Month: February 2022

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A person familiar with the move says the San Francisco 49ers are hiring former Chargers coach Anthony Lynn as their assistant head coach. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hadn’t announced the hiring. Lynn brings a strong background in

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman won the Hardest Shot competition and St. Louis’ Jordan Kyrou was the Fastest Skater during an NHL All-Star skills competition with a distinct Vegas flavor. Carolina’s Sebastian Aho won the Accuracy Shooting contest at T-Mobile Arena on a night when the

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Love made two free throws with 1.2 seconds left and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on beat the Charlotte Hornets 102-101 on Friday night following a wild fourth quarter. Jarrett Allen had a career-high 29 points and 22 rebounds and Love had 22 of his

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam matched his season high with 33 points, Fred VanVleet had 26 points and 11 assists and the Toronto Raptors beat the Atlanta Hawks 125-114 on Friday night for their fifth straight victory. The Raptors also beat the Hawks 106-100 in Atlanta on Monday night, with

ALBANY, N.Y. — Dimencio Vaughn had 24 points and Allen Powell scored 18 as Rider topped Siena 74-60. Colby Rogers led Siena with 20 points.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs hired Joe Cullen, the former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator, to coach their defensive line Friday while moving Brandon Daly from that position group to work with the linebackers. Cullen has spent 15 seasons working with defensive lines for five teams, beginning with Detroit in 2006 and

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nikola Vucevic scored a season-high 36 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, while DeMar DeRozan added 31 points in the Chicago Bulls’ 122-115 win over the Indiana Pacers. Chicago has won four of six and continues to hold the Eastern Conference’s top record. The Pacers lost their

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points in 28 minutes, and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to four games with a 102-93 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Jaylen Brown scored 13 points for the Celtics, who have won six of their last seven games. Josh Richardson added

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Marcus McClary hit the winning 3-pointer, George Papas had 18 points and three blocks and Monmouth edged past Fairfield 59-56. After Fairfield’s Jesus Cruz hit a jumper to tie it with 30 seconds left, Monmouth worked the clock to the final seconds and McClary hit a 3-point bank shot from

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Matthew Lee and KC Ndefo scored 14 points apiece as St. Peter’s topped Quinnipiac 83-74. Daryl Banks III added 13 points, Fousseyni Drame scored 12 and Doug Edert had 10 for the Peacocks. Matt Balanc led the Bobcats with 17 points.

AKRON, Ohio — Enrique Freeman had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Akron beat Miami of Ohio 66-55. Xavier Castaneda had 11 points for Akron, which earned its fourth straight home victory. Dae Dae Grant had 18 points for Miami.

NEW YORK — Jordan Dingle had 23 points as Penn defeated Columbia 81-66. Max Martz added 16 points for Penn. Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa had 21 points for Columbia.