Month: November 2022

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — At a suburban park near Doha, the capital city of Qatar, cool air from vents in the ground blasted joggers on a November day that reached almost 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit). The small park with air-conditioned paths is an apt illustration of World

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatari authorities say a fire has broken out at an under-construction building in a newly built city where a World Cup match is set to be played Saturday evening but caused no injuries.Qatar’s Interior Ministry says the fire started just after noon local time on an island that’s part of the

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Japan could reach the round of 16 at the World Cup with a victory over Costa Rica in the second Group E match for both teams. Japan upset Germany in its opener 2-1. Costa Rica lost to Spain 7-0. This is Japan’s seventh straight appearance

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Canada coach John Herdman attempted to inspire his players after a 1-0 loss to Belgium in his nation’s first World Cup match in 36 years. His televised comments may have served to provoke Croatia, the losing finalist in 2018. Croatia’s 24 Sata (24 Hours) tabloid

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — For a brief moment after Saudi Arabia’s Salem Aldawsari fired a ball from just inside the penalty box into the back of the net to seal a World Cup win against Argentina, Arabs across the divided Middle East found something to celebrate. Such Arab unity is

By SEAN HIGHKIN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Joey Hauser had 18 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 12 Michigan State hold off a strong challenge from Oregon to win 74-70 in the consolation round of the Phil Knight Invitational tournament Friday night. Tyson Walker added 18 points and eight assists for the

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Gordon scored 29 points, Jamal Murray added 19 and the Denver Nuggets beat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers 114-104. Nikola Jokic added 19 points, 13 rebounds and six assists for the Nuggets, who led by 21 at one point during the fourth quarter with

By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jaret Anderson-Dolan had a goal and an assist for his first two points of the season and the Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Friday night. Phillip Dananult, Victor Arvidsson, Anze Kopitar and Rasmus Kupari also scored for the Kings, and

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Zach Edey scored 15 of his 23 points in the final 15 minutes, Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer each added 14, and No. 24 Purdue raced past No. 6 Gonzaga 84-66 in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Legacy tournament. Purdue’s 7-foot-4 center took over

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Mims scored touchdowns on runs of 4, 1 and 2 yards and Fresno State beat Wyoming 30-0 Friday night in the regular season finale for both teams. The Bulldogs (8-4, 7-1 Mountain West Conference), who have won seven consecutive games after losing four of five to open the season, play

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes scored 18 of her 26 points in the second half and Yarden Garzon added 21 to help No. 6 Indiana beat Auburn 96-81 on Friday night in the Las Vegas Invitational. The Hoosiers (6-0) had five players in double figures. Indiana’s more even

By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Red-hot Jason Robertson tied it for Dallas with two goals in the last 2:12 of regulation, but Winnipeg’s Josh Morrissey scored 34 seconds into overtime to give the Jets a 5-4 victory over the Stars on Friday night. The Jets pulled two points behind Central Division leader

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Adama Sanogo scored 11 of his 25 points during a decisive run midway through the second half, and No. 20 UConn pulled away for an 82-67 win over No. 18 Alabama in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Invitational. While whistles calling fouls was the

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Deandre Ayton scored a season-high 28 points and had 12 rebounds, Devin Booker added 21 points and the Phoenix Suns stayed on top of the Western Conference with a 108-102 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. The Suns have won three straight games and

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As Klay Thompson stays patient searching for his shot, the Golden State Warriors’ offense starts humming along like days of old. The snappy ball movement matters for the defending champions as they still strive to find defensive consistency. “It’s been fun to watch,” coach Steve

NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Mike Miles Jr. scored 23 points and matched a career best with nine rebounds, and TCU beat winless California 59-48 to move on to the Emerald Coast Classic championship game. TCU (4-1) will face undefeated No. 25 Iowa (5-0) for the title. The Horned Frogs used a 13-5 surge for their

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Led by Dalton Knecht’s 22 points, the Northern Colorado Bears defeated the North Dakota State Bison 80-70 at the Lobo Classic. The Bears improved to 2-4 with the victory and the Bison fell to 1-5.

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Isaac Jones’ 31 points led Idaho past Pacific 84-81 on Friday. Jones had seven rebounds for the Vandals (2-5). Divant’e Moffitt scored 20 points, going 9 of 13 from the field. Nigel Burris was 7-of-9 shooting (4 for 6 from distance) to finish with 18 points. Moe Odum led the way

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Jarkel Joiner scored 15 points to help North Carolina State beat Butler 76-61 in the fifth-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis. DJ Burns added 14 points for the Wolfpack, who shot 44.6% while converting 14 turnovers by Butler into 21 points. N.C. State had five double-figure scorers. Chuck Harris

PARADISE, Nev. — Led by Xavier Pinson’s 25 points, the New Mexico State Aggies defeated the San Diego Toreros 90-77. The Aggies are now 2-1 with the victory and the Toreros fell to 4-2.

