Month: March 2022

DENTON, Texas (AP) — Armaan Franklin sank three 3-pointers in overtime and scored 17, sparking Virginia to a 71-69 victory over North Texas in NIT second-round action. Franklin’s three 3s came in the first 2:10 of the extra period and gave the Cavaliers (21-13) a 64-58 lead. The Mean Green (25-7) pulled within a point

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — American Taylor Fritz upset an ailing Rafael Nadel 6-3, 7-6 (5) to win the BNP Paribas Open and snap the 21-time major champion’s 20-match winning streak this year. Fritz earned the biggest victory of his young career in front of a partisan crowd in

By STEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 21 points and Louisville advanced to the Sweet 16 after a 68-59 win over Gonzaga on Sunday night in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. Top-seeded Louisville had their final home crowd of the season and jumped out to a

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Landry Shamet made a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left in overtime moments after missing an open look beyond the arc and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings 127-124 on Sunday. Damian Jones gave the Kings a 121-120 lead with a putback dunk not long

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Alexandar Georgiev made a season-high 44 saves for his seventh career shutout, Chris Krieder broke a scoreless tie late in the second period and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0. It was the first shutout for Georgiev since beating Philadelphia 9-0 on March

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — American Taylor Fritz upset Rafael Nadel 6-3, 7-6 (5) to win the BNP Paribas Open and snap the 21-time major champion’s 20-match winning streak this year. Nadal fought off a match point on his serve with a forehand winner to tie the second set

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gabe Kalscheur scored 22 points and 11th-seeded Iowa State surprised Wisconsin in the Badgers’ backyard, advancing to the Sweet 16 with a 54-49 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Izaiah Brockington added 10 points as the gritty Cyclones used their tough defense to

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Wendell Carter Jr. scored 10 of his career-high 30 points in the fourth quarter and the Orlando Magic handed the Oklahoma City Thunder their ninth straight loss with a 90-85 victory Sunday night. Carter also had 16 rebounds to help the Magic end a three-game losing

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas had 26 points and 12 rebounds, CJ McCollum added 25 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-112. The Pelicans, who moved into ninth place in the Western Conference, have won two straight and three of four and were without leading

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Hannah Sjerven scored 16 points and Chloe Lamb had 15 as 10th-seeded South Dakota beat Baylor 61-47. The Coyotes became the eighth double-digit seed to win on the opening weekend of the women’s NCAA Tournament, tying a record. The 29-5 Coyotes scored the game’s first

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona and North Carolina are looking for more consistency in the second round of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats had some early-game jitters in their opener against UNLV before pulling away in the fourth quarter. The Tar Heels played a similar game against Stephen

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning made another trade on the eve of the deadline aimed at becoming the NHL’s first team to win three in a row since the 1980s. The Lightning acquired forward Nick Paul from the Ottawa Senators for Mathieu Joseph and a

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Top seeds Gonzaga, Arizona and Kansas are in the NCAA Sweet 16. So is giant killer Saint Peter’s, which became only the third No. 15 seed to make it this far. And Coach K’s farewell tour continues as he and his Duke Blue Devils made it to the Sweet