Month: March 2022

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lauren Ebo tied a career-high 17 points, and No. 7 Texas beat Kansas State 72-65 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. Rori Harmon had 16, Aliyah Matharu scored 15 and Joanne Allen-Taylor added 12 for the Longhorns, who will play No. 10 Iowa

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Matthew Lee had 14 points as St. Peter’s beat Quinnipiac 64-52 in the semifinals of the Metro Atlantic Conference Tourney. Matt Balanc led Quinnipiac with 14 points.

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — TyTy Washington scored 25 points, Oscar Tshiebwe tied a half-century-old school record and No. 5 Kentucky beat Vanderbilt 77-71 in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Washington was at his best during a second-half spurt, scoring eight straight points that helped the third-seeded Wildcats

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Miles Bridges had 27 points and nine assists, Terry Rozier highlighted his 27-point performance with seven 3-pointers, and the Charlotte Hornets put on a shooting exhibition to beat the undermanned New Orleans Pelicans 142-120. LaMelo Ball had 17 points, nine assists and three steals for

CHICAGO (AP) — Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber was given the 2022 Werner Fricker Builder Award by the U.S. Soccer Federation. The 64-year-old succeeded Doug Logan as MLS commissioner in 1999 and has overseen the league’s expansion from 10 to 29 teams and the opening of 26 soccer-specific stadiums in the U.S. and Canada.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is staying put with the Los Angeles Dodgers. According to multiple reports, the free-agent pitcher agreed to a one-year contract to return to the only team he’s ever played for. The deal is pending a physical. Kershaw posted a photo of himself on Instagram with the caption, “We back!”

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 30 points and 17 rebounds, Jimmy Butler added 24 points and a pair of big third-quarter runs helped the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 117-105 on Friday night. Tyler Herro scored 22 points and Max Strus finished with 17 for the Heat,

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 30 points, Dwight Powell tied a career high with 26 and the Dallas Mavericks built a big lead and coasted to 113-100 victory over the Houston Rockets. Spencer Dinwiddie added 16 points and seven assists to help the Mavericks win for the sixth

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Yegor Chinakhov scored the shootout winner after Zach Werenski tied the game with 32 seconds left in regulation to rally the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild and snap a four-game losing streak. Chinakov also scored in the first period, and

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 31 points and eight rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 22 points and eight rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 114-103 on Friday night for their fifth victory in a row. Marcus Smart added 20 points, and Robert Williams III had 12

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 27 points to lead six Atlanta scorers in double figures and the Hawks held off the Los Angeles Clippers 112-106 on Friday night. The Hawks, who snapped a two-game losing streak, began the night 10th in the Eastern Conference, holding the final spot

BOISE, Idaho — RaeQuan Battle had 17 points off the bench to lift Montana State to a 69-66 win over Weber State in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament. Dillon Jones led the Wildcats with 18 points and nine rebounds.

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mark Friedman’s first goal in 10 months early in the third period broke open a tie game and Bryan Rust’s 20th goal of the season provided some late cushion as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vegas 5-2. Mike Matheson, Jeff Carter and Evan Rodrigues also scored for

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Mo Bamba scored 27 points, Markelle Fultz and Mo Wagner did most of Orlando’s scoring in a big second-half rally and the Magic beat Minnesota 118-110 on Friday night to end the Timberwolves’ winning streak at six games. During a 23-4 run over a stretch of

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 18 points and 11 rebounds and No. 7 Duke held off Miami with free throws in the final minute as the Blue Devils and retiring coach Mike Krzyzewski advanced to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship with a 80-76 victory. Top-seeded

FORT WORTH, Texas — Kendric Davis had 24 points as SMU easily defeated Tulsa 83-58 in the American Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals. Sam Griffin led Tulsa with 16 points.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji curled off a screen and was wide open for a rim-rattling ally-oop dunk, the inbound play perfectly executed if only Kansas teammate Dajuan Harris had lofted him the ball in the Big 12 quarterfinals. Harris didn’t make the same mistake against TCU

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Kaluma scored 17 points and keyed an overwhelming blitz that sent Creighton into the Big East championship game with a stunning 85-58 blowout of No. 11 Providence in the semifinals. Alex O’Connell had 18 points and Ryan Kalkbrenner added 15 points and nine rebounds

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Bingham Jr. matched his career high with 19 points and Tyson Walker scored nine of his 11 points in the final 93 seconds to send seventh-seeded Michigan State over No. 12 Wisconsin 69-63 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. The Spartans lost five of their

NORFOLK, Va. — Joe Bryant Jr. and Jalen Hawkins scored 19 points each, Dana Tate Jr. tallied 14 points and 11 rebounds and Norfolk State defeated Morgan State 72-63 in the Mid-Eastern Conference tournament semifinals. Malik Miller led Morgan State with 14 points and eight rebounds.

WASHINGTON — DaRon Holmes II had a season-high 28 points as Dayton edged past UMass 75-72 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference championship.Holmes made a go-ahead jumper with 51 seconds remaining and the Flyers iced the game by making 7 of 9 free throws down the stretch. Noah Fernandes led the Minutemen with

KATY, Texas — Simeon Fryer had 20 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeated Nicholls State 71-64 in the semifinals of the Southland Conference tournament. Terrion Murdix had 13 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Islanders. Latrell Jones led the Colonels with 20 points.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — George Papas had 20 points as Monmouth narrowly defeated Rider 72-68 in the semifinals of the Metro Atlantic Conference tournament. Dwight Murray, Jr. led the Broncs with 20 points.