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Led by Kamar Robertson’s 17 points, the Mercer Bears defeated the Robert Morris Colonials 72-66. The Bears moved to 3-3 with the victory and the Colonials fell to 2-3.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Hughes, Jesper Boqvist and Tomas Tatar scored and the New Jersey Devils won their ninth consecutive road game, 3-1 over the Buffalo Sabres. The Devils’ road win streak matches the second-longest in team history, and their 11-1-0 record in November marks the most wins they’ve ever had in the month.

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Led by Joel Murray’s 17 points, the Long Beach State Beach defeated the Oakland Golden Grizzlies 78-70 on Friday night. The Beach are now 3-2 on the season, while the Golden Grizzlies dropped to 2-4.

MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Buddy Hield scored 26 points to lead four Indiana players with 20 or more, and the Pacers beat the Brooklyn Nets 128-117. Myles Turner added 23 points, Tyrese Haliburton had 21 and Bennedict Mathurin finished with 20 for the Pacers. Halburton also had 15 assists.Kevin Durant scored 36

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Led by Carte’Are Gordon’s 18 points, the Grambling Tigers defeated the UTSA Roadrunners 75-55. The Tigers are now 3-2 with the victory and the Roadrunners fell to 4-2.

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Brock Nelson scored his third game-winner and the New York Islanders notched their third straight win, beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2. Oliver Wahlstrom and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored, and Mathew Barzal had two assists for the Islanders. Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 shots. Kent Johnson had

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and the NBA-best Boston Celtics pulled away from the Sacramento Kings for a 122-104 victory. Jaylen Brown added 25 points and Derrick White had 16 for Boston, which won for the 11th time in 12 games. Al Horford chipped in with 13

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — LeBron James scored 21 points in his return from a five-game absence, Anthony Davis had 25 points and 15 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-94 on Friday night for their first road victory of the season. James wasted no time

By TONY SELLARS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points, including five straight free throws in the final minute of overtime, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Chicago Bulls 123-119 on Friday night. Josh Giddey had 10 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists as Oklahoma City stopped a three-game slide.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Led by Messiah Thompson’s 26 points, the Alabama A&M Bulldogs defeated the Tennessee Southern Firehawks 90-79. The Bulldogs improved to 1-5 with the win.

By BILL KACZOR Associated Press NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Junor Patrick McCaffery scored 21 points and No. 25 Iowa held off Clemson 74-71 on Friday night to reach the Emerald Coast Classic championship game. Iowa (5-0) will face the TCU in the title game Saturday. Clemson (4-2) will play the California. Tony Perkins scored eight

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Horston scored 23 points, Rickea Jackson added 20, and No. 23 Tennessee defeated Colorado 69-51. Horston added eight rebounds, four assists and four steals for the Lady Vols. Jackson had six rebounds and four steals. No other Tennessee starter scored more than two points, but the Lady Vols got 22

By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Shake Milton had 24 points, a career-high 10 assists and nine rebounds, and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers beat the Orlando Magic 107-99. Tobias Harris added 23 points for Philadelphia, and reserve Georges Niang made five 3-pointers on his way to 18 points. It was the Sixers’

By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Dorian Thompson-Robinson ran for two touchdowns and passed for another as No. 17 UCLA rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat California 35-28. The Bruins finished with 541 yards of offense, including 352 on the ground, and rebounded from a narrow defeat to USC the previous

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Freshman Kailyn Gilbert scored a career-high 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting, Madison Connor hit five 3-pointers and finished with a career-best 22 points and No. 15 Arizona beat Cal Baptist 83-61 at the San Diego Thanksgiving Tournament. Jade Loville hit a jumper and Connor took a steal coast-to-coast for a layup,

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 20 points while No. 22 Tennessee locked down on third-ranked Kansas to beat the reigning national champions 64-50 in the championship game at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Vescovi hit five 3-pointers to drive the offense for the Volunteers and was named

By GARY SCHATZ Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Michael Pratt found Duece Watts with a 30-yard touchdown pass with 5 minutes left to lead No. 19 Tulane to a 27-24 win over No. 24 Cincinnati. The Green Wave will host the Dec. 3 American Conference Championship game. Tyjae Spears rushed for two touchdowns and had

SAN ANTONIO — Jonathan Cisse scored 22 points and Incarnate Word beat Dartmouth 69-64. Cisse added seven rebounds for the Cardinals. Davante Dennis added 17 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Trey Miller scored 15 points. Brandon Mitchell-Day led the Big Green in scoring, finishing with 14 points and six rebounds. Demilade Adelekun added nine

