Month: February 2022

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 35 points, Mikal Bridges added a season-high 27 and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to 11 games by beating the Brooklyn Nets 121-111 on Tuesday night. The Suns continued their best start to a season in franchise history and have

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Jaiden Delaire and Harrison Ingram scored 12 points apiece and Stanford slogged its way to a 57-50 win over California. Ingram’s jumper with 34 seconds before halftime gave Stanford the lead for good. Brandon Angel’s 3 with 11:23 left capped a 6-0 Stanford spurt for a 35-28 lead. Lars Thieman’s three-point

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Ezra Manjon registered 19 points as UC Davis edged past UC Riverside 65-60. Caleb Fuller had 14 points and eight rebounds for UC Davis (9-7, 3-3 Big West Conference). Elijah Pepper added 12 points. Kane Milling had 11 points. After heading to the locker room at the half with a 32-22 advantage,

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Alex Galchenyuk was the only scorer in the shootout and the Arizona Coyotes rallied to beat Colorado 3-2, snapping the Avalanche’s 18-game home winning streak. Galchenyuk had a second-period goal and Lawson Crouse also scored for the Coyotes. Scott Wedgewood stopped 38 shots in regulation and overtime.

By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — For Taiwan, every appearance on the global stage is fraught with politics — and even more so when that stage is China. The four Taiwanese athletes competing in Beijing for the Winter Olympics, can’t use the name Taiwan. Instead, they compete under Chinese Taipei. Taiwan is

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Wendell Green Jr. scored a season-high 23 points off the bench as No. 1 Auburn cruised past rival Alabama with a 100-81 home win. Green led the Tigers in scoring while also recording eight rebounds and six assists with only one turnover. Jabari Smith added 17 points as Auburn (21-1, 9-0

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Norway is predicted to top the medals table at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. This would be a repeat of the 2018 Games in South Korea when Norway was also the leading medal winner. Nielsen-Gracenote has been forecasting medal outcomes for the last several Olympics. The

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jared Bynum scored 19 points off the bench and Al Durham made eight straight free throws in the final 27 seconds as No. 15 Providence held off St. John’s 86-82 for its sixth consecutive victory. Nate Watson scored 15 of his 16 points in the

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson led Michigan with 26 points and the Wolverines scored the last six points of the game to beat Nebraska 85-79.  C.J. Wilcher’s two free throws for Nebraska tied the game at 79 with 1:20 remaining. DeVante’ Jones answered with a layup and then forced a turnover on the

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Daeshun Ruffin scored 19 points before sitting out the final 12 minutes with a right leg injury, and Mississippi held of No. 25 LSU 76-72. It is the Tigers’ fifth loss in six games. Luis Rodriguez scored 15 for Ole Miss, which saw its

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kevin Obanor had 17 points with five 3-pointers and 14th-ranked Texas Tech beat No. 23 Texas 77-64 in Chris Beard’s return. It was emotionally charged arena packed with fans who used to love the coach who took the Red Raiders to the national championship game only three years ago. But when

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American snowboardcross rider Alex Deibold withdrew from the Beijing Olympics following a head injury he suffered at a World Cup race last weekend in Italy. A onetime wax technician, Deibold earned a bronze medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics in snowboardcross. He said in a statement that while he’s expecting to