Month: February 2022

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Lindsey Jacobellis won her second gold medal of the Olympics as she teamed with 40-year-old Nick Baumgartner for the title in the new event of mixed snowboardcross. The 36-year-old Jacobellis took gold earlier this week in the women’s event. That came 16 years after a

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Te-Hina Paopao scored 22 points, Nyara Sabally had 16 points and 11 rebounds and No. 24 Oregon beat Oregon State 74-66. Oregon went on a 14-0 run, capped by back-to-back 3-pointers from Sydney Parrish, in the first quarter. Paopao and Sabally combined for six of Oregon’s eight straight points to close

ALBANY, N.Y. — Anthony Gaines had 21 points as Siena got past Iona 70-64. Tyson Jolly led Iona with 20 points.

By SARAH DiLORENZO Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Mental health was the breakout star at the Tokyo Olympics. Amplified by some of the world’s top athletes, it shook up those Games and made everyone take notice. In Beijing, the conversation has evolved. The subject pops up regularly, but no one is shocked when it

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Eberle scored with 1:42 remaining to give the Seattle Kraken a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Ryan Donato had two goals and Vince Dunn scored for the Kraken, who have won consecutive road games for the second time. Chris Dreidger made

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — This road started in 2014 when Kaillie Humphries and Elana Meyers Taylor started driving four-man bobsleds against men with hopes of getting a second medal event for women added to the Olympic program. They got their wish in 2018. And now it truly becomes reality for

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Steve Stamkos scored twice in the third period, and Brayden Point and Corey Perry added goals as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Arizona Coyotes 4-3. Point and Perry scored in the first period, and Brian Elliott made 15 saves in his second start since Dec.

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Cody Ceci and Zach Hyman each scored a goal, Mike Smith stopped 37 shots and the Edmonton Oilers beat the New York Islanders 3-1. Jesse Puljujarvi also scored for the Oilers and Connor McDavid had two assists to help Jay Woodcroft get a win in his NHL coaching debut. Mike Smith

LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A sports apparel company is capitalizing on Detroit Lions fans’ loyalty to Matthew Stafford, the Super Bowl-bound Los Angeles Rams quarterback who for 12 years prior had made an appearance in that game seem possible for their home team. A store in a metro Detroit mall is selling the Lions-colored clothing

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Lexie Hull and Haley Jones each scored 15 points and No. 2 Stanford pulled away in the second half for a 91-64 win over Utah. Cameron Brink had 10 points and seven rebounds and moved into the school’s top 10 for career blocks as Stanford extended

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — David Roddy had 21 points as Colorado State beat Fresno State 65-50. Orlando Robinson led the Bulldogs with 24 points and eight rebounds.

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — A handful of athletes at the Ice Cube curling venue have found a clever way to get around the ban on bringing families to Beijing for the Olympics. They are competing with their spouses or siblings. Tabitha and Tara Peterson are on the U.S. women’s team.

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jade Loville scored 27 points, Mael Gilles added 19 and two big free throws, and Arizona State withstood a late rally to knock off No. 6 Arizona 81-77. The Sun Devils dominated through three quarters, building a 14-point lead while keeping the Wildcats mostly in

LOGAN, Utah — Desmond Cambridge Jr. had 27 points and Grant Sherfield scored 24 as Nevada defeated Utah State 85-74. Brandon Horvath led the Aggies with a career-high 29 points.

ST. LOUIS — Kyle Lofton had 16 points and eight assists and Osun Osunniyi recorded 12 points and six blocks as St. Bonaventure got past Saint Louis 68-61. Yuri Collins led the Billikens with 18 points.

DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson scored at 3:10 of overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets. Jacob Peterson, Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn also scored for the Stars, who have won their first two games following the All-Star break, both at home, and have won seven of their last

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points and collected seven rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a  114-99 victory over the Orlando Magic. Hassan Whiteside added 15 points and a season-high 18 rebounds for the Jazz. Jordan Clarkson chipped in 18 points while Royce O’Neale added

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jamal Mashburn Jr. had 21 points as New Mexico easily beat Northern New Mexico 78-46. Tyrique Weaver led the Eagles with 18 points and seven rebounds.

