Month: February 2022

CINCINNATI — Russel Tchewa hit a hook shot as time expired to lift South Florida to a 56-54 win over Cincinnati on Saturday night. Russel Tchewa had 13 points to lead the Bulls. John Newman III led the Bearcats with 11 points and eight rebounds.

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (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. 26, as obtained by The Associated Press.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Cecilio Dominguez scored two goals and Brad Stuver had four saves to propel Austin to a 5-0 victory over Cincinnati in a Major League Soccer opener. Dominguez scored his first goal in the second minute, assisted by Zan Kolmanic. He tacked on a goal in the 61st minute, assisted by

NORFOLK, Va. — Austin Trice had 23 points and 15 rebounds as Old Dominion rolled past Florida International 83-63. Charles Smith IV had 15 points for Old Dominion (12-17, 7-9 Conference USA). Kalu Ezikpe added 14 points and seven rebounds. Jaylin Hunter had 13 points. Eric Lovett had 12 points for the Panthers (15-14, 5-11).

HOUSTON — Travis Evee hit a 3-pointer to start overtime and Rice never trailed in the extra period to beat Southern Miss 77-72. The Golden Eagles’ Isaih Moore made a dunk to even the score at 64 with 11 seconds left in regulation and force overtime. Evee had 17 points and Carl Pierre had 17

DAYTON, Ohio — Grant Basile had 20 points as Wright State topped Robert Morris 71-61. Kahliel Spear led the Colonials on Saturday night with 14 points and seven rebounds.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Marcus Garrett made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Bethune-Cookman an 87-84 victory over in overtime. Kevin Davis added 24 points for Bethune-Cookman (8-20, 6-10 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Marcus Garrett had 21 points and seven rebounds  Joe French had 17 points and Mikey West added 14 points. Brion Whitley had

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Hagan made the quickest Funny Car run in four years Saturday, giving the new Tony Stewart Racing NHRA team its first No. 1 qualifier and setting the track record to close out qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Hagan had a 3.823-second run at 333.41 mph in his Dodge Charger

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Cole Custer persevered through four late restarts to win a protracted NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Fontana, claiming the title at his home track for the second time. Custer comfortably held off Noah Gragson and Trevor Bayne in triple overtime after the final restart. Custer

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Justin Thomas tied his career high with 26 points as Alcorn State narrowly defeated Prairie View 72-69. Jawaun Daniels led the Panthers with 23 points and 10 rebounds.

NORFOLK, Va. — Dana Tate Jr. posted 15 points and nine rebounds as Norfolk State won its ninth consecutive home game, narrowly defeating South Carolina State 63-59. Joe Bryant Jr. had 12 points for Norfolk State (19-6, 10-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Kris Bankston added 10 points. Daryl Anderson had seven points and five blocks. Norfolk

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Camryn Weston posted 10 rebounds and 10 assists to carry Middle Tennessee to a 69-52 win over Western Kentucky, the Blue Raiders’ eighth consecutive victory. Eli Lawrence had 15 points for Middle Tennessee. Dayvion McKnight led the Hilltoppers with 13 points.

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Johnny Davis scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half and No. 13 Wisconsin took over sole possession of first place in the Big Ten Conference with a 66-61 victory over Rutgers. Brad Davison added 14 points, Chucky Hepburn had 13 and Tyler

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ben Sheppard had 24 points as Belmont romped past Tennessee State 87-67. Carlos Marshall Jr. led the Tigers with 17 points.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Inter Miami CF and the Chicago Fire played to a scoreless tie in a Major League Soccer season opener. The closest Inter Miami came to scoring was a Leonardo Campana header — off a cross from Gonzalo Higuaín — that hit the crossbar in the first half. Chicago’s best opportunity

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Nicolas Timberlake scored 25 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, and Towson defeated James Madison 95-59 on Saturday. Antonio Rizzuto added 14 points and Cameron Holden had 12 points with 13 rebounds for the Tigers.  The Tigers made 14 of 25 3-point attempts. Terrence Edwards scored 29 points for the Dukes.

