Month: February 2022

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams were all but out of playmakers in the second half of the Super Bowl. They still had Cooper Kupp, and they still had Matthew Stafford. They were enough to win a championship. Los Angeles’ 23-20 victory was a remarkable story of

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals got their two biggest plays before everybody got back into their seats after the Super Bowl 56 halftime show. Joe Burrow found Tee Higgins for a 75-yard touchdown on the Bengals’ first play of the third quarter. Bengals cornerback Chidobe

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams carried off the crown jewel in a venue built for champions by winning the Super Bowl trophy. It took a precise 79-yard drive capped by Cooper Kupp’s 1-yard touchdown reception with 1:25 remaining for a 23-20 victory Sunday over the

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Super Bowl ads this year were heavy on nostalgia and star power. With ad space going for as much as $7 million for 30 seconds, it’s crucial for Super Bowl advertisers to both get noticed and be entertaining. This year, Budweiser showcased a Clydesdale’s

By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Olympic champion Jamie Anderson wiped out on her first two jumps in qualifying for women’s snowboard big air and failed to crack the finals field, while American teammate Julia Marino dropped out after a distressing fall during practice over the weekend. Long shot countrymate Hailey Langland

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva still waits to hear whether she can compete for the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics after her marathon doping hearing concluded. The Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing at a hotel in Beijing wrapped up early Monday morning after

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. suffered an injury to his left knee during the second quarter of the Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals. It is the same knee Beckham injured midway through the 2020 season in Cleveland, which caused him to

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On the field, the Los Angeles Rams are facing off against the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56. Off the field, Super Bowl advertisers aim to deliver a night of ads heavy with celebrities and nostalgia in an effort to entertain Americans weary of two

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — 50 Cent knows how to make a surprise entrance. The rapper made an unannounced appearance during the Super Bowl halftime show, hanging upside while starting his hit “In Da Club” and dropping down to the dancefloor. Eminem took a knee in apparent tribute to the

By JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler outlasted Ryder Cup teammate Patrick Cantlay on the third hole of a playoff in the WM Phoenix Open for his first PGA Tour victory, making a 25-foot birdie putt that had just enough momentum to tumble in. Cantlay missed an 11-foot birdie try

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — So athletes from countries where COVID-19 has raged can compete, China’s Winter Games workforce is making a giant sacrifice. Tens of thousands of Chinese workers have been hermetically sealed inside the ring-fence of virus prevention measures that China has erected around the games, locked in with the

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Talia von Oelhoffen scored 23 points and snared 12 rebounds and Oregon State made enough free throws down the stretch to upset No. 24 Oregon, 68-62. Playing a home-and-home weekend series, the Ducks won Friday in Corvallis, 74-66 by getting hot in the fourth quarter. On Sunday, the Beavers knocked down

CHICAGO — Lucas Williamson had 18 points and six assists as Loyola Chicago romped past Northern Iowa 85-58. AJ Green led the Panthers on Sunday with 20 points.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks are optimistic that guard Pat Connaughton will return before the end of the regular season as he prepares to undergo surgery on his broken right hand. Connaughton suffered the injury Thursday while fouling Chris Paul on a drive to the basket late in the third quarter of a 131-107

By MARCELO R. ANDROETTO Associated Press BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Casper Ruud of Norway beat home-crowd favorite Diego Schwartzman to win his second Argentina Open. The No. 8 player in the world and top seed at the clay-court tournament won 5-7, 6-2, 6-3. Ruud and Schwartzman won the 2020 and 2021 editions of the tournament,

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Lexie Hull had 14 points and tied her season high with six steals, Cameron Brink added a double-double, and No. 2 Stanford pulled away in the second half and beat Colorado 63-46. The Cardinal trailed at halftime but outscored the Buffaloes 14-5 in the third quarter

MILAN, Italy (AP) — AC Milan has surged to the top of Serie A with a 1-0 victory over Sampdoria. Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan set up the winning goal for Rafael Leão in the eighth minute. He sent a long kick from outside his penalty area to feed Leão who controlled the ball on the

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards celebrated a milestone moment by scoring 37 points and leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 129-120 victory at Indiana. Edwards became the fourth-youngest player in NBA history to reach the 2,500-point mark on his first basket of the game. Oshae Brissett had a season-high

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Khayla Pointer and Alexis Morris scored 25 points each and No. 14 LSU defeated Texas A&M 74-58. Kayla Wells had 23 points for Texas A&M and Aaliyah Patty added 11 points and 10 rebounds. After LSU trailed 33-27 at halftime, Pointer scored five points early in the third quarter and

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah promised he would play in this Super Bowl, and he is. The tight end who took off the brace around his left knee at a pep rally a week ago in Cincinnati and tossed it back over his head is active for the season finale

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Felipe Haase had 28 points as Mercer defeated UNC Greensboro 73-64. Shannon Grant had 12 points for Mercer, which ended its four-game road losing streak. Keyshaun Langley had 19 points for Greensboro.

