Year: 2021

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Tanner Groves buried a 3-pointer for the lead early in the second half and Oklahoma found the range and roared past Houston Baptist 57-40. Elijah Harkless scored 13 points with nine rebounds and Jordan Goldwire scored 11 for Oklahoma. The Sooners trailed 27-22 at halftime after shooting 31% in the first

By BILL WHITEHEAD Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Ekblad scored 2:39 into overtime and the Florida Panthers won their record-tying 11th straight home game to start the season by topping the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1. After a faceoff win in the 3-on-3 session, Ekblad worked a give-and-go with Jonathan Huberdeau, zipping in the winner

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Matthew Stafford had smoothly handled just about every aspect of the enormous adjustment in moving from the Detroit Lions to the Los Angeles Rams. He think he’ll adjust well to not playing on Thanksgiving for once this season. Stafford grew to enjoy the Lions’

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Patrice Bergeron, David Pastrnak and Charlie Coyle each had a goal and an assist to lead the Boston Bruins to a 5-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres. Mike Reilly and Taylor Hall also scored, Nick Foligno had two assists and rookie Jeremy Swayman made 24 saves

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tristan Jarry stopped 36 shots to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Vancouver Canucks 4-1. The Penguins have won four straight behind Jarry, who has allowed just two goals during the surge. Bryan Rust, Evan Rodrigues, Zach-Aston Reese and Brock McGinn scored for Pittsburgh. Thatcher Demko

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Devin Booker scored 35 points, Chris Paul had 12 assists and made four free throws in the final 8.8 seconds the Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to 14 games, holding off the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-1115. Phoenix’s run started with a win over Cleveland on Oct.

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Michigan State is giving Mel Tucker a $95 million, 10-year contract to stay, making an aggressive move to keep a football coach who potentially could have left for LSU or the NFL. The deal funded by donors was announced Wednesday night. The 12th-ranked Spartans close the regular season against

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The ATP Cup team event will kick off the slate of tune-up tournaments in three states ahead of the Australian Open in January. Tennis Australia says the ATP Cup will be played Jan. 1-9 in Sydney and will be followed the Sydney Tennis Classic. Other warm-up events will be held in

DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Terry Rozier scored 27 points and Kelly Oubre Jr. came off the bench with 21 points and six rebounds Wednesday night to help the Charlotte Hornets overcome poor shooting in a 106-99 win over the Orlando Magic. LaMelo Ball had 22 points and four assists for the

RUSTON, La. — Keaston Willis had 22 points as Louisiana Tech romped past ULM 96-74. Koreem Ozier led the Warhawks with 18 points.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Grant Sherfield scored 23 points and Desmond Cambridge Jr. added 21 to lead Nevada to an 81-62 victory over Washington in the Crossover Classic. Nevada (3-4) and Washington (4-3) each finished 2-1 in the round-robin tournament. Sherfield and Cambridge combined for five of the Wolf Pack’s eight 3-pointers. Warren Washington

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — D’Maurian Williams had a career-high 27 points as Gardner-Webb defeated Columbia International 90-78. Kareem Reid had 18 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for Gardner-Webb (2-3). Lance Terry added 15 points. Zion Williams had eight rebounds. Bryce Causey had 18 points for the Rams. Dianthony Heathcock added 15 points and

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Nighael Ceaser had 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to carry Texas State to a 92-47 win over LeTourneau. Deonte Jackson led the YellowJackets with 17 points.

TAMPA, Fla. — Javon Greene registered 10 points and six steals as South Florida topped Hampton 58-52. Najee Garvin led the Pirates with 14 points.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Rashad Bolden had 29 points as Southern Miss beat UNC-Wilmington 80-66 in the Zootown Classic. Bolden shot 11 for 12 from the field, including 5 of 6 from behind the arc. Tyler Stevenson had 15 points for Southern Miss (3-2). Isaih Moore added 15 points. Jaylen Sims had 16 points for

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Eli Brooks scored 15 points and No. 20 Michigan overcame a sloppy performance to beat Tarleton State 65-54. Moussa Diabate and Caleb Houstan scored 14 points apiece for Michigan (4-2), which committed 20 turnovers. Hunter Dickinson added nine points and 10 rebounds. Montre Gipson led

RIVIERA MAYA, Cancun — Josh Mballa had a career-high 29 points as Buffalo defeated Illinois State 106-90 in the Cancun Challenge – Riviera Division. Kendall Lewis led the Redbirds with 22 points.