Month: February 2022

CEDAR CITY, Utah — Tevian Jones had 19 points to lead five Southern Utah players in double figures as the Thunderbirds beat Eastern Washington…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Mark Smith had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Kansas State beat TCU 75-63.…

OGDEN, Utah — Xavier Bishop had 18 points as Montana State stretched its win streak to eight games, easily defeating Weber State 78-57. Jubrile…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Kontinental Hockey League is calling off the rest of the regular season because of coronavirus…

By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press Curling is a sport built around closeness. It starts with the pregame handshakes between opponents and goes to…

MURRAY, Ky. — KJ Williams posted 12 points and 10 rebounds to carry Murray State to a 79-59 win over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, the…

PHOENIX — Jovan Blacksher Jr. had 13 points as Grand Canyon won its ninth consecutive home game, beating California Baptist 56-50. Holland Woods…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jalen Duren had 14 points to lead Memphis to an 88-60 win over Central Florida. Josh Minott had 16 points for Memphis (12-8, 6-4…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Yauhen Massalski had 22 points and 12 rebounds as San Francisco narrowly beat Portland 74-71. Chris Austin’s layup for Portland…

MALIBU, Calif. — Maxwell Lewis had 22 points as Pepperdine snapped its nine-game losing streak, topping Pacific 70-64. Houston Mallette had 14…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Jaelen House had a career-high 42 points as New Mexico beat Air Force 91-77. Jamal Mashburn Jr. had 20 points for New…

By BRETT HUDSON Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — TyTy Washington scored 15 points, Oscar Tshiebwe had 15 rebounds and No. 5 Kentucky won…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Swedish cross-country skier Stina Nilsson was at the top of her game after winning…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Storm Murphy scored 10 of his 20 points in the final 8 minutes and Justyn Mutts added 16 to help Virginia Tech, which blew most…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Zoi Sadowski Synnott captured New Zealand’s first gold medal in Winter Olympic…

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Azar Swain posted 19 points as Yale edged past Harvard 58-55. Noah Kirkwood led the Crimson on Saturday night with 21 points and…

TULSA, Okla. — Elijah Lufile had a career-high 25 points plus 13 rebounds as Oral Roberts easily beat St. Thomas (MN) 88-66. Lufile shot 11 for 14…

NORMAL, Ill. — Lance Jones had a career-high 31 points as Southern Illinois topped Illinois State 75-69. Jones shot 5 for 6 on 3-pointers. He added…

HIGH POINT, N.C. — John-Michael Wright had 27 points, including three straight free throws with four seconds left in regulation to force and extra…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Ayoka Lee scored 31 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead No. 25 Kansas State to an 82-75 victory over Texas Tech. Lee,…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Chris Youngblood registered 17 points as Kennesaw State narrowly beat Bellarmine 75-70. Spencer Rodgers had 14 points for…

NEWARK, N.J. — Miles Coleman’s 3-pointer with two seconds left lifted NJIT to a 65-62 win over Stony Brook on Saturday night, ending the…

By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 16 rebounds in an efficient 24 minutes and the…

SAN DIEGO — Josip Vrankic registered 18 points as Santa Clara got past San Diego 79-66. Marcellus Earlington led the Toreros on Saturday with 23…

RICHMOND, Ky. — Darius McGhee had 21 points as Liberty topped Eastern Kentucky 91-84. McGhee made 6 of 9 3-pointers and added six assists. Keegan…

BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says China’s selection of a Uyghur athlete to help deliver the Olympic flame in Beijing…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 27 points, Bam Adebayo added 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Miami Heat…

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Joel Murray tossed in 25 points and Colin Slater scored 20 to lead Long Beach State to a 78-65 victory over Cal Poly.…

DES MOINES, Iowa — Noah Carter had 23 points as Northern Iowa narrowly defeated Drake 74-69 in overtime. Tucker DeVries led the Bulldogs on…

NEW YORK (AP) — Ethan Wright had 27 points as Princeton rolled past Columbia 85-63. Drew Friberg added 17 points for the Tigers (16-5, 6-2 Ivy…

BALTIMORE — L.J. Owens had 19 points to lead five Maryland-Baltimore County players in double figures as the Retrievers topped New Hampshire 88-77.…

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Darrious Agnew had 15 points off the bench to lead Alcorn State to a 70-64 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Keondre Montgomery had…

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Camron Justice had 18 points and seven rebounds as Western Kentucky defeated Old Dominion 77-60. C.J. Keyser led the Monarchs…

MIAMI — Amorie Archibald and Kenneth Lofton Jr. scored 21 points apiece as Louisiana Tech narrowly beat Florida International 86-82. Eric Lovett…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The fun and games surrounding the Pro Bowl haven’t stopped some of the NFL’s top players from…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Brion Whitley came off the bench to score 14 points to guide Southern to a 73-64 win over Alabama A&M. Terrell Williams…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Jaylan Gainey posted 12 points and 13 rebounds to lead Brown to a 62-60 win over Dartmouth. Brendan Barry led the Big Green on…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Robert ‘Glasper scored a career-high 34 points and Incarnate Word beat New Orleans 78-70 to end its six-game losing streak.…

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 16 points and Jabari Walker recorded a double-double and injury-plagued Colorado beat…

CHARLESTON, S.C. — DeShaun Wade posted 19 points as Longwood won its 10th consecutive game, narrowly beating Charleston Southern 69-67. Wade’s…

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Ricky Council IV and Tyson Etienne scored 20 points apiece as Wichita State rolled past SMU 72-57. Council came off the bench…

BOISE, Idaho — Tyson Degenhart had a season-high 23 points as Boise State stretched its home win streak to eight games, topping San Jose State…

