Year: 2021

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — L.J. Cryer had 15 points and sixth-ranked Baylor beat Arizona State 75-63 to wrap up first-round play at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Matthew Mayer added 14 for the national champion Bears. Baylor had five players score in double figures. D.J. Horne scored 20 points

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jayden Taylor scored 21 points on 6-for-9 shooting and Ty Groce scored 18 and missed just one of nine attempts and Butler beat Division II-level Chaminade 84-51 at the Maui Invitational. The Bulldogs built a 9-0 lead and extended it to 18-2 before a 14-6 spurt capped by Tredyn Christensen’s dunk

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Payton Willis scored 17 points and Jamison Battle 14 as Minnesota strung together a 12-2 run over six minutes late in the game to defeat Jacksonville 55-44. Minnesota led by 17 early in the second half before Jacksonville cut that to 43-35 with just under eight minutes to play. E.J. Stephens drained

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Jamal Bieniemy had 21 points as UTEP beat Florida A&M 67-53. Jorell Saterfield had 14 points for UTEP (4-2). Jamari Sibley added 13 points and seven rebounds. Keonte Kennedy had 12 points and nine rebounds. MJ Randolph had 17 points for the Rattlers (1-3). Kamron Reaves added 13 points.

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Elvis Merzlikins made 36 saves for his seventh career shutout and the Columbus Blue Jackets blanked Winnipeg 3-0 to hand the Jets their fourth consecutive defeat. Gregory Hofmann, Zach Werenski and Andrew Peeke scored for Columbus, which won for the fourth time in five games. Connor

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James made the tiebreaking 3-pointer in overtime and followed with a back-breaking 3 in his return from the first suspension of his career to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat Indiana 124-116 on Wednesday night. James finished with 39 points on 13-of-29 shooting and had

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets beat the Boston Celtics 123-104. Kevin Durant scored 21 points to pass Allen Iverson and move into the top 25 on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Patty Mills added 23 points, James Harden had 20 points and 11 assists and LaMarcus Aldridge scored

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chandler Stephenson and Mark Stone each had a goal and an assist, and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Nashville Predators 5-2. Jonas Rondbjerg, Adam Brooks and Alex Pietrangelo also scored for Vegas, and Robin Lehner stopped 26 shots. Filip Forsberg scored two late goals for Nashville, and Juuse Saros made

AMHERST, Mass. — Javohn Garcia had 18 points off the bench to carry UMass to a 92-81 win over UMass Lowell. Allin Blunt led the River Hawks on Wednesday night with 18 points.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored six straight points in the final minute and the Utah Jazz held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-104 on Wednesday night. Mitchell had a rough shooting night before the final surge, hitting just four of his first 14 shots. He finished with 13 points. Jordan Clarkson scored 20

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 33 points and 14 rebounds in Minnesota’s fifth straight win. The Timberwolves beat Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat 113-101. Edwards led Minnesota’s 3-point barrage in the second half. The Wolves launched a franchise-record 55 attempts from behind the arc and made 18.

HOUSTON (AP) — Danuel House Jr. had 18 points, Christian Wood added 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Houston Rockets ended their losing streak at 15, beating the Chicago Bulls 118-113 on Wednesday night. Kevin Porter Jr. had 14 points, six rebounds and nine assists after missing three games because of a bruised left

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 26 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans won for just the fourth time this season, beating the Washington Wizards 127-102. Josh Hart highlighted his 16-point performance with a running half-court bank shot as he

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild didn’t let a traffic jam slow them down against the New Jersey Devils. Kevin Fiala scored the lone goal in a shootout, Cam Talbot made 42 saves and the Wild beat the Devils 3-2 after arriving late to the arena. Stuck in holiday

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Bas Leyte had 18 points off the bench to carry UNC Greensboro to an 80-61 win over Division III-level North Carolina Wesleyan. Isaiah Lewis led the Battling Bishops with 12 points and three blocks.

By TOM KERTSCHER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, Bobby Portis added 28 and the Milwaukee Bucks continued their dominance over the Detroit Pistons with a 114-93 win. The victory was Milwaukee’s fifth in a row overall and its 12th straight over Detroit, dating to 2018. That is tied for the

CHICAGO (AP) — Ezra Hendrickson was hired as coach of Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire. Hendrickson had spent three seasons with the Columbus Crew, which won last year’s MLS title. He succeeds Frank Klopas, who became interim coach in September when coach Raphaël Wicky was fired after seven wins, 15 losses and six draws. The

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Freshman Matthew Cleveland scored 17 points and his put-back basket with 2.1 seconds left in overtime helped Florida State fight off Boston University’s upset bid with an 81-80 win. Cleveland scored 14 in the second half and grabbed seven rebounds off the bench. Caleb Mills also scored 17 for the Seminoles