Month: December 2022

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Japanese pitcher Kodai Senga and the New York Mets have agreed to a $75 million, five-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical. It’s the latest

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Led by Steven Verplancken Jr.’s 21 points, the Weber State Wildcats defeated the Saint Martin’s Saints 82-58. The Wildcats are now 3-7 on the season, while the Saints fell to 0-1.

By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 36 points and eight assists, Anfernee Simons added 31 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-118 on Saturday night. Portland overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to beat Minnesota in the opener of a two-game set.

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — As soon as Hansel Emmanuel began to weave in from the right wing, his Northwestern State teammates started to stand up. When he dribbled between two defenders for a stylish layup, most everyone in the gym joined them. The freshman with one arm was finally on the board. And a minute

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Unbeaten world champion Terence Crawford knocked out David Avanesyan in the sixth round to retain his WBO welterweight belt. Crawford, fighting for the first time in more than a year, had the sixth-ranked challenger wobbling with a flurry of blows before landing a right cross

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Mike Miles Jr. returned to the TCU lineup with 18 points and the 24th-ranked Horned Frogs extended their winning streak to six games with an 83-75 win over SMU. Miles was one of five players scoring in double figures for the 8-1 Frogs. Eddie

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner scored 43 seconds into overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-4 victory over the Calgary Flames. The winner came on the power play after Calgary’s Jonathan Huberdeau took a high-sticking penalty on the opening faceoff of the extra period. Marner also picked up an assist in the

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Noah Reynolds scored 20 points off of the bench to lead the Wyoming Cowboys over the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 92-65. The Cowboys improved to 5-5 with the victory and the Bulldogs fell to 6-3.

By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds in his 80th career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets held off the depleted Utah Jazz 115-110. Jamal Murray added 30 points for the Nuggets, who scored the final five to finally put away a Utah team missing

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 28 points and nine rebounds and the Chicago Bulls took advantage of NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic’s absence to rout the Dallas Mavericks 144-115 on Saturday night. Doncic sat out with a strained right quadriceps. Swingman Josh Green also was out with a right

MONTREAL (AP) — Anze Kopitar and Viktor Arvidsson scored in the first period, and the Los Angeles Kings held off the Montreal Canadiens for a 4-2 win. Alexander Edler also scored for Los Angeles, and Adrian Kempe added an empty-netter. Pheonix Copley made 20 saves. Mike Hoffman and Cole Caufield scored for Montreal, and Jake

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, Monika Czinano scored 22 and No. 16 Iowa dispatched Minnesota 87-64 on Saturday night. Clark, who led the nation with a 27.3 scoring average coming into the game, sank 11 of 26 shots with four 3-pointers for the Hawkeyes

PORTLAND, Ore. — Led by Moses Wood’s 21 points, the Portland Pilots defeated the New Orleans Privateers 100-61. The Pilots improved to 8-5 with the win and the Privateers fell to 2-6.

FARGO, N.D. — Led by Josh Bannan’s 27 points, the Montana Grizzlies defeated the North Dakota State Bison 82-75. The Grizzlies improved to 5-5 with the victory and the Bison fell to 2-9.