Month: January 2022

BOSTON (AP) — Makai Ashton-Langford tossed in 21 points and Boston College breezed to a 69-56 victory over Pittsburgh. DeMarr Langford scored 11 of his 15 points in the first half to help Boston College (9-11, 4-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) take a 31-22 lead into intermission. Quinten Post pitched in with 11 points and 10

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — D’Shawn Schwartz had 15 points as George Mason defeated Massachusetts 72-62. Davonte Gaines had 14 points and eight rebounds for George Mason (11-7, 4-1 Atlantic 10 Conference), which earned its fourth straight win. Javohn Garcia had 13 points and six rebounds for the Minutemen (9-11, 2-6). 

By JOHN JACKSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 14 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan added 23 points and 10 assists and the Chicago Bulls overcame a slow to start to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 130-116 on Sunday. Zach LaVine had 20 points, and Ayo Dosunmu finished with 11 assists. Chicago

DALLAS (AP) — U.S. Rep. Colin Allred says he has tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to his home in Dallas from an overseas trip with a congressional delegation. Allred had been traveling with 10 other members of Congress in Europe on a trip that included a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The 38-year-old

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The halftime show at the AFC championship game Sunday drowned out the CBS broadcasters who were on site at Arrowhead Stadium. The performance by country star Walker Hayes made hearing any analysis by the CBS crew virtually impossible to viewers at home. Hayes had been told his performance would not

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Colby Rogers had a career-high 27 points as Siena topped Quinnipiac 85-76. Rogers made 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range for the Saints (8-8, 5-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Jackson Stormo had 17 points and four blocks. Anthony Gaines added 14 points and 14 rebounds. Kevin Marfo had 16 points

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Morales had 21 points as Wagner extended its winning streak to 11 games with a 72-69 victory over St. Francis (BKN). Zaire Williams had 13 points for the Seahawks (14-2, 8-0 Northeast Conference). Tedrick Wilcox Jr. had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Terriers (6-15, 3-7).

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Kai Crutchfield scored 16 points and third-ranked North Carolina State rallied from a 12-point deficit to beat rival North Carolina 66-58. That kept the Wolfpack unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference race. Elissa Cunane added 11 points and 12 rebounds in the Wolfpack’s second

TEANECK, N.J. (AP) — Brandon Rush and John Square Jr. scored 16 points apiece and Fairleigh Dickinson breezed to a 75-55 victory over Central Connecticut. Square added seven rebounds and blocked three shots for the Knights (2-15, 3-7 Northeast Conference). One of their victories was by forfeit to Merrimack and counts in the conference standings

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Brink dominated in the paint on both ends of the court and finished with 25 points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots, leading reigning national champion and No. 2 Stanford past eighth-ranked Arizona 75-69 in a long-anticipated rematch of the NCAA title game.Sophomore Jana

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Peter Kiss poured in 30 points to propel Bryant to an 88-81 victory over Long Island University. Kiss sank 9 of 18 shots from the floor and made 11 of 14 foul shots for the Bulldogs (12-8, 9-1 Northeast Conference), who have won seven straight games. Ty Flowers scored 23 and

By JEFF BABINEAU Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Lydia Ko has outlasted Danielle Kang in chilly conditions for a 69 and a one-shot victory in the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio. Ko had endured a three-year slump. Now she has a win in each of the last two years and is back among

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Left tackle Trent Williams is active for the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game, while safety Taylor Rapp is inactive for the Los Angeles Rams. Left tackle Andrew Whitworth and receiver Van Jefferson are active for the Rams. Whitworth’s backup, Joseph Noteboom, is inactive with a pectoral injury. The

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Union Berlin’s star player Max Kruse has stunned the Bundesliga club by asking for a transfer to his former team Wolfsburg. Kruse is set to rejoin the relegation-threatened club on the last day of the winter transfer window with the two clubs having reached an agreement.