LOGAN, Utah — Justin Bean had 32 points and 10 rebounds to lift Utah State to a 90-75 win over UNLV. Bean was outscored by the Runnin’…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Tyler Wahl made a tiebreaking layup with 30.5 seconds left to give No. 11 Wisconsin a 51-49…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Freshman A.J. Griffin scored a season-high 27 points to help No. 9 Duke roll past…

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Isiah Small registered 15 points and nine rebounds as Texas State edged past Coastal Carolina 69-64. Vince Cole led the…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rodney Chatman scored a season-high 24 points, making 6 of 10 from 3-point range, and…

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Darian Adams had 22 points as Jacksonville State beat Jacksonville 64-58. Kevion Nolan led the Dolphins on Saturday with…

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Bryson Etienne registered 18 points as Texas Southern topped Florida A&M 67-55. MJ Randolph led the Rattlers on Saturday…

JONESBORO, Ark. — Desi Sills posted 15 points as Arkansas State beat Louisiana-Lafayette 67-58. Jordan Brown led the Ragin’ Cajuns on…

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Eric Reed Jr. had 21 points as Southeast Missouri State defeated Eastern Illinois 63-56. Reed sank 5 of 12 shots from…

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Terence Lewis II poured in a career-high 28 points and snagged 10 rebounds as Jackson State held off Mississippi Valley…

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — D.J. Burns Jr. had 23 points as Winthrop topped Hampton 69-57. Russell Dean led the Pirates on Saturday with 12…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASCAR seized the momentum it had hoped for ahead of its made-for-TV exhibition race to be…

WASHINGTON — Kyle Foster had 20 points as Howard topped Maryland Eastern Shore 72-64. Nathaniel Pollard Jr. led the Hawks with 19 points and seven…

By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 33 points in three quarters and the Memphis Grizzlies led by as many as 31…

MARTIN, Tenn. — Kassim Nicholson posted 17 points and 13 rebounds to lift Tennessee State to a 69-61 win over UT Martin. KJ Simon led the Skyhawks…

RADFORD, Va. — Rayshon Harrison had 22 points as Presbyterian topped Radford 78-70. Josiah Jeffers led the Highlanders with 18…

BALTIMORE — Jaylen Walker’s jumper with 11 seconds remaining gave Navy a 56-55 win over Loyola (Md.) on Saturday. John Carter Jr. and Daniel…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Spieth really was living on the edge at Pebble Beach. He hit an approach near…

LAKE CHARLES, La. — Zach Scott had 23 points as McNeese State topped Northwestern State 93-84. Kendal Coleman led the Demons on Saturday with 16…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Joe French scored 25 points and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 38 seconds remaining to lift Bethune-Cookman to a 68-67…

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Eddy Kayouloud had 24 points and Central Arkansas turned back Stetson 79-75. Jared Chatham had 18 points and 11 rebounds for…

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Trey Diggs had 18 points and Joe Reece scored 17 as Bowling Green breezed past Northern Illinois 87-65. Diggs hit 6 of 9…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Kerr Kriisa added 13 points and No.…

CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah worked on the side during practice as he rehabilitates his left knee injured last Sunday in the AFC…

FLORENCE, Ala. — Jose Placer had 22 points as North Florida beat North Alabama 71-58. Jarius Hicklen added 21 points for the Ospreys. Daniel Ortiz…

EMMITSBURG, Md. — Charles Pride had 32 points and 10 rebounds as Bryant won its eighth straight game, narrowly beating Mount St. Mary’s…

DURHAM, N.C. — Justin Wright had a career-high 25 points as North Carolina Central narrowly defeated Coppin State 69-68. Wright’s layup capped…

RICHMOND, Va. — Hason Ward posted 13 points and 10 rebounds to lift VCU to a 71-62 win over Duquesne. Tre Williams led the Dukes with 19…

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. — Jeenathan Williams had 19 points, five assists and four blocks as Buffalo romped past Central Michigan 74-54. Ralph…

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Leona Maguire became the first Irish winner in LPGA Tour history Saturday, closing with a 5-under 67 for a three-stroke…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Kobe Brown made two free throws with 9 seconds remaining and finished with 21 points to help Missouri hold off Texas…

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Madi Williams drove to the hoop and scored with nine seconds left in the second overtime to give 18th-ranked Oklahoma its 20th…

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Michael Flowers scored 21 points and went 4-for-4 from the foul line in the final 31 seconds and Washington State beat…

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Matt Cerruti had 15 points as Albany topped Hartford 71-52. Moses Flowers led the Hawks with 11…

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Paul Mulcahy had his first-career double-double with 15 points and a career-high 12 assists,…

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Christian Braun and Ochai Agbaji each scored 18 points and No. 10 Kansas bolted to a big lead…

MOREHEAD, Ky. — Johni Broome posted 18 points and 10 rebounds to carry Morehead State to a 77-52 win over Austin Peay, the Eagles’ 12th…

ELON, N.C. — Nick Farrar had a career-high 23 points as College of Charleston edged past Elon 66-64. Hunter McIntosh led the Phoenix on Saturday…

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants made Kevin Abrams senior vice president of football operations and strategy Saturday. The…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux scored three goals and the Metropolitan Division beat the…

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Mike Okauru matched his career high with 30 points as UNC Wilmington easily beat William & Mary 92-70. Connor Kochera led…

ABILENE, Texas — Airion Simmons had 31 points plus 14 rebounds as Abilene Christian got past Texas Rio Grande Valley 83-66. Justin Johnson led the…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Colin Castleton returned to the lineup and scored 17 points to spark Florida’s 62-57 overtime win over Mississippi. In…