Month: February 2022

CLEVELAND (AP) — The host Cleveland Cavaliers were the first winners of the revamped Skills Challenge. Rookie Evan Mobley gave his team a victory by nailing a halfcourt shot on his first attempt, allowing the Cavs to close out the final portion of the contest in 5.5 seconds. All-Stars Jarrett Allen and Darius Garland were

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver didn’t like the circumstances that led to the blockbuster Ben Simmons-James Harden trade. He just doesn’t see a way to fix them. Silver noted that players being unhappy with their teams and asking for trades is nothing new. But the commissioner said

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Jordan Dingle had 31 points, Clark Slajchert made the last shot of the game, and Penn narrowly defeated Brown 89-88. Kino Lilly Jr.’s 3-pointer gave Brown an 88-87 lead with 5.1 seconds remaining.  Clark Slajchert then got the ball near midcourt, drove the lane and floated a shot that went through the

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Rashad Smith had a career-high 22 points to help Idaho fend off beat Eastern Washington 83-80. Smith made 8 for 10 shots from the floor for the Vandals (8-18, 5-11 Big Sky Conference). Tanner Christensen had 18 points. Angelo Allegri tied a career high with 23 points for the Eagles (14-13,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kevion Nolan tossed in 18 points and made two free throws with 8 seconds remaining as Jacksonville held off Kennesaw State 59-56. Bryce Workman had 15 points for the Dolphins (18-8, 10-4 Atlantic Sun Conference), who have won four straight. Chris Youngblood had 13 points to pace the Owls (11-16, 6-8). 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charley Taylor, the Hall of Fame receiver who ended his 13-season career with Washington as the NFL’s career receptions leader, died Saturday. He was 80. The Commanders said Taylor died at an assisted-living facility in Virginia. The cause of death wasn’t announced. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 24 points and Vanderbilt finished strong to defeat Texas A&M 72-67. Texas A&M’s Tyrece Radford scored the last five points in a 9-0 run that turned a 50-45 deficit into a four-point lead midway through the second half. There were a couple of lead changes before Robbins

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman beat countryman Francisco Cerundolo late Saturday and will play the final of the Rio Open clay-court tournament. Schwartzman, ranked No. 14 and third-seeded of the tournament, won 7-6 (4), 6-3. He lifted the title in Rio de Janeiro in 2018. Earlier, the Argentine put his presence in

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Terrion Murdix had 20 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi got past Northwestern State 83-76. Kendal Coleman led the Demons on Saturday with 18 points and 14 rebounds.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bryson Mozone had 20 points and 11 rebounds and South Carolina Upstate scored the last five points in overtime to beat Charleston Southern 78-73. Charleston Southern’s Claudell Harris Jr. made a 3-pointer that tied the game at 73 with 1:50 remaining.  Mysta Goodloe answered with a jumper and the Spartans made 3

CHICAGO (AP) — Tucker DeVries matched his season high with 24 points as Drake beat Loyola Chicago 83-76. Lucas Williamson led the Ramblers on Saturday with 27 points, tying his career high.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Connor McDavid scored a goal and added two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers to their fifth straight victory under interim coach Jay Woodcroft, 4-2 over the Winnipeg Jets. McDavid’s three points give him 71 for the season, two ahead of Oilers teammate Leon Draisaitl, who had an assist against the

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — University of Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas won her lone individual matchup of the week with Yale’s Iszac Henig at the Ivy League championship, edging Henig to win the 100-meter freestyle. It was the third title of the meet for Thomas. Henig is a transgender

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Joe Bamisile had 20 points as George Washington defeated Rhode Island 72-61. Brayon Freeman had 13 points for the Colinials(11-14, 7-6 Atlantic 10 Conference). Makhel Mitchell had 15 points for the Rams (13-12, 4-9). 

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (AP) — Jalen Adaway had 21 points as Saint Bonaventure romped past Duquesne 81-55. Leon Ayers III led the Dukes on Saturday night with 12 points.

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Marco Anthony scored 13 points and Utah held off a late rally to knock off California, 60-58. Utah picked up its second straight win after back-to-back losses to Colorado and Stanford.

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Paolo Banchero scored 17 points as No. 9 Duke beat Florida State 88-70 with retiring Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski back after missing the second half of the Blue Devils’ previous game because he wasn’t feeling well. Reserve forward Joey Baker provided a