Freshmen Holmes, Elvis power Dayton past VCU 82-52
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Freshmen Daron Holmes II and Kobe Elvis posted career highs in scoring and Dayton blew past VCU 82-52. Holmes finished with 21…
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Freshmen Daron Holmes II and Kobe Elvis posted career highs in scoring and Dayton blew past VCU 82-52. Holmes finished with 21…
Continue ReadingBy KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Josh Richardson made six 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Jayson Tatum hit two key free throws and…
Continue ReadingWACO, Texas (AP) — Liz Scott made a layup with 6 seconds left and late-arriving No. 18 Oklahoma won 78-77 at ninth-ranked Baylor. Madi Williams had…
Continue ReadingHIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — Kareem Reid scored 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting to lead Gardner-Webb to a 65-59 victory over High Point. Ludovic Dufeal…
Continue ReadingBy DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Phillip Danault scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Fabian White Jr. scored 16 of his career high-tying 21 points in the first half and No. 6 Houston beat Tulane 73-62 on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are opening with the same concerns that loomed over the 2008…
Continue ReadingHOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Ques Glover had 20 points as Samford defeated Chattanooga 80-72. David Jean-Baptiste led the Mocs on Wednesday night with a…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — James Bishop scored 27 points as George Washington held off La Salle 89-87. Bishop sank 1 of 2 free throws with 2 seconds…
Continue ReadingEDINBURG, Texas — Marek Nelson had 30 points plus 10 rebounds as Texas Rio Grande Valley topped Lamar 93-79. C.J. Roberts led the Cardinals with a…
Continue ReadingBANGOR, Maine — Allin Blunt registered 18 points as UMass Lowell defeated Maine 62-50. Maks Klanjscek led the Black Bears on Wednesday night with…
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The team competition in Olympic figure skating has always been a three-team scramble for the…
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN The Cleveland Browns on Wednesday denied claims made by former head coach Hue Jackson that he was rewarded monetarily for losing…
Continue ReadingSTONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Jacob Falko had a career-high 29 points as Binghamton got past Stony Brook 77-61. Tyler Stephenson-Moore led the Seawolves…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK — Chuba Ohams recorded 14 points and 13 rebounds to carry Fordham to a 61-55 win over Rhode Island. Makhel Mitchell led Rhode Island on…
Continue ReadingBETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Evan Taylor scored 13 points and his layup with 10 seconds left carried Lehigh past Navy 63-62. Navy’s Sean Yoder missed a…
Continue ReadingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Keondre Kennedy registered 17 points as Maryland-Baltimore County defeated Albany 59-53. Szymon Wojcik had 15 points and seven…
Continue ReadingGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kamdyn Curfman scored 18 points and Trey Bonham added 17 as VMI got past UNC Greensboro 76-65. Bonham added seven assists…
Continue ReadingBy MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gary Harris scored 22 points and Wendell Carter Jr. had 19 points and 18 rebounds to rally the…
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Spike Lee will direct a multi-part documentary for ESPN on Colin Kaepernick that features extensive interviews with the former…
Continue ReadingHAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Ryan Moffatt had a career-high 24 points as Colgate beat Bucknell 83-69. Moffatt made 6 of 9 shots from 3-point range for the…
Continue ReadingDURHAM, N.H. — Jayden Martinez had 24 points as New Hampshire beat Hartford 70-64. Moses Flowers led the Hawks on Wednesday night with a…
Continue ReadingBURLINGTON, Vt. — Aaron Deloney had a career-high 24 points as Vermont stretched its win streak to 11 games, easily defeating NJIT 90-67. Antwuan…
Continue ReadingRADFORD, Va. — Josiah Jeffers posted 10 points as Radford topped Charleston Southern 64-52. Deontaye Buskey led the Buccaneers on Wednesday night…
Continue ReadingASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — DeShaun Wade scored 17 points and Longwood stretched its winning streak to nine games with a 56-48 victory over UNC…
Continue ReadingGREENVILLE, N.C. — Damian Dunn had 26 points as Temple topped East Carolina 71-63. Tristen Newton led the Pirates on Wednesday night with 22…
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. beat winless Honduras 3-0 in a World Cup qualifying match. Weston McKennie and…
Continue ReadingBy GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Davion Mintz scored 21 points off the bench, hitting a 3-pointer during a pivotal 11-2…
Continue ReadingCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — PJ Hall scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help Clemson hold off Florida State 75-69 on Wednesday night. Hall sank…
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Spencer Dinwiddie had a triple-double to lead the Washington Wizards to a 106-103 win over…
Continue ReadingAMES, Iowa (AP) — Emily Ryan and Lexi Donarski scored 15 points apiece, Ashley Joens had a double-double and No. 11 Iowa State used a dominant…
