Month: February 2022

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Adrian Diaz, who have been engaged for almost four years, will finally turn their attention to wedding planning once the Olympics come to an end. But first, they will spend Valentine’s Day in perhaps the most awkward way possible: skating with

PEORIA, Ill. — Rienk Mast had 15 points and seven rebounds as Bradley beat Drake 68-59. Mikey Howell had 14 points for Bradley (15-11, 9-5 Missouri Valley Conference), which earned its fifth straight home victory. Terry Roberts added 11 points. V Tucker DeVries had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (17-9, 8-5). Roman

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Kyler Filewich came off the bench to tally 12 points and lead Southern Illinois to a 69-62 win over Evansville. Dalton Banks had 11 points for Southern Illinois (13-13, 6-8 Missouri Valley Conference). Lance Jones added 10 points and six rebounds. Steven Verplancken Jr. also had 10 points. Blaise Beauchamp had 19

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 26 points and Deandre Ayton had 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns won their fifth straight game, beating the Orlando Magic 132-105 Saturday night. Chris Paul recorded his 30th double-double of the season with 10 points and 15 assists, and the Suns had nine players score

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points, Nikola Vucevic added 31 points and 15 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls overcame a sluggish start to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 106-101. Tied with Cleveland for second place in the Eastern Conference coming in, the Bulls turned things around after

By The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — COVID restrictions. A “closed loop” restricting everyone’s movements. Some most excellent athletic achievement and, yes, a Russian doping scandal. The Beijing Winter Olympics have reached the halfway point. AP’s interim global sports editor, Howie Rumberg, says that despite all the restrictions and COVID protocols and a general lack

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kevin Fiala and Frederick Gaudreau each had a goal and an assist for the Minnesota Wild in a 3-2 victory over Carolina. Hurricanes star Andrei Svechnikov scored consecutive goals in the third period to tighten the game. Kirill Kaprizov also scored and Cam Talbot

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Kevion Nolan had 20 points as Jacksonville won its 12th consecutive home game, edging past Liberty 73-69. Tyreese Davis had 11 points for Jacksonville (16-8, 8-4 Atlantic Sun Conference). Osayi Osifo added seven rebounds. Darius McGhee had 30 points for the Flames (18-8, 9-2), whose four-game win streak ended. Shiloh Robinson and

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Across two pandemic Olympics set in Asian countries, Asian American woman fronting the Games have encountered a whiplashing duality — prized on the global stage for their medal-winning talent, buffeted by the escalating crisis of racist abuse at home. The world’s most elite and international sporting event,

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 16 of his season-high 33 points in the fourth quarter, Stephen Curry made a clutch layup with 46 seconds remaining, and the Golden State Warriors held off the Los Angeles Lakers 117-115, spoiling another scoring milestone by LeBron James. Curry finished with 24 points

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Reggie Jackson scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Dallas Mavericks in the final minute for a 99-97 victory to earn another split in another two-game set between the teams. Luka Doncic had 23 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter

By BRIAN CAROVILLANO Associated Press Writer YANQING, China (AP) — The journey from the heart of Beijing to the alpine ski venue is only about 120 kilometers (75 miles), but getting there via the Olympic transit system — hermetically sealed against COVID-19 — makes for a rather epic journey. And on Sunday, amid uncharacteristically heavy

By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Marco Odermatt has owned the giant slalom this season and now he owns an Olympic gold medal in the event. The 24-year-old Swiss skier plowed through snow and poor visibility to win the men’s giant slalom at the Beijing Games. It was the first time snow

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva testified by video at the appeal hearing  that will decide if she can still compete at the Beijing OIympics. Court of Arbitration for Sport director general Matthieu Reeb said the 15-year-old Russian star would speak to the judges on video through

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sixth-year senior Eric Curry scored a career-high 22 points, Payton Willis scored 13 of his 18 in the second half and Minnesota beat Penn State 76-70 to snap a five-game losing streak. Willis finished with 10 assists and six rebounds. E.J. Stephens scored 13 points — going 5 of 6 from the

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Audrey Warren matched her career high with 21 points, No. 16 Texas thrashed Oklahoma in the third quarter, and the Longhorns defeated the 12th-ranked Sooners 78-63.  Texas rolled through the first six minutes of the third quarter, outscoring Oklahoma 17-4 to build a 54-42 lead. Lauren Ebo had 13 points and

MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and the Miami Heat held off a furious rally from Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets for a 115-111 victory. Irving scored 20 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter to help the Nets rally from a 21-point, third-quarter deficit before dropping their