EL PASO, Texas — Goran Miladinovic had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead five Marshall players in double figures as the Thundering Herd snapped their seven-game road losing streak, getting past UTEP 88-79. Mikel Beyers and Andrew Taylor added 13 points apiece for the Thundering Herd. Obinna Anochili-Killen and Marko Sarenac chipped in 12

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Josh Jefferson poured in 30 points and Middle Tennessee stretched its home winning streak to 12 games with a 78-63 victory over Charlotte. Jefferson made 4 of 6 shots from 3-point range for the Blue Raiders (17-7, 8-3 Conference USA). Jahmir Young had 26 points to lead the 49ers (13-11, 6-6).

DALLAS (AP) — Reilly Opelka has won his third ATP Tour title. He beat Jenson Brooksby in straight sets in an all-American final at the inaugural Dallas Open. The second-seeded Opelka won all 46 service games during the tournament. The only break point he faced all week came in the second set of his 7-6

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 38 points and led a third-quarter surge that sent the Boston Celtics past the Atlanta Hawks 105-95 for their eighth straight win. Trae Young had 30 points and 10 assists to lead Atlanta, which has lost four of five. The Celtics, who lost their

By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves for his second shutout this season, Gabriel Landeskog scored two goals and the streaking Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 4-0. The Avalanche increased their franchise-record point streak to 19 games (17-0-2) and their NHL-leading point total to 72 in 46 games,

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help No. 13 Illinois stave off a late Northwestern comeback, beating the Wildcats 73-66. Illinois led by 18 points after Alfonso Plummer’s 3-pointer with 13:05 left, but Northwestern responded with a 19-2 run to pull within

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Azzi Fudd scored 24 points and Dorka Juhasz added 21 as No. 8 UConn broke open a close game in the fourth quarter to beat Marquette 72-58. UConn has won two straight since its 169-game conference winning streak ended with a 72-69 home loss to Villanova.

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Brian Boyle scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Tristan Jarry made 28 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins kept rolling with a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils. Mike Matheson, Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel also scored for the Penguins, who won their

NORFOLK, Va. — Austin Trice had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Old Dominion defeated UAB 81-72. Mekhi Long had 17 points, seven rebounds and five steals for Old Dominion. Jordan Walker had 20 points and seven assists for UAB.

By BRIAN J. PEDERSEN Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cate Reese had 17 points, Madi Conner scored a career-high 16 off the bench and No. 6 Arizona used stifling defense in the second half to beat visiting Arizona State 62-58. The Wildcats (18-4, 8-4 Pac-12) avenged an 81-77 loss at ASU on Friday night

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sophomore Keegan Murray scored a career-high 37 points to power Iowa to a 98-75 romp over Nebraska. Murray sank 15 of 21 shots — 3 of 4 from 3-point range — and made 4 of 5 foul shots for the Hawkeyes (17-7, 7-6 Big Ten Conference). Murray had 24 first-half

By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have been hit by a ransomware attack, with cyber criminals claiming they stole some of the football team’s financial data. The ransomware gang BlackByte recently posted some of the purportedly stolen team documents on a dark web site in a file marked

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jakia Brown-Turner scored 15 of her 19 points after halftime while No. 5 North Carolina State missed only one shot in the fourth quarter to pull away late and beat Duke 77-62. Brown-Turner made 9 of 11 shots overall and came up with multiple key

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kianna Smith scored 17 points, Hailey Van Lith added 16 and No. 3 Louisville outscored No. 18 Notre Dame 29-6 over parts of the middle two quarters for a 73-47 rout on Sunday. Louisville took control of an initially close contest late in the

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press WEST LAFAYTTE, Ind. (AP) — Trevion Williams blocked a layup try in the final seconds and No. 3 Purdue, boosted by Jaden Ivey’s go-ahead three-point play, held off Maryland 62-61. Maryland’s Donta Scott drove hard to the basket from the right baseline, but Williams rejected the shot with five seconds

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Veronica Burton hit two tiebreaking free throws in the closing seconds, Jillian Brown scored a career-high 18 points, and Northwestern beat a top-four team for the first time in 40 years, squeezing past No. 4 Michigan 71-69 in double overtime. The Wildcats (14-9, 6-6 Big

OAKLAND, Mich. — Jamal Cain had 32 points and 12 rebounds as Oakland stretched its home winning streak to eight games, beating Detroit 75-59. Antoine Davis led the Titans with 18 points.

