Month: November 2021

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers are now the fourth team in NHL history to start a season with 10 consecutive home wins. Frank Vatrano scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves to help the Panthers remain perfect at home with a 5-4 victory against the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Chicago started

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Aliyah Boston scored 19 of her 23 points in the first half and top-ranked South Carolina beat Buffalo 88-60 in the opening round of the inaugural Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. Kamilla Cardoso had her best game of the young season, adding 12 points, 10

FARMVILLE, Va. — Nick Robinson had 20 points as Western Carolina held off American 80-79. Jaxon Knotek led the Eagles with a career-high 21 points.

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Mark Freeman had a career-high 34 points to lift Illinois State to a 105-100 overtime win over Bucknell. Freeman was outscored by the Bison’s Andrew Funk, who had a career-high 38 points and added eight rebounds. Sy Chatman had 23 points and 11 rebounds for Illinois State (2-2). Elvin Edmonds IV

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Derek Forbort had two goals to lead the Boston Bruins to their third straight victory, 5-2 over the Philadelphia Flyers. Tomas Nosek, Craig Smith and David Pastrnak also scored for the Bruins, who hadn’t played since Sunday’s 5-2 victory over Montreal. Derick Brassard scored both goals for

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Mangiapane scored two power-play goals and the Calgary Flames spoiled the Islanders’ debut of their new home arena next to Belmont Park, beating New York 5-2. Brad Richardson, Trevor Lewis and Johnny Gaudreau also scored and Noah Hanafin had two assists to help

NORMAL, Ala. (AP) — Aqeel Glass threw six touchdown passes and amassed 450 through the air and Alabama A&M beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 52-24. It’s the second week in a row the Bulldogs totaled 52 points. Glass threw for 462 yards last week in a 52-49 win over Texas Southern. Odieu Hilaire caught eight passes for

PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers’ starters bounced back from being benched a night earlier to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 111-94. Yanked by coach Rick Carlisle midway through the third quarter of loss at Charlotte, Indiana’s starters opened with 23

TORONTO (AP) — Tristan Jarry made 26 saves for his second straight shutout, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Toronto 2-0 on Saturday night to snap the Maple Leafs’ five-game winning streak. Jake Guentzel and Jeff Carter scored for Pittsburgh. Jack Campbell stopped 29 shots for Toronto, which had won 10 of its last 11 entering

By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Spencer Dinwiddie each scored 16 points and hit two 3-pointers during a crucial late stretch and the Wizards rallied for a 103-100 victory over the Miami Heat on Saturday night. Bradley Beal had 21 points to help Washington split the home-and-home series with

KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 33 points, Dennis Schroder had 29 and the Boston Celtics beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-105.  Al Horford added 10 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for Boston, which won for seventh time in 10 games. Grant Williams chipped in with 14 points and Enes

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Baylor had played poorly on the road all season, and was locked in another tight tussle with red-hot Kansas State, when quarterback Gerry Bohanon grabbed his right hamstring heading out of bounds in the first half Saturday night. Nothing to worry about. Just call on

By The Associated Press Saturday’s best: Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud led the fifth-ranked Buckeyes to a 56-7 blowout of No. 7 Michigan State, throwing for 432 yards and six touchdowns. Alabama’s Bryce Young also had a big day, passing for a school-record 559 yards and five touchdowns in the No. 2 Crimson Tide’s 42-35 victory

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Sam Griffin had 21 points as Tulsa defeated Rhode Island 77-71 at the Sunshine Slam. Makhel Mitchell led the Rams with 20 points

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tabitha Peterson is heading back to the Olympics, and defending gold medalist John Shuster is still in the running for a fifth straight trip to the Winter Games. Team Peterson swept Team Christensen in the U.S. curling trials, winning Game 2 11-4 on to earn the Americans’ spot in the Olympic

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Elijah Buchanan had 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor as Manhattan defeated Liberty 76-60. Jose Perez had 14 points and seven assists for the Jaspers (4-1).  Keegan McDowell had 11 points for the Flames (1-3).