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Javon Pickett and Ronnie DeGray III each scored 14 points and Missouri beat Mississippi 74-68. DaJuan Gordon, Kobe Brown and Amari Davis added 13 points apiece for Missouri (10-14, 4-7 Southeastern Conference). Matthew Murrell scored 15 points for Ole Miss (12-13, 3-9). Jarkel Joiner added 13 points and Luis Rodriguez 12.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kaillie Humphries skipped the last day of women’s monobob training at the Beijing Olympics and let the rest of the field know that her work was done. She was ready. Humphries is competing for the first time in the Olympics as an American citizen and she

JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Oskar Sundqvist had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1. David Perron, Dakota Joshua, Vladimir Tarasenko and Jordan Kyrou also scored for the Blues, who are 6-0-2 in their last eight games against the Blackhawks. Ville Husso made 15

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tari Eason scored 23 points to spark LSU to a 69-65 victory over Mississippi State. Eason came off the bench to score 10 points in the final 7:19 of the first half to propel LSU (18-7, 6-6 Southeastern Conference) to a 37-22 lead at intermission. Iverson Molinar keyed a second-half

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Thatcher Demko had a career-high 51 saves as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2. J.T. Miller had a goal and an assist, and Brock Boeser and Juno Lammikko also scored for the Canucks. Auston Matthews and Ondrej Kase scored power-play goals for Toronto, which has lost consecutive

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — When 19-year old Maggie Lee fell on her first run down the slope and missed one of the early gates, it looked like the abrupt end of her first Olympics. It wasn’t. She got back up. Lee, competing for Taiwan under the name “Chinese Taipei,” scooted

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Freestyle skier Eileen Gu’s quest for a second gold medal at the Beijing Games ran into a detour when high wind and snow postponed the qualifying round for slopestyle. No immediate plan for rescheduling was announced. The final is currently set for Monday morning. That

WICHITA, Kan. — Ricky Council IV posted 18 points as Wichita State narrowly beat South Florida 73-69. Caleb Murphy led the Bulls with 15 points.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sam Griesel had 24 points as North Dakota State defeated St. Thomas (MN) 75-64. Parker Bjorklund led the Tommies with 17 points.

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Airion Simmons had 15 points to lead five Abilene Christian players in double figures as the Wildcats got past Tarleton State 77-63. Reggie Miller added 13 points for the Wildcats. Cameron Steele chipped in 11, Tobias Cameron scored 10 and Coryon Mason had 10. Montre Gipson led the Texans with 21 points.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 26 points, Desmond Bane added 25 points and the Memphis Grizzlies held off the Charlotte Hornets 125-118 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Steven Adams added 15 points and 11

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Blake Wheeler scored two goals and assisted on three others to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists and Kyle Connor and Pierre-Luc Dubois also scored for Winnipeg, winners of two of three.

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Rookie guard Bones Hyland made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2:16 to play and the Denver Nuggets beat Toronto 110-109 Saturday, ending the Raptors’ winning streak at eight. Nikola Jokic had 28 points and 15 rebounds, Jeff Green scored 19 points and Aaron Gordon had 13 as the

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Damian Chong Qui matched his season high with 20 points as Purdue Fort Wayne got past Illinois-Chicago 73-66. Damaria Franklin led the Flames with 17 points and eight rebounds.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Robin Duncan posted 13 points and seven rebounds as Vermont won its 14th consecutive game, beating Albany 76-63. Justin Neely led the Great Danes on Saturday night with a season-high 26 points.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Yazz Wazeerud-Din scored 15 points, Kiya Turner added 14 points and a career-high tying 11 rebounds and Stetson beat No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast 58-55 to snap the Eagles’ 33-game win streak in ASUN play. Stetson, which snapped a 10-game skid against FGCU, has won seven in a row since

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Jaylen Sims had a season-high 27 points as UNC Wilmington won its eighth consecutive home game, topping College of Charleston 85-79. James Baker Jr. added 23 points for the Seahawks. John Meeks led the Cougars with 21 points and nine rebounds.

By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 26 points, Domantas Sabonis added 16 points and 11 rebounds in his second game for Sacramento, and the new-look Kings beat the Washington Wizards 123-110. Harrison Barnes added 21 points for the Kings, who acquired six players this week before Thursday’s trade deadline.

By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Jared Bynum scored 25 points off the bench and Al Durham and Nate Watson finished with 16 points apiece as No. 11 Providence held on for a 76-73 overtime win over DePaul. Durham went 12 for 12 at the free-throw line as the Big East-leading Friars

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dejounte Murray had 31 points and 12 rebounds, and the San Antonio beat the New Orleans Pelicans 124-114 to give the Spurs back-to-back, double-digit, wire-to-wire victories on the road. Murray controlled the game with a combination of accurate perimeter shooting on pull-ups and fades alike,

NEWARK, N.J. — Austin Williams had 16 points as Hartford topped NJIT 65-49. Mekhi Gray led the Highlanders with 12 points and six rebounds.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — B.J. Mack had 17 points and 11 rebounds to carry Wofford to a 69-57 victory over Western Carolina. Mack shot 8 for 10 from the floor for the Terriers (15-11, 7-7 Southern Conference). Max Klesmit had 13 points and six assists. Nick Robinson had 15 points and seven rebounds to pace

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Jao Ituka had 22 points as Marist narrowly beat Canisius 71-70. Jordan Henderson led the Golden Griffins on Saturday night with 19 points.

