Month: December 2021

ORONO, Maine — Ja’Shonte Wright-McLeish had 15 points off the bench to lead Maine to an 86-50 win over New England University. Alex Kravchuk led the Division III Nor’easters with 17 points.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Randy Miller Jr. tied his season high with 23 points as North Carolina Central rolled past Delaware State 86-53 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener. Kris Monroe had 16 points and seven rebounds for the Eagles (6-7). Myles Carter had 18 points for the Hornets (2-9), who have lost seven straight

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Paisley Harding scored 20 points, Tegan Graham added 15 and No. 20-ranked BYU pulled away for a 71-53 win over Washington State. BYU rebounded after after losing its first game of the season 99-91 in overtime at Oklahoma. Charlisse Leger-Walker hit 6 of 10 3-pointers and scored 21 points for WSU.

By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil great Ronaldo says he will become the majority shareholder of his old club Cruzeiro. The 45-year-old Ronaldo and club president Sergio Santos Rodrigues said through social media that there was an agreement in principle to buy the club. Ronaldo began his professional

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Only unvaccinated players and those experiencing possible symptoms of COVID-19 will be tested starting Sunday under the NFL’s revised protocols. Also, higher risk players have until 2 p.m. Monday to send written notice if they choose to opt out, according to a memo sent to clubs and obtained

DAVIDSON, N.C. — Foster Loyer had 24 points as Davidson won its seventh consecutive game, rolling past Radford 74-54. Shaquan Jules led the Highlanders on Saturday with 12 points and seven rebounds.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Colin Castleton scored 12 points with 11 rebounds, his fifth double-double of the season, and Florida held off South Florida 66-55 at the the Orange Bowl Classic. Castleton scored nine in the second half, including a putback that showcased Florida’s transition game. Phlandrous Fleming swatted away a driving layup by South

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored 21 points with 11 rebounds and Alfonso Plummer and Jacob Grandison combined for nine of a program-record 18 3-pointers and 37 points in Illinois’ 106-48 win over St. Francis (Pennsylvania). Cockburn made 9 of 11 shots with four dunks and brought an intimidating defensive presence inside against the

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Cameron Henry had 17 points and six rebounds as Indiana State rolled past Alabama A&M 67-43. Garrett Hicks led the Bulldogs with 10 points.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans will have outside linebacker Bud Dupree available Sunday when they play his old team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Titans activated Dupree off injured reserve Saturday. They also elevated wide receiver Cody Hollister and offensive lineman Daniel Munyer from the practice squad for the game, and defensive lineman Kevin

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored 17 points, Faustine Aifuwa had a double-double and No. 22 LSU rolled to its eighth-straight win, 77-51 over Bradley. Aifuwa had 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Tigers, who were just 1 of 14 from 3-point range but shot 31 of 58

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn has hired Seattle Seahawks quarterbacks coach Austin Davis as offensive coordinator. Coach Bryan Harsin announced the hiring of Davis Saturday to run the offense and coach quarterbacks. Harsin fired Mike Bobo from those positions following a 6-6 record in their first regular season at Auburn. The team faces Houston in

LEEDS, England (AP) — Arsenal has reported an allegation of racial abuse toward one of its players during the English Premier League game against Leeds. The alleged incident took place in the 33rd minute of the game at Elland Road that Arsenal won 4-1. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says “it was reported and the stadium

PARIS (AP) — Second-division side Nancy, playing with eight men, reached the last 32 of the French Cup by beating French league side Troyes 4-2 in a penalty shootout after they finished regulation time 1-1. Troyes is the first Ligue 1 team to get knocked out of the French Cup. Sitting at the bottom of

CINCINNATI — David DeJulius scored 24 points, tying his season high, as Cincinnati defeated Ashland 71-57. Jeremiah Davenport added 22 points for the Bearcats. Derek Koch led the Eagles on Saturday with 13 points and seven assists. 

By CHUCK KING Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe now owns the single-season college football records for passing yards and touchdowns. He threw for 422 yards and six touchdowns and the Hilltoppers beat Appalachian State 59-38 in the Boca Raton Bowl. Zappe finished the season with 5,967 yards and

DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jamarius Burton’s runner with 0.4 seconds left lifted Pittsburgh over St. John’s 59-57 in the showcase game of the Gotham Classic. After St. John’s tied the game on two Dylan Addae-Wusu free throws, Burton took the inbounds pass and stormed down the court before lifting the

DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Christian Wood led a balanced attack with 21 points and eight rebounds as the Houston Rockets defeated the Detroit Pistons 116-107, handing the Pistons their 14th straight loss. It matches the longest single-season skid in Pistons history, including 1979-80 and 1993-94. They had a 21-game streak spread over

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Chris Shelton had 16 points off the bench to lift Youngstown State to an 83-54 win over Westminster (PA). Daniel Ritter led the Titans with 13 points and six rebounds.