Month: February 2022

TOLEDO, Ohio — JT Shumate tied his season high with 29 points as Toledo narrowly beat Central Michigan 68-66. Cameron Healy led the Chippewas on Saturday night with 18 points.

By DAVID BAUDER and JOE REEDY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When NBC set a long-term deal to carry the Olympics through 2032, it seemed like a savvy deal. Yet it seems much shakier after the Beijing experience — a buzz-free event from an authoritarian country that saw an alarming drop-off in viewers from

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jahmir Young had 21 points and 12 rebounds as Charlotte topped Marshall 99-84. Aly Khalifa added 20 points for the 49ers. Andrew Taylor led the Thundering Herd on Saturday night with 21 points and six assists.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Dayvion McKnight had 23 points as Western Kentucky beat Old Dominion 73-64 for its seventh straight victory. Camron Justice had 13 points for the Hilltoppers (17-11, 9-6 Conference USA). Jaylin Hunter tied a career high with 20 points and snagged six rebounds for the Monarchs (10-17, 5-9).

RUSTON, La. — Keaston Willis had a season-high 30 points, making eight 3-pointers in the process, as Louisiana Tech easily beat UTSA 95-71. Cobe Williams had 19 points for Louisiana Tech. Jacob Germany led the Roadrunners with 21 points and 10 rebounds. 

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens hit 10 of 20 shots on her way to 28 points and also grabbed nine rebounds. Emily Ryan added 15 points for Iowa State and Lexi Donarski added 14.Iowa State hit six of ten 3-point attempts in the first quarter and built a 28-16

CLEVELAND (AP) — Obi Toppin won the slam dunk contest, earning a 47 on his final dunk when he needed to do little more than put the ball in the basket on his last attempt after Juan Toscano-Anderson couldn’t on his previous try. In a disappointing finish to All-Star Saturday, the four dunkers occasionally left

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver didn’t like the circumstances that led to the blockbuster Ben Simmons-James Harden trade. He just doesn’t see a way to fix them. Silver noted that players being unhappy with their teams and asking for trades is nothing new. But the commissioner said

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Jordan Dingle had 31 points, Clark Slajchert made the last shot of the game, and Penn narrowly defeated Brown 89-88. Kino Lilly Jr.’s 3-pointer gave Brown an 88-87 lead with 5.1 seconds remaining.  Clark Slajchert then got the ball near midcourt, drove the lane and floated a shot that went through the

MIAMI — Tevin Brewer matched his career high with 25 points to help Florida International beat Rice 80-77 on Saturday night. Travis Evee’s 3-pointer for Rice tied the game at 77 with 11 seconds remaining. Clevon Brown split a pair of free throws for FIU before Carl Pierre missed a 3-point attempt on the ensuing

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Rashad Smith had a career-high 22 points to help Idaho fend off beat Eastern Washington 83-80. Smith made 8 for 10 shots from the floor for the Vandals (8-18, 5-11 Big Sky Conference). Tanner Christensen had 18 points. Angelo Allegri tied a career high with 23 points for the Eagles (14-13,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kevion Nolan tossed in 18 points and made two free throws with 8 seconds remaining as Jacksonville held off Kennesaw State 59-56. Bryce Workman had 15 points for the Dolphins (18-8, 10-4 Atlantic Sun Conference), who have won four straight. Chris Youngblood had 13 points to pace the Owls (11-16, 6-8). 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charley Taylor, the Hall of Fame receiver who ended his 13-season career with Washington as the NFL’s career receptions leader, died Saturday. He was 80. The Commanders said Taylor died at an assisted-living facility in Virginia. The cause of death wasn’t announced. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 24 points and Vanderbilt finished strong to defeat Texas A&M 72-67. Texas A&M’s Tyrece Radford scored the last five points in a 9-0 run that turned a 50-45 deficit into a four-point lead midway through the second half. There were a couple of lead changes before Robbins

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman and Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz will meet in the final of the Rio Open clay-court tournament Sunday. The third-seeded Schwartzman beat countryman Francisco Cerundolo late Saturday. Eighteen-old and seventh-seeded Alcaraz eliminated Italy’s Fabio Fognini in the first hour of Sunday. Schwartzman, ranked No. 14, beat Cerundolo 7-6

CHICAGO (AP) — Tucker DeVries matched his season high with 24 points as Drake beat Loyola Chicago 83-76. Lucas Williamson led the Ramblers on Saturday with 27 points, tying his career high.