Month: December 2022

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Caris LeVert scored 22 points, Evan Mobley had 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers never trailed in a 110-102 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jarrett Allen had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Darius Garland added 13 points and eight assists for Cleveland,

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner scored 43 seconds into overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-4 victory over the Calgary Flames. The winner came on the power play after Calgary’s Jonathan Huberdeau took a high-sticking penalty on the opening faceoff of the extra period. Marner also picked up an assist in the

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 28 points and nine rebounds and the Chicago Bulls took advantage of NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic’s absence to rout the Dallas Mavericks 144-115 on Saturday night. Doncic sat out with a strained right quadriceps. Swingman Josh Green also was out with a right

HOUSTON — Led by Will Johnston’s 28 points, the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros defeated the Houston Christian Huskies 95-82 on Saturday night. The Vaqueros are now 6-4 on the season, while the Huskies fell to 3-8.

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis scored 21 points and No. 10 Arizona defeated No. 14 Indiana 89-75 in the Vegas Clash. The Wildcats held off Indiana’s surge after their lead was trimmed to 59-56 on consecutive 3-pointers by the Hoosiers midway through the second half. Arizona responded with three

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chibuzo Agbo scored 18 points as Boise State beat Saint Louis 57-52 on Saturday night. Agbo added six rebounds for the Broncos (8-2), who have won seven straight. Max Rice added 14 points and three steals. The Billikens (7-4) were led by Yuri Collins with 17 points and four assists. Fred

PRINCETON, N.J. — Led by Ryan Langborg’s 13 points, the Princeton Tigers defeated the Monmouth Hawks 91-54. The Tigers moved to 8-2 with the win and the Hawks fell to 1-9.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Walter Whyte made a layup with three seconds remaining and scored 25 points to rally Boston University to a 72-70 victory over Marist. Whyte added eight rebounds for the Terriers (6-5). Ethan Brittain-Watts scored 16 points with six assists, while Fletcher Tynen scored 12. Noah Harris finished with 23 points for the

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Kendric Davis scored a season-high 27 points, DeAndre Williams added 16 points and 11 rebounds and Memphis beat No. 11 Auburn 82-73 on Saturday night to end the Tigers’ season-opening winning streak at eight. Davis’ jumper beat the shot-clock buzzer to make it 60-50 with 11:18

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caleb Williams brought sizzle, excitement and star power back to Southern California football. And now the Heisman Trophy, too. Williams, the dynamic quarterback who was the catalyst for the Trojans’ turnaround season, won the Heisman on Saturday night to make USC the first

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Kedrian Johnson scored 17 points, Emmitt Matthews Jr. added 16 — including four 3-pointers — and nine rebounds and West Virginia beat UAB 81-70 to snap the Blazers’ six-game win streak. Joe Toussaint had 14 points and three steals and Tre Mitchell had 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists for

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Tyrese Proctor and Dariq Whitehead each scored 15 points and No. 15 Duke rolled past Md.-Eastern Shore 82-55 while using an all-freshman starting lineup for the first time in program history Saturday. Kyle Filipowski added 14 points as Duke (10-2) won its fourth game in a

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trevor Williams and the Washington Nationals have finalized a two-year contract, giving the rebuilding club a right-handed pitcher with experience as a starter and reliever. Williams, who turns 31 in April, was a free agent after pitching for the New York Mets last season, going 3-5 with a 3.21 ERA and one

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn convinced All-Star forward Kevin Durant to stay home this weekend. Then he tried to explain why the Nets opted to rest their top seven scorers at Indiana. For Vaughn, it came down to a simple calculation. With two games in two

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jalen Wilson had 24 points and 10 rebounds, KJ Adams scored a career-high 19 and sixth-ranked Kansas routed Missouri 95-67 in the Jayhawks’ first visit to their old Big 12 rival in more than a decade. Kevin McCullar Jr. had 21 points and Gradey Dick

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Teafale Lenard scored 20 points and Eli Lawrence added four in the overtime as Middle Tennessee beat Belmont 85-75. Lenard had eight rebounds, three steals, and six blocks for the Blue Raiders. DeAndre Dishman added 16 points, 10 rebounds and three steals. Camryn Weston recorded 13 points. The Bruins were led in

NEW YORK — David Jones’ 20 points helped St. John’s defeat New Hampshire 64-51. Jones added 12 rebounds, four steals, and three blocks for the Red Storm. Joel Soriano scored 14 points and added 14 rebounds. AJ Storr recorded 13 points and shot 5 for 9, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc. The

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Navy running back Anton Hall Jr. collapsed to the ground and buried his face in his hands. West Point cadets spilled from the stands onto the field and joined Army players who ripped off their helmets and ran around in celebration. Hall’s push toward the end

