Month: March 2022

BEIJING (AP) — The Russian Paralympic Committee says its delegation will leave Beijing and has no immediate plans for legal action. The RPC criticized the decision to exclude Russian athletes from the Paralympics and said the move was “absolutely politicized.” It says its lawyers had determined that the Court of Arbitration for Sport would not

SINGAPORE (AP) — Top-ranked Jin Young Ko moved into a tie for the lead at the HSBC Women’s World Championship in only her second round since returning from a three-month break from the LPGA Tour. Ko shot a 5-under 67 and was level with Amy Yang. She also shot 67. They had 8-under totals of

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer A look at the upcoming weekend around the Big 12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND The Big 12 regular-season title and No. 1 seed in next week’s conference tournament likely will be decided by two games taking place roughly 600 miles apart on Interstate 35 on Saturday. Third-ranked Baylor

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer No. 24 Iowa visits No. 20 Illinois on Sunday in the only Big Ten game matching ranked teams this weekend. The Illini can lock up sole possession of second place with a win, or even a share of the regular-season title if Nebraska can knock off No. 10 Wisconsin

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Fourth-ranked Duke plays its final home game under Mike Krzyzewski on Saturday against North Carolina to headline the schedule for the Atlantic Coast Conference’s final weekend. The Blue Devils won the first meeting by 20 points in Chapel Hill. Duke has already clinched the program’s first outright ACC regular-season

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jenna Johnson scored 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting and Utah upset No. 3 seed Washington State 70-59 in the Pac-12 Tournament. Sixth-seeded Utah (19-10) plays No. 2 seed Oregon in Friday’s semifinals. Johnson scored 10 points in the first quarter and her 3-pointer with 6:03 left in the first quarter gave

LAS VEGAS — Joey Calcaterra had 20 points as San Diego defeated Pepperdine 74-67 in the first round of the West Coast Conference Tourney. Houston Mallette led the Waves with 12 points and six rebounds.

FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Zyon Pullin totaled 15 points, eight assists and six rebounds to help UC Riverside hold off Cal State Fullerton 75-72. Wil Tattersall had 15 points for the Highlanders (16-10, 10-6 Big West Conference). Damari Milstead scored a career-high 26 points for the Titans (17-10, 11-5).

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Ben Chiarot scored his second goal of the game 1:03 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 5-4 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Jeff Petry, Nick Suzuki and Mike Hoffman also scored for Montreal and Andrew Hammond made 30 saves. Last in the Eastern Conference, the Canadiens

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers completed a four-game season sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers with a 132-111 victory. Reggie Jackson had a career-high 36 points and Ivica Zubac added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Clippers. They seized control of the sweep-clinching victory and

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Bryce Pope posted 19 points, including a jumper with a second left that lifted UC San Diego past Cal State Bakersfield 72-70. Justin McCall led the Roadrunners on Thursday night with 26 points, tying his career high.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Josh Pierre-Louis scored 16 points to lead UC Santa Barbara past Hawaii 67-60. Amadou Sow had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Gauchos (16-10, 9-6 Big West Conference), who have won five straight. Miles Norris added 12 points and seven rebounds. Kamaka Hepa had 19 points and seven rebounds

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Colin Slater buried a 3-pointer with 1 second left to lift Long Beach State to a 68-65 victory over UC Davis. Jadon Jones had 21 points to lead the Beach (17-11, 13-3 Big West Conference), who have won eight straight at home. Aboubacar Traore pitched in with 14 points and

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Ta’lon Cooper registered 14 points and seven assists as Morehead State topped Tennessee Tech 73-56 in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament quarterfinals. Kenny White Jr. led the Golden Eagles on Thursday night with 14 points.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Torrey Patton tied his season high with 25 points as Cleveland State defeated Robert Morris 83-67 in the Horizon League tournament quarterfinals. D’Moi Hodge had 15 points for the Vikings (20-9). Enoch Cheeks scored a career-high 21 points, adding seven rebounds, six assists and three blocks for the Colonials (8-24). 