AKRON, Ohio — Sincere Carry scored 19 points and Malique Jacobs posted 12 points and 10 rebounds to carry Kent State to a 66-64 win over Akron. Enrique Freeman led the Zips with 21 points and 13 rebounds.

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 35 points, Nikola Vucevic added 26 points and the Chicago Bulls used a big fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 134-122. Tied with Milwaukee and Cleveland for second place in the Eastern Conference coming in, the Bulls went on a 15-2 run

By The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — They are an imposing fixture at Beijing’s Olympic Park, towering over the landscape and glowing at night in all the saturated colors of the spectrum. At some moments they burn bright orange and red like the Olympic cauldron. At others, they emanate cold blue and purple evocative of

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 24 points, Marcus Smart added 22 points, five steals and two crucial free throws, and the Celtics held on to beat the Denver Nuggets 108-102 for Boston’s seventh straight victory. Robert Williams added 15 points and 16 rebounds as Boston extended its longest

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Allen Powell posted 13 points as Rider got past St. Peter’s 58-49. Dimencio Vaughn had 10 points, eight rebounds and five steals for the Broncs. Matthew Lee and Isiah Dasher led St. Peter’s with nine points each. 

NEW YORK — George Papas had 23 points, Walker Miller scored 18 oints and Monmouth got past Manhattan 75-65. Myles Foster added 11 points and Myles Ruth scored 10 for Monmouth. Josh Roberts had 16 points and 14 rebounds for Manhattan.

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Casper Ruud of Norway advanced to the semifinals of the Argentina Open on Friday with a 6-3, 6-4 win against home crowd favorite Federico Coria. He will face sixth-seeded Federico Delbonis, another Argentinian, for a place in the final. Delbonis beat Italy’s Fabio Fognini, the fourth seed, 6-4, 6-4. Third-seeded Lorenzo

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dejounte Murray tied his career highs with 32 points and 15 assists to go with 10 rebounds for his 11th triple double this season, Keldon Johnson scored 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs cruised to a 136-121 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. The Spurs shot

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caris LeVert scored 22 points in his return to Indiana, and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ defense strung together a strong fourth quarter to rally for a 120-113 victory over the Pacers. The Cavs have won five straight overall and snapped a three-game losing streak that dated to

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Chinese and South Korean short track ice skating fans are duking it out online over allegations of foul play, tapping into the historical rivalry between their countries. South Korea was angered by the disqualifications of two of its short track speedskaters at the Beijing Games

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Jack Nunge had 22 points and nine rebounds, and No. 25 Xavier snapped a two-game losing streak with a 74-68 victory over No. 24 Connecticut. Zach Freemantle scored all 12 of his points in the second half and Nate Johnson added 12 points for Xavier. R.J. Cole

MILWAUKEE — Donovan Newby came off the bench to tally 15 points to lead Milwaukee to a 60-57 win over Wright State. Newby made two free throws with nine seconds remaining to seal the victory as Milwaukee rallied from an eight-point deficit to win. Trey Calvin had 18 points for Wright State.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Michael Akuchie had a career-high 34 points as Youngstown State defeated Detroit Mercy 82-69. Dwayne Cohill had 16 points and seven rebounds for Youngstown State. National scoring leader Antoine Davis had 28 points for Detroit Mercy.

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 25 points and 19 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 100-87 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Sixers are still waiting to play their first game with James Harden. They acquired Harden from the Brooklyn Nets for Ben Simmons. Tyrese

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — LaMelo Ball had 31 points and 12 assists, Terry Rozier added a triple-double and the Charlotte Hornets ended a six-game losing streak with a 141-119 win against the struggling Detroit Pistons. Detroit has lost seven in a row and 11 of 12. Rozier finished with 25 points,

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Dorka Juhasz scored 22 points and Christyn Williams added 20 as No. 8 UConn bounced back from its first conference loss in eight years with an 84-60 win over DePaul on Friday night.  Aaliyah Edwards had 19 points for the Huskies, who were once again

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Jamal Cain scored 29 points as Oakland edged past Robert Morris 71-68. Trey Townsend had 18 points for Oakland. Brandon Stone had 17 points and eight rebounds for Robert Morris.

By JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sahith Theegala made up for a messy finish Friday morning in the suspended first round of the WM Phoenix Open in a hurry — and kept on going. Making his tournament debut on a sponsor exemption, Theegala shot a 7-under 64 to take a two-stroke

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ja’Marr Chase has turned in quite the debut season. He has rewritten Cincinnati rookie records, earned a Pro Bowl nod and scratched off another goal to earn the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Chase says he put that on his

By The Associated Press American midfielder Brenden Aaronson scored his second league goal of the season, helping Red Bull Salzburg come from behind in a 2-1 win at Rapid Vienna as the season resumed following a two-month winter break. The 21-year-old from Medford, New Jersey, scored a tying goal from near the penalty spot in

By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — People attending the Beijing Winter Olympics can’t visit Tibet because they’re in China’s “closed loop” system for foreign visitors. But some visitors, including part of the Associated Press’ Olympics team, are getting a taste of the region because they’ve been assigned to the Tibet Hotel. The hotel

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — New Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus has finalized his staff by hiring three more assistants. The Bears added former NFL linebacker Carlos Polk as assistant special teams coach , assistant defensive line coach Justin Hinds and coaching assistant Kevin Koch. Polk had a similar job with Jacksonville this past season.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State has promoted defensive backs coach Donnie Henderson to defensive coordinator. Henderson has coached for more than 30 years and won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens in 2000. He served as the interim defensive backs coach last season after being hired as a consultant in 2020. Henderson will

By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The semifinals of the inaugural ATP Dallas Open will feature four Americans. Seventh-seeded Marcos Giron upended No. 1 seed Taylor Fritz 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3) to advance. On Saturday, Giron will face fourth-seeded Jenson Brooksby, who beat Australian Jordan Thompson 6-3, 6-0. The other semifinal pits second-seeded Reilly

By The Associated Press Rams offensive tackle Joe Noteboom and tight end Tyler Higbee were placed on injured reserve. The move was expected for Higbee, who hasn’t practiced since being injured in the NFC title game. Noteboom practiced on a limited basis on Wednesday and Thursday but was a non-participant on Friday. There were no

By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals found unexpected success this season from multiple places. Joe Burrow. Joe Burrow. And more Joe Burrow. More than just his playmaking ability, Burrow’s steady leadership permeates the entire roster. And if the Bengals get more of the same on Super Bowl

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — When the Los Angeles Rams raise the Vince Lombardi Trophy on Sunday, the moment might feel almost clichéd. Winning the Super Bowl in your sparkling home stadium as the culmination to a six-year saga of relocation, setbacks and steady growth into a champion? That sounds

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fisk University is launching the first women’s gymnastics program at a historically Black college and university. The Nashville, Tennessee, competes at the NAIA level. Fisk is hoping to begin the program during the 2022-23 season and will award athletic and merit scholarships. The move comes amid an uptick in participation among

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers will be without All-Star guard Darius Garland on Friday night at Indiana. Coach J.B. Bickerstaff confirmed the decision about 90 minutes before tip-off. Garland has a sore back. His absence could mean more playing time for Caris LeVert, who was acquired in a trade with the Pacers on Sunday.

By PRESTON SHOEMAKER For The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The list of career accolades for Adrian Peterson is as impressive as any. The 15-year veteran is fifth in NFL history in rushing yards and the only non-quarterback to win NFL MVP since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006. But the 36-year-old running back says he

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappe has scored in the third minute of injury time and the French league leader Paris Saint-Germain has again scraped a 1-0 home win against Rennes. Mbappe was set up by Lionel Messi in the 93rd minute. The win moved PSG 16 points ahead of