Month: March 2022

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Jacob Rigoni totaled 16 points and eight rebounds as 11th-seeded Quinnipiac stunned No. 3 seed Siena 77-71 in the quarterfinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament. Rigoni made 4 of 6 shots from 3-point range for the Bobcats (14-16). Matt Balanc had 15 points and Dezi Jones scored 11.

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kyle Connor scored his team-leading 35th goal late in the second period to snap a tie and lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Eric Comrie made 33 saves in beating the team he made one start for last

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Oklahoma coach Porter Moser remembers the feeling a couple weeks ago when the Sooners learned that Elijah Harkless, their heartbeat on the floor and one of their best all-around players, was done for the season with an injury. They were stunned, Moser said, and

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Slater made the go-ahead free throws with 2.8 seconds left and No. 8 Villanova barely squeezed into the Big East Tournament semifinals, erasing a 17-point deficit in the second half for a 66-65 victory over St. John’s. Caleb Daniels scored 19 points for the

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says it has charged San Jose State University’s former director of sports medicine with civil rights violations for allegedly sexually assaulting female student athletes while treating them for injuries. Scott Shaw is accused of inappropriately touching the breasts and buttocks of four students who played

FORT WORTH, Texas — Darius Perry hit a 3-pointer with 32 seconds left to give Central Florida the lead en route to a 60-58 win over South Florida in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday night. Cheikh Mbacke Diong had five blocks to lead the Knights. Caleb Murphy led the

FRISCO, Texas — Kenneth Lofton Jr. made a layup with 24 seconds left to give Louisiana Tech the lead en route to a 59-57 win over Western Kentucky in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Conference Tourney on Thursday night. Lofton recorded 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs. Dayvion McKnight led the

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Freshman Max Christie scored 16 points, Gabe Brown added 13 points and No. 7 seed Michigan State nearly blew a 20-point second-half lead before holding off No. 10 seed Maryland 76-72 in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament. Michigan State had a 20-point lead with 13:04 remaining after opening

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Citadel fired basketball coach Dugger Baucom on Thursday after seven most struggling seasons. The school announced the move Thursday, saying it would not renew Baucom’s contract. The Bulldogs’ season ended Saturday at 13-18 with a loss to top-seeded Chattanooga in the Southern Conference Tournament. Baucom was 77-136 at Citadel. His

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CLEVELAND — Mark Sears had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Ohio topped Ball State 77-67 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tourney. Jason Carter added 20 points for the Bobcats. Payton Sparks led the Cardinals on Thursday night with 20 points and 14 rebounds.

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Naomi Osaka has made a winning return to the BNP Paribas Open. She rallied to beat Sloane Stephens 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 in a first-round meeting of former major champions. Osaka won Indian Wells in 2018. She’s back in the desert for the first time since 2019. She hasn’t played a

FRISCO, Texas — Abou Ousmane had 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocks and Thomas Bell recorded 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists as North Texas defeated Rice 68-50 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Conference tourney. Mylyjael Poteat led the Owls on Thursday with 10 points.

NORFOLK, Va. — Malik Miller had 16 points and seven rebounds as Morgan State defeated South Carolina State 80-77 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tourney. Antonio TJ Madlock led the Bulldogs on Thursday night with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

KATY, Texas — Simeon Fryer posted 16 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi topped Houston Baptist 75-60 in the Southland Conference tourney quarterfinals. Darius Lee led the Huskies on Thursday with 18 points.

WASHINGTON — Noah Fernandes had a career-high 29 points as UMass defeated George Washington 99-88 in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Conference Tourney. Joe Bamisile led the Colonials on Thursday night with 25 points.

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Kathy Delaney-Smith is retiring after 40 years as Harvard’s women’s basketball coach. She leaves with an Ivy League-record 630 victories, 11 conference championships and six trips to the NCAA tournament. One of those visits produced the biggest upset in the tournament’s history, when the No. 16

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Evan Battey had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Jabari Walker added 18 points and 16 rebounds for his 17th double-double this season and fourth-seeded Colorado beat No. 5 seed Oregon 80-69 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament. Colorado advances to the semifinals on Friday for the third time in

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets re-signed safeties Lamarcus Joyner and Will Parks. The moves keep two potential starters on the roster. Joyner signed a one-year deal with the Jets last offseason and was expected to team with Marcus Maye as New York’s starting safeties.