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Mike Miles scored 26 points, Xavier Cork dunked for the go-ahead bucket late and TCU boosted its NCAA Tournament hopes by rallying for a 69-66 upset of No. 9 Texas Tech. The Horned Frogs trailed by 11 points early in the second half and

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Pac-12 scoring leader Terrell Brown Jr. scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half, and Washington rallied for a 78-70 win over rival Washington State. Brown erupted after an awful first half shooting performance to keep alive the Huskies slim chances of a top-four

PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Adaway registered 14 points and seven rebounds as Saint Bonaventure extended its win streak to seven games, narrowly beating Saint Joseph’s 54-52. Taylor Funk led the Hawks on Saturday night with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Mark Williams scored a career-high 28 points, Paolo Banchero had 21 and AJ Griffin added 20 as No. 7 Duke raced to a daunting early lead and beat Syracuse 97-72. It was the final regular-season meeting between the two winningest coaches in Division I history

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — LJ Thorpe tied his season high with 28 points as UNC Asheville narrowly beat Presbyterian 98-96 in triple overtime. Rayshon Harrison led the Blue Hose with 23 points.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Fourth-seeded Pedro Martinez of Spain beat home-crowd favorite Alejandro Tabilo 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the Chile Open semifinals. His opponent in Sunday’s decider will be Argentina’s Sebastián Báez, who eliminated second-seeded Albert Ramos-Viñolas of Spain 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. Martinez will play his second professional final. He lost last year’s Kitzbuhel Open

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Justice Hill scored nine straight points in the final three minutes, and No. 19 Murray State beat Southeast Missouri 70-68 to cap a perfect Ohio Valley Conference regular season. Murray State is the sixth team in OVC history to go undefeated in conference play. It is the first to go

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Gaige Prim scored 28 points as Missouri State defeated Evansville 88-79 on Saturday. Isiaih Mosley added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Bears (22-9, 13-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Shamar Givance had 20 points for the Purple Aces (6-23, 2-16), who have lost seven straight.

DOVER, Del. — Malik Miller had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Morgan State got past Delaware State 76-69. Lagio Grantsaan had 16 points for Morgan State (10-13, 5-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Sherwyn Devonish added 13 points. Myles Carter scored a career-high 32 points and had five steals for the Hornets (2-23, 0-13), whose losing

HAMMOND, La. — Joe Kasperzyk had a season-high 21 points as Southeastern Louisiana edged past Nicholls State 83-81. Ty Gordon led the Colonels on Saturday with a career-high 33 points.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Gavin Kensmil had 19 points to lead five Stephen F. Austin players in double figures as the Lumberjacks extended their winning streak to eight games, narrowly defeating Abilene Christian 73-71. Sadaidriene Hall added 15 points for the Lumberjacks. Calvin Solomon chipped in 10, Jaylin Jackson-Posey scored 10 and Derrick Tezeno had 10.

WASHINGTON — Elijah Hawkins had 17 points as Howard topped North Carolina Central 77-67. Eric Boone led the Eagles on Saturday with 29 points, tying his career high.

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Kevon Voyles posted 17 points as Maryland Eastern Shore routed Coppin State 70-50. Mike Hood led the Eagles on Saturday with 12 points.

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Lamar Norman Jr. had 16 points as Western Michigan snapped its 13-game road losing streak, defeating Bowling Green 78-67. Trey Diggs led the Falcons on Saturday with 19 points.

AMHERST, Mass. — KeShawn Curry posted 18 points as VCU won its seventh consecutive game, topping UMass 77-62. Trent Buttrick led the Minutemen on Saturday with 12 points and eight rebounds.

CHARLESTON, Ill. — Tariq Silver, Cameron Copeland and Elijah Hutchins-Everett scored 13 points apiece as Austin Peay got past Eastern Illinois 64-52. Caleb Stone-Carrawell added 11 points for the Governors on Saturday, and Alec Woodard chipped in 10. Sammy Friday IV led the Panthers with 13 points.

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ryan Davis had 13 points, eight rebounds and four blocks as Vermont defeated UMass Lowell 62-61. Allin Blunt led the River Hawks on Saturday with 19 points.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Darius Banks posted 16 points and seven rebounds as Chattanooga beat Samford 70-57. Jermaine Marshall led the Bulldogs on Saturday with 17 points and eight rebounds.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ben Simmons is dealing with back soreness as the Brooklyn Nets’ new acquisition prepares to make his 2021-22 debut. Nets coach Steve Nash confirmed before Saturday’s game with the Milwaukee Bucks that the three-time All-Star has encountered “just a little soreness in his back.” Nash added that “it’s just kind of like

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Jalen Benjamin scored 19 points and Mount St. Mary’s rolled to a 65-49 win over Central Connecticut. Nigel Scantlebury scored 18 points to lead the Blue Devils.

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Zach Austin had 21 points and 10 rebounds as High Point defeated Hampton 88-77. Bryant Randleman added 20 points for the Panthers. Najee Garvin led the Pirates on Saturday with 19 points and 15 rebounds.

