Despite loosening rules, few women figure skaters pick pants
By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Just one figure skater in the Beijing Olympics’ marquee women’s event wore pants for her…
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Tarasenko nets 2 goals, Blues top Senators 5-2
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice and had an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2. Tarasenko’s first…
Continue ReadingLiddell leads No. 18 Ohio State to 70-45 win over Minnesota
By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — E.J. Liddell had 16 points and 10 rebounds, leading No. 18 Ohio State to a 70-45 win over…
Continue ReadingYoung scores 41 for Hawks to hand 124-116 loss to Cavaliers
By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 41 points, Danilo Gallinari added 25 and the Atlanta Hawks held off the Cleveland…
Continue ReadingOvechkin scores twice in Capitals’ 4-1 win over Predators
By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored a pair of goals, including his 30th of the season, to lead the…
Continue ReadingDomask scores 25 to lead S. Illinois over Bradley 65-57
CARBONDALE, Ill. — Marcus Domask had a season-high 25 points as Southern Illinois beat Bradley 65-57. Ben Coupet Jr. had 19 points and seven…
Continue ReadingFive Mavericks score in double figures, snap Miami’s streak
MIAMI (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 21 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 107-99. Jalen Brunson and Maxi Kleber each finished with 19…
Continue ReadingNduka lifts Portland past Bushnell 84-39
PORTLAND, Ore. — Chika Nduka recorded 11 points and 14 rebounds to lead Portland to an 84-39 win over Bushnell. Kristian Sjolund had 11 points for…
Continue ReadingJunior Joseph lifts Iona past St. Peter’s 70-61
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Nelly Junior Joseph had 17 points and 12 rebounds to carry Iona to a 70-61 win over St. Peter’s. KC Ndefo led the…
Continue ReadingPrim scores 32 to lead Missouri St. past Indiana St. 79-70
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Gaige Prim had a season-high 32 points plus 11 rebounds as Missouri State got past Indiana State 79-70. Prim made 18 of 21 foul…
Continue ReadingCarter leads N. Iowa past Illinois St. 72-70
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Noah Carter had 23 points as Northern Iowa narrowly defeated Illinois State 72-70. AJ Green added 20 points for the Panthers.…
Continue ReadingBrown leads streaking Celtics to blowout win over 76ers
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 26 of his 29 points in the first half and the Boston Celtics won their…
Continue ReadingCrosby scores 500th, Penguins rally past Flyers 5-4 in OT
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his 500th goal and Pittsburgh teammate Kris Letang capped a late rally to…
Continue ReadingAllen, Jones score 20 as No. 20 Texas tops Oklahoma in OT
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Timmy Allen and Andrew Jones each scored 20 points to help No. 20 Texas defeat Oklahoma 80-78…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina beats Ole Miss with half-court 3 at buzzer
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — James Reese V hit a half-court bank shot at the buzzer and South Carolina beat Mississippi 77-74 in overtime. Devin Carter’s…
Continue ReadingHedman ignites 3-goal third, Lightning beat New Jersey 6-3.
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored in a 3:04 span of the third…
Continue ReadingOlofsson scores twice in Sabres’ 6-3 win over Islanders
By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y (AP) — Victor Olofsson scored twice including the go-ahead goal with 2:55 left in the third…
Continue ReadingTaylor’s late foul shots send Texas A&M past Florida
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Quenton Jackson scored 16 points and Wade Taylor IV sank three foul shots with 19 seconds left and Texas A&M…
Continue ReadingHicklen scores 31 to lift North Florida over Liberty 72-69
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jarius Hicklen had a season-high 31 points as North Florida edged past Liberty 72-69. Darius McGhee led the Flames on…
Continue ReadingMballa scores 20 to carry Buffalo over Bowling Green 112-85
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Josh Mballa had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Buffalo romped past Bowling Green 112-85. Samari Curtis led the Falcons on…
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