CLEVELAND — Malique Jacobs had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Kent State topped Miami (Ohio) 85-75 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tourney. Precious Ayah led the RedHawks on Thursday with 16 points.

BOISE, Idaho — Dillon Jones had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Weber State defeated Montana 68-56 in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tourney. Derrick Carter-Hollinger led the Grizzlies on Thursday with 12 points.

By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former water polo coach at the University of Southern California is on trial for his alleged role in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal. Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Jovan Vavic delivered their opening statements Thursday in Boston federal court. Prosecutors say the 60-year-old coach faked

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have gone from trying to modernize Nissan Stadium to working on plans for a new stadium right next door. That’s because planned renovation costs more than doubled to $1.2 billion. Titans President Burke Nihill discussed the team’s plans Thursday at a sports authority board meeting. The Tennessean reports

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Boeheim called the first losing season he has had in 46 years at Syracuse the best of his Hall of Fame career. A season spent coaching his two sons, Jimmy and Buddy, ended with a loss to No. 7 Duke in the

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people familiar with the negotiations confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the Los Angeles Chargers have found another pass rusher to pair with Joey Bosa: defensive end Khalil Mack from the Chicago Bears in exchange for two draft picks. The people spoke

HENDERSON, Nev. — Joel Murray had 25 points as Long Beach State got past Cal State Bakersfield 72-61 in the Big West Conference tourney quarterfinals. Justin McCall led the Roadrunners on Thursday with 19 points.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Sam Griffin had 21 points as Tulsa beat Wichita State 73-67 in the American Athletic Conference Tournament first round. Darien Jackson added 20 points for the Golden Hurricane. Ricky Council IV led the Shockers on Thursday with 19 points.

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Details of the memorandum of understanding agreed to Thursday by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, as obtained by The Associated Press.

LONDON (AP) — It was a tumultuous day off the field but business as usual on it for the club that is swiftly becoming one of most talked about teams in the soccer world. Early goals from Trevor Chalobah and Mason Mount set Chelsea on its way to a 3-1 victory at bottom club Norwich

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tari Eason led five players in double figures and fifth-seeded LSU used a big start to roll to a 76-68 win over 12th-seeded Missouri in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. Xavier Pinson and Darius Days combined for LSU’s first 14 points and a 10-point lead, and when Eason

LAS VEGAS — Emmanuel Akot had 22 points as Boise State edged past Nevada 71-69 in the Mountain West Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Grant Sherfield led the Wolf Pack on Thursday with 25 points and six assists.

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A person familiar with discussions confirmed to The Associated Press that the Buffalo Bills hired Populous architectural firm to draw up designs for the team’s proposed new stadium. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Bills and their parent company, Pegula Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Miller scored on a transition layup as time ran out in overtime to give fourth-seeded Miami a 71-69 win over 13th-seeded Boston College in an ACC tournament quarterfinal. BC took possession with 33.7 seconds left in overtime but Makai Ashton-Langford’s shot in the paint was short. Sam Waardenburg grabbed the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self watched West Virginia counterpart Bob Huggins pick up two technical fouls in quick succession, then stalk off to the locker room to watch the final 30 minutes of their Big 12 quarterfinal matchup. Nobody was more upset about the situation

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Newcastle has moved further away from relegation trouble with a 2-1 over Southampton thanks to goals from two January signings that joined the club after this rearranged match was supposed to be played. Chris Wood equalized in the first half and Bruno Guimaraes netted a second-half winner in a game that

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Christian Koloko scored 24 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 20 and No. 2 Arizona held off Stanford 84-80 in the Pac-12 quarterfinals. The top-seeded Wildcats had a hard time shaking the Cardinal in a win late in the regular season and faced a similar issue to

NORWICH, England (AP) — Chelsea overcame the chaos of a turbulent day off the pitch to grind out a 3-1 win at Norwich and stay in the driving seat for Champions League qualification. The Blues took to the field at Carrow Road hours after learning owner Roman Abramovich had been sanctioned by the UK Government

NEW YORK — Ryan Kalkbrenner had 14 points, nine rebounds and three assists and Ryan Hawkins recorded 18 points as Creighton defeated Marquette 74-63 in the Big East Conference Tourney quarterfinals. Darryl Morsell led the Golden Eagles on Thursday with 18 points.