DAVIDSON, N.C. — Luka Brajkovic had 25 points plus 11 rebounds as Davidson won its 12th consecutive game, defeating UMass 77-67. T.J. Weeks Jr. led the Minutemen with 21 points, tying his season high.
Continue Reading YPSILANTI, Mich. — Bryce McBride had 16 points off the bench to lift Eastern Michigan to a 99-68 win over Central Michigan. Kevin-David Rice had 15 points for Eastern Michigan (7-7, 2-1 Mid-American Conference). Monty Scott added 13 points. Darion Spottsville had 12 points. Eastern Michigan scored 53 second-half points, a season best for the
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DAYTON, Ohio — Malachi Smith and Kobe Elvis posted 14 points apiece as Dayton edged past Saint Louis 68-63/ DaRon Holmes II added 11 points and five blocks for Dayton (10-6, 2-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Toumani Camara had nine rebounds. The Billikens’ 26 points in the first half were a season low for the team.
Continue Reading DAYTON, Ohio — Malachi Smith and Kobe Elvis posted 14 points apiece as Dayton edged past Saint Louis 68-63/ DaRon Holmes II added 11 points and five blocks for Dayton (10-6, 2-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Toumani Camara had nine rebounds. The Billikens’ 26 points in the first half were a season low for the team.
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Allen scored 23 points as Delaware narrowly beat Drexel 81-77. Jameer Nelson Jr. added 20 points for  for Delaware (11-5, 2-1 Colonial Athletic Association). Dylan Painter had 14 points and nine rebounds Andrew Carr added 10 points. Xavier Bell had 18 points for the Dragons (6-6, 1-1). Melik Martin added 16 points
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W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel finally skated with the Vegas Golden Knights for the first time since being acquired from Buffalo and becoming the first NHL player to undergo artificial disk replacement surgery on his neck in November. Eichel said even though his new teammates were preparing for their game
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 30.8 seconds remaining and the Washington Wizards beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-118 despite being without star Bradley Beal because of health and safety protocols. The Thunder lost their fifth straight game, and the key possession came with about
Continue Reading ATHENS, Ohio — Jason Carter had a season-high 22 points as Ohio stretched its win streak to eight games, defeating Bowling Green 85-78. Daeqwon Plowden led the Falcons with 18 points and eight rebounds.
Continue Reading HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Vado Morse had 20 points as James Madison easily beat Northeastern 89-66. Jahmyl Telfort led the Huskies on Tuesday night with 17 points.
Continue Reading SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Buddy Boeheim scored 24 points reaching the 20-point mark for the eighth time this season and Jimmy Boeheim scored 18 and Syracuse beat Pittsburgh 77-61. The Orange which made 25 of 49 (51%) shots. Syracuse used a 12-3 run to start the second half and gradually began pulling away. Jimmy Boeheim’s
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By Amir Vera and Amy Simonson, CNN Three men are in custody after federal and local authorities arrested them in connection with the fatal shooting of rapper Young Dolph. The rapper, whose real name was Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., was fatally shot November 17, 2021, at Makeda’s Homemade Butter Cookies in Memphis, Tennessee. The 36-year-old
Continue Reading LYNCHBURG, Va. — Shiloh Robinson had a career-high 21 points as Liberty stretched its home win streak to seven games, getting past North Florida 71-56. Robinson shot 10 for 11 from the foul line. Darius McGhee had 18 points and eight rebounds for Liberty (11-6, 2-0 Atlantic Sun Conference). Keegan McDowell added 10 points. North
Continue Reading FLORENCE, Ala. — Daniel Ortiz had 20 points as North Alabama narrowly defeated Eastern Kentucky 76-75. Jomaru Brown led the Colonels on Tuesday night with 14 points.
Continue Reading SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, has made the reporting of rapid antigen test results mandatory as it experienced its deadliest day of the pandemic. The 21 deaths reported in New South Wales on Wednesday topped the previous record of 18 set on Monday. The state saw 34,759 new COVID-19 cases
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By Paul P. Murphy and Holly Yan, CNN With more teachers sickened or sidelined by the highly contagious Omicron variant, school districts across the country have resorted to extraordinary measures to keep classrooms running. Cincinnati Public Schools averted the shutdown of 11 schools Monday by dispatching more than 60 staffers from the district’s central office
Continue Reading JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Darian Adams had 24 points and 10 assists as Jacksonville State narrowly beat Lipscomb 88-83. Jalen Gibbs added 21 points for the Gamecocks. Greg Jones led the Bisons with 16 points.
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The children of a deceased man who said he was molested as a child by a priest have sued the Roman Catholic church under a new California law that allows survivors to bring lawsuits for the suffering a loved one endured. The family of Jim Bartko
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Oscar Tshiebwe scored a career-high 30 points and had 13 rebounds as 18th-ranked Kentucky routed Vanderbilt 78-66 on Tuesday night for its second straight win. The Wildcats won their 11th straight in the series, and coach John Calipari improved to 22-4 against Vanderbilt with
Continue Reading By ASTRID SUAREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s foreign minister says the country’s consul in Haiti has received threats after trying to provide humanitarian assistance to 18 former Colombia soldiers who were arrested last year for allegedly participating in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. The foreign minister did not provide details
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the decision tells AP that Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman has been rewarded for the team’s turnaround with a contract extension and new job title. Altman has re-shaped the Cavs’ roster and moved them back into playoff contention. He has agreed to
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