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Jeremiah Gambrell, Jr. had 25 points as Prairie View defeated Southern 84-77. Will Douglas had 17 points and six assists for Prairie View (5-15, 5-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Jawaun Daniels added 15 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Jeremiah Kendall had 11 points. Tyrone Lyons had 24 points and 11 rebounds

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Cedric Henderson Jr. had 18 points and eight rebounds as Campbell defeated High Point 60-42. Emmanuel Izunabor led High Point with 10 points.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Lamar Norman Jr. had 25 points as Western Michigan ended its 14-game losing streak, beating Central Michigan 77-63. Kevin Miller led Central Michigan with 24 points and seven rebounds.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Justyn Mutts posted the second triple-double in Virginia Tech history as the Hokies posted a 71-59 win over Syracuse. Mutts had 12 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists.

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Anfernee Simons had 30 points and eight assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers erased a 23-point third-quarter deficit to beat the New York Knicks 112-103. Newly acquired guard Josh Hart, one of several players new to Portland’s roster after a flurry of trades before

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Brandon Powell banked in a short jumper with six seconds remaining in the fourth overtime to lift Alabama A&M to a 94-92 win over Mississippi Valley State. MVSU’s Devin Gordon missed a baseline 3-point attempt at the buzzer.  Cameron Tucker led Alabama A&M with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Gordon scored

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Aaron Estrada had 21 points to propel Hofstra to an 80-66 victory over Delaware. Darlinstone Dubar had 15 points for the Pride (17-9, 9-4 Colonial Athletic Association), who stretched their win streak to four. Jyare Davis had 16 points to lead the Blue Hens (16-9, 7-5).

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Emmanuel Bandoumel had a career-high 23 points as SMU topped East Carolina 80-66. Tristen Newton led East Carolina with 19 points.

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 25 points, Azuolas Tubelis added 21 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 4 Arizona overcame a sluggish start to race past Washington for a convincing 92-68 win. The Wildcats won their sixth straight, erasing an early 14-point deficit and dominating the final 30

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bryce Golden scored a career-high 22 points and Bo Hodges added 11 points and 11 rebounds to help Butler hold on for a surprising 85-79 victory over No. 18 Marquette. The Bulldogs led by as much as 21 but never trailed. Butler also snapped a three-game

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 16 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and No. 7 Duke pulled away midway into the second half for a 72-61 victory over Boston College. Wendell Moore Jr. added 14 points, Trevor Keels had 13, and AJ Griffin and Mark Williams each had 10 for

DALLAS (AP) — Reilly Opelka won the longest tiebreaker in ATP Tour history to finish a straight-sets win over John Isner and advance to the final of the inaugural Dallas Open. He will face Jenson Brooksby. The second-seeded Opelka sent a winner down the line for a 24-22 tiebreaker victory in the second set to

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zakai Zeigler came off the bench to score 16 points to lead No. 19 Tennessee to a 73-64 victory over Vanderbilt. Josiah-Jordan James collected 14 points for the Volunteers (18-6, 9-3 Southeastern Conference). John Fulkerson scored 12 and Santiago Vescovi had 10 for Tennessee. The Commodores

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Yauhen Massalski had 19 points and 10 rebounds as San Francisco defeated Santa Clara 74-58. Khalil Shabazz added 11 points and 10 rebounds for San Francisco (21-6, 8-4 West Coast Conference), which earned its fourth consecutive road victory. Jamaree Bouyea had 12 points  and Gabe Stefanini 11. Jalen Williams had 16

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Grant Golden and Tyler Burton scored 15 points apiece to power Richmond to a 77-63 victory over La Salle. Burton added 10 rebounds for the Spiders (17-9, 8-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Jack Clark had 19 points to pace the Explorers (7-15, 2-10). 

