Month: March 2022

NEW YORK — DeLonnie Hunt had 17 points as Wagner rolled past Long Island-Brooklyn 82-62 in the Northeast Conference tournament semifinals. Ty Flowers led the Sharks on Saturday night with 24 points and eight rebounds.

PHOENIX — Holland Woods had 13 points and seven assists as Grand Canyon defeated Dixie State 70-53. Frank Staine led the Trailblazers on Saturday night with 16 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.

TORONTO (AP) — Alex Chiasson had the go-ahead score in Vancouver’s three-goal third period, Thatcher Demko made 34 saves and the Canucks rallied to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-4. J.T. Miller, Brock Boeser, Travis Hamonic and Tanner Pearson each had goal and an assist for Vancouver, and Tyler Motte scored into an empty net.

SEATTLE (AP) — Terrell Brown Jr. scored 24 points and led four players into double-figure scoring as Washington closed out its regular season by completing a season sweep of Oregon State, 78-67. The Huskies finish the regular season in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Pac-12 Conference with Oregon and Washington State, all

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Azar Swain had 22 points as Yale topped Brown 74-65. Jaylan Gainey led the Bears with 20 points and 18 rebounds.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Terry Rozier scored 31 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat San Antonio 123-117 to leave Spurs coach Gregg Popovich a victory short of the tying the NBA record. San Antonio has lost four straight since beating Washington on Feb. 25 to move Popovich within one of Don Nelson’s record of 1,335

SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Charles Pride had 24 points and 10 rebounds, including the game-winning free throw as time expired to lift Bryant to a 70-69 win over Mount St. Mary’s in the semifinals of the Northeast Conference tournament. Jalen Benjamin led the Mountaineers on Saturday night with 16 points.

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 34th goal of the season and 764th of his NHL career to help the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 5-2 for their second consecutive win. Ovechkin moved two back of Jaromir Jagr for third on the career goals list. Tom Wilson,

CINCINNATI — Nate Johnson had 25 points as Xavier easily defeated Georgetown 97-75. Dante Harris led the Hoyas with 19 points. Georgetown’s losing streak reached 20 games.

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 24 points, and the Kentucky Wildcats never trailed beating No. 18 Tennessee 83-74 Saturday night in the Southeastern Conference women’s tournament semifinals. The seventh-seeded Wildcats (18-11) reached their first tournament championship game since 2014 and their sixth all-time. They did it

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Douglas Wilson scored 22 points as South Dakota State defeated Omaha 87-79 in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament. Baylor Scheierman added 20 points for the Jackrabbits. Frankie Fidler led the Mavericks with 34 points.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jayveous McKinnis had 15 points and 12 rebounds to power Jackson State to a 76-69 victory over Mississippi Valley State. Jonas James III had 16 points to top the Tigers (11-18, 9-9 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Dyllan Taylor added 13 points, while Ken Evans Jr. scored 10. Terry Collins had 16 points

ABILENE, Texas — Mahki Morris had 18 points as Abilene Christian narrowly beat Tarleton State 61-56. Tahj Small led Tarleton State with 17 points.

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Kevion Nolan had 19 points as Jacksonville narrowly beat Jacksonville State 54-51 in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament. Kayne Henry led the Gamecocks on Saturday night with 14 points.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Hassani Dotson scored the tying goal for Minnesota United in a 1-1 draw with Nashville. United moved to 0-0-2 and Nashville is 1-0-1.

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte FC made a record-breaking home debut Saturday night, setting a Major League Soccer attendance mark of 74,479 in a 1-0 loss to the LA Galaxy. Fans dressed in the team’s light, blue colors and wearing Charlotte FC scarves celebrated the team’s first game at