Month: February 2022

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Dušan Vlahović scored twice as injury-depleted Juventus won 3-2 at Empoli to move to within seven points of Serie A leader AC Milan. Vlahović netted his first on the stroke of halftime after Szymon Żurkowski had canceled out Moise Kean’s opener for Juventus. The 22-year-old Vlahović doubled

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Karim Benzema has scored late to snatch Real Madrid a 1-0 win at Rayo Vallecano and extend its lead of the Spanish league. Benzema and Vinícius Júnior unlocked Rayo’s defense in the 83rd minute when a passing exchange between the strike partners left the France striker

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 27 points and Jayson Tatum added 26 points and 11 rebounds as the Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 113-104. The Celtics have won 11 of their last 12 games. The blemish is a 112-111 home loss to Detroit on Feb. 16. Boston was

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer It was a touching, emotional and at times uplifting day in the Premier League as Christian Eriksen made his long-awaited return while players and fans at matches across the country showed solidarity toward those from and in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. Eriksen played as a substitute for Brentford eight

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Tanner Groves had 14 points and 10 rebounds to help Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State 66-62 in overtime. Jordan Goldwire and Umoja Gibson each added 13 points for the Sooners. Oklahoma snapped a four-game losing streak. Avery Anderson scored 25 points and Moussa Cisse added 12

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tyson Walker made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 3 seconds left, lifting Michigan State to a 68-65 win over No. 4 Purdue. The Spartans gave Tom Izzo his 662nd victory, matching Bob Knight’s total at Indiana for the record by a coach at a Big

BOSTON — Hunter McIntosh had 21 points as Elon defeated Northeastern 67-54. Jason Strong led the Huskies on Saturday with 14 points.

DURHAM, N.H. — Nick Guadarrama had 16 points and seven rebounds as New Hampshire edged past Binghamton 66-62. Christian Hinckson led the Bearcats on Saturday with 15 points and 14 rebounds.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Ryan Rollins had 24 points as Toledo beat Miami (Ohio) 88-73. Dae Dae Grant led the RedHawks on Saturday with 24 points, seven assists and six rebounds.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Phlandrous Fleming Jr. scored a season-high 27 points, Tyree Appleby added 21 and Florida hit 14 3-pointers in beating Georgia 81-69. Fleming, from Athens, Georgia, was 11-of-18 shooting with four 3-pointers in his homecoming. Appleby had five 3s and seven assists. Myreon Jones added 13 points and Colin Castleton 10 points,

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has suddenly handed over the “stewardship and care” of the Premier League club to its charitable foundation trustees. The move came after a member of the British parliament called for the Russian billionaire to hand over the club in the wake

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Runaway league leader Paris Saint-Germain again relied on Kylian Mbappe as it rallied from a goal down to beat Saint-Etienne 3-1 at home. Mbappe has rescued PSG with late goals this season and this time he scored either side of halftime before assisting midfielder Danilo in

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Emblem Road rallied with a wide, sweeping move on the outside to win the $20 million Saudi Cup at 99-1 odds. Country Grammar finished second by a half-length for embattled trainer Bob Baffert in the world’s richest horse race. Emblem Road ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.52 at King Abdulaziz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Andrey Rublev has won his second singles title in less than a week — and 10th overall — when he beat Czech qualifier Jiri Vesely 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the Dubai Championships. The seventh-ranked Russian won the Open 13 tournament last Sunday in Marseille, where he also

LONDON (AP) — Newcastle climbed four points clear of the Premier League relegation zone and moved above Brentford by winning their encounter 2-0 on a day when Christian Eriksen made his long-awaited return to action after a cardiac arrest. Newcastle gained a man advantage when Josh Dasilva sent off for a reckless challenge on Matt