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Simas Lukosius and Jayden Taylor led a balanced attack with 16 points apiece, Eric Hunter Jr., had a double-double and Butler kept California winless with an 82-58 win. The Bulldogs, who won their fourth-straight, shot 55% from the field and never trailed, sending the Golden Bears to their 14th-straight loss dating

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Myah Selland scored nine of her 20 points in the fourth quarter and South Dakota State held off No. 24 Kansas State 82-78, the Jackrabbits’ third win over a ranked team this season. South Dakota State never trailed after the first quarter and had a 71-57 lead when Madysen Vlastuin

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Joey Hauser scored 22 points, A.J. Hoggard had 17 and Michigan State rolled past Brown 68-50. Hauser was 9-of-13 shooting with four assists, and passed 1,000 career points. Tyson Walker added 10 points for the Spartans (7-4), who shot 42%. Michigan State had a comfortable double-digit lead throughout the second

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point, Mikhail Sergachev and Steven Stamkos scored in the third period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-1. Point made it 2-1 when he beat Sergei Bobrovsky from the low right circle 3:03 into the third. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves, and

WASHINGTON — Johnny O’Neil scored 19 points off of the bench to lead the American Eagles past the George Washington Colonials 69-64 on Saturday night. The Eagles are now 7-2 with the victory and the Colonials fell to 5-4.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have activated running back J.K. Dobbins and defensive back Marcus Williams. Dobbins had been on injured reserve because of lingering knee issues. Williams had a wrist injury. Williams has missed the past seven games and Dobbins missed the past six. The Ravens also activated quarterback Anthony Brown

By The Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Aziz Bandaogo scored six points in overtime and Le’Tre Darthard hit four clutch free throws in the extra period as Utah Valley knocked off Northern Arizona, 80-75 on Saturday. Jalen Cone pulled Northern Arizona even at 68-68 with 1:27 left and both teams missed a chance to

AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Harry Kane stood ready with the ball resting motionless on the penalty spot late in the match. He started his run, he kicked the ball, and he missed. Badly. The shot sailed well over the crossbar and flew into the stands. France forward Kylian Mbappe celebrated emphatically but Kane was

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Nils Lundkvist scored with 31 seconds left in overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. David Perron scored a goal for Detroit in his 1,000th career NHL game. The Stars won late in overtime for the second time in less than 48

NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak has been suspended by the NHL for three games for an illegal check to the head of Washington Capitals defenseman Alexander Alexeyev. Oleksiak will miss the rest of Seattle’s road trip, games on Sunday against Florida, Tuesday at Tampa Bay and Thursday versus Carolina. He also

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored a season-high 22 points and Braden Smith made four free throws in the last 28 seconds of overtime to give No. 4 Purdue a 65-62 victory over Nebraska. The Boilermakers have won two straight to open conference play for the first time

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Austin Crowley had 24 points and Southern Mississippi rolled to a 95-59 victory over Lamar on Saturday.Crowley added five rebounds, seven assists, and four steals for the Golden Eagles (9-1). Donovan Ivory scored 16 points and added three steals. Felipe Haase shot 5 for 6, including 2 for 3 from beyond the

ABILENE, Texas — Led by Immanuel Allen’s 19 points, the Abilene Christian Wildcats defeated the Texas A&M-Commerce Lions 83-64 on Saturday. The Wildcats are now 6-5 on the season, while the Lions dropped to 4-7.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Led by Jordan Gainey’s 28 points, the South Carolina Upstate Spartans defeated the South Carolina State Bulldogs 89-84 in overtime on Saturday. The Spartans improved to 5-4 with the win and the Bulldogs fell to 1-10.

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Kylian Mbappé’s immense sense of joy was written all over his face. The France forward’s mouth opened as wide as could be and his eyes squinted tight in elation after what he had just witnessed at the World Cup. France’s fragile 2-1 lead in

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaylen Clark scored 24 points and No. 19 UCLA opened the second half with a 17-0 run on its way to an 87-64 rout of Denver. The Bruins improved to 8-2 overall with their fifth straight victory. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 18 points on 9-of-11

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nelly Cummings scored a season-high 24 points, Federiko Federiko and Blake Hinson had double-doubles and Pittsburgh pulled away in the second half to beat Sacred Heart 91-66. Cummings buried 6 of 12 shots from 3-point range and added six rebounds, five assists and four steals for the Panthers (7-4). Hinson finished with

CORAL GABLES, Fla., (AP) — Jordan Miller and Isaiah Wong combined to score 47 points and Miami held off North Carolina State to take an 80-73 victory. The Hurricanes have won six straight games after dropping an 88-70 decision to Maryland.

