Month: February 2022

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Logan Johnson scored 14 points, Kyle Bowen had 12 and No. 23 Saint Mary’s beat San Diego 60-46 for their 16th straight win against the Toreros. Saint Mary’s is 11-3 in West Coast Conference play and clinched the No. 2 seed in next week’s conference

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Gus Okafor had 21 points as Southeastern Louisiana slipped past New Orleans 84-79. Jalyn Hinton had 18 points, nine rebounds and three blocks for the Lions (16-13, 11-4 Southland Conference). Derek St. Hilaire had 15 points to pace the Privateers (16-10, 11-3). 

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Michael Carter III had 19 points to lead five Portland State players in double figures as the Vikings beat Weber State 81-75. Khalid Thomas added 17 points for the Vikings (10-15, 8-9 Big Sky Conference). Koby McEwen had 24 points and six rebounds to pace the Wildcats (19-10, 12-6 Big Sky

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 37 points while extending an NBA-record streak, and the Eastern Conference-leading Chicago Bulls squeezed by the Atlanta Hawks 112-108. DeRozan his league mark of scoring at least 35 while shooting 50% or better to eight consecutive games. The five-time All-Star made 15 of

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Mikael Granlund scored the lone goal of a four-round shootout, helping the Nashville Predators cap a night to remember by beating the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Thursday. The Predators began the evening by honoring longtime goaltender Pekka Rinne before the game by raising his

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Jalen Williams had 25 points as Santa Clara defeated Pepperdine 89-73. Giordan Williams had 15 points for the Broncos (19-10, 9-5 West Coast Conference). Houston Mallette had 24 points for the Waves (7-23, 1-14), who have now lost five games in a row.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Bryce Fowler tossed in 23 points and Sacramento State breezed to an 83-51 victory over Idaho.Cameron Wilbon had 15 points for the Hornets (8-16, 4-13 Big Sky Conference), who snapped a four-game skid at home. William FitzPatrick added 15 points and seven rebounds. Mikey Dixon had 13 points to lead the

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Freshman Malaki Branham scored 31 points to lift No. 22 Ohio State to an 86-83 win over No. 15 Illinois on Thursday night. The result dealt a serious blow to Illinois’ Big Ten title hopes, dropping them a full game behind leaders Purdue and Wisconsin two

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 18 points and 10 rebounds in three quarters as top-ranked South Carolina won the Southeastern Conference regular-season title with an 89-48 rout of Texas A&M. Boston set an SEC record with her 20th consecutive double-double, passing former LSU star Sylvia Fowles.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Caleb Stone-Carrawell had a career-high 24 points as Austin Peay held off Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 68-64 in overtime. Courtney Carter led the Cougars on Thursday night with a career-high 21 points.

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Devin Booker had 25 points, 12 assists and a career-high six steals to help the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 124-104 on Thursday night. Booker played point guard with All-Star Chris Paul out with a fractured right thumb. Booker finished with a

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP Sports Writer ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — As much as Daniil Medvedev cares about taking over the No. 1 ranking in men’s tennis, he also knows there are more serious matters happening involving his home nation of Russia. A loss by Novak Djokovic at the Dubai Championships means that the Serbian player

CEDAR CITY, Utah — John Knight III had 26 points as Southern Utah topped Montana 82-74. Josh Bannan led the Grizzlies on Thursday night with 23 points.

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Forward KJ Williams had 30 points on 12-for-19 shooting and added five rebounds, and No. 19 Murray State claimed the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title with a  76-43 win over Belmont. Tevin Brown added 15 points, eight rebounds and three assists for the Racers (27-2, 17-0), who have won 17 straight

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 21 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 1 Gonzaga picked up its defensive pressure in the second half to hold off San Francisco and extend its winning streak to 17 with an 89-73 win. Drew Timme just missed a triple-double with 20