Month: March 2022

By JIM HOEHN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Tenth-ranked Wisconsin lost leading scorer Johnny Davis when he was injured on a flagrant foul early in the second half, and the Badgers also missed a chance to clinch the Big Ten title outright by falling to Nebraska 74-73. Alonzo Verge Jr. scored Nebraska’s last nine

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Lucas Williamson had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Aher Uguak added 16 points and 10 boards and Loyola Chicago defeated Drake 64-58 to win the Missouri Valley Conference tournament and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. Ryan Schwieger added 13 points for the fourth-seeded Ramblers, who came

WACO, Texas (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had a career-high 35 points and 12 rebounds in her senior day game for fifth-ranked Baylor, and the Bears clinched the outright Big 12 title. The Bears beat Texas Tech 82-57 in the regular-season finale. The 25-5 Bears were already guaranteed at least a share of their 12th consecutive

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Victor Oladipo is questionable, and that’s a breakthrough after three years of dealing with rehab and challenges. The Miami Heat are listing Oladipo as questionable for their Monday night game against the Houston Rockets. That means there’s a 50-50 chance of the two-time All-Star playing for

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The owner of the Haas Formula One team says his two cars will be rebranded for this week’s test in Bahrain and Pietro Fittipaldi will replace Nikita Mazepin for the three-day session. Gene Haas on Saturday cut ties with Mazepin and the Russian company

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dre’una Edwards hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 4.2 seconds left, and the Kentucky Wildcats rallied from 15 points down to upset top-ranked South Carolina 64-62 to win their first Southeastern Conference women’s tournament championship since 1982 and second all-time.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Kendall Spray scored a season-high 24 points, Kierstan Bell added 22 and No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast defeated North Florida 71-60 in a quarterfinal of the women’s Atlantic Sun Championship. Spray made a season-high seven 3-pointers in nine attempts. She was 8 for 10 overall. Bell had seven rebounds, five

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Player of the Year Sam Breen scored 19  points and UMass defeated Dayton 62-56 in the championship game of the Atlantic-10 Conference tournament to earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in two decades. Breen’s 3-pointer 65 seconds into the game wiped out Dayton’s only lead and

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined New York Knicks forward Julius Randle $50,000 for shoving Phoenix Suns forward Cam Johnson, making contact with a referee who was trying to break up the altercation and refusing to participate in its ensuing investigation. Randle and Johnson were both called for technical fouls after bumping chests

HAMILTON, N.Y. — Tucker Richardson had 16 points and six rebounds and Jeff Woodward recorded 11 points, five assists and three blocks as Colgate easily defeated Lehigh 81-61 in the Patriot League tournament semifinals. Keith Higgins Jr led the Mountain Hawks with 17 points.

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ben Shungu had 15 points to lead six Vermont players in double figures as the Catamounts romped past NJIT 98-59 in the quarterfinals of the America East Conference tourney. Miles Coleman led the Highlanders with 22 points.

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Villanova guard Collin Gillespie was the only unanimous pick for the all-Big East team, and St. John’s forward Julian Champagnie joined him as a repeat selection Sunday. Connecticut guard R.J. Cole and forward Adama Sanogo also were on the first team, along with Marquette forward

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Manchester City has completed the double over Manchester United with a second derby win of the Premier League season. Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez both scored twice to seal the 4-1 victory that restored City’s six-point lead over Liverpool at the top of the

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dougie Hamilton scored in overtime and rookie Nico Daws made 19 saves and the New Jersey Devils edged the St. Louis Blues 3-2. Hamilton scored his ninth goal of the season at the 1:12 of the extra session with a high shot to beat Blues netminder

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored a season-high 54 points and the Boston Celtics overcame a rare appearance of both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the Nets lineup to beat Brooklyn 126-120. Durant played in his second game since mid-January. He scored 37 for the Nets to become

BALTIMORE — Darnell Rogers had 23 points as Maryland-Baltimore County topped UMass Lowell 93-85 in overtime in the America East Conference tourney quarterfinals. Allin Blunt led the River Hawks on Sunday with a career-high 33 points.

