Month: November 2021

HOUSTON (AP) — Danuel House Jr. had 18 points, Christian Wood added 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Houston Rockets ended their losing streak at 15, beating the Chicago Bulls 118-113 on Wednesday night. Kevin Porter Jr. had 14 points, six rebounds and nine assists after missing three games because of a bruised left

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 26 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans won for just the fourth time this season, beating the Washington Wizards 127-102. Josh Hart highlighted his 16-point performance with a running half-court bank shot as he

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Tray Maddox Jr. registered 14 points as Cal State Fullerton got past Northern Arizona 73-56. E.J. Anosike had 13 points for Cal State Fullerton (3-3). Dante Maddox Jr. added 12 points. Vincent Lee had 11 points. Jalen Cone had 11 points for the Lumberjacks (3-4). Spencer Roberts added 11 points.

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Jordan King had 14 points as East Tennessee State beat Kent State 57-51 in the Naples Invitational. David Sloan had 12 points for East Tennessee State (4-2), which earned its fourth straight victory. Ty Brewer added seven rebounds. Sincere Carry had 21 points and nine rebounds for the Golden Flashes (3-2).

NASSAU (AP) — Ryan Rollins had a career-high 35 points as Toledo topped Coastal Carolina 79-70. Essam Mostafa led the Chanticleers on Wednesday night with 23 points and nine rebounds.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Teddy Allen had 21 points as New Mexico State rolled past Division II-level New Mexico Highlands 94-67. Marcus Brown led the Cowboys with 14 points.

By TOM KERTSCHER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, Bobby Portis added 28 and the Milwaukee Bucks continued their dominance over the Detroit Pistons with a 114-93 win. The victory was Milwaukee’s fifth in a row overall and its 12th straight over Detroit, dating to 2018. That is tied for the

CHICAGO (AP) — Ezra Hendrickson was hired as coach of Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire. Hendrickson had spent three seasons with the Columbus Crew, which won last year’s MLS title. He succeeds Frank Klopas, who became interim coach in September when coach Raphaël Wicky was fired after seven wins, 15 losses and six draws. The

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James made the tiebreaking 3-pointer in overtime and followed with a back-breaking 3 in his return from the first suspension of his career to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat Indiana 124-116 on Wednesday night. James finished with 37 points on 13-of-29 shooting and had

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider and Kevin Rooney each scored twice, and the New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 4-1. Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves as the Rangers won for the sixth time in seven games. Ryan Reaves added two assists. Andy Andreoff scored and Semyon Varlamov

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets beat the Boston Celtics 123-104. Kevin Durant scored 21 points to pass Allen Iverson and move into the top 25 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Patty Mills added 23 points, James Harden had 20 points and 11 assists and LaMarcus Aldridge scored

DALLAS — Kendric Davis had 21 points as SMU beat Sam Houston 75-66. Savion Flagg led the Bearkats with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Noah Kirkwood and Luka Sakota scored 17 points apiece and Harvard beat Colgate 89-84 in overtime. Chris Ledlum added 16 points for the Crimson and Louis Lesmond chipped in 15. Nelly Cummings led the Raiders with 25 points, tying his career high.

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tristan Jarry stopped 36 shots to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Vancouver Canucks 4-1. The Penguins have won four straight behind Jarry, who has allowed just two goals during the surge. Bryan Rust, Evan Rodrigues, Zach-Aston Reese and Brock McGinn scored for Pittsburgh. Thatcher Demko

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Devin Booker scored 35 points, Chris Paul had 12 assists and made four free throws in the final 8.8 seconds the Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to 14 games, holding off the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-1115. Phoenix’s run started with a win over Cleveland on Oct.