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Alimamy Koroma had a career-high 27 points as Cal Poly ended its eight-game losing streak, defeating UC Irvine 65-54. Dawson Baker led the Anteaters with 18 points.

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Terrell Brown Jr. and Emmitt Matthews Jr. both scored 25 points, Nate Roberts added a career-high 18 points before fouling out, and Washington beat Oregon 78-67, dealing a major blow to Oregon’s hopes of an at-large NCAA Tournament bid. Matthews scored 17 in the second half

PHOENIX — Holland Woods had 22 points as Grand Canyon defeated Utah Valley 68-57. Fardaws Aimaq led the Wolverines with 19 points and 19 rebounds.

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press TALKEETNA, Alaska (AP) — Defending champion Dallas Seavey could make history in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Seavey is seeking his sixth race win, which would be the most for any musher. But the 35-year-old says he’s secure enough to take a break from the race after this

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — E.J. Clark had 16 points, Kenny Strawbridge and Gerald Liddell added 15 apiece and Alabama State topped Southern 77-67. Isaiah Range added 14 points and six rebounds for the Hornets (9-21, 7-10 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Strawbridge had seven rebounds, while Liddell grabbed 10 boards and blocked three shots. Tyrone Lyons had

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kobe King and Sheldon Edwards scored 18 points apiece as Valparaiso cruised to an 81-59 victory over Evansville in the first round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. Preston Ruedinger added 12 points for the Beacons (13-17), while Ben Krikke and Thomas Kithier each scored 10. Edwards also had seven rebounds.

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Craig Smith scored three goals and the Boston Bruins beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2. It was Smith’s third career hat trick and second with the Bruins. It’s the third consecutive season Smith has recorded a hat trick. The Bruins improved to 4-1-0 on their six-game

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Harrison Barnes had 27 points and the Sacramento Kings held off San Antonio 115-112 on Thursday night, keeping Spurs coach Gregg Popovich a victory shy of tying Don Nelson’s NBA record. The Spurs have lost three straight since Popovich reached 1,334 career regular-season victories. De’Aaron Fox

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Schmaltz scored early in the third period, Karel Vejmelka stopped 42 shots and the struggling Arizona Coyotes beat the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche 2-1. Loui Eriksson also had a goal for the Coyotes, who entered the day trailing Montreal by a point for the fewest points

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 21 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter on his 24th birthday, leading the Boston Celtics past the Memphis Grizzlies 120-107. Al Horford had 21 points and 15 rebounds, Robert Williams finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Celtics, who won

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant’s return couldn’t stop the Brooklyn Nets’ slide, as Bam Adebayo had 30 points, 11 rebounds and six assists to lead the Miami Heat to a 113-107 victory. Tyler Herro added 27 points for the Heat, who bounced back from a tough loss in

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Jerami Grant scored 26 and the Detroit Pistons held on to beat Toronto 108-106 for their sixth straight victory over the Raptors. Saddiq Bey scored 23 points, Hamidou Diallo had 11 and Isaiah Stewart added 10 as the Pistons

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nils Hoglander and rookie Vasily Podkolzin scored 45 seconds apart midway through the third period and Thatcher Demko made 24 saves as the Vancouver Canucks edged the New York Islanders 4-3. Anthony Beauvillier had put the Islanders ahead 3-2 early in the third, flipping the puck

TAMPA, Fla. — Jalen Duren had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead five Memphis players in double figures as the Tigers defeated South Florida 73-64. Tyler Harris added 14 points for the Tigers on Thursday night. Alex Lomax chipped in 12, Lester Quinones scored 11 and DeAndre Williams had 11. Russel Tchewa led the

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored 2:23 into overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Duncan Keith and the Edmonton Oilers 4-3. Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist for Chicago, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves. Dominik Kubalik and Sam Lafferty also scored. With Edmonton star Leon Draisaitl

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 24 points, Christian Koloko added 21 and No. 2 Arizona bounced back from a sluggish start to beat Stanford 81-69. The Wildcats labored through most of the first half after clinching the Pac-12 regular-season title on Tuesday, falling into a nine-point hole.

