Month: February 2022

By JOE ERWIN-BUETTNER Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Umoja Gibson scored a season-high 30 points and Oklahoma defeated No. 9 Texas Tech 70-55. Gibson shot 8 of 11 on 3-pointers to help the Sooners stop a three-game skid and halt Texas Tech’s three-game winning streak. Elijah Harkless added 13 points and Jordan Goldwire had

By JAMES D. JACKSON Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 27 points and 16 rebounds, Fred VanVleet made six 3-pointers and added 21 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 117-98 for their seventh straight victory. Siakam started quickly en route to a 13-for-17 shooting performance. He had 15

DALLAS (AP) — John Isner beat Kevin Anderson to advance to the quarterfinals of his hometown Dallas Open, outlasting the South African in their first meeting since a marathon in the Wimbledon semifinals in 2018. All three sets went to tiebreakers, with Isner holding on, 7-6 (1), 6-7 (7), 7-6 (5). Anderson was the one

CHICAGO — David Jones had a triple-double with 22 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists to lift DePaul to an 82-74 win over Georgetown. It’s the first triple-double in program history. Kaiden Rice led the Hoyas on Wednesday night with 24 points.

By RAGAN CLARK Associated Press JUYONGGUAN, China (AP) — China’s most famous landmarks are, for the most, part, outside the Olympic bubble. That includes the Great Wall, but 60 athletes and journalists were offered an opportunity climb the wall’s ancient steps of the Juyong Pass. This small taste of China outside the bubble was made

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Alonzo Verge Jr. scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half and Nebraska picked up its first Big Ten Conference win of the season with a 78-65 victory over Minnesota. Freshman Bryce McGowens had seven points and older brother Trey McGowens scored six with four assists to guide the

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Brian Williams is taking over as Maryland’s defensive coordinator. Williams has been on the staff for all three of Michael Locksley’s seasons as head coach. He was outside linebackers coach in 2019, defensive line coach in 2020 and became co-defensive coordinator in 2021. Maryland said Wednesday he’ll continue coaching the

HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Jermaine Marshall posted 15 points and 10 rebounds to lift Samford to a 65-60 overtime win over Wofford. B.J. Mack led the Terriers with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The Premier Hockey Federation’s Isobel Cup playoffs will be held in Florida, the women’s professional hockey league announced. The six-team playoffs will be played at the AdventHealth Center Ice complex near Tampa, and held from March 25 to 28. The format will feature the bottom four teams playing a

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting as No. 10 Baylor beat Kansas State 75-60. James Akinjo added 15 points for the balanced Bears, and Adam Flagler had 10. They won their seventh straight over Kansas State and reached 20 wins for the 13th

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Alex DeBrincat had a goal and two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks got off to fast start and beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-1. Brandon Hagel, Dylan Strome and Kirby Dach also scored for the Blackhawks, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 40 shots — the fourth time this

By DAVE SKRETTA and GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Olympic figure skating favorite Kamila Valieva practiced as usual Thursday morning at the Beijing Olympics, despite reports that the Russian 15-year-old has tested positive for a banned substance. The Russian newspaper RBC reported she tested positive for a banned heart medication, putting in

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde took the lead after the first run of the men’s Alpine combined skiing race at the Beijing Olympics. The Norwegian leads Jack Crawford of Canada by 0.02 seconds after the downhill run of the event. The combined adds the times from one downhill

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Jaden Shackelford had career highs of 30 points and eight 3-pointers and Alabama defeated Mississippi 97-83 on Wednesday night. Shackelford was 10-of-17 shooting, including 8 of 13 from behind the arc. JD Davison added 18 points and eight assists with Keon Ellis scoring 13 points and Noah Gurley 10 for Alabama,

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American snowboarder Chloe Kim turned in a strong opening run to easily defend her Olympic halfpipe title. The last rider to drop into the halfpipe, and with the contest already over, the 21-year-old from California still attempted to go big on a trick one last