Portis scores 30, Bucks rout Trail Blazers 137-108
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bobby Portis Jr. had a season-high 30 points, including six 3-pointers, and the…
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Holmgren powers No. 2 Gonzaga to 90-57 victory over BYU
By JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 20 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and five blocks to lead No. 2 Gonzaga to a…
Continue ReadingAlley leads Portland St. past Sacramento St. 73-65
PORTLAND, Ore. — Ezekiel Alley had a season-high 26 points as Portland State topped Sacramento State 73-65. Marlon Ruffin had 13 points for…
Continue ReadingSaint Mary’s tops Loyola Marymount 71-60
MORAGA, Calif. — Alex Ducas tied his career high with a season-high 25 points as Saint Mary’s extended its win streak to seven games, defeating…
Continue ReadingMen’s downhill at Olympics postponed a day because of wind
By ANDREW DAMPF and DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — The first event of the Alpine skiing schedule at the Beijing Olympics has been…
Continue ReadingGLIMPSES: Connections forged in shared chills at Olympics
By ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Foreign visitors at the Beijing Olympics are strictly segregated from the public under China’s…
Continue ReadingLeBron returns with triple-double, Lakers beat Knicks in OT
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James returned from a five-game absence due to injury and had a triple-double of 29 points,…
Continue ReadingSheppard lifts Belmont over Tennessee Tech 100-92 in OT
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Ben Sheppard had a career-high 41 points — including a tying 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds left in regulation — as Belmont…
Continue ReadingJones, Knight III lead S. Utah past E. Washington 84-72
CEDAR CITY, Utah — Tevian Jones had 19 points to lead five Southern Utah players in double figures as the Thunderbirds beat Eastern Washington…
Continue ReadingPack, Smith help Kansas State beat TCU 75-63
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting, Mark Smith had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Kansas State beat TCU 75-63.…
Continue ReadingBishop leads Montana St. past Weber St. 78-57
OGDEN, Utah — Xavier Bishop had 18 points as Montana State stretched its win streak to eight games, easily defeating Weber State 78-57. Jubrile…
Continue ReadingNesbitt Jr. leads Kansas City past W. Illinois 91-82
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Marvin Nesbitt Jr. had a career-high 26 points as Kansas City beat Western Illinois 91-82. Arkel Lamar had 15 points and eight…
Continue ReadingKHL to end season, go directly to playoffs after Olympics
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Kontinental Hockey League is calling off the rest of the regular season because of coronavirus…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 robs Olympic curlers of beloved social culture
By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press Curling is a sport built around closeness. It starts with the pregame handshakes between opponents and goes to…
Continue ReadingSmall leads Tarleton State over Chicago St. 57-54
STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tahj Small had 14 points as Tarleton State narrowly defeated Chicago State 57-54. Brandon Betson led the Cougars with 16…
Continue ReadingWilson lifts S. Dakota St. over South Dakota 89-79
VERMILLION, S.D. — Douglas Wilson had a season-high 25 points as South Dakota State won its 12th consecutive game, topping South Dakota 89-79.…
Continue ReadingWashington, Tshiebwe push No. 5 Kentucky over Alabama 66-55
By BRETT HUDSON Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — TyTy Washington scored 15 points, Oscar Tshiebwe had 15 rebounds and No. 5 Kentucky won…
Continue ReadingSwedish XC skier switches to biathlon, makes Olympic team
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Swedish cross-country skier Stina Nilsson was at the top of her game after winning…
Continue ReadingMurphy, Va. Tech build 28-point lead, hold off Pitt 76-71
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Storm Murphy scored 10 of his 20 points in the final 8 minutes and Justyn Mutts added 16 to help Virginia Tech, which blew most…
Continue ReadingSnowboarding shines, New Zealand gets 1st Winter Games win
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Zoi Sadowski Synnott captured New Zealand’s first gold medal in Winter Olympic…
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