Month: March 2022

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cory Hightower had 20 points as Winthrop defeated Gardner-Webb 76-67 in the semifinals of the Big South Conference Tourney. D’Maurian Williams led the Runnin’ Bulldogs on Saturday with 22 points.

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Luka Modric and Eduardo Camavinga strike scorching goals to lead Real Madrid from behind to beat Real Sociedad 4-1 and increase its lead of the Spanish league. Karim Benzema adds a second-half penalty to take his league-leading goal tally to 20. Both teams pose with shirts

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kelsey Marshall scored 18 points and Miami pulled off its second straight upset in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, defeating No. 20 Notre Dame 57-54 to advance to the championship for the first time. Miami, which was 0-3 in semifinals, faces third-ranked North Carolina State, the two-time defending champions, in the

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Taz Sherman scored 21 points and West Virginia’s veterans came through to beat TCU 70-64 on the Mountaineers’ senior day and regular-season finale to snap a seven-game losing streak. Sherman was 9-of 17-shooting with three 3-pointers and another fifth-year player, Malik Curry, added 10 points for the Mountaineers. Senior Sean McNeil

NEW YORK — Chuba Ohams had 23 points plus 16 rebounds as Fordham narrowly beat George Washington 70-66. Brayon Freeman led the Colonials on Saturday with 17 points.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — PJ Hall scored 12 points and Alex Hemenway added 11 to lead a balanced offense as Clemson defeated Virginia Tech 63-59 in an ACC regular-season finale. David Collins and Al-Amir Dawes scored 10 points each for Clemson. Clemson led for nearly all of the final 11 1/2 minutes but never by

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Morgan Safford had 17 points as Wofford narrowly defeated VMI 68-66 in the quarterfinals of the Southern Conference tournament. B.J. Mack and Max Klesmit added 15 points each for the Terriers. Jake Stephens led the Keydets with 23 points and three assists.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Eric Hunter Jr. scored 17 points and Sasha Stefanovic added 15 to help No. 8 Purdue rally past archrival Indiana 69-67. Zach Edey added 10 points and 11 rebounds as the Boilermakers snapped a season-high two-game losing streak. Xavier Johnson led the Hoosiers with

PITTSBURGH — Jack Clark had a career-high 30 points to carry La Salle to an 85-76 win over Duquesne, snapping the Explorers’ seven-game road losing streak. The Dukes’ Amir Spears scored a season-high 34.

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Oscar Tshiebwe had 27 points and 15 rebounds for his 25th double-double of the season, and No. 7 Kentucky beat Florida 71-63 to secure the No. 3 seed in next week’s Southeastern Conference Tournament. The Wildcats ended a two-game road skid in league play and

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Christopher Bell won the first pole of his career and will lead the field to green Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bell turned a lap at 182.673 mph in Saturday qualifying to put his Toyota from Joe Gibbs Racing on the pole. NASCAR

NORFOLK, Va. — Kalu Ezikpe posted 14 points as Old Dominion edged past Middle Tennessee 68-64. Donovan Sims led the Blue Raiders with 18 points.

By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Senior Lauren Ebo scored a career-best 17 points and Rori Harmon added 13 along and four steals to help No. 9 Texas extend its winning streak to eight games with a 65-50 victory against Oklahoma State in the final regular season game ever at the 45-year-old

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Freshman guard Zakai Zeigler, whose family was left homeless by a fire in New York City last weekend, made two key free throws in the final seconds to help No. 13 Tennessee hold off No. 14 Arkansas 78-74. The Volunteers led by 24 points in the