Papas scores 16 to carry Monmouth past Fairfield 61-58
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — George Papas had 16 points as Monmouth edged past Fairfield 61-58. Jake Wojcik led the Stags on Thursday night with 15 points.
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Ten again! Flyers lose 10 straight for 2nd time this season
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers lost 10 straight games for the second time this season. They are the first team to reach that ignominious feat in more than a decade. Oliver Bjorkstrand and Patrik Laine both scored goals and Elvis Merzlikins stopped 33 shots to lead the Columbus
Continue ReadingAsberry scores 19 to lead Texas State past Little Rock 69-59
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Caleb Asberry had 19 points and eight rebounds as Texas State beat Arkansas-Little Rock 69-59. CJ White led the Trojans on Thursday night with 13 points.
Continue ReadingGray carries Towson over College of Charleston 74-67
TOWSON, Md. — Juwan Gray had 15 points and eight rebounds as Towson beat College of Charleston 74-67. Nicolas Timberlake had 17 points for Towson (14-5, 5-1 Colonial Athletic Association), which won its fifth consecutive game. Jason Gibson added 12 points. Terry Nolan Jr. had 10 points. Charles Thompson had nine points, 10 rebounds, and
Continue ReadingTrimble lifts Akron over Bowling Green 91-66
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Bryan Trimble Jr. had a career-high 33 points as Akron easily beat Bowling Green 91-66. Daeqwon Plowden led the Falcons on Thursday night with 20 points and seven rebounds.
Continue ReadingFlagg lifts Sam Houston State over New Mexico State 71-46
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Savion Flagg had 22 points as Sam Houston routed New Mexico State 71-46. Johnny McCants led the Aggies on Thursday night with 8 points.
Continue ReadingPortland city workers take initial step toward strike
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than 1,100 municipal trade workers may strike as Portland leaders and a coalition of public employee unions remain at an impasse on a new contract agreement. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports members of the District Council of Trade Unions voted to authorize a strike after overwhelmingly rejecting the city’s latest offer of
Continue ReadingDavis scores 20 to lift SMU past Memphis 70-62,
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Kendric Davis had 20 points as SMU topped Memphis 70-62. Tyler Harris led the Tigers on Thursday night with 17 points.
Continue ReadingSmith carries Chattanooga over UNC Greensboro 72-64
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Malachi Smith had 22 points as Chattanooga topped UNC Greensboro 72-64. Keyshaun Langley led the Spartans on Thursday night with 21 points, tying his career high.
Continue ReadingNo. 13 Georgia women hold off Mississippi State, 66-63
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Que Morrison scored 14 points, Mikayla Coombs added 13 and No. 13 Georgia built a 27-point early lead and then held on to beat Mississippi State 66-63 for its third straight win. Georgia (15-3, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) also ended a six-game skid against Mississippi State (11-6, 2-3), and collected its first
Continue ReadingBasile scores 20 to lead Wright St. past IUPUI 73-45
INDIANAPOLIS — Grant Basile had 20 points as Wright State routed IUPUI 73-45. Bakari LaStrap led the Jaguars with 10 points and six rebounds.
Continue ReadingSilver scores 24 to carry Austin Peay past UT Martin 72-57
MARTIN, Tenn. — Tariq Silver had a career-high 24 points as Austin Peay defeated UT Martin 72-57. Koby Jeffries led the Skyhawks on Thursday night with 14 points.
Continue ReadingFlorida beats No. 23 Kentucky women for fourth straight win
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kiki Smith scored 25 points, Alberte Rimdal continued her hot 3-point shooting in adding 15 and Florida won its fourth straight game with a 77-52 victory over the No. 23 Kentucky women. Rimdal, who made all five of her 3-point attempts and scored 17 points in a win over Alabama in
Continue ReadingPerry scores 17 to lead North Texas past Charlotte 65-51
DENTON, Texas — Tylor Perry registered 17 points as North Texas beat Charlotte 65-51. Austin Butler led the 49ers on Thursday night with 14 points.
Continue ReadingBrewer, Hawkins lead FIU past Marshall 70-64
MIAMI — Tevin Brewer scored 19 points as Florida International defeated Marshall 70-64. Javaunte Hawkins added 17 points for the Panthers on Thursday night, while Clevon Brown chipped in 16. Taevion Kinsey led the Thundering Herd with 25 points and six rebounds.
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, 10,034 new cases
There are eight newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,916, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
Continue ReadingBiden administration to require essential travelers coming to US by land or ferry to be fully vaccinated starting Saturday
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The US will require essential travelers crossing into the United States via land ports of entry and ferry terminals to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and provide proof of vaccination starting Saturday, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The Biden administration in early November opened its borders with Canada and
Continue ReadingNo. 8 Michigan rolls past Wisconsin 83-44, moves to 16-2
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Naz Hillmon had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 8 Michigan rolled to an 83-44 victory over Wisconsin. Leigha Brown scored 11 points and Cameron Williams added 10 for Michigan, which won its fourth game in a row and is off to the best start in school history. Sydney
Continue ReadingPenn pledges to work with NCAA, support transgender swimmer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania says it will work with the NCAA under its newly adopted standards for transgender athletes. Swimmer Lia Thomas competed on the men’s team at Penn before transitioning. Now competing on the women’s team, she has qualified in three events for the women’s swimming and diving championships. The NCAA
Continue ReadingToyota production in Japan hit by parts crunch from COVID-19
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The shortage of parts caused by the coronavirus pandemic is further denting production at Toyota, Japan’s top automaker. It will halt production at 11 plants in Japan for three days, on top of reductions planned in February. Supplies are running short because of a lack of
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