Month: January 2022

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored a career-high 30 points and No. 19 LSU defeated No. 23 Texas A&M 75-66 for the Tigers’ 13th straight victory. Morris was 9-of-16 shooting with four 3-pointers. Khayla Pointer also had four 3-pointers and scored 17 points with nine rebounds and eight assists. Jailin Cherry added 10

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Taylor Heinicke showed off some of his hallmark elusiveness early but threw an interception late that sealed Washington’s 20-16 loss to Philadelphia. Heinicke completed 14 of his first 17 passes before Washington’s offense sputtered in the second half. Rodney McLeod picked off Heinicke in the end zone with 24

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Que Morrison scored 12 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter to help rally No. 13 Georgia to a 73-69 win over Florida. Morrison had only two points in the first half and finished just 4-of-13 shooting but was perfect from the line in 10 attempts, including eight in the

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Getafe has ended Real Madrid’s 15-game unbeaten streak in all competitions after defeating the Spanish league leaders 1-0 in the capital derby. It was Getafe’s first win over Madrid since August 2012. Barcelona overcame a spate of COVID-19 infections to win 1-0 at Mallorca and rise

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Joanne Allen-Taylor and Audrey Warren scored 14 points apiece and No. 12 Texas defeated Oklahoma State 62-51 in a Big 12 Conference opener after both schools endured long layoffs because of COVID-19 health and safety protocols. Allen-Taylor made just 6 of 15 shots from the floor for Texas (10-1), but she

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — George Smith had a season-high 23 points to help Pennsylvania fend off Brown 77-73 in an Ivy League opener. Smith shot 9 for 10 from the line for Penn (4-10), hitting a pair with 8 seconds remaining to make it a two-possession lead. Jordan Dingle added 20 points for the Quakers, who

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Evan McPherson kicked a 20-yard field goal as time ran out, and the Cincinnati Bengals earned their first AFC North title and postseason appearance in six years with a wild 34-31 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Rookie Ja’Marr Chase had a franchise-record and NFL rookie

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) — Tyson Jolly had 18 points to lead five Iona players in double figures as the Gaels edged Marist 69-66 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference action. Elijah Joiner, Ryan Myers and Nelly Junior Joseph added 11 points apiece for the Gaels (11-2, 3-0). Jao Ituka had 13 points for the Red

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Christian Pulisic completed Chelsea’s fightback against Liverpool for a 2-2 draw in the Premier League. The American struck in the 45th minute for his third goal from 11 league appearances this season shortly after Mateo Kovacic’s volley. Liverpool led through Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles held on to beat Washington 20-16 and moved one step closer to the playoffs. Jalen Hurts scrambled out of trouble while showing no ill effects from a recent ankle injury, and Boston Scott rushed for two touchdowns. Hurts ran six times for

CONWAY, S.C. — Essam Mostafa had 20 points and 13 rebounds as Coastal Carolina topped Emory & Henry 76-62. Micah Banks led the Wasps on Sunday with 15 points.

VESTAL, N.Y. (AP) — Jacob Falko and Tyler Bertram scored 20 points apiece as Binghamton turned back UMass Lowell 68-63 in an America East Conference opener. The 20 points were a season high for Falko, who made 9 of 10 free throws. Kellen Amos had 12 points for the Bearcats (4-6). Kalil Thomas scored a