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Andreas Athanasiou scored twice, Cal Petersen stopped 19 shots and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-0. After Athanasiou opening the scoring with 3:05 left in the second period, he and Dustin Brown sealed the win by scoring into an empty net in

DURHAM, N.H. — Jacob Falko had 21 points as Binghamton narrowly defeated New Hampshire 72-69 in a quarterfinal of the America East Conference playoffs. Jayden Martinez led the Wildcats with 17 points.

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Russia has been a popular destination for WNBA players like Brittney Griner over the past two decades because of the money they can make playing there in the winter. Top players can earn more than $1 million in the offseason by playing far from home, nearly quadruple what they

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — DeVante’ Jones scored 21 points and Michigan rallied in the second half, wrapping up its up-and-down Big Ten regular season by beating No. 23 Ohio State 75-69. Fill-in coach Phil Martelli guided the Wolverines as coach Juwan Howard finished out his five-game suspension for hitting a

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Isaiah Wilkins scored 19 points and Longwood advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time with a 79-58 victory over Winthrop in the Big South tournament championship game. Top-seeded Longwood (26-6) never trailed, led by as many as 21 in the first half, 28 in the second half and cruised

By PHIL STUKENBORG Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyler Harris scored 15 points and Landers Nolley and Lester Quinones added 11 each to lead Memphis to a 75-61 victory over No. 14 Houston. Kyler Edwards led Houston with 19 points. The Tigers defeated Houston for the second time this season.

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Senior Ron Harper Jr. scored 15 points and hit a go-ahead free throw with 1:41 to play as Rutgers edged Penn State 59-58 after blowing a 15-point second-half lead. Caleb McConnell added two more free throws with 31.4 seconds left and Geo Baker made one

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Erin Houpt scored all 12 of her points in a dominating third quarter and Mercer earned its fourth NCAA Tournament berth and second in a row with a 73-54 win over Furman in the Southern Conference tournament. Trailing 25-24 at the half, the Bears outscored the Paladins 30-4 in the

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — AC Milan took what could prove to be a crucial step toward a first Serie A title for more than a decade as it won 1-0 at rival Napoli. Veteran Milan forward Olivier Giroud scored the only goal of an intense but cagey match to send Milan

WASHINGTON — Nicolas Timberlake had 25 points as Towson beat Northeastern 68-61 in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Conference tournament. Chris Doherty led the Huskies on Sunday with 13 points and eight rebounds.

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Third-ranked North Carolina State completed its chase to a third straight Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship, ending Miami’s upset-filled run in a 60-47 victory. Elissa Cunane had 17 points and eight rebounds despite exiting the game for a stretch in the second half with an

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez both scored twice to allow Manchester City to outclass Manchester United for the second time this season, winning the derby 4-1. For City, a six-point lead was restored at the top of the Premier League over Liverpool. For United, the fourth Champions League spot has

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Substitutes Ferran Torres and Memphis Depay scored second-half goals as Barcelona came from behind to beat Elche 2-1 to continue its upward move in the Spanish league. The victory took Barcelona from fourth to third place. It’s the first time the Catalan club has finished the

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s top-division soccer league has suspended all matches scheduled for Sunday after a massive brawl among fans. Saturday’s match between the host Queretaro and Atlas from Guadalajara _ the reigning league champion _ was suspended in the 62nd minute when multiple fights broke out in the stands. Queretaro Gov. Mauricio Kuri

LYON, France (AP) — Ukrainian refugee Dayana Yastremska took Zhang Shuai of China to three sets in the final of the Lyon Open. Zhang won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. The 21-year-old Yastremska only fled her home in war-torn Odessa, Ukraine, last week following the Russian invasion. She spent two nights sheltering in an underground car park

PARIS (AP) — Marseille’s inconsistent home form could derail the club’s European ambitions as it lost 1-0 to Monaco to slip to third place in the French league. Both teams started the 27th round’s final game very cautiously on Sunday. Monaco played with more purpose after halftime and opened the scoring in the 58th when