Tight AFC North prepares for wild finish to regular season
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The AFC North has become the NFL’s perfect storm of parity. The co-leaders —…
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Without the NHL, Russia emerges as favorite for Olympic gold
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writer The Russian team will be the favorite for the Olympic hockey men’s gold medal after the NHL withdrew from…
Continue ReadingClippers hold off Kings 105-89, snap 3-game skid
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Eric Bledsoe scored 19 points, Paul George had 17 points and the Los Angeles Clippers…
Continue ReadingHamilton, Williams spark UNLV past San Diego 80-57
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bryce Hamilton and Donovan Williams scored 20 points apiece as UNLV rolled past San Diego 80-57. Royce Hamm Jr. finished with his…
Continue ReadingTass leads Saint Mary’s past Missouri State 75-58
MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Matthias Tass poured in a career-high 27 points as Saint Mary’s to breezed to a 75-58 victory over Missouri State. Tass hit…
Continue ReadingGeorgia HS QB Roper dies following successful senior season
ATLANTA (AP) — Robbie Roper, the Roswell High School quarterback who was considering his college options following a successful senior season, has…
Continue ReadingArmy stuns Missouri in Armed Forces Bowl on last-second FG
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Cole Talley kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired and Army rallied to beat Missouri 24-22 in the Armed Forces Bowl.…
Continue ReadingCockburn, Plummer lead llinois past Missouri 88-63
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for his fifth straight double-double and Illinois breezed to an 88-63…
Continue ReadingRoberts scores 26 to power Bradley past UTEP 73-66
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Terry Roberts had a season-high 26 points and added 11 rebounds as Bradley defeated UTEP 73-66 in the Don Haskins Sun Bowl…
Continue ReadingTraore, George spark BYU to 54-39 victory over South Florida
HONOLULU (AP) — Fousseyni Traore had 11 points and nine rebounds, Gideon George off the bench to score 11 and BYU breezed to a 54-39 win over South…
Continue ReadingFausett lifts Southern Utah over Dixie State 87-59
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Maizen Fausett had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lift Southern Utah to an 87-59 win over Dixie State. Tevian Jones had 18…
Continue ReadingBanchero, No. 2 Duke beat Virginia Tech 76-65 in ACC opener
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 23 points and second-ranked Duke shot 62% after halftime to beat…
Continue ReadingNo. 20 Notre Dame women fend off DePaul 91-86
CHICAGO (AP) — Maya Dodson scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Maddy Westbeld scored 22 and 20th-ranked Notre Dame held off DePaul for…
Continue ReadingMensah lifts San Diego St. over UC San Diego 78-57
SAN DIEGO — Nathan Mensah scored 19 points with nine rebounds and Keshad Johnson recorded 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks and San Diego…
Continue ReadingMagic beat Hawks 104-98 in matchup of short-handed teams
By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 25 points, Robin Lopez had 10 points and a career-high 11 assists, and the…
Continue ReadingMontana State tops American Indian College 124-73
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Nick Gazelas came off the bench to tally 18 points to lead Montana State to a 124-73 win over American Indian College. Gazelas…
Continue ReadingLemetti scores 22 to lead Omaha over W. Illinois 84-78
OMAHA, Neb. — Felix Lemetti had a career-high 22 points and Omaha snapped its 11-game losing streak, beating Western Illinois 84-78. Trenton…
Continue ReadingDays, No. 17 LSU move to 12-0 by routing Lipscomb
By BRYAN LAZARE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Darius Days scored 21 points and No. 17 LSU stayed unbeaten with a 95-60 win over…
Continue ReadingBucks snap 2-game skid with 126-106 victory over Rockets
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored 24 points, Khris Middleton added 23 in his return from injury and the…
Continue ReadingGilgeous-Alexander’s triple-double leads Thunder past Denver
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his second career triple-double with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 12…
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