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Justyn Mutts recorded a triple-double with 12 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists to lead Virginia Tech to a 71-59 win over Syracuse. Buddy Boeheim led the Orange on Saturday night with 21 points.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — NaLyssa Smith and Queen Egbo had double-doubles, Jordan Lewis made consecutive 3-pointers to finally put No. 10 Baylor ahead to stay and the Bears beat West Virginia 75-57. Smith had 30 points and Egbo scored 13, while both had 12 rebounds. Lewis had 18 points

By TIM ROBINSON Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — E. J. Liddell had 26 points, Cedric Russell added 12 and No. 16 Ohio State beat Michigan 68-57. The Buckeyes rebounded from a 66-64 loss at Rutgers on Wednesday to win for the second time in three games. Ohio State had lost four of its

MIAMI (AP) — Kevin Durant has taken a significant first step in hopes of rejoining the Brooklyn Nets after hurting his right knee three weeks ago. The former league MVP, who sprained his left MCL in a game against the New Orleans Pelicans Jan. 15, recently began light court workouts. Durant also traveled with the

HAMMOND, La. — Keon Clergeot had 28 points as Southeastern Louisiana narrowly defeated Houston Baptist 89-84. Brycen Long led the Huskies on Saturday with a career-high 26 points.

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Jadyn Parker had 17 points and North Florida turned back Kennesaw State 74-72. Jarius Hicklen had 12 points for the Ospreys (8-18, 4-8 Atlantic Sun Conference). Emmanuel Adedoyin added 11 points and sank the second of two free throws to give North Florida the lead for good at 71-70 with 1:26

By JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sam Ryder brought down the house with a hole-in-one on the stadium 16th hole Saturday in the WM Phoenix Open, where newcomer Sahith Theegala topped a leaderboard as crowded as the course. Ryder’s wedge shot on the 124-yard hole landed just right and short, bounced

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal has returned to the city where he helped the Los Angeles Lakers win three straight championships. This time, O’Nea hosted “Shaq’s Fun House,” featuring performances by Lil Wayne, Zedd, Diplo and even the NBA legend’s son, Myles, who spun several records in

HOUSTON — John Jones had 15 points off the bench to carry Texas Southern to a 68-65 win over Grambling State. Cameron Christon led Grambling State on Saturday with 14 points.

HAMPTON, Va. — Artese Stapleton had 16 points off the bench to lead Radford to a 60-54 win over Hampton. Marquis Godwin led Hampton with 13 points.

CHENEY, Wash. — Steele Venters had 21 points as Eastern Washington narrowly beat Idaho State 75-72. Tarik Cool led the Bengals on Saturday with 20 points.

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Zeke Mayo tied his season high with 21 points as South Dakota State won its 14th straight game, rolling past Omaha 82-61. Nick Ferrarini led the Mavericks on Saturday with 14 points.

LOWELL, Mass. — Ayinde Hikim had a career-high 20 points as UMass Lowell defeated Maryland-Baltimore County 88-71. Keondre Kennedy led the Retrievers  with 19 points and six rebounds.

TROY, Ala. — Jovan Stulic had 18 points off the bench to carry Arkansas-Little Rock to a 66-62 win over Troy. Christyon Eugene led Troy on Saturday with 14 points.

CHARLESTON, Ill. — Kashawn Charles had a career-high 27 points as Eastern Illinois defeated UT Martin 82-70. KJ Simon led the Skyhawks on Saturday with 21 points.

BALTIMORE — Keegan Records posted 14 points, nine rebounds and three blocks as Colgate topped Loyola (Md.) 64-56. Jaylin Andrews led the Greyhounds on Saturday with 19 points and eight rebounds.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tariq Silver sank a jumper with 3 seconds remaining to send Austin Peay to a 54-52 victory over Tennessee State. Elijah Hutchins-Everett and reserve Cameron Copeland both scored 12 for the Governors (9-14, 5-8 Ohio Valley Conference). Dedric Boyd had 11 points to top the Tigers (10-16, 5-9).

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Camren Hunter tied his season high with 21 points as Central Arkansas got past Jacksonville State 72-62. Darian Adams led the Gamecocks on Saturday with 15 points and six rebounds.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tommy Murr had 16 points off the bench to carry Lipscomb to an 83-73 win over Eastern Kentucky. Murr hit 4 of 6 shots from 3-point range and added eight rebounds for the Bisons (11-16, 4-8 Atlantic Sun Conference). Lipscomb knocked down a season-high 16 3-pointers. Jomaru Brown had 18 points

BALTIMORE — Edward Oliver-Hampton posted 11 points and 15 rebounds to carry South Carolina State to a 66-58 win over Coppin State. Kyle Cardaci led the Eagles on Saturday with 22 points, tying his career high.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Justin Wright tallied 24 points and nine rebounds to guide North Carolina Central to a 74-64 victory over Morgan State. Wright made 10 of 18 shots with two 3-pointers for the Eagles (12-11, 5-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Randy Miller Jr. sank all seven of his free throws and scored 15. Malik Miller

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Tevin Brown made a go-ahead layup with 16 seconds remaining and KJ Williams added two free throws as No. 23 Murray State beat Morehead State 57-53 Saturday for its 14th consecutive victory. The Racers trailed 50-42 with 4:24 left before clawing back to lead