Month: February 2022

LEEDS, England (AP) — Tottenham has became the latest team to rip through Leeds’ fragile defense by winning 4-0 at Elland Road to give manager Antonio Conte something to smile about this time. Matt Doherty, Dejan Kulusevski and Harry Kane scored goals in the opening 27 minutes and Leeds’ players were booed off at halftime.

GENEVA (AP) — Russian skiers are not welcome to compete in Norway. The Nordic country’s ski federation call was made Saturday citing Russian “violations of international law and attacks on the Ukrainian people.” Norway’s view directly contradicts International Ski Federation policy announced late Friday to let Russian athletes continue to compete. Norway has just topped

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Czech skier Ester Ledecka has won the first women’s World Cup downhill after the Olympics as all three medalists from Beijing finished well behind. Ledecka hat an attacking run down the Mont Lachaux course in perfect sunny conditions to beat Ragnhild Mowinckel by 0.21 seconds. Cornelia Hütter of Austria came 0.42

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Henrik Kristoffersen has won his first men’s World Cup slalom in more than a year. The Norwegian skier benefited from a mistake by first-run leader Tanguy Nef. The unheralded Swiss skier led a World Cup race for the first time. Nef had been 0.07 faster than Kristoffersen in the first leg

GENEVA (AP) — The Olympic bronze medal in women’s skicross has been changed on appeal nine days after the race at the Beijing Winter Games. Fanny Smith of Switzerland will now get bronze after she was wrongly demoted to fourth in China. The International Ski Federation announced the verdict Saturday after an appeal brought by

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s refusal to play its World Cup qualifier against Russia next month in response to that nation’s invasion of Ukraine gained wider support when Sweden followed with its own plans to protest to FIFA. Polish soccer federation president Cezary Kulesza announced Poland’s decision and said it was talking with other federations

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jonathan Quick became the fourth American-born goalie to reach 350 victories in the NHL, Adrian Kempe scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings extended their winning streak to four with a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Quick stopped 24 shots and improved to 25-13-9

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Schmaltz scored two goals in the third period  Scott Wedgewood made 43 saves to lead Arizona to a 3-1 victory over Vegas on Friday. Schmaltz tripped in shot from Anton Strålman at 3:16 of the third period to break a tied at 1-all and hit

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog scored three times, Nathan MacKinnon added two more and the Colorado Avalanche stormed back from a three-goal deficit to beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-3. It was Landeskog’s second hat trick this season against the Jets. The Avalanche scored six straight goals after falling behind

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — CJ McCollum continued his scorching start with New Orleans, scoring 32 points to help the Pelicans beat the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns 117-102 on Friday night. McCollum is averaging about 30 points over six games since joining the Pelicans in a trade from his longtime home in

TROY, Ala. — Caleb Asberry had a season-high 26 points as Texas State won its ninth straight game, defeating Troy 66-61. Mason Harrell had 16 points for Texas State. Efe Odigie had 19 points and nine rebounds for Troy.

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell hit a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 33 points to help the Utah Jazz beat the Dallas Mavericks 114-109 on Friday night. Bojan Bogdanovic added 18 points, Mike Conley had 15, Rudy Gobert finished with 14 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks, and

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Tony Perkins scored 15 of his career-high 20 points in the second half, Keegan Murray had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 25 Iowa beat Nebraska 88-78. The Hawkeyes won for the sixth time in seven games and posted their first

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Hagel and Patrick Kane each scored three times and Kirby Dach snapped a tie in the third period, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a wild 8-5 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Alex DeBrincat and Seth Jones each had three assists for Chicago, and Kevin

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky hired former San Francisco 49ers assistant Rich Scangerello as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Friday to replace Liam Coen, who returned to the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams as OC. The 25-year coaching veteran at the collegiate and NFL levels spent 2021 as the 49ers’ QBs coach during their run to

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP Sports Writer ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — This time around there was no drama. In a rematch of an epic five-set Australian Open final, Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the Mexican Open final, where he will play Cameron Norrie. Norrie has extended his hot streak in February

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou had two goals and an assist, Colton Parayko scored the game-winner and the St. Louis Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3. Jake Walman and Brayden Schenn also scored, and Ville Husso had 35 saves for St. Louis to improve to 10-1-1 since the start

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — James Harden had 27 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds in his 76ers debut, Joel Embiid added 34 points and 10 rebounds and Philadelphia routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 133-102  on Friday night. Philadelphia finally got to see how its star twosome worked together after Harden missed his

By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Dejounte Murray had 31 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the Washington Wizards 157-153 in double overtime. It was the highest-scoring game in the NBA this season. Keldon Johnson scored a career-high 32 points, and Jakob Poeltl added a career-high

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal got Carolina on the board with a determined second-period sequence, then the Hurricanes broke it open with two quick third-period goals to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Friday night. Teuvo Teravainen scored late in the second for a 2-0 lead. Nino

JONESBORO, Ark. — Desi Sills posted 16 points as Arkansas State narrowly defeated Appalachian State 62-60. Adrian Delph led the Mountaineers with 19 points and seven rebounds.

