Month: February 2022

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jahmir Young had 24 points as Charlotte routed Marshall 88-64. Andrew Taylor led the Thundering Herd with a career-high 28 points.

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Brandon Weatherspoon had 16 points to lead five Florida Atlantic players in double figures as the Owls extended their home win streak to nine games, romping past Southern Miss 84-57. Everett Winchester and Michael Forrest added 13 points apiece for the Owls on Saturday. Vladislav Goldin and Bitumba Baruti chipped in

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Sevilla has wasted a chance to move only one point behind Spanish league leader Real Madrid after Ivan Rakitic had an injury-time penalty saved in a 0-0 draw at Osasuna. Jules Koundé gave Sevilla a golden chance to snatch the last-gasp winner after he was fouled

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder threw two touchdown passes and the National team’ had eight sacks in a 20-10 victory over the American team in the Senior Bowl on Saturday. Ridder helped finish off a job started by Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett, a Heisman Trophy finalist who was

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Andre Jones had a career-high 30 points as ULM defeated Arkansas-Little Rock 75-72 in overtime. Isaiah Palermo led the Trojans on Saturday with 19 points and nine rebounds.

GRAMBLING, La. — Juan Reyna had a season-high 25 points as Alabama State topped Grambling State 80-72. Shawndarius Cowart led the Tigers on Saturday with 19 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and six steals.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Jaylin Jackson-Posey had 17 points off the bench to carry Stephen F. Austin to an 81-52 win over Dixie State. Dancell Leter led the Trailblazers on Saturday with 13 points.

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Marcus Carr and Andrew Jones each scored 14 points and No. 23 Texas used a barrage of 3-pointers in the opening minutes of the second half to pull away from No. 20 Iowa State for a 63-41 victory. Carr’s 3-pointer at the start of the

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Bryson Williams scored 15 points, Terrence Shannon sparked a second-half comeback and No. 14 Texas Tech beat West Virginia 60-53 on Saturday. Texas Tech won for only the second time in six road games. But the Red Raiders have won three straight and five of

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Paul Atkinson and Dane Goodwin posted double-doubles and Notre Dame recovered after blowing a 17-point first-half lead to beat North Carolina State 69-57. Atkinson had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Goodwin 12 points and 10 boards. Blake Wesley added 14 points, Prentiss Hubb 13 and Trey Wertz 12. Terquavion Smith

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Al Michaels finally gets to call a Super Bowl in Los Angeles and will tie the late Pat Summerall for the most by a lead announcer on television. But the big question is whether this is Michaels’ final assignment for NBC. Michaels has been the lead announcer on NBC’s

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — France forward Wissam Ben Yedder’s league-leading 14th goal helped Monaco beat Lyon 2-0 at home and move into fourth place in the French league. That would mean a Europa League spot next season. Ben Yedder set up midfielder Jean Lucas for a header in the third

VESTAL, N.Y. — Jacob Falko scored 18 points and George Tinsley added 17 as Binghamton defeated Maine 69-60. Tyler Bertram added 12 points and Dan Petcash had 11 points for Binghamton. Ja’Shonte Wright-McLeish scored a career-high 20 points for Maine.

WASHINGTON — Luka Brajkovic had a career-high 30 points as Davidson won its eighth consecutive road game, narrowly defeating George Washington 78-73. James Bishop led the Colonials with 26 points.

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Neal Quinn’s layup on a pass from CJ Fulton with two seconds left in overtime lifted Lafayette to a 74-72 win over Bucknell. Fulton scored on a jumper and a layup in the final 1:45, both with assists from Quinn, to put the Leopards in front, but Andrew Funk answered with

CHICAGO — Tevin Olison had 21 points as Youngstown State edged past Illinois-Chicago 66-64. Damaria Franklin led the Flames on Saturday with 23 points and six rebounds.

HOUSTON (AP) — Jamal Bieniemy scored a career-high 36 points and Tydus Verhoeven scored 12 and UTEP beat Rice 72-70 on Saturday for its sixth-straight win. Bieniemy shot 13 for 22 (59%) including 7 for 11 (63.6%) from 3-point range. Rice’s Carl Pierre made a layup with as time expired to end the game. Pierre

MARK AMBROGI Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Jaden Ivey scored 23 points and Trevion Williams added 19 to lead No. 4 Purdue to an 82-76 victory over Michigan. Williams came off the bench to hit 7 of 8 shots. The Boilermakers (20-3, 9-3 Big Ten) held a 44-26 edge on points in the

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Buddy Boeheim and Jesse Edwards scored 19 points apiece and Joe Girard III scored 15 and Syracuse dumped Louisville 92-69 on Saturday for the Orange’s third-straight win. Louisville now has dropped five straight. Syracuse started the game shooting 9 for 10 and never trailed. Syracuse led 11-10 before going on a

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Max Klesmit posted 15 points as Wofford narrowly beat East Tennessee State 62-60. Jordan King led the Buccaneers on Saturday with 18 points.