MONTREAL (AP) — Jeff Skinner scored four goals in a game for the first time in his career, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 to snap a three-game winless streak. Tage Thompson also scored for Buffalo, his fourth goal of the season against the Habs. Mike Hoffman, Jeff Petry and Joel Armia

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Anthony Gaines recorded 17 points and 11 rebounds and his two free throws with six seconds left in overtime was enough to lift Siena past Rider 76-75 on Sunday. Mervin James led the Broncs with 15 points.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Georgia Amoore put up 17 points and Virginia Tech posted a second-straight win over a nationally-ranked opponent for the first time in program history, knocking off No. 23 North Carolina, 66-61. Virginia Tech picked up its 11th Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season — also a first for the program.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Kahliel Spear scored 27 points to lead four in double figures and Robert Morris defeated Youngstown State 73-68. Michael Green III scored 14 points for the Colonials. Matt Mayers added 11 points and seven rebounds. Kam Farris scored 10 points. Dwayne Cohill scored 18 points to lead Youngstown State.

BANGOR, Maine — Anthony Roberts had a career-high 40 points as Stony Brook got past Maine 85-74. Maks Klanjscek led the Black Bears on Sunday with 24 points.

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — Elijah Joiner had 15 points, seven assists and six rebounds as Iona stretched its home win streak to 10 games with a 70-62 victory over Monmouth. Tyson Jolly had 13 points for the Gaels (20-5, 12-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference).  Jarvis Vaughan had 11 points for the Hawks (16-9, 8-6).

By IAN QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored his team-leading 15th goal and added an assist, Connor Brown also had a goal and an assist and the Ottawa Senators completed a long-awaited 4-1 victory over the Washington Capitals. Alex Formenton and Adam Gaudette added early goals as the Senators snapped a 10-game

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ottawa Senators forward Austin Watson has been suspended two games for a hit on Boston’s Jack Ahcan. Watson leveled Ahcan along the end boards midway through the first period of Ottawa’s 2-0 loss to the Bruins on Saturday. He was given a 2-minute minor penalty for interference. The NHL’s department of

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson made history on a frenetic dash around Beijing’s magnificent speedskating oval. Jackson became the first Black woman to win a speedskating medal at the Winter Olympics with her gold in the 500 meters. While Jackson doesn’t look at herself as some sort of trailblazer,

ATLANTA (AP) — Eylia Love scored a career-high 26 points — offsetting a career-best 40 points by Clemson’s Delicia Washington — and No. 11 Georgia Tech survived an upset bid, defeating the Tigers 92-84 in overtime. Love sank 10 of 16 shots as the Yellow Jackets (19-6, 10-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) ended a two-game skid

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tyrese Martin scored all 17 of his points in the second half and No. 24 Connecticut rallied past St. John’s 63-60 at Madison Square Garden. R.J. Cole added 14 points and Andre Jackson grabbed 16 rebounds to help the weary Huskies win despite shooting only

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Horston had 16 points and 13 rebounds and No. 13 Tennessee used a strong second half to defeat Vanderbilt 66-52. Tennessee opened the fourth quarter with a 14-1 run that put the game well in hand. The lead peaked at 62-40 when Horston hit a 3-pointer near the six-minute mark

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Sam Vinson had 20 points as Northern Kentucky turned back Wright State 75-71. Marques Warrick had 16 points and sank two foul shots with 10 seconds remaining to help the Norse (15-10, 11-5 Horizon League) notch their fifth straight win on the road. Grant Basile had 25 points and nine rebounds

LEICESTER, England (AP) — West Ham’s week of controversy ended with some relief after Craig Dawson scored a late equalizer off his shoulder to earn a 2-2 draw against Leicester in the Premier League after Kurt Zouma pulled out in the warmup at King Power Stadium. Dawson salvaged a point in the first minute of

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson ended a long drought for the United States with a historic speedskating gold medal in the 500 meters. She became the first Black woman to win an Olympic speedskating medal. It was also the first speedskating medal for the Americans during the Beijing Games.

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Aliyah Boston scored 18 points with 12 rebounds and No. 1 South Carolina coasted after a strong start to beat No. 17 Georgia 72-54. Boston posted her 18th double-double in 24 games. Destanni Henderson added 15 points for the Gamecocks, who led by 30 points

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool has kept in touch with Manchester City in the Premier League title race by beating last-place Burnley 1-0 away. The gap is back down to nine points and second-place Liverpool has a game in hand. Fabinho scored the winning goal. Newcastle moved four points clear of the relegation

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Arkadiusz Milik scored a spectacular winning goal as Marseille beat Metz 2-1 in the French league to move four points clear in second place which is an automatic Champions League spot. The imposing Poland striker came off the bench for the visitors to make it four