Month: January 2022

By CASEY DROTTAR Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — R.J. Cole scored 25 points to help No. 20 Connecticut beat DePaul 57-50 on Saturday for its fifth straight win.   Cole scored over half of his team’s first-half points, helping the Huskies (15-4, 6-2 Big East) continue their surge up the conference standings. The Blue Demons

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A person with knowledge of the process says the Minnesota Vikings and Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh had an exploratory conversation about their coaching vacancy. Both sides are gauging interest. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team was not publicizing

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Dane Goodwin and Nate Laszewski scored 16 points apiece and Prentiss Hubb sank two free throws with 4 seconds left to help Notre Dame hold off Virginia 69-65. Goodwin had 13 points after halftime and Laszewski scored 12 to help the Fighting Irish (14-6, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) end a

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Keion Brooks scored 27 points as No. 12 Kentucky manhandled No. 5 Kansas 80-62. The Wildcats grabbed a big halftime lead in Allen Fieldhouse and cruised to improve to 24-10 all-time in the series. Kansas had won four of the past five coming in. The last

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Reserve RaeQuan Battle scored 13 points to lead Montana State to a 70-64 win over Idaho; the Bobcats’ seventh straight victory. For Idaho, Jemeil King had 15 points and seven rebounds.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — DQ Nicholas and Eric Reed Jr. scored 18 points apiece as Southeast Missouri topped Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 85-77. Chris Harris added 17 points and six assists for the Redhawks. Ray’Sean Taylor had 25 points and seven rebounds for the Cougars.

NASHVILLE (AP) — Scottie Pippen Jr. scored 23 points and dished a season-high nine assists as Vanderbilt snapped a three-game losing streak, leading from the opening tip to beat Georgia, 85-77. Vanderbilt led by as many as 15 points in second half after a Pippen layup with under five minutes to play. The Commodores completed

MACON, Ga. — Garrett Hien had 12 points off the bench to carry Furman to an 80-50 win over Mercer. Kamar Robertson led the Bears on Saturday night with 13 points.

MOBILE, Ala. — Cameron Christon had 22 points as Grambling State defeated Jackson State 73-64. Tra’Michael Moton had 15 points for Grambling, which earned its fourth straight victory. Jayveous McKinnis had 15 points, 16 rebounds and seven blocks for Jackson State. 

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Adonis Arms had 16 points and seven assists as 13th-ranked Texas Tech stayed undefeated at home by overwhelming Mississippi State 76-50 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. Kevin Obanor added 13 points for the 16-5 Red Raiders, who are 13-0 at home. Mississippi State had a season-high 22 turnovers while scoring its

SEATTLE (AP) — Terrell Brown Jr. scored 30 points and made several key plays down the stretch to lead Washington to a 77-73 double-overtime victory over Utah. With 3:16 remaining in the second overtime, Cole Bajema’s 3-pointer gave the Huskies a five-point lead. On Utah’s following possession Brown got the defensive rebound of a miss