Month: February 2022

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — After 202 starts on the PGA Tour, Tom Hoge is finally a winner. Hoge emerged from a wild battle in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am that featured seven players who had a share of the lead during the final round. His final hurdle was

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Miami Dolphins have hired San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel as their new coach, making him the first minority candidate to get hired so far this offseason. McDaniel, who is biracial, replaces Brian Flores, who was fired despite posting winning records in the final two of

By The Associated Press Forget what all those talking heads and self-proclaimed experts are telling you about pro football. Instead, pick up “Super Bowl Blueprints,” the new book by Hall of Famer Bill Polian and renowned sports journalist Vic Carucci. It’s 370 pages of behind the scenes and educational reading that provides insight into how

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jade Loville scored six of her 16 points in the fourth quarter, Ayzhiana Basallo score 10 points and Arizona State beat No. 19 Oregon 55-49. Loville made 8 of 12 from the free-throw line, where the Sun Devils shot 70% and outscored Oregon (14-7, 7-3) 16-4. The Ducks attempted just eight

CLEVELAND — D’Moi Hodge had 21 points as Cleveland State beat Milwaukee 84-71. DeAndre Gholston led the Panthers with 14 points.

SAN DIEGO — Matt Bradley had 26 points as San Diego State narrowly defeated Nevada 65-63. Desmond Cambridge Jr. led the Wolf Pack with 18 points.

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — NaLyssa Smith scored 28 points and No. 9 Baylor continued its dominant run against No. 13 Texas with a 63-55 win Sunday, the Bears’ second victory over the Longhorns in three days. Texas led by 10 early in the third quarter before the Bears stormed

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Jaiden Delaire had 18 points, Harrison Ingram and James Keefe scored 17 apiece and Stanford breezed to an 87-69 victory over Washington. Ingram’s 3-pointer capped a 9-0 run to open the game and the Cardinal (14-8, 7-5 Pac-12 Conference) never looked back. Ingram added 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double of

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Marc Overmars abruptly quit as director of football at Dutch champion Ajax after admitting to what the club said was sending inappropriate messages to female colleagues. Overmars was a renowned winger in his playing days for Ajax, Arsenal, Barcelona and the Netherlands. Overmars says he didn’t realize he

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Super Sunday will become Super Gold Sunday for NBC. Next Sunday’s matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals will mark the first time that a Super Bowl and Winter Olympics are taking place at the same time. CBS was scheduled to have this year’s game, but in

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Joel Embiid dominated with 40 points and 10 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers overcame DeMar DeRozan’s season-high, 45-point game for Chicago to beat the Bulls 119-108 on Sunday. The 76ers won the matchup between two of the Eastern Conference’s top teams after letting a 17-point lead

DALLAS (AP) — Shirley Cuban, the mother of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, has died. Her son Brian Cuban confirmed the death. She was 84. The Dallas Morning News reports that Cuban died Friday in the suburban Pittsburgh home where she and her husband, Norton, raised sons Mark, Brian and Jeff. Brian Cuban said his

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 124-104 win over Brooklyn, extending the Nets’ losing streak to eight games. Jokic has 14 triple-doubles this season, which leads the NBA. He scored 23 points in the second and

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves got a big boost from their bench in a 118-105 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. Malik Beasley had 20 points off the bench, and D’Angelo Russell returned with 22 points and eight assists

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Chargers’ Justin Herbert hit Baltimore’s Mark Andrews with two touchdown passes to leading the AFC to a 41-35 victory over the NFC in the return of the Pro Bowl. New England rookie Mac Jones passed for 112 yards, threw a touchdown pass and did

By The Associated Press New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes has been placed on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list after participating in the league’s All-Star festivities in Las Vegas. The 20-year-old Hughes has 12 goals and 15 assists in 28 games this season. He was selected by New Jersey with the No. 1 overall pick

