Month: December 2021

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Tevin Olison had 20 points as Youngstown State defeated Green Bay 82-58. Michael Akuchie had 17 points for Youngstown State. Dwayne Cohill added 15 points and seven rebounds. Emmanuel Ansong had 13 points for the Phoenix.

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Max Brooks scored 17 points and blocked three shots as UMass Lowell narrowly defeated Merrimack 61-57. Leading 59-57, Brooks blocked a layup with five seconds to go and Everette Hammond followed up with two free throws to give the River Hawks the win. Hammond had 14 points for UMass Lowell.

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored at 1:31 of overtime and the Tampa Bay Lighting bounced back after blowing a two-goal lead to beat the Boston Bruins 3-2. Taylor Raddysh had his first career goal, a short-handed score in the first period. Ondrej Palat also scored for the defending

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett set two passing records in the first half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. Pickett’s first touchdown pass of the game, a 22-yard toss on a swing pass to Rodney Hammond, broke Dan Marino’s school record of 79 career TD passes.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Paisley Harding scored a career-high 33 points on 14-of-20 shooting, Shaylee Gonzalez added 22 points and seven assists and No. 21 BYU beat Utah 85-80. Tegan Graham hit a 3 to open the scoring 31 seconds in and the Cougars never trailed. Harding scored 10 points in a 12-3 run

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Greg Tribble scored 19 points and Enrique Freeman 15 with 13 rebounds and Akron beat Southern 79-62. Castaneda made two foul shots, Freeman made 1 of 2 and Akron took a 16-14 lead and never trailed again. The Zips led 31-21 at halftime and were up double figures most of the

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi and Lane Kiffin have agreed to what the school says is a new contract after the program’s first 10-win regular season. Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Keith Carter announced the new deal Saturday. The school did not release any details of the contract. Kiffin led No. 8 Ole Miss to

FRESNO, Calif. — Orlando Robinson had 22 points as Fresno State defeated Cal State Northridge 61-43. Elijah Hardy led the Matadors with 12 points.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Joe Quintana had 20 points as Loyola Marymount rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to beat Long Beach State 77-74. Dameane Douglas had 19 points for the Lions (5-3), who trailed 37-30 at intermission. Joel Murray had 19 points to lead the Beach (2-6).

ELON, N.C. (AP) — John-Michael Wright had 29 points and 10 rebounds as High Point topped Elon 83-77. Zach Austin added 20 points for the Panthers (4-4). Torrence Watson scored a career-high 34 points for the Phoenix (2-7), who have now lost six straight.

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with negotiations says new Florida coach Billy Napier agreed to a seven-year, $51.8 million contract that makes him the fifth-highest-paid coach in the Southeastern Conference. He could get bumped to sixth depending on Lane Kiffin’s new deal at Mississippi. The person spoke

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 20th goal of the season and the 750th of his NHL career to help the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 and snap a two-game skid. Ovechkin became the second-fastest player to reach the 750-goal mark and the fourth to

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama’s blockers went from being bullied to dominant in the span of a week. The fourth-ranked Crimson Tide’s offensive line rose to the occasion against No. 1 Georgia’s heralded defensive front in a 41-24 Southeastern Conference Championship game victory on Saturday that sealed a playoff spot

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Dayvion McKnight had 22 points as Western Kentucky edged past Eastern Kentucky 85-80. Camron Justice had 18 points and six assists for Western Kentucky, which won its fourth straight game. Justice scored six points in the final two minutes as the Hilltoppers broke a 77-all tie and turned back the

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — C.J. Keyser scored 19 points and Old Dominion defeated George Mason 60-50. Jaylin Hunter had 16 points for the Monarchs. Mekhi Long added 11 points and nine rebounds. Devon Cooper had 15 points for the Patriots, whose losing streak stretched to five games.