Month: March 2022

TORONTO (AP) — Craig Anderson made 29 saves, Victor Olofsson and Tage Thompson scored in the second period and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday night to end a six-game losing streak. Jacob Bryson, Jeff Skinner and Kyle Okposo also scored to help Buffalo finish off a five-game trip. Seventh

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Taylor Robertson scored 10 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter as No. 19 Oklahoma rallied to beat Oklahoma State 79-76. The win clinched a third-seed into the Big 12 Conference tournament for Oklahoma (23-6, 12-5). Lexy Keys made a 3-pointer that gave Oklahoma State a 69-66 lead 5:12 remaining.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Ron Harper Jr. scored 19 points and hit a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left to give Rutgers a 66-63 victory over Indiana. Geo Baker made a 3 to give the Scarlet Knights a 57-56 lead with 2:34 remaining, and they stretched the advantage to five points with 19.2 seconds remaining. Parker

NEW YORK — Alex Morales recorded a triple-double with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to carry Wagner to an 82-53 win over St. Francis (Pa.) in the Northeast Conference tournament quarterfinals. Mark Flagg led the Red Flash on Wednesday night with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Zach Austin had 24 points and 16 rebounds as High Point beat Hampton 84-77 in overtime in the first round of the Big South Conference tournament. Jaden House had 19 points for High Point (14-17). John-Michael Wright added 13 points. Alex Holt had 13 points and nine rebounds. Russell Dean had 28

PHILADELPHIA — Khalil Brantley had 11 points off the bench to carry La Salle to a 49-48 win over Saint Joseph’s. Ejike Obinna led the Hawks on Wednesday night with 14 points and 18 rebounds.

EMMITSBURG, Md. — Jalen Benjamin had 16 points as fourth-seeded Mount St. Mary’s romped past fifth-seeded St. Francis (N.Y.) 78-48 in the Northeast Conference tournament quarterfinals. Mezie Offurum and Nana Opoku added 15 points each for the Mountaineers on Wednesday night. Rob Higgins led the Terriers with 12 points.

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Terry Rozier scored 29 points and carried Charlotte’s backcourt with LaMelo Ball in foul trouble, leading the Hornets to a 119-98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, who got back All-Star Darius Garland but lost for the fifth time in six games. Rozier added seven assists and

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — John Butler had 16 points, eight rebounds and four blocks — all career highs — to lead Florida State to a 74-70 win over Notre Dame on Wednesday night. RayQuan Evans, Anthony Polite and Tanor Ngom scored 12 points each for the Seminoles with Evans adding seven rebounds and five assists.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jahmir Young recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds to lift Charlotte to a 60-56 win over Middle Tennessee. Austin Butler had 12 points and six rebounds for Charlotte (16-13, 9-8 Conference USA). Clyde Trapp Jr. added 11 points and nine rebounds. Camryn Weston had 16 points for the Blue Raiders (22-8, 13-4),

KINGSTON, R.I. — Gibson Jimerson scored 22 points as Saint Louis topped Rhode Island 80-74. Fred Thatch Jr. added 21 points for the Billikens. Jeremy Sheppard led the Rams on Wednesday night with 16 points.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ty Flowers had 20 points as Long Island-Brooklyn got past Sacred Heart 82-75 in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference tournament. Alex Rivera had 15 points for the Sharks (16-13). Isaac Kante added 15 points and eight rebounds. Tre Wood had 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Nico Galette scored

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Avery Anderson III tossed in 12 points and added five steals, sparking Oklahoma State to a 53-36 victory over Iowa State. Anderson sank 5 of 10 shots from the floor for the Cowboys (14-15, 7-10 Big 12 Conference). Moussa Cisse had eight points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Oklahoma State dominated

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Quenton Jackson scored 28 points and Tyrece Radford had 22 to lead Texas A&M to an 87-71 victory over No. 25 Alabama. Jackson had 15 points in the first 10 minutes of the second half to lead the Aggies to their third straight win. The

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Camron Justice scored a season-high 27 points as Western Kentucky beat Marshall 86-72. Dayvion McKnight added 23 points for the Hilltoppers. Taevion Kinsey led the Thundering Herd on Wednesday night with 24 points and six rebounds.

NEW YORK — Tareq Coburn had a season-high 20 points as St. John’s defeated Xavier 81-66. Coburn shot 5 for 7 from behind the arc and added three blocks. Julian Champagnie had 19 points and eight rebounds for St. John’s (16-13, 8-10 Big East Conference). Posh Alexander added 17 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.

