Ouedraogo lifts Grand Canyon past North Florida 65-51
PHOENIX — Yvan Ouedraogo posted 11 points and 10 rebounds to carry Grand Canyon to a 65-51 win over North Florida. Carter Hendricksen led the Ospreys with 18 points.
Continue ReadingPHOENIX — Yvan Ouedraogo posted 11 points and 10 rebounds to carry Grand Canyon to a 65-51 win over North Florida. Carter Hendricksen led the Ospreys with 18 points.
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Matthew Mayer scored 14 points, LJ Cryer had 13 and No. 8 Baylor paired a celebration of its national championship with an 87-60 victory over Incarnate Word in the Bears’ season opener. Heralded freshman Kendall Brown debuted with 13 points after watching as Mayer, Cryer
Continue ReadingLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Freshman Bryce McGowens scored 29 points, including nine in a furious late rally, and Nebraska turned aside Sam Houston 74-65 to avoid a second-straight upset to start the season. Bryce McGowens scored nine of his points in the finishing run, including a pretty alley-oop from Alonzo Verge, and Trey McGowens scored
Continue ReadingNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Matthue Cotton had a career-high 23 points as Yale rolled past UMass 91-71. Noah Fernandes led the Minutemen with 13 points.
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored at 2:32 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Calgary Flames 2-1. Ondrej Kase also scored, William Nylander had two assists and Jack Campbell made 30 saves to help the Maple Leafs win for the seventh time in eight games. Oliver Kylington scored for Calgary, which has
Continue ReadingNEW YORK — Raheim Sullivan had 17 points to lead six Marist players in double figures as the Red Foxes topped Columbia 82-67. Ricardo Wright added 16 points for the Red Foxes. Jordan Jones chipped in 10, Matt Herasme scored 10 and Noah Harris had 10. Liam Murphy led the Lions with 15 points.
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS — Gibson Jimerson tossed in 18 points, Marten Linssen scored 15 and Saint Louis rolled to an 86-44 victory over Eastern Illinois in nonconference action. Reserve CJ Lane had 10 points to lead the Panthers (0-2), who made just 13 of 50 shots from the floor.
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 20 points, CJ McCollum added 17 and the Portland Trail Blazers cruised past the Houston Rockets 104-92 on Friday night, finally getting their first road victory of the season. Portland is 1-6 on the road and 5-1 at home. The Rockets are the league’s only winless team on the
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS — Jayden Taylor had 18 points as Butler romped past Central Arkansas 85-53. Camren Hunter led the Bears with 14 points.
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS RODRIGUEZ GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Anett Kontaveit stretched her winning streak to 12 matches by beating Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-0 to secure a spot in the semifinals at the WTA Finals. The 25-year-old Estonian now has won 28 of her last 30 matches, including her title run at Ostrava. Kontaveit clinched a spot
Continue ReadingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Isaiah Palermo had a career-high 30 points as Arkansas-Little Rock routed Champion Christian College 115-51. Braylon Hawkins led the Tigers on Friday night with 20 points. Isaiah Palermo had a career-high 30 points as Arkansas-Little Rock routed Champion Christian College 115-51. Jovan Stulic had 16 points for Arkansas-Little Rock. Marko Lukic
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miles Bridges scored 24 points on some high-flying dunks and spin moves, LaMelo Ball had a career-high 17 rebounds to go with 12 points and nine assists, and the Charlotte Hornets battled back from an early 16-point deficit to beat the New York Knicks 104-96
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Jaden Ivey scored a career-high 27 points and Zach Edey added a career-best 22 as No. 7 Purdue routed Indiana State 92-67. The Boilermakers have won five straight in the series and are 2-0 for the first time in three years. Cooper Neese led
Continue ReadingCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — John Meeks had 16 points as College of Charleston got past Lipscomb 86-77. Dalton Bolon had 15 points for College of Charleston (2-0). Dimitrius Underwood and added 13 points apiece. Tommy Murr had 22 points for the Bisons (1-1). Ahsan Asadullah added 15 points, 10 rebounds and three assists. Will Pruitt
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ended the conservatorship that has controlled Britney Spears’ life and money for nearly 14 years. Conservatorships like hers are established when a court finds someone has a severely diminished mental capacity and needs someone else to make major life and financial decisions.
Continue ReadingFAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Josh Oduro had 20 points as George Mason easily beat Pennsylvania 87-66. D’Shawn Schwartz had 18 points for George Mason (2-0). Devon Cooper and Jamal Hartwell II each added 12 points. Jordan Dingle had 20 points for the Quakers (0-2). Jonah Charles added 18 points. Jelani Williams had six rebounds.
Continue ReadingFARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Isaiah Wilkins recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds to carry Longwood to an 80-46 win over Virginia-Lynchburg. Nate Lliteras had 12 points for Longwood (1-1). Leslie Nkereuwem added 10 rebounds. DA Houston had seven assists. Dominique Williams had 24 points for the Dragons. Alexander Faulkner added 12 points. Xavier Jones had
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has declined to lift its stay on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more workers. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had granted an emergency stay last Saturday of the requirement by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that those workers
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has declined to lift its stay on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 or more workers. The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had granted an emergency stay last Saturday of the requirement by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration that those workers
Continue ReadingAMES, Iowa (AP) — Gabe Kalscheur scored 15 points, Izaiah Brockington had a double-double and Iowa State defeated Oregon State 60-50. Brockington had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Tyrese Hunter added nine points and seven assists for the Cyclones. Warith Alatishe had eight points, nine rebounds and four assists for Oregon State. Maurice Calloo added
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