Month: February 2022

LEXINGTON, Va. — Max Klesmit scored 22 points as Wofford defeated VMI 83-72. B.J. Mack added 21 points for the Terriers. Trey Bonham led the Keydets on Wednesday night with 20 points.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Caleb Houstan scored 13 of his career-high 21 points in the second half when Michigan pulled away to beat Rutgers 71-62 without head coach Juwan Howard, who was serving the first of a five-game suspension. Former longtime Saint Joseph’s coach and current Michigan associate head coach Phil Martelli was filling

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A.J. Griffin hit back-to-back 3-pointers and scored on a drive after making just one basket in the first 36 minutes and No. 7 Duke beat Virginia 65-61. Duke improved to 24-4 overall and 14-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Griffin’s first 3 gave the

DAYTON, Ohio — Koby Brea had 16 points off the bench to carry Dayton to an 82-61 win over UMass. Michael Steadman led the Minutemen on Wednesday night with 14 points.

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Evina Westbrook came off the bench to score 17 points, leading  No. 7 UConn over Marquette 69-38 to secure the Big East’s regular-season title for the Huskies. Azzi Fudd added 13 points for UConn (20-5, 14-1), which has won nine straight conference championships, dating back

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball gave locked out players five days to salvage March 31 openers and a full season, telling the union that games would be canceled if a labor contract is not agreed to by the end of Monday. After the third straight day of

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Daniil Medvedev has taken another step toward top spot in the ATP rankings with a dominant second-round victory over Pablo Andujar in the Mexican Open. The 26-year-old Medvedev will play in the quarterfinals against either Taylor Fritz or Yoshihito Nishioka. Medvedev can replace Novak Djokovic atop the rankings if he wins

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Darian Adams had 27 points as Jacksonville State got past Eastern Kentucky 81-68. Michael Moreno led the Colonels on Wednesday night with 23 points.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Jermaine Couisnard scored 22 points, Keyshawn Bryant added 14 and South Carolina beat Mississippi State 66-56 on Wednesday night for its fourth win in a row. Couisnard, who was coming off a career-high 33-point performance in a 77-75 win over LSU on Saturday, has scored 20-plus in back-to-back game for the

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Jalen Rucker had 21 points as Army topped Bucknell 73-60. Xander Rice led the Bison on Wednesday night with a career-high 25 points.

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers are coming back from the All-Star break at less than full strength. All-Star guard Darius Garland will miss will miss Cleveland’s game Thursday night at Detroit with a back issue that has slowed him for weeks while newly acquired guard Caris LeVert is sidelined