Month: March 2022

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte FC made a record-breaking home debut Saturday night, setting a Major League Soccer attendance mark of 74,479 in a 1-0 loss to the LA Galaxy. Fans dressed in the team’s light, blue colors and wearing Charlotte FC scarves celebrated the team’s first game at

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Emily Ryan scored a career-high 29 points and No. 8 Iowa State clinched the second seed in the Big 12 women’s tournament with a 74-57 victory over West Virginia. The Cyclones bounced back from a blowout loss at home to No. 5 Baylor on Monday

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Diego Rubio had a goal and an assist and William Yarbrough notched five saves to power the Colorado Rapids to a 3-0 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday. Rubio put the Rapids ahead for good at 1-0 with a header off a pass from Michael Barrios in the 33rd minute.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona’s McKale Center has been evacuated due to a fire after the men’s basketball game against California. Fire alarms sounded and the arena was evacuated about an hour after No. 2 Arizona’s 89-61 win on Saturday. Smoke billowed out of a vent near the rafters as workers scrambled to get people

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Third-ranked Baylor is going into the postseason with the share of another Big 12 title. James Akinjo scored 20 points and the Bears beat Iowa State 75-68 for their fifth win in a row. They will share the regular-season conference title with sixth-ranked Kansas. The

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ty Gibbs recovered from a nasty first-stage spat and an act of retaliation to win the Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Gibbs took the lead for the first time Saturday on a restart with six laps remaining in another sloppy showing

LORMAN, Miss. — Keondre Montgomery had 21 points as Alcorn State romped past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 100-77. Kylen Milton led the Golden Lions with a career-high 42 points.

ST. LOUIS — Tucker DeVries had 23 points and the winning free throw as Drake narrowly defeated Missouri State 79-78 in overtime in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. Isiaih Mosley led the Bears with 27 points.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Bill Hamid delivered a seven-save shutout while Ola Kamara scored a pivotal goal in D.C. United’s 1-0 win over Cincinnati. United improved to 2-0-0 after the win and Cincinnati dropped to 0-2-0.

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina spoiled retiring Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski’s emotional home finale at Cameron Indoor Stadium, upsetting fourth-ranked rival Duke 94-81. The Tar Heels shot 59% after halftime to pull away late and avenge a 20-point home loss last month to the Blue Devils. Armando

By BILL WHITEHEAD Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Anton Lundell scored twice, Aleksander Barkov had three assists and the Florida Panthers beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2 to close a five-game homestand. Mason Marchment, Anthony Duclair and Lundell scored in the first period as the home side built a commanding 3-1 lead. Sam Bennett

NORMAL, Ala. — Jayden Saddler scored 13 points and his three-point play with one second to go lifted Southern past Alabama A&M 50-49. Tyrone Lyons added 12 points for the Jaguars, who held the Bulldogs to 28.3 percent shooting. Jalen Johnson led the Bulldogs with 16 points and eight rebounds.

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Kane Williams tied his season high with 23 points as Georgia State narrowly defeated Arkansas State 65-62 in the Sun Belt Conference tournament quarterfinals. Norchad Omier led the Red Wolves  with 21 points and 17 rebounds.

BOZEMAN, Mont. — RaeQuan Battle hit the winning 3-pointer from 35 feet, Nick Gazelas and Great Osobor scored 19 points apiece and Montana State stretched its home winning streak to nine games, narrowly defeating Northern Colorado 87-85. Amin Adamu added 17 points and six rebounds for the Bobcats. Daylen Kountz had 26 points for the

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Umoja Gibson hit a seven 3-pointers and finished with 29 points on 9-of-14 shooting to help Oklahoma beat Kansas State 78-71 in the regular-season finale for both teams. Tanner Groves added 14 points for Oklahoma. The Sooners have won three straight to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive. There were seven

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 41 points, becoming more efficient in the second half, and No. 14 Iowa pulled away from Nebraska for an 83-66 win in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament. The second-seeded Hawkeyes, who have won five straight, face No. 14 Indiana, the fifth seed, in Sunday’s championship game.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Jalen Slawson and Conley Garrison scored 15 points apiece as Furman beat Mercer 80-66 in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament. Mike Bothwell added 14 points, Alex Hunter scored 13 and JP Pegues had 10 for the Paladins. Kamar Robertson led the Bears with a season-high 20 points.

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Aliyah Boston posted her 23rd consecutive double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds as top-ranked South Carolina beat Mississippi 61-51 in the Southeastern Conference women’s tournament semifinals. The Gamecocks won their 17th straight to reach their seventh tournament championship game in eight seasons. They