EL PASO, Texas — Keonte Kennedy made a foul shot with 45 seconds left to give UTEP the lead en route to a 70-67 win over Rice. Keonte Kennedy came off the bench to score 16 points to lead the Miners. Carl Pierre led the Owls with 30 points, tying his career high.

POCATELLO, Idaho — John Knight III had 20 points as Southern Utah defeated Idaho State 79-71. Aj Burgin led the Bengals with a season-high 20 points.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Daylen Kountz scored 29 points as Northern Colorado got past Montana 75-66. Matt Johnson II added 20 points for the Bears. Robby Beasley III led the Grizzlies on Thursday night with 15 points.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Elijah McCadden registered 15 points as Georgia Southern got past Coastal Carolina 70-64 in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament. Andrei Savrasov had 12 points for the 10th-seeded Eagles (13-15). Vince Cole had 17 points for the seventh-seeded Chanticleers (16-13).

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Xavier Bishop totaled 18 points and seven assists and RaeQuan Battle scored 17 as Montana State defeated Sacramento State 75-69. Amin Adamu had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Bobcats (23-7, 15-4 Big Sky Conference). Zach Chappell had 22 points for the Hornets (9-17, 5-14). 

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Keegan Murray scored 15 of his 23 points in the first half to help No. 24 Iowa build a big lead, and the streaking Hawkeyes went on to beat Michigan 82-71. The Hawkeyes led 47-30 at halftime and coasted to their fifth straight victory

BALTIMORE (AP) — Isaiah Burke had 14 points off the bench to carry Morgan State to a 63-59 win over Coppin State. Sherwyn Devonish had 10 points for the Bears (12-13, 7-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), who have won four straight. Nendah Tarke had 18 points, 11 rebounds and five assists to pace the Eagles (7-22,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Bryce Workman had 21 points as Jacksonville got past Central Arkansas 79-69 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament. Darious Hall led the Bears with 18 points.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Digna Strautmane blocked her fourth shot of the game on a 3-point attempt from the corner with 15 seconds left to help preserve No. 25 Georgia Tech’s 45-40 win over Wake Forest to advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinals, where the Yellow Jackets will face No. 3 seed Notre Dame.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jaz Shelley made nine of Nebraska’s tournament-record 15 3-pointers in scoring a career-high-tying 32 points, and the sixth-seeded Cornhuskers rolled past 14th-seeded Illinois 92-74 in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. Nebraska takes on third-seeded and 10th-ranked Michigan in Friday’s quarterfinals. Shelley was 9 of 13 from the arc, one

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Da’Shawn Phillip had 16 points and six rebounds as Maryland Eastern Shore narrowly defeated Delaware State 63-59. Zach Kent led the Hornets on Thursday night with 16 points.

NORFOLK, Va. — Joe Bryant Jr. had 27 points as Norfolk State won its 11th consecutive home game, easily defeating Howard 83-61. Steve Settle III led the Bison on Thursday night with 15 points.

NORMAL, Ala. — Jalen Johnson had 21 points and 10 rebounds as Alabama A&M got past Grambling State 71-63. Zahad Munford led the Tigers on Thursday night with 18 points and six rebounds.

DURHAM, N.C. — Justin Wright had 24 points as North Carolina Central narrowly defeated South Carolina State 67-62. Antonio TJ Madlock led the Bulldogs with a season-high 23 points.

NEW ORLEANS — Jaylen Forbes had 16 points to lead five Tulane players in double figures as the Green Wave topped Central Florida 82-67. Kevin Cross added 15 points for the Green Wave on Thursday night. Jadan Coleman chipped in 13, DeVon Baker scored 10 and R.J. McGee had 10. Darius Johnson led the Knights

By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A man in the Ukraine port city of Mariupol collapses in grief as he mourns the death of his 16-year-old son, Iliya, killed after shelling on a soccer field near a school. Iliya was fatally wounded Wednesday while playing soccer in Mariupol when shelling started amid