Month: February 2022

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Taylor Chavez hit five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 18 points and No. 12 Arizona defeated Southern California 68-59. Shaina Pellington added 14 points, Lauren Ware had 12 with 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season and Sam Thomas  scored 10 as the Wildcats found a way to win

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Armando Bacot scored 28 points and grabbed 18 rebounds for his 22nd double-double this season to lead North Carolina to an 84-74 victory over North Carolina State. Bacot was 11-of-13 shooting and blocked five shots for the Tar Heels. Brady Manek, Caleb Love and Puff Johnson scored 16 points each. It

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Xander Rice had 19 points to lead five Bucknell players in double figures as the Bison defeated Boston University 89-78. Andrew Funk added 15 points for the Bison on Saturday. Alex Timmerman chipped in 13, Elvin Edmonds IV scored 13 and Andre Screen had 10. Javante McCoy led the Terriers with 23

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grant Nelson had 17 points and seven rebounds as North Dakota State defeated North Dakota 79-53. Ethan Igbanugo led the Fighting Hawks on Saturday with 16 points.

NEW YORK — Eral Penn had a career-high 37 points as Long Island Brooklyn got past Fairleigh Dickinson 84-77. Brandon Rush led the Knights on Saturday with 18 points and eight rebounds.

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Darian Adams  scored 13 points as Jacksonville State beat North Alabama 69-52. Demaree King had 11 points for the Gamecocks (20-9, 13-3 Atlantic Sun Conference), who have won four straight. Daniel Ortiz had 27 points and seven rebounds for the Lions (9-20, 2-14), who have lost eight in a row.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Omar Silverio had 20 points as Hofstra topped William & Mary 82-67. Ben Wight led the Tribe on Saturday with 19 points.

DETROIT (AP) — Deonte Billups had 18 points off the bench to lift Purdue Fort Wayne to an 81-78 win over Detroit for the Mastodons’ ninth consecutive victory. Jarred Godfrey had 16 points for Purdue Fort Wayne (20-10, 15-6 Horizon League). Antoine Davis had 26 points and six rebounds to pace the Titans (13-14, 10-7).

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting and grabbed a dozen rebounds as the Iowa State Cyclones (24-4, 13-3 Big 12) beat Texas Tech 71-55 and assured themselves at least a share of the conference lead heading into a Monday showdown with Baylor. Taylah Thomas

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Alex Hunter had 20 points as Furman easily defeated The Citadel 94-59. Hayden Brown led the Bulldogs on Saturday with 17 points and 18 rebounds.

BALTIMORE — L.J. Owens had a season-high 20 points as Maryland-Baltimore County defeated Maine 93-79. Maks Klanjscek led the Black Bears on Saturday with 17 points.

RICHMOND, Ky. — Jomaru Brown had 22 points as Eastern Kentucky got past Bellarmine 72-58. Garrett Tipton led the Knights on Saturday with 14 points.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Tolu Smith scored 22 points, Iverson Molinar added 20 and Mississippi State held off Vanderbilt 74-69. The Bulldogs made 7 of 8 free throws in the final minute to hold off the Commodores and Scotty Pippen Jr., who had 32 points. Molinar set a school record by scoring in double figures

MILWAUKEE — Darryl Morsell had 16 points as Marquette extended its home winning streak to seven games, getting past Butler 64-56. Bryce Golden led the Bulldogs on Saturday with 14 points.

By BILL WHITEHEAD Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Derek Ryan got his first NHL hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers snapped their two-game losing streak, beating the Florida Panthers 4-3.  After goalie Mikko Koskinen denied Mason Marchment’s shot on a 3 on-1 break near the end of the second period, Ryan tapped in a

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam Atkinson had a goal and an assist and Claude Giroux also scored to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals. Carter Hart made 27 saves for the Flyers, who snapped a six-game losing streak and won for just the third time

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Tavian Dunn-Martin registered 18 points and six assists as Florida Gulf Coast beat Jacksonville 76-69. Tyreese Davis led the Dolphins on Saturday with 16 points.

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Manchester City beat Everton 1-0 in the Premier League thanks to a couple of fortunate strokes that will be lamented across Merseyside. City was protecting a lead which had been given to the team by Phil Foden in the 82nd minute when City holding midfielder Rodri appeared to give away a

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette University in Milwaukee has received a $15 million gift from Camping World CEO and 1995 alum Marcus Lemonis. Lemonis, who stars in the CNBC reality TV show “The Profit,” was a javelin thrower for Marquette’s track team from 1991-95. Marquette announced the donation Saturday during its men’s basketball game with Butler.

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Dušan Vlahović scored twice as injury-depleted Juventus won 3-2 at Empoli to move to within seven points of Serie A leader AC Milan. Vlahović netted his first on the stroke of halftime after Szymon Żurkowski had canceled out Moise Kean’s opener for Juventus. The 22-year-old Vlahović doubled

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Karim Benzema has scored late to snatch Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Rayo Vallecano and extend its lead of the Spanish league. Benzema and Vinícius Júnior unlocked Rayo’s defense in the 83rd minute when a passing exchange between the strike partners left the France striker

KINGSTON, R.I. — Ishmael El-Amin had a season-high 21 points as Rhode Island defeated Duquesne 70-54. Kevin Easley Jr. led the Dukes on Saturday with 13 points.