DAVIDSON, N.C. — Luka Brajkovic had 15 points and 11 rebounds to lift Davidson to a 66-45 win over Fordham. Chuba Ohams led the Rams on Saturday with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

GRAMBLING, La. — Bryce Moragne had 16 points and nine rebounds and MJ Randolph recorded 18 points as Florida A&M topped Grambling State 79-73. Prince Moss led the Tigers on Saturday with 16 points.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Taylor Robertson beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer to give No. 20 Oklahoma a dramatic 72-69 victory over Kansas State. Robertson took a pass from Nydia Lampkin along the left sideline and drilled the 3-pointer as time was running out. Six of the last seven made baskets were 3-pointers. Twice Kansas

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Corporate partnerships keep falling for Phil Mickelson in the wake of his shocking comments about Saudi Arabia and his involvement in a proposed super league the Saudis are funding. The Desert Sun reports that Mickelson no longer will be tournament host of The American Express in the California desert.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Fardaws Aimaq had 20 points and 16 rebounds as Utah Valley topped California Baptist 63-54. Trey Farrer had 13 points and three assists for the Wolverines (19-9, 10-6 Western Athletic Conference). Taran Armstrong scored a season-high 22 points for the Lancers (15-14, 5-11). 

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — A soccer derby in southern Brazil was postponed after fans injured several players by throwing rocks at their team bus. The soccer body in Rio Grande do Sul state said in a statement it had made the decision about the Internacional vs. Gremio match after

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Antonio Reeves scored 28 points as Illinois State routed Indiana State 86-66. Howard Fleming Jr. added 20 points for the Redbirds (12-19, 5-13 Missouri Valley Conference), who snapped a five-game losing streak. Zach Hobbs had 15 points for the Sycamores (11-19, 4-14), whose losing streak stretched to five games.

PHILADELPHIA — Khalil Brantley had 17 points off the bench to lift La Salle to a 62-60 win over Dayton. Koby Brea led the Flyers on Saturday with 18 points.

ROCK HILL, S.C. — D.J. Burns Jr. had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Winthrop won its eighth straight game, defeating Charleston Southern 92-86. Drew Buggs added 17 points for the Eagles. Deontaye Buskey led the Buccaneers with a season-high 28 points.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Koby McEwen had 20 points as Weber State easily beat Northern Arizona 73-49. Nik Mains led the Lumberjacks on Saturday with 11 points.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Matthew Cleveland hit a deep 3-pointer at the buzzer and Florida State beat Virginia 64-63 in a wild finish. Florida State hadn’t led since it made the opening bucket and trailed by as many as 11 points in the second half. Armaan Franklin took an inbounds pass, dribbled the floor and

FORT MEYERS, Fla. (AP) — Kierstan Bell and Tishara Morehouse combined to score 44 points to spark No. 24 Florida Gulf Coast to a 78-55 win over Jacksonville to close out the regular season with 26 wins in 28 games. Bell, in her second game back after missing nine games with an injury, and Morehouse

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 14 points and Zakai Zeigler had 11 of his 13 points in the second half to lead No. 17 Tennessee to a 67-62 victory over No. 3 Auburn. Kennedy Chandler had 13 and Josiah-Jordan James added 10 for the Volunteers, who improved their

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — The beautifully weathered asphalt at Auto Club Speedway is older than Austin Cindric. The Next Gen car that the Daytona 500 champion drove over that asphalt to the pole Saturday is so new that most of the NASCAR Cup Series drivers still haven’t figured out

By GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Tyger Campbell scored a game-high 20 points to lead No. 12 UCLA to a 94-55 victory Saturday at Oregon State. The Bruins’ junior point guard was 8 of 10 from the field, made four 3-pointers, and had five assists. Despite the absence of leading scorer Johnny

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Miguel Angel Jimenez overcame errant drives on the final two holes to shoot a 5-under 67 on Saturday and take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Cologuard Classic. Jimenez shared the first-round lead with Jeff Sluman after a 66 and had a

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — Chase Hunter scored 17 of his career-high 23 points in the second half, Al-Amir Dawes hit four of his eight 3-point shots to add 16 points off the bench and Clemson beat Boston College 70-60. Clemson and Boston College are tied for the 11th seed into the Atlantic Coast Conference

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Forrest scored 14 points as Florida Atlantic narrowly defeated Charlotte 74-69. Alijah Martin had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Owls. Jahmir Young led the 49ers with 26 points.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Daniel Berger wasn’t flawless. He just kept avoiding big problems, which almost nobody has managed to do at PGA National this week. That’s why he remains the leader of the Honda Classic. Berger started with a three-shot lead and ended with a five-shot