The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — James Harden is staying put with the Brooklyn Nets. Coach Steve Nash gave a direct answer when asked before the team’s game at Denver on Sunday if the team was definitely not trading the former MVP before Thursday’s deadline. Nash said Harden wants to remain with the Nets and

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Senegal has won its first African Cup by beating Egypt 4-2 in a penalty shootout. Sadio Mané scored the winning spot kick to start the celebrations and make up for missing a penalty in the seventh minute of the game. The final had ended 0-0 after extra time. Senegal had lost

HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — Walker Miller had 22 points as Monmouth beat Quinnipiac 76-63. George Papas had 15 points for the Hawks (15-7, 7-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Marcus McClary added 13 points and six rebounds. Tyrese Williams had 14 points for the Bobcats (11-10, 6-7).

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Valencia Myers finished with 14 points and eight rebounds to help Florida State beat No. 20 Notre Dame for the first time in program history 70-65. Sara Bejedi sank all three of her shots from 3-point range and scored 12 for the Seminoles (11-10, 5-6 Atlantic Coast Conference), who came into

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Daryl Banks III registered 13 points as St. Peter’s defeated Marist 66-50. It was the sixth consecutive home win for St. Peter’s. Braden Bell had 11 points for Marist.

By The Associated Press American Jordan Pefok scored twice, raising his season total to 13 goals in 19 league matches and helping Young Boys gain a 3-3 draw at St. Gallen in the Swiss Super League. Pefok ran onto a pass, took a touch and beat goalkeeper Lawrence Ati with a right-footed shot from 6

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Anthony Gaines finished with 15 points and eight rebounds as Siena topped Fairfield 62-56. Colby Rogers had 12 points for the Saints (10-9, 7-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Taj Benning had 10 points for the Stags (10-12, 4-7). 

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Jalon Pipkins had 19 points and Purdue Fort Wayne rolled to a 71-55 victory over Green Bay. Damian Chong Qui had 13 points and six assists for the Mastodons (13-10, 8-6 Horizon League), who have won five straight at home. Cade Meyer had 13 points for the Phoenix (4-18, 3-10),

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Lucas Williamson had 19 points as Loyola Chicago defeated Missouri State 71-62. Tate Hall had 13 points for Loyola Chicago. Gaige Prim had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Missouri State.

By BRIAN J. PEDERSEN Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cate Reese had 19 points and Koi Love came off the bench to score a season-high 16, helping No. 8 Arizona beat Oregon State 73-61. It was the 15th consecutive home win for the Wildcats, who are 17-3. Despite leading for all but 76 seconds,

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jordan Henderson had 19 points as Canisius beat Manhattan 77-70. Armon Harried added 17 points and Xzavier Long chipped in 16 for Canisius, which snapped a four-game losing streak. Jose Perez had 22 points for Manhattan.

NIAGARA, N.Y. (AP) — Marcus Hammond had 26 points as Niagara topped Iona 80-71, ending the Gaels’ eight-game winning streak. Noah Thomasson added 23 points for the Purple Eagles (11-11, 6-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Elijah Joiner had 22 points for the Gaels (19-4, 11-1). 

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Zipporah Broughton scored the final four points and Florida scored the final eight to knock off No. 14 Georgia 54-51. Malury Bates scored on a hook shot to give Georgia a 51-46 lead with 4:30 remaining. Jordyn Merritt answered with a jumper to get Florida (17-6, 7-3 SEC), within three. Kiara

By EVAN GERIKE Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Nicole Cardaño-Hillary scored 19 points and Grace Berger had 17 to lead No. 5 Indiana over Purdue 64-57. Chloe Moore-McNeil added a career-high 11 points and 10 rebounds in 28 minutes off the bench for the Hoosiers. Indiana improved to 16-3. Playing in front of 7,891

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — E.J. Liddell had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 16 Ohio State beat Maryland 82-67. Ohio State led by as much as 22 points in the second half of its fourth victory in five games. It shot 51% from the field, including an 11-for-26 performance

