Month: January 2022

DALLAS (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and two assists and Vitek Vanecek had 30  saves for his second shutout of the season as the Washington Capitals beat former teammate Braden Holtby and the Dallas Stars 5-0. Trevor van Riemsdyk, Tom Wilson, John Carlson and Connor McMichael also scored for the Capitals, who won

DAYTON, Ohio — Torrey Patton had a season-high 25 points as Cleveland State edged Wright State 71-67. D’Moi Hodge had 13 points for Cleveland State and Tre Gomillion added 12 points. Tanner Holden had 24 points and eight rebounds for Wright State.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Bryce Hamilton had a career-high 45 points as UNLV beat Colorado State 88-74. David Muoka had 11 points for UNLV. Isaiah Stevens scored a career-high 35 points and had eight rebounds for the Rams, whose five-game winning streak was broken.

By RICK EYMER Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Haley Jones had 12 points and 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season, and No. 2 Stanford beat Arizona State 78-50. Fran Belibi added 12 points and Cameron Brink had 11 for the Cardinal (15-2, 6-0 Pac-12), who won their seventh straight since losing

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 24 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists and the Indiana Pacers outlasted the Oklahoma City Thunder 113-110 in overtime Friday night. Sabonis had his fifth triple-double of the season and 18th overall. Justin Holiday added 22 points to help the Pacers snap

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Frederick Gaudreau scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Minnesota WIld beat the New York Rangers 3-2 following the jersey retirement ceremony for Henrik Lundqvist. Kevin Fiala and Mats Zuccarello — a former Ranger — each had a goal and an assist

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Dejounte Murray had 29 points and 12 assists and the Spurs beat the Chicago Bulls 131-122 in DeMar DeRozan’s return to San Antonio. DeRozan scored 32 points in his first game in San Antonio for the Bulls. He spent the previous three seasons with the Spurs.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jamal Mashburn Jr. had 23 points as New Mexico snapped its seven-game losing streak, defeating San Jose State 86-70. Jaelen House had 18 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds for New Mexico. Shon Robinson led San Jose State with 17 points, seven rebounds and three blocks.

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 26 points and the Miami Heat withstood another furious comeback from the Los Angeles Clippers during a 121-114 victory. Bam Adebayo had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who have won 10 of 12. Gabe Vincent finished with 23 points. The Eastern Conference-leading Heat snapped a six-game

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 28 points and a clutch 3-pointer, Monika Czinano added 24 points with a season-high 16 rebounds, and No. 23 Iowa defeated Northwestern 72-67 in overtime. Clark, the nation’s leader in scoring and assists, hit a 3-pointer with 1:06 left in overtime to give the Hawkeyes a 66-64 lead.

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant had 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as the Memphis Grizzlies pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 119-109. It was the fourth career triple-double for Morant, Memphis’ third-year point guard who was named an All-Star starter this week.

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 27 points, CJ McCollum had 26 and the Portland Trail Blazers handed Houston its franchise-record 10th straight home loss, beating the Rockets 125-110. Jusuf Nurkic had 25 points and 13 rebounds for Portland, which had dropped two in a row. Norman Powell finished

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 22 of his 29 points in the second half to go with 13 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Denver Nuggets held off the under-manned New Orleans Pelicans 116-105. Aaron Gordon scored 20 points for the Nuggets, who won their fourth straight