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Miguel Berry scored in the 8th minute on a deflected shot and the Columbus Crew breezed to a 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in a Major League Soccer season opener. Derrick Etienne Jr. added a goal in the 25th minute for a 2-0 lead and Luis Díaz and Lucas

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jared Rhoden had a career-high 30 points as Seton Hall defeated Xavier 82-66. Rhoden made 12 of 13 foul shots for the Pirates (18-9, 9-8 Big East Conference). Tray Jackson had 17 points. Colby Jones tied a career high with 20 points and had 10 rebounds for the Musketeers (17-11, 7-10), who

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tristan Jarry turned aside 27 shots to outduel Igor Shesterkin and the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the New York Rangers 1-0. Jarry bounced back from a rough performance in a loss to New Jersey by picking up his 11th career shutout and fourth this season. Evgeni Malkin

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carlos Vela scored the third hat trick of his Major League Soccer career Saturday afternoon as Los Angeles Football Club opened the season with a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids. According to MLS, it is the fifth time a player has scored a hat

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Tyrece Radford scored 16 of his 19 points in the first half as Texas A&M built a big lead and then cruised to a 76-66 victory over Mississippi. Texas A&M (18-11, 7-9 Southeastern Conference) has won three of its last four since ending a seven-game skid. Ole Miss (13-16, 4-12) has

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Caleb Grill hit 6 of 10 from 3-point range to score 18 points off the Iowa State bench, and Izaiah Brockington added 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Cyclones held off a late rally to edge Kansas State, 74-73 to earn their 20th win of the season. Iowa State

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Darius Maddox hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 12 seconds remaining, Keve Aluma notched his sixth double-double and Virginia Tech scored the final five points of the game to stun Miami 71-70. Charlie Moore sank the first of two free throws with 25 seconds left to give Miami a 70-66 lead.

By KEVIN McPHERSON Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — JD Notae had 30 points and eight assists, and No. 18 Arkansas topped No. 6 Kentucky 75-73 in a matchup of teams peaking late in the season. Jaylin Williams added 16 points and 12 rebounds as Arkansas helped create a tie with Kentucky and Tennessee for

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — NaLyssa Smith scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, and fifth-ranked Baylor remained tied for the Big 12 lead with an 85-77 victory over Kansas. Smith only had one assist, but that came on Ja’Mee Asberry’s 3-pointer midway through the third quarter that

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Robin Lod scored the first goal of the Major League Soccer season in the 23rd minute of the season opener and that was enough to give Minnesota United a 1-1 tie with the Philadelphia Union. Franco Fragapane dribbled deep to the Union backline before centering the ball back to Lod for

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Sydney Parrish scored 18 points and No. 25 Oregon secured the second seed in the Pac-12 tournament with a 73-65 win over Utah the Ducks’ 12th-straight win over the Utes. Oregon won despite losing most of a 16-point third-quarter lead as Utah’s Jenna Johnson scored 17 of her career high

CHICAGO — Brandon Betson scored 17 points including the game-winning layup with 2.4 seconds left and Chicago State broke its nine-game losing streak, upsetting New Mexico State 61-59 on Saturday. Jabari Rice led the Aggies on Saturday with 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Austin Cindric followed up his Daytona 500 victory by earning his first career pole in the NASCAR Cup series at Auto Club Speedway during a tumultuous debut for the new practice and qualifying format at intermediate tracks. Cindric posted the fastest average lap speed in

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — David Shriver had a season-high 23 points as Hartford rolled past NJIT 83-62. Mekhi Gray led the Highlanders on Saturday with 15 points and four blocks.

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Timmy Allen scored 15 of his season-high 26 points over the final 10 minutes, and No. 20 Texas edged West Virginia 82-81 on Saturday. Marcus Carr had 15 points for the Longhorns, and Jase Febres scored a season-high 14. Texas trailed by 10 midway through

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Jordan Jones and Guy Ragland Jr. scored 11 points apiece to lead Cornell past Yale 71-65. Greg Dolan added 10 points for the Big Red (14-10, 6-7 Ivy League). Jalen Gabbidon had 15 points for the Bulldogs (16-11, 10-3).

EASTON, Pa. — Evan Taylor had 23 points as Lehigh routed Lafayette 78-58. Chris Rubayo led the Leopards on Saturday with three blocks.

WORCESTER, Mass. — Jalen Rucker had 24 points as Army topped Holy Cross 66-58. Gerrale Gates led the Crusaders on Saturday with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

WASHINGTON — Stacy Beckton Jr. had 22 points as American defeated Loyola (Maryland) 65-55. Cam Spencer led the Greyhounds on Saturday with 21 points.