Continue ReadingWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Jake LaRavia scored nine of his 18 points in a little more than the first five minutes and Wake Forest went largely…
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Christyn Williams scored 17 points apiece and 10th-ranked UConn shook off…
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Zach Freemantle scored 23 points and No. 21 Xavier overcame a miserable 3-point shooting night to beat Butler 68-66 on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Paul Atkinson Jr. had a season-high 23 points with 11 rebounds, Prentiss Hubb scored 13 of his 15 points in the second…
Continue ReadingBy TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden Ivey scored 21 points and Zach Edey added a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds,…
Continue ReadingOXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi freshman Daeshun Ruffin will miss the season with a knee injury that will require surgery. Ruffin was injured in…
Continue ReadingENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — New Denver Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett has hired former Packers tight ends coach Justin Outten as his offensive…
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The last time the Olympics came to China, Xi Jinping oversaw the whole endeavor. Now the Games are…
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Officials have identified the 56-year-old driver killed in a collision with a dump truck in a San Diego suburb as Savaii Seau, the…
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL and LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writers Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan after all. He has ended his dalliance with a return to the NFL…
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The biggest challenge at the Super Bowl might not be on the field. Los Angeles-area…
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Most of NBC’s announcers for the Winter Olympics in Beijing are going to be stationed stateside. NBC isn’t alone in…
Continue ReadingSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he…
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee State’s president says Jackson State’s decision to withdraw from the Southern Heritage Classic “insensitive…
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lincoln Riley says he didn’t and couldn’t talk to Caleb Williams between the day…
Continue ReadingBy RICH DUBROFF Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin will miss the NHL All-Star Game in Las Vegas on Saturday…
Continue ReadingST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Christian Pulisic was benched as U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter changed seven starters for a World Cup qualifier against…
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher is angry about rumors that booster-funded NIL deals are fueling the…
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Aces have re-signed restricted free agent A’ja Wilson, locking up the 2020 WNBA MVP at the start of free agency.…
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said the club remains “in the middle” of its coaching search after…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State associate head coach and defensive coordinator Antonio Pierce has resigned to…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Real Madrid tries to return to the Copa del Rey semifinals when it visits Athletic Bilbao at San Mamés Stadium. Madrid hasn’t…
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Myreon Jones had 18 points and five 3-pointers, Tyree Appleby scored all 17 of his points in the second half and Florida beat…
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns say suggestions by former coach Hue Jackson that he was paid by the team to…
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Belgian skeleton racer Kim Meylemans was permitted to enter one of the Olympic villages hours after…
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Valencia has reached its second Copa del Rey semifinal in four years by defeating Cádiz 2-1. Rayo…
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — David Green, an outfielder on the St. Louis Cardinals’ 1982 World Series champions, has died. Green had been hospitalized in…
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears have hired Alan Williams as defensive coordinator under new coach Matt…
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Quarterback Joe Burrow and receiver Ja’Marr Chase made history together at LSU, now…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says he wants to restructure an advisory committee of former…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Washington Spirit have signed Trinity Rodman to a contract extension that will make her the highest-paid player in the…
Continue ReadingYAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Sadio Mané set up one goal and scored the last one himself as Senegal beat Burkina Faso 3-1 to reach its second…
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NHL players and coaches are welcoming the more lenient COVID-19 protocols announced earlier this week. The league and…
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers senior defensive assistant Teryl Austin says the NFL needs to keep finding…
Continue ReadingTODD KARPOVICH Associated Press OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Mike Macdonald is back “home” with the Baltimore Ravens. He was hired as Baltimore’s…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Nevada quarterback Carson Strong got one more week to throw passes to his favorite receivers.…
