Year: 2021

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — Shaun White will have to wait at least one more week to get an inside track on a trip to his fifth Olympics after an eighth-place finish at the season’s first qualifying event. The three-time gold medalist could not put together a completely clean

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Houston Mallette had a season-high 24 points as Pepperdine beat Alabama State 79-62. Kenny Strawbridge led the Hornets on Saturday with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Matthias Tass had 22 points as Saint Mary’s routed UC Santa Barbara 80-59. Alex Ducas had 12 points for the Gaels, who have won six in a row at home. Dan Fotu and Augustas Marciulionis had 11 points each. Amadou Sow had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Gauchos.

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Tari Eason scored 23 points, and No. 25 LSU recovered from a 15-point first-half deficit to beat Georgia Tech 69-53 on Saturday night and remain undefeated. Xavier Pinson had 13 points and Brandon Murray added 10 points for LSU. The cold-shooting Tigers (9-0) trailed 24-9 before

By ANTHONY ANDERSON Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Freshman and hometown star Blake Wesley hit a go-ahead, pull-up jumper in the lane with 11.7 seconds left and Notre Dame beat No. 10 Kentucky 66-62. Wesley broke a 62-62 tie and Dane Goodwin added a dunk as time expired, prompting fans to storm the

MIAMI (AP) — The Bulls will be without Ayo Dosunmu and Stanley Johnson for Saturday’s game against the Miami Heat after the guards were placed on health and safety protocols, reducing Chicago’s active roster to 10 players. Johnson signed a 10-day contract on Thursday after the club lost leading scorer DeMar DeRozan, as well as

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — UConn star Paige Bueckers is considering surgery to repair the left leg fracture she suffered a week ago, which might mean missing more time than originally expected. Coach Geno Auriemma says Bueckers is in the process of getting more medical opinions on how to proceed. The reigning national player of the

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 30 points to power No. 11 Arizona over Illinois 83-79 on Saturday. Trailing the Illini by one with 2:22 to play, Arizona’s Azuolas Tubelis capitalized on an offensive rebound by putting in a layup. On the next possession, Christian Koloko forced a turnover,

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Xavier Fuller had 20 points as South Dakota narrowly defeated Northern Arizona 76-71 in overtime. Jalen Cone led the Lumberjacks with a career-high 33 points, including a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left in regulation that forced the overtime.

MT. PLEASANT, Mich. — Kevin Johnson had 14 points as Illinois-Chicago narrowly defeated Central Michigan 71-67. Oscar Lopez Jr. led the Chippewas with 17 points and seven rebounds.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Yuri Collins set a school record with 19 assists — the most in an NCAA game this season — to go with 14 points and Saint Louis beat Boston College 79-68. Collins broke the Saint Louis assists record set by Jim Roder versus Southern Miss during the 1986-87 season. He was

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (AP) — Nathaniel Pollard Jr. registered 16 points and eight rebounds as Maryland-Eastern Shore rolled past St. Mary’s (MD) 79-43. Gary Grant led the Seahawks on Saturday with 13 points.

OGDEN, Utah — Dontay Bassett had 13 points off the bench to lead Weber State to an 82-36 win over Maine-Fort Kent. Micah Petty led the Bengals with nine points.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lahat Thioune scored a career-high 16 points off the bench and Utah rolled to a 96-62 win over Manhattan. Thioune hit 4 of 5 shots for the Utes, who shot 58% overall. He also made all eight of his free throws, career bests for attempts and makes, and grabbed seven

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Ledarrius Brewer had a season-high 20 points as ETSU got past Morehead State 82-75. Johni Broome led the Eagles on Saturday with a season-high 24 points.

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Quarterback Tai Lavatai ran for two touchdowns and Navy’s defense limited Army to 57 second-half yards in the second half in a 17-13 victory in a game played at the Meadowlands to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Navy (4-8) played