Month: December 2022

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Armando Bacot returned from a one-game absence to score 21 points and grab 13 rebounds, RJ Davis had 22 points and 10 rebounds and North Carolina snapped a four-game losing streak with a 75-59 win over Georgia Tech. Bacot reached double-digit rebounds for the 61st time, tying a school record

CHARLESTON, Ill. — Alec Rosner’s 23 points helped Western Illinois defeat Eastern Illinois 79-75. Rosner was 8 of 13 shooting, including 5 for 8 from distance, for the Leathernecks. Trenton Massner scored 17 points and added seven rebounds and five assists. Jesiah West had 15 points, nine rebounds, three steals, and six blocks. The Panthers

CLEVELAND — Led by Malique Jacobs’ 18 points, the Kent State Golden Flashes defeated the Cleveland State Vikings 67-58 on Saturday. The Golden Flashes are now 7-3 with the victory and the Vikings fell to 6-5.

TULSA, Okla. — Led by Keyshawn Embery-Simpson’s 13 points, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane defeated the Central Michigan Chippewas 70-63 on Saturday. The Golden Hurricane moved to 3-6 with the win and the Chippewas fell to 4-6.

CONWAY, S.C. — Jomaru Brown’s 20 points helped Coastal Carolina defeat Regent 102-39. Brown had seven steals for the Chanticleers. Jimmy Nichols scored 16 points and added seven rebounds and three blocks. D.J. Basey shot 7 of 9 from the field to finish with 14 points, while adding eight rebounds and three blocks. Stanley Adjei

STATESBORO, Ga. — Led by Jalen Finch’s 16 points, the Georgia Southern Eagles defeated the Wofford Terriers 79-57 on Saturday. The Eagles improved to 6-4 with the win and the Terriers fell to 6-5.

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christian Bishop scored 16 points and No. 2 Texas held Arkansas-Pine Bluff to 13 points in the second half while coasting to an 88-43 win. Freshman Dillon Mitchell scored 13 points for Texas mostly on dunks. Brock Cunningham scored a career-high 13 on 5-of-5 shooting.

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Drake Batherson scored a goal and assisted on another to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators. Claude Giroux and Alex DeBrincat also scored, Shane Pinto had a pair of assists and Cam Talbot made 27 saves for the Senators. Ottawa

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Shoma Uno has won gold at the Grand Prix Final by holding off Japanese countryman Sota Yamamoto. Eighteen-year-old American Ilia Malinin has rallied from a poor short program to take bronze. Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada has kept American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates at

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Caleb Mills scored 16 points, Cameron Corhen had 15 points off the bench, and Florida State defeated Louisville 75-53 on Saturday in a game between two Atlantic Coast Conference teams desperate for a win. Matthew Cleveland had 12 points and eight rebounds for the Seminoles (2-9, 1-1). Corhen added five rebounds

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Ricky Council IV scored 26 points and Nick Smith Jr. had 21 in No. 9 Arkansas’ 88-78 win over Oklahoma. Arkansas improved to 9-1 on the season. The Razorbacks led by three at the break and gradually pulled away from the Sooners throughout the second half. Oklahoma had just three players

HAMDEN, Conn. — Led by Ike Nweke’s 17 points, the Quinnipiac Bobcats defeated the Lafayette Leopards 76-63 on Saturday. The Bobcats are now 9-2 on the season, while the Leopards dropped to 1-10.

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup by beating England 2-1. Olivier Giroud scored in the 78th minute at Al Bayt Stadium to keep France on course to become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to