By BRYCE McKINNIS Associated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Ricky Council IV scored 26 points and Nick Smith Jr. had 21 in No. 9 Arkansas’ 88-78 win over Oklahoma. Arkansas improved to 9-1 on the season. The Razorbacks led by three at the break and gradually pulled away from the Sooners throughout the second half.

By The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Led by Jose Placer’s 21 points, the North Florida Ospreys defeated the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 88-48 on Saturday. The Ospreys are now 3-6 on the season, while the Wildcats moved to 4-5.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Maddie Siegrist scored 31 points, the 20th time she has scored at least 30, and No. 25 Villanova used a hot start to roll to a 82-59 win over Big Five rival Saint Joseph’s. Siegrist scored 13 points and Lucy Olsen 10 in the first half when Villanova went 7 of 11

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Drake Batherson scored a goal and assisted on another to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators. Claude Giroux and Alex DeBrincat also scored, Shane Pinto had a pair of assists and Cam Talbot made 27 saves for the Senators. Ottawa

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Shoma Uno has won gold at the Grand Prix Final by holding off Japanese countryman Sota Yamamoto. Eighteen-year-old American Ilia Malinin has rallied from a poor short program to take bronze. Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada has kept American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates at

HAMDEN, Conn. — Led by Ike Nweke’s 17 points, the Quinnipiac Bobcats defeated the Lafayette Leopards 76-63 on Saturday. The Bobcats are now 9-2 on the season, while the Leopards dropped to 1-10.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — No. 15 Duke won’t have starting guard Jeremy Roach for the team’s game against Maryland-Eastern Shore. The school announced Roach is sidelined with a toe injury about two hours before the Saturday afternoon tipoff. It marks the first missed game in the third-year guard’s career. Roach is averaging 13.1 points and

NEW YORK (AP) — Center fielder Brandon Nimmo and the New York Mets have finalized their $162 million, eight-year contract. Nimmo gets a $2 million signing bonus and salaries of $18.25 million this year and $20.25 million annually from 2024-30. A quality leadoff hitter with a .385 career on-base percentage, Nimmo became a free agent

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christian Bishop scored 16 points and No. 2 Texas held Arkansas-Pine Bluff to 13 points in the second half while coasting to an 88-43 win. Freshman Dillon Mitchell scored 13 points for Texas mostly on dunks. Brock Cunningham scored a career-high 13 on 5-of-5 shooting.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — All-Stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are among eight Brooklyn Nets players who will sit out Saturday’s game at Indiana. Durant is sitting out because the team is managing his right knee injury on the second night of back-to-back games. Irving is out with tightness in his left thigh muscle. Also sitting

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has suspended Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner for three games for cross-checking Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel. The two had an altercation late in the third period of what became a 4-3 overtime win for Pittsburgh. The two exchanged slashes before Skinner cross-checked Guentzel twice. The second cross-check was

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford has hired Sacramento State coach Troy Taylor to replace David Shaw and lead a football program that has had three losing seasons in the last four years. The 54-year-old Taylor has spent the last four seasons as head coach at Sacramento State. He led the Hornets to the FCS playoffs

By WILLIAM S. PAXTON Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Freshman Donovan Clingan had a career-high 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 5 UConn over Long Island University 114-61. Clingan was one of five players for the undefeated Huskies who scored in double digits. Sophomore Jordan Hawkins had a team-high 22 points. UConn

MALELANE, South Africa (AP) — Ockie Strydom has carded a 63 to equal the course record set by Scott Jamieson a day earlier and join the Scottish player in a share of the lead after three rounds of the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa. Home player Strydom made a late bogey on No. 16

By ANTHONY ANDERSON Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Indiana (AP) — Olivia Miles became the first Notre Dame player with three career triple-doubles as the No. 5 Fighting Irish overwhelmed Merrimack 108-44 on Saturday. Miles, who last March became the first freshman, male or female, to record a triple-double in an NCAA Tournament game, finished with

HAMILTON, N.Y. — Robin Duncan’s 15 points helped Vermont defeat Colgate 73-72. Aaron Deloney made two free throws to give Vermont a 73-69 lead with 10 seconds remaining. Colgate’s Oliver Lynch-Daniels hit a 3-pointer with four seconds to go before Vermont was able to run out the clock. Duncan added nine rebounds and five assists

AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — American soccer writer Grant Wahl has been honored with a tribute from FIFA on the desk where he was due to work at the World Cup quarterfinal match between France and England. A posy of white lilies and a framed photograph of Wahl taken in Qatar was left at the

ATLANTA — Led by Jalen Cook’s 21 points, the Tulane Green Wave defeated the Buffalo Bulls 88-63 on Saturday. The Green Wave are now 6-3 on the season, while the Bulls dropped to 5-5.