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Josiah-Jordan James led five players in double figures with 16 points and ninth-ranked Tennessee pulled away for a 72-59 victory over Mississippi State in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament. The Volunteers won for the 10th time in 11 games to advance to Saturday’s semifinals

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh is sticking with Jeff Capel. Athletic director Heather Lyke said the Panthers remain committed to Capel, who is 51-69 in four seasons since taking over for Kevin Stallings. That includes an 11-21 mark this year. Pitt has endured six straight losing seasons since Jamie Dixon left for TCU in 2016. Capel

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Markieff Morris is finally on the cusp of returning to the Miami Heat. A person with knowledge of the situation says Morris has received clearance to play again. That move that comes more than four months after he was injured in a scuffle with Denver’s Nikola

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Emily Ryan and Lexi Donarski each scored 14 points to help No. 10 Iowa State hold off West Virginia 66-60 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament. Down by as many as 21 in the third quarter, the Mountaineers trailed by four with 16

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons is out for at least a week because of mild patellar tendinopathy in his left knee. Simons has missed two games because of the injury, which was confirmed by an MRI, the Blazers announced on Friday. He will be reevaluated in one to two weeks.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Andy Murray outlasted qualifier Taro Daniel 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open to earn his 700th career victory. Murray received a wild card into the desert tournament, which he’s never won. He twice came from behind in the nearly two-hour match. Murray overcame a

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and the players’ association resumed drug testing after an absence of nearly 3 1/2 months. Testing with penalties had been in place from 2004 through last Dec. 1. It was halted the following day because of management’s lockout. Opiates and opioids were

ORONO, Maine (AP) — Morgan Haney scored 20 points and Albany hit its last seven free throws in the final minute to defeat Maine 56-47 in the championship game of the America East to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years. The second-seeded Great Danes never trailed but made it

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a $4 million, one-year contract with slick-fielding shortstop Andrelton Simmons. The person, confirming reports by The Athletic and MLB Network, spoke Friday on the condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been finalized. A native of

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Free agent left-hander Carlos Rodón has agreed to terms on a $44 million, two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants. A person with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press about the deal witth the NL West champions. The 29-year-old Rodón has spent

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players maintained unity throughout labor negotiations, yet were divided when it came time to vote on the deal. The eight-man executive subcommittee that appeared to be most involved in the nearly year-long talks voted 8-0 against approving the five-year contract. Team player representatives, the

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Abby Meyers scored 22 points, Ellie Mitchell had 11 points and 16 rebounds for her sixth double-double, and No. 24 Princeton beat Harvard 72-67 in the final game for coaching icon Kathy Delaney-Smith. Princeton advances to the championship game of the Ivy League tournament on Saturday. Kaitlyn Chen finished with 18

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer A person familiar with the deal says veteran left-hander Martin Perez is set for a reunion with the Texas Rangers. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the one-year deal is pending the completion of a physical. Perez played the last two seasons for

NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave was extended for a week by Major League Baseball and the players’ association. The extension begins Sunday, the mandatory reporting date for spring training, and runs through March 19. Bauer will not report to spring training during the extension or before the mandatory

FRISCO, Texas — Jordan Walker hit a 3-pointer with 4:16 left in triple overtime to give UAB a lead they would not relinquish en route to a 102-98 win over Middle Tennessee in the Conference USA Conference Tourney semifinals on Friday. Jordan Walker had 40 points to lead the Blazers. DeAndre Dishman led the Blue

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Chicago White Sox general manager Rick Hahn has his sights set on the biggest prize of all. Chicago is coming off back-to-back playoff appearances for the first time in franchise history. The White Sox rolled to a 93-69 record and beat Cleveland by 13 games to win the AL

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — East Carolina fired basketball coach Joe Dooley on Friday after four seasons in his second stint at the school. Athletic director Jon Gilbert said he told Dooley, his staff and players that “we are going to move forward with a new leader” for men’s basketball. The 56-year-old Dooley was 44-67 in

FORT WORTH, Texas — Sion James registered 9 points, nine assists and five blocks as Tulane defeated Temple 69-60 in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament. Hysier Miller led the Owls on Friday with a season-high 21 points.

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Keegan Murray had 26 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 24 Iowa to an 84-74 victory over Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. Fifth-seeded Iowa will meet ninth-seeded Indiana in Saturday’s semifinals. Jordan Bohannon and Tony Perkins each scored 16 points for the Hawkeyes. Kris

PARIS (AP) — Defending champion Lille drew 0-0 at home to improving Saint-Etienne in the French league and lost key midfielder Renato Sanches to injury. The Portugal international went off midway through the first half with a left thigh injury. He is doubtful for the Champions League match at home to defending champion Chelsea on

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders have signed star defensive end Maxx Crosby to a four-year extension worth about $95 million in the first major personnel move made by the new regime of coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler. The Raiders locked up Crosby before he entered the

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If the next All-Star Game in Major League Baseball goes deep into the night, a slugger may get a chance to decide it by going deep — in a Home Run Derby. That’s right, say going, going, goodbye to extra innings in the Midsummer Classic.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars have signed forward Joe Pavelski to a $5.5 million, one-year contract extension for the 2022-23 season. The 37-year-old leads the Stars in assists (37) and points (59) and is third with 22 goals. He’s in the final year of a $21 million, three-year deal. Pavelski signed with Dallas

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Darian White scored 17 points, Leia Beattie added 16 and Montana State earned its third NCAA Tournament berth with a 75-64 win over Northern Arizona in the Big Sky Conference tournament championship game. The second-seeded Bobcats weathered a 17-0 run from the fourth-seeded Lumberjacks and made 9 of 10 free throws