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA generated more than $1.15 billion in revenue in 2021. That figure represented a return to normal after the cancelation…
Continue ReadingTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban has hired three new assistants. The school announced Wednesday that Coleman Hutzler will…
Continue ReadingCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has agreed to a one-year contract extension with football coach Mack Brown through the 2026 season. The…
Continue ReadingCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Former Clemson offensive lineman Thomas Austin has been hired as a Tigers assistant football coach. Austin will coach the…
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Jabari Walker is a 6-foot-9 sophomore on Colorado’s basketball team who can do things few people his size…
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Stony Brook’s athletic teams are ineligible for America East postseason tournaments because the school is…
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Angel McCoughtry is heading to Minnesota and Briann January is going to Seattle for her final season in the…
Continue ReadingBy DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s state prosecutors have rejected suggestions that Novak Djokovic used a fake…
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Hockey Hall of Famer Cammi Granato says she was asked for years to write a book about her experiences…
Continue ReadingThe first-ever Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France, showcasing a variety of sports and athletes. Stacker assembled a collection of photos…
Continue ReadingIn a complicated and divisive world, sometimes all it takes is sports to bring us together or put life into perspective. Stacker curated a list of 30…
Continue ReadingEvery spring, legions of sports fans turn their attention to college basketball when March Madness takes the national spotlight. Using aggregated…
Continue ReadingWATFORD, England (AP) — Roy Hodgson has equated his return to Premier League management to a sailor receiving a “siren call from the mermaid.”…
Continue ReadingBy CNN Sport staff In his Tuesday lawsuit, former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores alleged Dolphins’ owner Stephen Ross offered to pay Flores…
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and instead take burner…
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The athletes at the Beijing Olympics will have to contend with the daily collection of coronavirus…
Continue ReadingBy HAL BOCK AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Ken Stabler directed an Oakland attack that set a Super Bowl offensive record, keyed by…
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer When coach John Madden’s Oakland Raiders arrived at the Rose Bowl for the Super Bowl in 1977, the toughest…
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Former Mets general manager Omar Minaya has been hired by Major League Baseball as a consultant for amateur scouting. He will…
Continue ReadingCARDIFF, Wales (AP) — The Welsh Rugby Union will sell weaker beer and order bars to be closed during the second half of matches during the Six…
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN Hue Jackson, the former head coach of the Cleveland Browns, said Friday that he was not paid to lose games when he led the NFL…
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — American defender DeAndre Yedlin is returning to Major League Soccer, agreeing to a four-year contract with David…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor has been chosen to be a flagbearer for the U.S. Olympic team but will not be able to attend the…
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Premier League team West Ham is heading to sixth-tier Kidderminster Harriers for a fourth-round game in the FA Cup…
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer Brian Flores says his lawsuit against the NFL over alleged racist hiring practices will continue even if…
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, CNN Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores initiated a federal class-action lawsuit Tuesday, alleging the NFL still discriminates…
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN An accidental congratulatory text message from New England head coach Bill Belichick to Brian Flores is at the center of a lawsuit…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Washington’s NFL team is now known as the Commanders. The new name was unveiled 18 months after the once-storied…
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Pope Francis is paying tribute to Paralympians and refugee athletes competing in the Beijing Olympics. He’s offering his best…
Continue ReadingBY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt has filed a complaint with the African soccer confederation against the appointment of a Gambian…
Continue ReadingJohn Shuster will become the first curler to carry the American flag in an Olympic opening ceremony at this year’s Beijing…
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN The Duchess of Cambridge has become the official patron of English rugby, a role previously held by her brother-in-law, Prince…
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Beijing has reported three new COVID-19 cases as officials say the virus situation is under control with the Olympic Games set to…
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