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Isaiah Moore scored 21 points as South Alabama beat Evansville 78-67 in the Hostilo Hoops Community Challenge. Moore also contributed five rebounds and nine assists for the Jaguars (2-3). Kevin Samuel added 16 points while finishing 8 of 10 from the floor, and he also had eight rebounds. Owen White recorded 14

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tylor Perry scored a career-high 35 points, making all seven of his 3-point attempts, and North Texas beat San Jose State 69-54 in the first round of the Baha Mar Nassau Championship. Perry was 9-of-12 shooting overall and made 10 of 11 free throws. Kai Huntsberry added 16 points. The Mean

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett had 18 points, Seth Lundy scored 15 and Penn State cruised to a 70-57 victory over Lafayette on Friday night. Pickett sank 7 of 10 shots from the floor with eight assists and six rebounds for Penn State (6-1). Lundy hit 3 of 6 from 3-point range and

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — American players wanted more than a 0-0 draw with England in what was likely the most-watched match of their lives. The U.S. shut out a European opponent in the World Cup for the first time since 1950 yet left the tent-like stadium in the

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sidney Crosby became the all-time leading goal scorer against Philadelphia with a first-period tally, Ryan Poehling added a pair of goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins handed the Flyers their ninth straight loss with a 4-1 victory on Friday.Teddy Blueger notched three assists and Josh Archibald also scored

MONTREAL (AP) — Led by Keondre Kennedy’s 20 points, the UNC Greensboro Spartans defeated the Montana State Bobcats 77-66 at the Northern Classic. The Spartans moved to 3-2 with the victory and the Bobcats dropped to 3-3.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Led by Stephen Clark’s 26 points, the Citadel Bulldogs defeated the IUPUI Jaguars 74-53 at the New Orleans Big Easy Classic. The Bulldogs moved to 4-3 with the victory and the Jaguars fell to 1-6.

MIAMI — Ethan Price scored 15 points as Eastern Washington beat Stony Brook 81-52 on Friday night in the Florida International Tournament. Price was 6 of 8 shooting for the Eagles. Steele Venters was 6 of 12 shooting to add 15 points. Ty Harper shot 5 for 6, including 2 for 3 from beyond the

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) — Gabby Gregory scored a career-high 35 points, 20 of them in the second half, and No. 25 Kansas State defeated stubborn Northern Arizona 93-80 on Friday night at the Paradise Jam. Gregory, who scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, hit a 3-pointer to cap a 12-5 run that

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Caleb Grill hit seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 31 points and Iowa State rallied in the final five minutes to stun No. 1 North Carolina 70-65 on Friday in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Invitational. Iowa State (5-0) picked up just its third

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Kendric Davis scored 19 points and Memphis rolled to a 73-61 victory over Nebraska in the ESPN Events Invitational. DeAndre Williams added 16 points and 12 rebounds for Memphis (3-2), which bounced back from a buzzer-beating, 70-69 loss to Seton Hall in a tournament opener. Alex Lomax had 13 points and

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Thanksgiving afternoon game between the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys set the mark for the most-watched NFL regular-season game on record. The Cowboys 28-20 victory on Fox averaged 42 million viewers, according to Nielsen, surpassing the 41.55 million average for the Dec. 3, 1990, Monday night game between the

By SEAN HIGHKIN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Lou Lopez-Senechal scored 23 points and No. 3 UConn routed Duke 78-50 in the semifinal round of the Phil Knight Legacy tournament. Aaliyah Edwards added 15 points and 11 rebounds and Azzi Fudd scored 14 points to help the Huskies (4-0) remain undefeated on the season.

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jayden Gardner scored 26 points and nearly matched Maryland-Eastern Shore’s point total in the first half as No. 5 Virginia beat the Hawks 72-45. The Cavaliers (5-0) led 40-22 at halftime, with Gardner accounting for 18 of those points and Kadin Shedrick, their other

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri and Arkansas will be headed to similar bowl games after the Tigers held off the Razorbacks 29-27 on Saturday night, leaving each of the bitter border rivals 6-6 on the season. Only one walked out of Faurot Field with victory cigars. Brady Cook threw

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 28 points, and the Charlotte Hornets stopped Minnesota’s five-game win streak with a 110-108 victory over Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves. Terry Rozier had 22 points and eight assists, helping the Hornets win back-to-back games for the first time this season.

PHILADELPHIA — Led by Jordan Dingle’s 20 points, the Pennsylvania Quakers defeated the Hartford Hawks 75-55. The Quakers are now 3-4 on the season, while the Hawks dropped to 3-4.