Month: November 2021

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — D’Angelo Russell scored 35 points and had a decisive steal and assist in the final seconds of the second overtime in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 121-120 victory over Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Embiid had 42 points and 14 rebounds in his return to

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carl Grundstrom scored twice to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Saturday night. Viktor Arvidsson had a power-play goal and Arthur Kaliyev also scored to help the Kings end a five-game losing streak. Cal Petersen made 30 saves, and Anze Kopitar

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Alec Burks scored 23 points, Evan Fournier added 20 and the New York Knicks beat the Hawks 99-90 on Saturday night, snapping Atlanta’s seven-game winning streak. Burks, starting with Kemba Walker and Derrick Rose nursing injuries, hit three of his four 3s and scored 15 points

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mikko Koskinen stopped 36 shots and earned his 11th victory as the the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 on Saturday night. Koskinen’s win total is tied for the NHL’s best this season. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman and Jesse Puljujarvi scored for the Oilers.

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Aubrey Joens scored 21 points, all on 3-pointers, older sister Ashley Joens had 13 points and No. 13 Iowa State made 18 3-pointers in a 93-59 rout of Penn State at the Gulf Coast Showcase. Iowa State made 10 3-pointers in the first half. In one stretch of the first quarter

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Efton Reid scored 14 points and sparked a big first-half run and LSU breezed to a 75-61 victory over Wake Forest in the championship game of the Emerald Coast Classic. Wake Forest led 11-6 after a 3-pointer by Khadim Sy with 12:18 left in the first half, but Reid slammed home

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored a career-high 43 points and became the first Hoosier to score 40 or more points in a game in 27 years as Indiana pulled away from Marshall in the second half to post a 90-79 victory. Indiana has won six straight to start the season.

By The Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Azoulas Tubelis scored 22 points, Christian Koloko added 20 before leaving with an ankle injury and No. 17 Arizona routed Sacramento State 105-59 Saturday night. The Wildcats (6-0) overpowered the Hornets with 29 points in the paint and 31 assists on 38 field goals. Sacramento State (3-3)

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Khalif Battle hit a 3-pointer with 2:06 left and Jeremiah Williams and Kai Strickland each hit two free throws in the final minute to give Temple a 75-74 win over Delaware on Saturday night. Battle had 31 points to lead the Owls. Kevin Anderson led the Fightin’ Blue Hens with 26 points.

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Skyelar Potter had 20 points as Morehead State got past Kansas City 70-62. Anderson Kopp led the Roos on Saturday night with 17 points.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Osayi Osifo had 14 points to lead six Jacksonville players in double figures as the Dolphins easily beat College of Coastal Georgia 83-54. Mike Marsh added 13 points for the Dolphins. Jordan Davis chipped in 12, Gyasi Powell scored 10 and Bryce Workman had 10. Kenny Brown led the Mariners with 19

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Emmanuel Ansong registered 14 points and seven rebounds as Green Bay routed Wisconsin-Superior 77-48. Xavier Patterson led the Yellowjackets on Saturday night with 12 points.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Maya Dodson and Maddy Westbeld combined for 25 points — sparking Notre Dame to an early lead — but it was barely enough to hold off the No. 16 Oregon State women 64-62 at the Daytona Beach Invitational. Oregon State’s Talia Von Oelhoffen scored 25 by herself, with 20 coming

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Garrett Urban made all five of his field goal attempts and his 25-yarder with two seconds left sent Grambling to a 29-26 win over Southern in the 48th annual Bayou Classic. Grambling entered having lost three straight in the series between the two Louisiana rivals. With the win, the Tigers

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — John Metchie caught a scoring pass from Bryce Young in the fourth overtime to give No. 3 Alabama a 24-22 comeback victory over rival Auburn on Saturday, rescuing the Crimson Tide’s national title hopes. Kool-Aid McKinstry tipped away T.J. Finley’s pass in the final OT

By DAN MCDONALD Associated Press LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Emani Bailey scored on a 2-yard run to give No. 23 Louisiana-Lafayette a double-digit lead in the third quarter and the Ragin’ Cajuns held off Louisiana-Monroe for a 21-16 victory. The Ragin’ Cajuns won their school-record 11th straight game after a season-opening loss at Texas and