ST. LOUIS — Marten Linssen had 17 points off the bench to lift Saint Louis to a 72-61 win over Dayton. Kobe Elvis led the Flyers on Saturday with 20 points, tying his career high.

NEW YORK — Alex Morales had 28 points and 14 rebounds and Raekwon Rogers also had a double-double as Wagner stretched its winning streak to 13 games, getting past Long Island-Brooklyn 79-64. Rogers had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Wagner. Eral Penn had 19 points for LIU.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Ari Boya tallied 10 points and 14 rebounds and Jayson Kent had 14 points and Bradley throttled Evansville in a 76-41 win on Saturday. Evan Kuhlman had 11 points for the Purple Aces.

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon produced an epic fightback from 3-0 down to level at 3-3 before winning the third-place match against Burkina Faso 5-3 in a penalty shootout at the African Cup of Nations. It won’t erase the host team’s disappointment of missing out on the final but it meant Cameroon at least ended

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Aaron Estrada had a career-high 35 points as Hofstra topped James Madison 85-78 in overtime. After going without a point and blowing a seven-point lead in the final 2 1/2 minutes of regulation, Hofstra bounced back in overtime with 14 points, nine by Estrada. Charles Falden scored a career-high 25 points for

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers promoted John Dunn to take over as tight ends coach for Justin Outten. Outten left to become Denver’s offensive coordinator under new Broncos coach and former Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. Dunn worked as a senior analyst for the Packers this season but coached the New

BOSTON — Chris Doherty recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds to carry Northeastern to a 58-53 win over Towson, snapping the Huskies’ 12-game losing streak. Cam Holden led the Tigers on Saturday with 21 points.

ATLANTA (AP) — Kane Williams had 17 points and six assists as Georgia State defeated South Alabama 69-62. Williams hit all 11 of his free-throw attempts for the Panthers (9-10, 3-5 Sun Belt Conference), who snapped a four-game skid at home. Jay Jay Chandler tied a career high with 26 points for the Jaguars (15-8,

BURNLEY, England (AP) — Roy Hodgson’s first game in charge of Watford ended in a 0-0 draw at Burnley which leaves both sides still stuck in the relegation zone and fearing for their Premier League future. Hodgson is the Premier League’s oldest-ever manager at 74. He can take the positives from a first league clean

ATLANTA (AP) — Deivon Smith came off the Georgia Tech bench to score 16 points and dish six assists and the Yellow Jackets had to hold on late to post a 69-64 upset win over Clemson for just their third victory in their first 11 Atlantic Coast Conference games. Georgia Tech started fast, building a

FARGO, N.D. — Rocky Kreuser had 23 points as North Dakota State defeated Denver 73-65. Coban Porter led the Pioneers on Saturday with 15 points and six rebounds.

PHILADELPHIA — Nick Jourdain recorded 15 points and 12 rebounds to lift Temple to a 67-56 win over Tulsa. Rey Idowu led the Golden Hurricane on Saturday with a career-high 21 points.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have interviewed former NHL forward Scott Mellanby for their general manager job. The 55-year-old Mellanby had 364 goals and 476 assists in 1,431 regular-season games over 21 years in the NHL. He was the assistant general manager for the Montreal Canadiens from 2014 until he resigned in November. Chicago

PHILADELPHIA — Erik Reynolds II had a season-high 23 points as Saint Joseph’s edged past Fordham 72-69. Darius Quisenberry led the Rams on Saturday with 19 points.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jaylen Forbes had 26 points as Tulane rolled past East Carolina 86-66. Vance Jackson led the Pirates on Saturday with 27 points and eight rebounds.

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Doug Pederson won’t have the power Urban Meyer had with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Owner Shad Khan introduced Pederson as the team’s coach on Saturday. Khan said he has applied to the NFL to hire an executive vice president. An EVP would report to Khan

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Hayden Brown had a season-high 35 points plus 11 rebounds and The Citadel beat Samford 107-93. Ques Glover led Samford on Saturday with 30 points, also a season high.

WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Gerrale Gates had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Holy Cross narrowly defeated Army 69-65. Chris Mann led the Black Knights on Saturday with 11 points.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Boo Buie scored a season-high 27 points, Northwestern made a season-high 13 3-pointers, and the Wildcats rolled past Nebraska 87-63. Northwestern led 49-27 at halftime after making 10 of 23 3-pointers. The Wildcats finished the game 13 of 31 from distance and shot 49% overall. Julian Roper’s layup with 4:53 to

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Nigel Scantlebury scored six of his eight points in overtime and Central Connecticut pulled away to earn a 91-82 win over Fairleigh Dickinson. Scantlebury hit a pair of free throws with 2:51 left to put the Blue Devils in front, 80-78, then scored at the basket before going 4-for-4 from the

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Wendell Green Jr. made a tiebreaking layup with four seconds remaining and No. 1 Auburn got past Georgia 74-72, extending the nation’s longest winning streak to 19 games. Auburn is 22-1 overall and 10-0 in the Southeastern Conference. Georgia is 6-17 and last in the

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — No team in the NFL is built like the Los Angeles Rams because nobody else would dare. No other organization shares the Rams’ unorthodox values and the depth of their faith in themselves. Nobody else treats high draft picks like Los Angeles does, and no

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Zakai Zeigler matched his career high with 18 points including back-to-back 3-pointers to break open a tight game as No. 22 Tennessee pulled away from South Carolina 81-57. It was the Vols’ fifth straight Southeastern Conference victory. Josiah-James Jordan had a career-best 20 points to

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jake LaRavia had a near triple-double, Alondes Williams scored 23 points, Damari Monsanto hit a clutch 3-pointer, and Wake Forest defeated Florida State 68-60, the Seminoles’ fourth consecutive loss. LaRavia had 18 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, missing out on a triple-double one game after Williams was also one assist

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Zac Taylor and Sean McVay got to know each other well during their two years together with the Los Angeles Rams. Taylor jokes that simply having coffee with McVay will lead to a head coaching job in the NFL. There might be something to that. Taylor is

MILAN (AP) — Olivier Giroud again showed why he can never be written off by scoring two late goals as AC Milan rallied to beat city rival Inter Milan 2-1 and re-ignite the Serie A title race. Milan moved one point behind defending champion and leader Inter, which has played one game less. Midfielder Ivan

INDIANAPOLIS — Kahliel Spear had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lift Robert Morris to a 66-49 win over IUPUI. B.J. Maxwell led the Jaguars on Saturday with 16 points.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Malachi Smith had 22 points as Chattanooga won its seventh straight home game, topping Mercer 77-68. Jalen Johnson led the Bears on Saturday with 21 points.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trent Frazier scored 23 points, Kofi Cockburn added 17 and No. 18 Illinois surged in the second half to beat Indiana 74-57. The Fighting Illini have won four straight overall and the last two on the Hoosiers’ home floor. Illinois is 17-5 overall. Race Thompson

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eric Dixon scored a career-high 24 points and Collin Gillespie scored 19 before he left with an injury as No. 12 Villanova beat No. 17 Connecticut 85-74. Gillespie is Villanova’s leading scorer and returned for a fifth season after a torn ligament in his left knee

INDIANAPOLIS — Julian Champagnie scored 21 points, including four free throws in the final 19 seconds, and St. John’s defeated Butler 75-72. There were 11 ties and 13 lead changes in the game. St. John’s broke the game’s final tie on a Dylan Addae-Wusu free throw with 2:15 remaining for a 69-68 lead. From there,

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Bas Leyte had 11 points and 10 rebounds to lift UNC Greensboro to a 58-56 win over Furman. Mike Bothwell led the Paladins on Saturday with 18 points.

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Kalib Boone and Moussa Cisse each scored 12 points to help Oklahoma State defeat Oklahoma 64-55 and snap a four-game losing streak. Rondel Walker scored 11 points and Keylan Boone added 10 for Oklahoma State. Tanner Groves scored 23 points and Elijah Harkless added 15

By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The key to the Bengals’ latest rebuild that has led them to this most unexpected Super Bowl run starts with one player: Joe Burrow. Burrow, the top overall draft pick in 2020, is the biggest reason the team is playing in the season’s final

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Lewis Hamilton returned to social media Saturday following a lengthy silence that dates to last season’s controversial Formula 1 finale. Hamilton had dropped out of public sight after he was denied a record eighth championship in the December finale in Abu Dhabi. He re-emerged Saturday with a post

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Patrice Motsepe is approaching the end of his first year as Confederation of African Football president. On Sunday he will hand out the African Cup of Nations trophy. On the eve of the final between Egypt and Senegal the South African mining magnate is struggling to shake off

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Jimmie Johnson and Colton Herta teamed to give Team USA a surprise second-place finish in the Race of Champions Nations Cup in Sweden. The American drivers both hail from California and compete against one another in IndyCar. They were beaten in the Race of Champions by the father-son