By DAVE GOLDBERG AP Football Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith were the young stars of Dallas’ up-and-coming team that seemed to have reached the Super Bowl a year or more ahead of schedule. They were going up against the seasoned Buffalo Bills who had come up short against

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Champions League winner Chelsea will play Asian champion Al Hilal in the semifinals of the Club World Cup. The London club discovered Wednesday’s opponent after flying into Abu Dhabi where Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal beat UAE champion Al Jazira 6-1 on Sunday. The South Americans champions, Palmeiras, join

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer “They can’t stop us!” Michael Irvin hollered on the Dallas sideline as the Cowboys began to shake off both their butterflies and the seasoned Buffalo Bills on a picturesque afternoon in Pasadena at the 1993 Super Bowl. Nobody could stop the Cowboys, save for the Cowboys themselves as

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have hired Richard Hightower as special teams coordinator under new coach Matt Eberflus. Hightower spent the past five seasons as San Francisco’s special teams coordinator and has 15 years of NFL coaching experience. He replaces Chris Tabor in Chicago, where Hightower was assistant special teams coach on

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Deja Kelly scored 18 points, North Carolina built a 26-point lead in the first quarter, and the No. 24 Tar Heels walloped Miami 85-38 in a Play4Kay game. North Carolina led 28-2 after one quarter. The two points allowed was a record low for North Carolina in any quarter. Miami

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Liz Dixon scored a season-high 18 points and Kianna Smith had 16, helping No. 4 Louisville beat Syracuse 100-64. Louisville has won six straight since a 68-59 loss at then-No. 4 North Carolina State in late January. Syracuse has stumbled since a six-game win streak

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jared Bynum scored a career-high 32 points and No. 15 Providence won its seventh in a row, beating Georgetown 71-52 and sending the Hoyas to their school-record 11th straight loss. The Friars improved to 20-2 overall and 10-1 in the Big East. Aminu Mohammed had 18 points

MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Alexander Bublik upset the odds by beating third-ranked Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-3 in the Open Sud de France final for his first career title. In doing so the 24-year-old Kazakhstani stopped the 2020 U.S. Open runner-up Zverev from winning his 20th career title. Bublik had lost his four previous finals. He

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Police have arrested a man who appeared to attack Nottingham Forest players as they celebrated one of their goals in an FA Cup victory over Leicester. A supporter emerged from the away section of the City Ground before striking out at Forest players as they celebrated the third goal in a

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Freshman Azzi Fudd scored a career-high 25 points in her first start to help No. 10 UConn beat seventh-ranked Tennessee 75-56. This was the 25th meeting in the storied series that was renewed in 2020 after a 13-year hiatus. The teams will play again next

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi had one of his best games for Paris Saint-Germain as the runaway leader profited from bad goalkeeping to win 5-1 at defending champion Lille and move 13 points clear in the French league. The first two goals were gifted while the third was well

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Dušan Vlahović has made a dream debut for Juventus. He scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win over Verona in the Italian league. The striker completed a 70-million-euro ($80-million) transfer from Fiorentina on Jan. 28 on his 22nd birthday. The Serbia international scored with a clinical finish by lobbing onrushing

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer Trent Taylor missed the Super Bowl in Miami with San Francisco with a foot injury that cost him the entire 2019 season. Now the wide receiver has a rare second chance with Cincinnati. And yes it means so very much.  Taylor says he knows players can finish

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Frank Reich is heading to Los Angeles this week for an important mission. A year after he became head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, Reich and his wife, Linda, formed kNot Today, a nonprofit that works to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitation. Their foundation is among five

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — It’s time for the United States vs. Canada in women’s hockey. Round one of two, in all likelihood. The North American powerhouses play live Monday night on USA Network in what may be the most anticipated event on Day 3 of the Beijing Games. It would

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has beaten Atlético Madrid 4-2 in the Spanish league despite playing more than 20 minutes with 10 men after Dani Alves’ straight red card. The result ended Barcelona’s five-game winless streak against Atlético in all competitions and allowed the Catalan club to overtake Diego Simeone’s