GREENSBORO Jewell Spear scored 15 of her 23 points in the second half and 11th-seeded Wake Forest put together a late run to defeat 14-seed Virginia 61-53 in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Olivia Summiel’s 3-pointer with 5:32 to play gave the Demon Deacons their first lead since early in the

MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens will be allowed to have full capacity at the Bell Centre sooner than expected. Quebec’s government had earmarked March 14 as the return to 100% capacity in venues across the province, but the timeline was moved up Wednesday. That means the Canadiens will be allowed to fill their arena

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ellie Mack scored 11 of her 14 points in the third quarter, Talia von Oelhoffen added 13 points and No. 8 seed Oregon State held off ninth-seeded Arizona State 59-54 to reach the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Conference tournament for the ninth straight time. Oregon State will play top-seeded Stanford on

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Canelo Álvarez has chosen the next series of challenges for himself atop the boxing world. And as usual for the Mexican pound-for-pound superstar, he’s charting a path with his legacy in mind. The undisputed super middleweight world champion will move up to light heavyweight for

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aaliyah Nye scored 17 points, Kendall Bostic notched her sixth double-double of the season and 14th-seeded Illinois snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 75-66 win over 11th-seeded Wisconsin in the first round of the Big Ten tournament. Illinois is the first 14th seed to advance to the second round since Purdue

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana’s Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments on whether the man who killed a former NFL player in a road rage incident can be tried again for murder after his conviction on a lesser charge was overturned. Authorities in the New Orleans suburb of Jefferson

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans say Zion Williamson’s recovery from a right foot injury has improved to the point where he can gradually resume basketball activities. But the club says there remains no timetable for when he might play in a game. The announcement came after

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Most Russian players in the National Hockey League have remained silent about their country’s invasion of Ukraine. That is intentional based on the potential repercussions for them and their families back home. Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is among the very few hockey players from

By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Senate Republicans have approved a bill that prohibits transgender females from participating in girls high school sports and women’s college athletics, sending a divisive bill likely to draw legal challenges to the governor. Gov. Kim Reynolds last year lobbied lawmakers to pass a similar

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Chelsea is facing a crisis off the field and was in a spot of bother on it when the team fell behind not just once but twice to a lower-league opponent in the FA Cup. The most expensive player of the Roman Abramovich era bailed Chelsea out. Romelu Lukaku

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers may need to rethink their plan for Jimmy Garoppolo now that the quarterback has had surgery on his throwing shoulder. General manager John Lynch said Wednesday at the NFL’s annual scouting combine that Garoppolo initially tried to avoid surgery by rehabilitating the shoulder he hurt during the playoffs.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford goalkeeper Katie Meyer, who memorably led the Cardinal to victory in the 2019 NCAA College Cup championship game, has died. She was 22. The cause of death wasn’t released. Stanford first announced the death of a student at one of its residence halls on Monday. On Tuesday, the university confirmed

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Shayeann Day-Wilson scored 22 points, hitting one of several critical baskets down the stretch, and 10th-seeded Duke edged 15th-seeded Pittsburgh 55-52 in a first-round game of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Destiny Strother’s tying 3-pointer rimmed out at the buzzer. The Blue Devils only made four 3-pointers but two came in

PARIS (AP) — Nantes reached the French Cup final for the first time in 22 years by beating Monaco on penalty kicks after an exciting game finished in a 2-2 draw. Nigeria winger Moses Simon scored the decisive spot kick to make it 4-2 in the shootout and spark a pitch invasion at Stade de

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Dyson Daniels is among the players seeking to get to the NBA by taking a route that doesn’t include a stop over in college basketball. The 6-foot-6 Australian teenager is playing in the G League program designed to develop elite prospects. He is ranked No. 12 on ESPN’s list

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Valencia has prevented Athletic Bilbao from reaching its third straight Copa del Rey final with a 1-0 win in the second leg of the semifinals. Gonçalo Guedes scored a first-half winner as Valencia advanced 2-1 on aggregate to make it to its second Copa final in

HANNOVER, Germany (AP) — Christopher Nkunku has continued his free-scoring start to 2022 as Leipzig cruised into the semifinals of the German Cup with a 4-0 win over second-division Hannover. That gives Leipzig a strong shot of its first ever major trophy because Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund were knocked out in the early rounds.

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Roman Abramovich changed the face of English football by taking over Chelsea in 2003. The Russian billionaire didn’t just turn the London club from something of an under-achiever into the leading force in England within a couple of years and later into a European and world champion. He ushered

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Peanut Tuitele scored 16 points, Mya Hollingshed had 15 points and 12 rebounds and fifth-seeded Colorado beat No. 12 seed Washington 64-52 to open the Pac-12 Conference tournament. Colorado advances to play fourth-seeded and 14th-ranked Arizona on Thursday after its first Pac-12 tournament win since it was held in Seattle in

By The Associated Press A glance at retiring Duke Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski’s ties and influence the sport of basketball through the college, pro and international ranks.