Month: February 2022

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice and had an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2. Tarasenko’s first goal put the Blues up 2-1 in the second period, and his second was an empty-netter that came with about two minutes left in a game that was well in hand

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Marcus Domask had a season-high 25 points as Southern Illinois beat Bradley 65-57. Ben Coupet Jr. had 19 points and seven rebounds for Southern Illinois (14-13, 7-8 Missouri Valley Conference). Lance Jones added 11 points. Southern Illinois dominated the first half and led 41-22 at the break. The Braves’ 22 first-half points

PORTLAND, Ore. — Chika Nduka recorded 11 points and 14 rebounds to lead Portland to an 84-39 win over Bushnell. Kristian Sjolund had 11 points for Portland (14-12). Tyler Robertson added 11 points and eight rebounds. Nikola Milosevic had seven rebounds. Portland posted a season-high 60 rebounds. Stevie Schlabach had 15 points for the Beacons.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Gaige Prim had a season-high 32 points plus 11 rebounds as Missouri State got past Indiana State 79-70. Prim made 18 of 21 foul shots. Jaylen Minnett tied a season high with 22 points for Missouri State (20-8, 11-4). Lu’Cye Patterson added 10 points. Isiaih Mosley had seven rebounds. Cooper Neese had

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski didn’t coach the second half of ninth-ranked Duke’s 76-74 win against Wake Forest on Tuesday night. Krzyzewski, who is retiring after this season, wasn’t with the team as it returned from the locker room after halftime. The team’s official Twitter account later posted Krzyzewski

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 26 of his 29 points in the first half and the Boston Celtics won their ninth in a row, dominating the Philadelphia 76ers 135-87.  Jayson Tatum added 28 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for the Celtics, who have closed ground in the Eastern

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored his 500th goal and Pittsburgh teammate Kris Letang capped a late rally to send the Penguins past the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in overtime. Crosby became the 46th player in NHL history to reach the 500-goal milestone when he beat Carter Hart from the

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 41 points, Danilo Gallinari added 25 and the Atlanta Hawks held off the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-116. Cleveland lost consecutive games for the first time since Dec. 31. Darius Garland finished with 30 points, Evan Mobley had 21 points and Kevin Love 20 for

MUNCIE, Ind. — Trendon Hankerson registered 19 points as Northern Illinois topped Ball State 64-58. Keshawn Williams had 19 points for Northern Illinois (7-16, 4-9 Mid-American Conference). Chinedu Kingsley Okanu added 10 points. Darweshi Hunter had seven rebounds. Payton Sparks had 16 points for the Cardinals (11-14, 6-8). Miryne Thomas added 11 points and three

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Timmy Allen and Andrew Jones each scored 20 points to help No. 20 Texas defeat Oklahoma 80-78 in overtime. Marcus Carr and Christian Bishop each scored 16 points for the Longhorns. Elijah Harkless scored 19 points and Jordan Goldwire added 18 points for the Sooners.

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y (AP) — Victor Olofsson scored twice including the go-ahead goal with 2:55 left in the third period, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Tuesday night for their second consecutive win. Alex Tuch added a goal and assist for Buffalo. Tage Thompson, Kyle Okposo,

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Quenton Jackson scored 16 points and Wade Taylor IV sank three foul shots with 19 seconds left and Texas A&M ended its eight-game losing streak by beating Florida 56-55. lorida’s Phlandrous Fleming Jr. missed a jump shot with three seconds remaining, the Gators lost control on an offensive rebound attempt