Sule and Vado Morse added 15 points each for the Dukes on Thursday night. Dimitrius Underwood led the Cougars with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — There was an unofficial men’s bobsled training session at the Beijing Olympics earlier this month. It was an opportunity for most drivers to pay and take a couple of extra trips down the track. Everybody who showed up that day chose to drive their two-man sleds.

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis scored 22 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 20 and No. 3 Arizona pulled away in the second half to beat Oregon State 83-69 on State on Thursday night. The Wildcats — 23-2 overall and 13-1 in the Pac-12 — have won seven straight and

CINCINNATI — David DeJulius had 17 points and six assists as Cincinnati got past Wichita State 85-76. Ricky Council IV led the Shockers on Thursday night with 17 points.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Chris Lammons become the fourth suspect arrested in connection with an assault at a Las Vegas nightclub that prompted the Feb. 6 arrest of New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara. Lammons turned himself in Thursday in Las Vegas and was briefly booked into the Clark County

MIAMI — Josh Jefferson registered 15 points as Middle Tennessee defeated Florida International 71-65. Tevin Brewer led the Panthers on Thursday night with 17 points and nine assists.

LORETTO, Pa. — Tre Wood had 18 points to lead five Long Island players in double figures as the Sharks topped St. Francis (Pa.) 81-63. Eral Penn added 17 points for the Sharks on Thursday night. Isaac Kante chipped in 14, Kyndall Davis scored 13 and Ty Flowers had 11. Josh Cohen led the Red

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 10 points and 12 rebounds for her 18th straight double-double, Zia Cooke scored 20 points and No. 1 South Carolina won its 12th straight with a 75-38 victory over Auburn. Boston moved within a game of the Southeastern Conference’s record streak of

BOONE, N.C. — Efe Odigie recorded 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead Troy to a 67-61 win over Appalachian State. Adrian Delph led the Mountaineers on Thursday night with 17 points.

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Brad Keselowski has won his first race as owner of his team. Keselowski drove his new No. 6 Ford to a win in one of the duel 150-mile qualifying races for the Daytona 500. It was his first win since he bought into

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Nicolas Timberlake had 18 points to lead five Towson players in double figures as the Tigers easily defeated UNC Wilmington 79-55. Charles Thompson added 15 points for the Tigers on Thursday night. Jason Gibson chipped in 14, Cam Holden scored 13 and Antonio Rizzuto had 10. Jaylen Sims led the Seahawks with

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kiara Smith had 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Emanuely de Oliveira added 15 points and eight rebounds and No. 17 Florida beat Arkansas 76-67. Florida led by 19 points early in the fourth quarter but went without a field goal for the final six minutes as Arkansas used a

By The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — In an image taken by Associated Press photographer Matt Slocum, the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team skates jubilantly across the ice Thursday with their newly acquired gold medals after defeating the United States. Front and center is Marie-Philip Poulin, Canada’s captain. Behind her, the smiles crisscross the frame

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Kennedy Todd-Williams knocked down the go-ahead free throws with 16.2 seconds left and No. 24 North Carolina survived Louisville’s two final-play missed shots to upset the third-ranked Cardinals 66-65. Todd-Williams finished with 19 points to lead the Tar Heels, who ended an eight-game skid

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Mickelson has managed to blast the Saudis and the PGA Tour in one published report. His remarks came in a phone interview with a journalist writing his biography. Alan Shipnuck has published the remarks on his “Firepit Collective” site. Mickelson uses a vulgarity to

KELVIN CHAN and JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The sport of curling is steeped in centuries of tradition. At the Winter Olympics in Beijing curling is moving further into the digital age as some teams deploy the latest digital technology to crunch game stats and performance data to maximize their chances at a

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Reilly Opelka’s winning streak in tiebreakers ended. His winning streak at the Delray Beach Open continued. The second-seeded Opelka rode an unbeatable first serve into the Delray quarterfinals on Thursday, defeating Jack Sock 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 6-1. It was Opelka’s sixth consecutive victory at Delray, where he was the

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — There isn’t much to indicate anything other than a typical college swim meet is taking place this week at Harvard University’s Blodgett Pool. But there is evidence of the discussion surrounding the sport during the past year. Transgender athletes Lia Thomas and Iszac Henig have

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored 20 points, John Harrar had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Penn State beat Minnesota 67-46 in the second meeting in five days. It was Penn State’s largest win over Minnesota in program history. Myles Dread added 12 points for Penn State. Pickett reached 20 points for

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of the best players in the world at the Genesis Invitational lived up to their reputations. So did Riviera. Even in ideal conditions, Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler were happy with rounds of 66. That gave them the early lead by one shot over

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA has hired Bill McGovern as its next defensive coordinator. McGovern was the inside linebackers coach for the Chicago Bears last season. The move reunites McGovern with head coach Chip Kelly. McGovern was the outside linebackers coach on Kelly’s staff with the Philadelphia Eagles from 2013-15. McGovern replaces longtime Kelly assistant

By The Associated Press Matt Turner’s knowledge of Arsenal was raised by the FIFA video game, He read of the Gunners’ history and watched Thierry Henry’s move to Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls from 2010-14. This summer, he’ll be joining the London club. The 27-year-old goalkeeper has made an incredible progression from when

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Injuries are ending the college playing career of Clemson’s Hunter Rayburn and the offensive lineman is joining Dabo Swinney’s staff in a a student coaching role. The school said that a neck injury has forced Rayburn to give up playing. Rayburn is 6-foot-4, 320-pound junior from Pensacola, Florida. He made six

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway has pulled out of the Rio Open clay-court tournament with an abdominal injury. Ruud was replaced by Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena, who lost his second-round match against Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 6-2. Cerundolo will next face Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, who beat sixth-seeded Lorenzo Sonego of