Month: February 2022

CHICAGO — Simas Lukosius hit a 3-pointer with six seconds remaining to give Butler the lead en route to a 73-71 win over DePaul. Simas Lukosius had 19 points to lead the Bulldogs. David Jones led the Blue Demons with 17 points.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Jabari Walker tied a career-high 24 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds and Colorado won its third straight beating Oregon State 90-64. Colorado went to intermission on a 14-2 run in the final 3:31, led 44-32 and were largely in control the rest of the way. Dashawn Davis’ three-point play

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare scored in a 3:04 span of the third period and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3. Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn had scored in a 41-second span late

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 39 points and 15 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell added 18 points and 11 assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves came back to beat the Charlotte Hornets 126-120 in overtime. Minnesota came back from a 13-point deficit in the fourth despite playing the second half without Anthony

By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a season-high 50 points, two off his career best, and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks past the skidding Indiana Pacers 128-119. The Bucks swept the four-game season series from the Pacers and have won eight straight against their Central Division

By JOE WALLJASPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Stanley Umude scored 23 points to lead 23rd-ranked Arkansas to a 76-57 victory over Missouri on Tuesday.The Razorbacks (20-6, 9-4 Southeastern Conference) made 11 of 21 3-point attempts, with Umude hitting 6 of 9. Jaylin Williams finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Trey Wade

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Freestyler skier Alex Hall led a 1-2 American finish in the men’s Olympic slopestyle competition with a trick on his first run where he stopped his rotation midair and turned in the other direction before softly landing. Hall’s opening run drew a score of 90.01.

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Collin Gillespie had five 3-pointers and a career-high 33 points, including a key 3 with 23 seconds left, and 10th-ranked Villanova held on to beat eighth-ranked Providence 89-84. Justin Moore added 19 points for the Wildcats, who went 11 of 23 from beyond the arc

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Just one figure skater in the Beijing Olympics’ marquee women’s event wore pants for her short program performance at Capital Indoor Stadium. Though women in the singles and pairs contests have for years been free to don trousers in their performances, few actually opt for pants at

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — E.J. Liddell had 16 points and 10 rebounds, leading No. 18 Ohio State to a 70-45 win over Minnesota. The Buckeyes trailed 25-23 at halftime. Ohio State shot 40.7% in the first half and committed eight turnovers. Ohio State finished shooting 49.1% from the field, including

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored a pair of goals, including his 30th of the season, to lead the Washington Capitals in their 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators. Joe Snively and Nick Jensen also scored, and Ilya Samsonov made 33 saves for Washington. Michael McCarron had the lone

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Steven Holcomb might have been part of the USA Bobsled coaching staff by now. Perhaps he would have been involved in research and development. Or maybe he would be recruiting and wooing the next generation of sliders. He’d be involved. Holcomb is still felt within the