Brown 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…
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Crosby 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…
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USA’s Luke Winters walks away from crash in Olympic debut
24-year-old Luke Winters, the only American in the men’s slalom competition, suffered an early elimination but fortunately avoided major…
Continue Reading Allen, 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 Reading South 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 Reading Hedman 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 Reading Olofsson 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 Reading Taylor’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…
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Nick Goepper puts down 86.48-point slopestyle run for silver
U.S. slopestyle competitor Nick Goepper put down a solid run on his second…
Continue Reading Hicklen 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…
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Bend’s Kyle Wieche rode his passion for skiing to ’92 Olympics
“When I’m skiing on the mountain, I feel calm, I feel exhilarated — gosh, I feel happy,” Bend resident and 1992 Olympic skier Kyle Wieche…
Continue Reading Mballa 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…
Continue Reading Harris lifts Memphis past Cincinnati 81-74
CINCINNATI (AP) — Tyler Harris had 15 points to lead five Memphis players in double figures as the Tigers topped Cincinnati 81-74. Jalen Duren and…
Continue Reading Farrakhan lifts E. Michigan over Cent. Michigan 75-70
MT. PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Noah Farrakhan had 24 points as Eastern Michigan narrowly defeated Central Michigan 75-70. Kevin Miller led the…
Continue Reading After Coach K’s exit, No. 9 Duke edges Wake Forest 76-74
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Mark Williams dunked in Paolo Banchero’s missed drive with 0.4 seconds left to help…
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Netherlands’ Irene Schouten all over record books in ‘dream’ Olympics
Irene Schouten not only won gold in the speed skating 3000m and 5000m races, but she also set Olympic records in…
Continue Reading Silverio scores 40 to lift Hofstra past Elon 97-64
ELON, N.C. (AP) — Omar Silverio had a career-high 40 points as Hofstra rolled past Elon 97-64. Hunter McIntosh led the Phoenix on Tuesday night…
Continue Reading Vander Plas scores 30 to lead Ohio over Miami (OH) 91-78
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Ben Vander Plas had 30 points plus 10 rebounds as Ohio topped Miami (Ohio) 91-78. Dae Dae Grant led the RedHawks on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Forbes scores 22 to carry Tulane over South Florida 76-57
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jaylen Forbes had 22 points as Tulane topped South Florida 76-57. Serrel Smith Jr. led the Bulls on Tuesday night with 17…
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Alex Hall stunts pull-back air ‘pretzel’ for slopestyle gold
Alex Hall won gold with his first run of the men’s slopestyle final with an incredible play on the last jump, pulling back a right double cork 1080…
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