Year: 2022

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jalen Cook scored 20 points and Tulane beat Cincinnati 68-60 in the Bearcats’ American Athletic Conference season opener. The Green Wave built a 25-8 lead and extended the margin to 48-25 at halftime. A four-minute Tulane scoring drought down the stretch helped Cincinnati go from down 63-48 to within 63-56 with a

By DAVE CAMPBELL and JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writers MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four-time Olympian Hilary Knight is one of 15 players with prior Winter Games experience on the U.S. women’s team seeking to defend its gold medal next month. Knight joined Jenny Potter, Angela Ruggiero and Julie Chu as the only American women to make

REDDICK, Fla. (AP) — The Triple Crown-winning trainer of Seattle Slew has died. Billy Turner died at his home in Florida, where he had been in hospice care after battling prostate cancer for two years, according to his wife, Pat. Turner trained Seattle Slew to an undefeated season in 1977, highlighted by a sweep of

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — C.J. Stroud capped his record-setting offensive day by leading a 56-yard drive ending in Noah Ruggles’ 19-yard field goal with nine seconds to play, and No. 7 Ohio State beat No. 10 Utah 48-45 on Saturday night in the wild 108th edition of the Rose

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 35 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists for his second triple-double of the season and the Milwaukee Bucks won their sixth straight game, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 136-113 on Saturday night. Antetokounmpo has averaged 33 points, 11.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists in

SYDNEY (AP) — The United States beat Canada and defending champion Russia defeated France at the ATP Cup. The Americans took a much easier route. John Isner and Taylor Fritz beat their Canadian singles opponents and then clinched the match in doubles for a 3-0 win. Russia needed the deciding doubles match to clinch victory

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Newgrange won the $100,000 Sham Stakes by 2 3/4 lengths ahead of stablemate Rockefeller at Santa Anita, giving trainer Bob Baffert two Kentucky Derby prospects. Baffert earned his third straight win in the Grade 3 Sham for 3-year-olds and his eighth overall. John Velazquez aboard

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Kihei Clark and Armaan Franklin scored 17 points apiece and Kadin Shedrick had a double-double and Virginia beat Syracuse 74-69. Buddy Boeheim’s 3-pointer with 1:19 left brought Syracuse within 72-69 but the Orange missed their last three shots while Clark made two free throws with 22 seconds left to seal it.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Jabari Rice had 15 points and nine rebounds as New Mexico State won its seventh straight game, defeating Chicago State 78-61 in its Western Athletic Conference opener. Teddy Allen and Marchelus Avery both scored 11 points for the Aggies (12-2). Jahsean Corbett scored a season-high 26 points for the Cougars

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Eric Reed Jr. had a career-high 34 points as Southeast Missouri defeated Austin Peay 98-79 in Ohio Valley Conference play. Reed shot 9 for 10 from the foul line and added eight rebounds for the Redhawks (6-9, 1-1). Caleb Stone-Carrawell had 18 points for the Governors (4-8, 0-2), who have

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Tylor Perry had 18 points and North Texas rolled past Rice 75-43 in a Conference USA opener. Mardrez McBride had 17 points for the Mean Green (8-3, 1-0), who won their sixth straight game. Quincy Olivari had eight points for the Owls (7-5).

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Members of the Russian and Czech Republic world junior hockey teams were removed from a New Year’s Eve flight from Calgary to Frankfurt, Germany, with fellow passengers saying the Russian squad caused a disturbance by smoking and refusing to wear masks. Calgary Police said in a statement Saturday that its Airport

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Clifford Omoruyi had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Rutgers built a 45-point lead early in the second half en route to a 79-48 victory over Central Connecticut. The Scarlet Knights led 44-14 at halftime then went on a 20-5 run to open the second half before weary Central Connecticut found

JONESBORO, Ark. — Norchad Omier scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Arkansas State beat Georgia Southern 74-56. Marquis Eaton and Desi Sills added 15 points apiece for the Red Wolves. Sills also had five steals. Andrei Savrasov scored 13 points for the Eagles.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Malik Osborne scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half and Cam’Ron Fletcher and Matthew Cleveland made big plays in the final seconds to help Florida State edge North Carolina State 83-81. Fletcher scored 14 points and Cleveland and Caleb Mills 13 each as the Seminoles survived a 32-point

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kim English probably didn’t have Kansas guard Jalen Coleman-Lands or forward Mitch Lightfoot circled on his scouting report, especially considering the George Mason coach only had a couple days to put it together. The two backups certainly made English pay for it. Coleman-Lands came off

LAS VEGAS — Keshad Johnson posted 10 points and 11 rebounds to carry San Diego State to a 62-55 win over UNLV. Donovan Williams led the Runnin’ Rebels on Saturday with 16 points and three blocks.