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 27 points and Jayson Tatum added 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 113-104. The Celtics have won 11 of their last 12 games. The blemish is a 112-111 home loss to Detroit on Feb. 16. Boston was

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer It was a touching, emotional and at times uplifting day in the Premier League as Christian Eriksen made his long-awaited return while players and fans at matches across the country showed solidarity toward those from and in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. Eriksen played as a substitute for Brentford eight

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Tanner Groves had 14 points and 10 rebounds to help Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State 66-62 in overtime. Jordan Goldwire and Umoja Gibson each added 13 points for the Sooners. Oklahoma snapped a four-game losing streak. Avery Anderson scored 25 points and Moussa Cisse added 12

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tyson Walker made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3 seconds left, lifting Michigan State to a 68-65 win over No. 4 Purdue. The Spartans gave Tom Izzo his 662nd victory, matching Bob Knight’s total at Indiana for the record by a coach at a Big

BOSTON — Hunter McIntosh had 21 points as Elon defeated Northeastern 67-54. Jason Strong led the Huskies on Saturday with 14 points.

DURHAM, N.H. — Nick Guadarrama had 16 points and seven rebounds as New Hampshire edged past Binghamton 66-62. Christian Hinckson led the Bearcats on Saturday with 15 points and 14 rebounds.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Ryan Rollins had 24 points as Toledo beat Miami (Ohio) 88-73. Dae Dae Grant led the RedHawks on Saturday with 24 points, seven assists and six rebounds.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Phlandrous Fleming Jr. scored a season-high 27 points, Tyree Appleby added 21 and Florida hit 14 3-pointers in beating Georgia 81-69. Fleming, from Athens, Georgia, was 11-of-18 shooting with four 3-pointers in his homecoming. Appleby had five 3s and seven assists. Myreon Jones added 13 points and Colin Castleton 10 points,

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has suddenly handed over the “stewardship and care” of the Premier League club to its charitable foundation trustees. The move came after a member of the British parliament called for the Russian billionaire to hand over the club in the wake

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Runaway league leader Paris Saint-Germain again relied on Kylian Mbappe as it rallied from a goal down to beat Saint-Etienne 3-1 at home. Mbappe has rescued PSG with late goals this season and this time he scored either side of halftime before assisting midfielder Danilo in

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Emblem Road rallied with a wide, sweeping move on the outside to win the $20 million Saudi Cup at 99-1 odds. Country Grammar finished second by a half-length for embattled trainer Bob Baffert in the world’s richest horse race. Emblem Road ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.52 at King Abdulaziz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Andrey Rublev has won his second singles title in less than a week — and 10th overall — when he beat Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the Dubai Championships. The seventh-ranked Russian won the Open 13 tournament last Sunday in Marseille, where he also

LONDON (AP) — Newcastle climbed four points clear of the Premier League relegation zone and moved above Brentford by winning their encounter 2-0 on a day when Christian Eriksen made his long-awaited return to action after a cardiac arrest. Newcastle gained a man advantage when Josh Dasilva sent off for a reckless challenge on Matt

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Matty Cash sent a message of support to a Poland teammate stranded in Ukraine after scoring the opening goal in Aston Villa’s 2-0 win at Brighton in the Premier League. The Villa right back scored with a low shot from outside the area in the 17th minute and took off his

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball negotiations took several steps forward and overcame a possible breakdown, leaving less than two days until management’s deadline for an agreement to salvage opening day on March 31 and a 162-game schedule. While the sides moved toward each other on some topics,

LONDON Crystal Palace has allowed an early second-half own-goal in a 1-1 draw with Burnley in the Premier League. Jeffrey Schlupp put Palace ahead after nine minutes but Luka Milivojevic’s own-goal just 40 seconds after the break kept the south London club winless in its past four home games in the league. Midtable Palace’s last

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo hit the post and his Manchester United teammates wasted a slew of other great chances in a 0-0 draw with Watford in the Premier League. United stayed in fourth place but gave renewed hope to its rivals for the final Champion League qualification spot by failing to beat a

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Eintracht Frankfurt frustrated Bayern Munich in their Bundesliga game until substitute Leroy Sané scored late for the league leaders on a day when players and coaches had their minds on more important matters. Frankfurt prominently displayed the message “STOP IT, PUTIN!” all around its stadium before

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Christian Eriksen has returned to competitive football as a second-half substitute for Brentford against Newcastle, 259 days after a cardiac arrest during a European Championship game for Denmark. The stadium in west London united in applauding Eriksen’s entry to the Premier League in the 52nd

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Caught in lockout limbo, Yankees star Aaron Judge, Red Sox ace Chris Sale, Braves slugger Adam Duvall and other players are doing their best to stay loose. So instead of playing on perfect diamonds in spring training games that had been set to start this weekend,