MOBILE, Ala. — Charles Manning Jr. posted 17 points as South Alabama defeated Texas-Arlington 62-52. David Azore led the Mavericks with 22 points.

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Jimmy Butler had 23 and the Miami Heat overcame RJ Barrett’s career-high 46 points to beat the New York Knicks 115-100. Kyle Lowry added 19 points in the Heat’s first game after the All-Star break after they were tied with

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Katie Benzan made a floater with 11.8 seconds to play to put Maryland up by three, and the No. 13 Terrapins held on for a 67-64 victory over No. 10 Indiana on Friday night when Nicole Cardano-Hillary missed everything on a shot from the

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Kings coach Todd McLellan entered COVID-19 protocols and wasn’t behind the bench for Friday night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. The Kings announced McLellan’s status less than an hour before faceoff. Assistant Trent Yawney was to serve as the acting head coach. The Kings started a stretch of three

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Chuma Okeke scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 119-111 win over the Houston Rockets in a game between the bottom teams in the NBA’s Eastern and Western Conferences. Wendell Carter Jr. added 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic,

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points and made the decisive 3-point play with 20.4 seconds left in overtime to give the Oklahoma City Thunder a 129-125 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. Tre Mann finished with 22 points to help Oklahoma City snap a two-game

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Dwight Murray Jr. registered 18 points and seven rebounds as Rider narrowly beat Niagara 70-68. Marcus Hammond led the Purple Eagles with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — KC Ndefo recorded 14 points and 11 rebounds to carry St. Peter’s to a 70-65 win over Monmouth. George Papas led Monmouth with 23 points.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Raheim Sullivan and Jao Ituka had 15 points each as Marist defeated Manhattan 74-56. Ant Nelson led Manhattan with 15 points.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Vince Cole had 21 points as Coastal Carolina defeated Arkansas-Little Rock 68-55. Ebrima Dibba had 15 points, seven assists and six rebounds for Coastal Carolina. Admir Besovic led the Trojans with 14 points.

STATESBORO, Ga. — Kamari Brown had a career-high 22 points as Georgia Southern beat ULM 81-75 in overtime. Koreem Ozier led the Warhawks with a season-high 23 points.

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Elijah Joiner had 16 points, Tyson Jolly also had 16 points and Iona beat Canisius 72-65. Malek Green led the Golden Griffins with 22 points and eight rebounds.

PRINCETON, N.J. — Jaelin Llewellyn had a season-high 29 points as Princeton topped Harvard 74-67. Ethan Wright had 15 points for Princeton. Kale Catchings led Harvard with 19 points.

ATLANTA — Jalen Thomas registered 16 points as Georgia State extended its winning streak to seven games, beating Louisiana-Lafayette 65-58. Greg Williams Jr. led the Ragin’ Cajuns with 18 points.

RICHMOND, Va. —  Tyler Burton had 23 points to lead Richmond past Saint Louis 68-66. Francis Okoro converted a two-point play with 2:45 left to pull Saint Louis within two, but the Spiders were able to hold off the Billikens. Francis Okoro led Saint Louis with a career-high 23 points.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Terry Rozier and Kelly Oubre Jr. each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets emerged from the All-Star break looking reenergized with a 125-93 rout of the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Montrezl Harrell added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets. They never

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Dallion Johnson made five 3-pointers for all 15 of his points, John Harrar had 11 points and a career-high 20 rebounds and Penn State beat Northwestern 67-60. It was a defensive battle through the first 13 minutes as Northwestern led 48-43. Penn State then started making 3-pointers — five of

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Albert Ramos-Viñolas of Spain has advanced to the semifinals of the Chile Open. The second-seeded player beat Argentina’s Facundo Bagnis 7-5, 6-2 to reach the final four of the clay-court tournament in Santiago. Ramos-Viñolas will face another Argentinian in the next round, Sebastián Báez, who earlier won 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 against

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored eight points in 12 minutes in her return from a knee injury that kept her out for more than two months. She helped No. 7 UConn to a 93-38 rout of St. John’s. The reigning national player of the year had not

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Doug Kalitta moved into position for his first No. 1 qualifier in nearly three years Friday in the NHRA Arizona Nationals. The 57-year-old Kalitta had a 3.657-second run at 329.58 mph to lead the Top Fuel field at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. He has 49 career Top Fuel victories and

ATHENS, Ohio — Ali Ali had 22 points as Akron defeated Ohio 91-83. Greg Tribble had 17 points for Akron. Mark Sears led Ohio with 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

By ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer The NCAA has relaxed the amount of THC an athlete can have to trigger a positive test, and is recommending less-stringent penalties for athletes who do test positive for marijuana. The threshold levels for THC, which is the active ingredient in marijuana, will go from 35 nanograms per milliliter