Jeffries lifts Wyoming over Hastings College 108-59
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Drake Jeffries had a career-high 33 points as Wyoming rolled past Hastings College 108-59. Mathias Nchekwube led the Broncos on Friday night with 19 points.
Continue ReadingLARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Drake Jeffries had a career-high 33 points as Wyoming rolled past Hastings College 108-59. Mathias Nchekwube led the Broncos on Friday night with 19 points.
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The widow of South Korea’s last military dictator has issued a brief apology over the “pains and scars” caused by her husband’s brutal rule as dozens of relatives and former aides gathered at a Seoul hospital to pay their final respects to Chun Doo-hwan. Chun,
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — A Honolulu city worker has died after being trapped in a tank at a sewage treatment plant. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports firefighters received a 911 call requesting “a confined space” rescue at the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant. Because of federal rules, a hazardous materials unit was first deployed to check the air
Continue ReadingPHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 23 points and 18 rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers beat the short-handed Toronto Raptors 114-97. Caris LeVert scored 19 points for the Pacers, who had seven double-digit scorers. Myles Turner had 17 points and 10 rebounds, Kelan Martin scored 15 points and Chris Duarte
Continue ReadingBy DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points, Zach LaVine added 21 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Orlando Magic 123-88 on Friday night. Chicago center Nikola Vucevic, playing in Orlando for the first time after nine seasons with the Magic, added 16 points and eight rebounds, and Coby
Continue ReadingCARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Lance Jones grabbed an offensive rebound and turned it into a game-winning layup with 12 seconds left to lift Southern Illinois to a 62-59 win over Alcorn State. Jones pulled the Salukis within two points by hitting the second of two free throws, then got them even with a layup with
Continue ReadingBy GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored a career-high 38 points to lead No. 14 Illinois to a hard-fought 94-85 win over Texas Rio Grande Valley on Friday night. Illinois started slowly, trailing the Vaqueros by as many as 12 points in the first half. Timely buckets from Cockburn and
Continue ReadingOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored a season-high 20 points, Bradley Beal also had 20 and the Washington Wizards beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 101-99 on Friday night. The Wizards trailed by as many as 10 points in the second half before rebounding to snap a two-game skid. Lu Dort led Oklahoma City with
Continue ReadingCLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Trae Young had 31 points and 10 assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 132-100 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, who lost star point guard Ja Morant to a left knee injury. Clint Capela finished with 23 points and a season-high 17 rebounds, while John Collins
Continue ReadingBy ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tristan Jarry made 25 saves, Kasperi Kapanen scored in the second period and the Pittsburgh Penguins kept the depleted New York Islanders winless at their new arena with a 1-0 victory. Pittsburgh won its fifth straight, with Jarry driving the hot streak. His shaky play cost
Continue ReadingJONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Johni Broome had 20 points as Morehead State rolled past Arkansas State 75-51. Broome added nine rebounds and six blocks. Skyelar Potter had 16 points and seven rebounds for Morehead State. Ta’lon Cooper had 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Desi Sills led Arkansas State with 15 points.
Continue ReadingDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Naz Hillmon had 20 points and 13 rebounds, No. 12 Michigan took control in the fourth quarter and the Wolverines held off No. 16 Oregon State 61-52 at the Daytona Beach Invitational. The score was tied at 40 entering the fourth quarter before Michigan opened with a 7-0 run, sparked
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Joe Pavelski scored twice in 20 seconds in the opening minutes to reach 400 career goals, and the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1. Dallas goaltender Jake Oettinger earned the win despite missing the last 7:22 of the second period after being struck in the head. Oettinger returned in the third
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, Raja Razek and Steve Almasy, CNN Three people were shot and three more injured during a shooting Friday at a packed shopping mall, police in Durham, North Carolina, said. Off-duty Durham police officers were working Friday afternoon inside The Streets at Southpoint mall heard shots coming from within the mall, and called
Continue ReadingTULSA, Okla. — Jeriah Horne had 17 points as Tulsa beat Little Rock 77-63. Rey Idowu finished with 16 points for the Golden Hurricane (4-2). DeAntoni Gordon led the Trojans (4-3) with 17 points.
Continue ReadingFORT MYERS, Fla. — Tavian Dunn-Martin poured in 29 points as Florida Gulf Coast topped Western Michigan 77-67. Zach Anderson had 11 points for the Eagles (4-2). Lamar Norman Jr. had 24 points for the Broncos (1-4), who have now lost four straight.
Continue ReadingBy DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nate Johnson scored 30 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 25 seconds left, and No. 25 Xavier beat Virginia Tech 59-58 in the consolation game of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Johnson was the only player to finish in double figure scoring for Xavier. Nahiem Alleyne
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Nani’s 2022 option was declined by Major League Soccer’s Orlando, allowing the 35-year-old forward to leave on a free transfer. Nani scored 28 goals and had 23 assists in 84 matches over all competitions in three seasons. The Portuguese star has played for Sporting Lisbon (2005-07, 2014-15, 2018-19), Manchester United (2007-15),
Continue ReadingNASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Jacob Hutson put up a career-high 26 points and Loyola Chicago salvaged a win in the seventh-place game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas, pulling away in the second half to post a 77-59 win over Arizona State. The Ramblers lost their first two tournament games, falling to
Continue ReadingBy JOHN KREISER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 17 saves in his 200th victory and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 for their sixth win in seven games. Steven Stamkos, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Ross Colton scored for Tampa Bay, which improved to 8-1-3 in November. Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay’s
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