Year: 2022

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson watched his second 3-pointer go down, turned toward the Pelicans’ defensive end and threw a triumphant punch into the air. Adding perimeter scoring to his already formidable play in the paint, Williamson scored 35-points for a second straight game, and New Orleans beat

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — LeBron James scored 35 points, Anthony Davis had 34 points and 15 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Detroit Pistons 124-117 on Sunday night. Davis also had seven assists as the Lakers overcame 38 points from Bojan Bogdanovic to end a three-game losing streak. Lonnie

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Dexter Dennis had 16 points, Tyrece Radford scored 12 — all in the second half — and Texas A&M pulled away for a 72-54 victory over Oregon State on Sunday night. Dennis sank 5 of 9 shots with four 3-pointers to help the Aggies (6-3) up their non-conference home win

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Aljaz Kunc scored 21 points and No. 20 Iowa State broke away in the second half to beat McNeese State 77-40. Jaren Holmes added 17 points and Gabe Kalscheur had 15 for the Cyclones, who are 8-2. Ahead 33-24 at the break, Iowa State scored the

MILWAUKEE — Elijah Jamison had 19 points in Milwaukee’s 92-63 win over North Park. Jamison also contributed six assists for the Panthers (8-4). Keon Edwards scored 15 points. Markeith Browning II added 12 points and six rebounds. Jordan Boyd finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for the Vikings.

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Morgan Safford finished with 17 points, Anderson Mirambeaux and Mekhi Lairy scored 15 apiece and Miami of Ohio rolled to an 85-49 victory over Calumet College. Safford sank 7 of 11 shots and grabbed six rebounds for the RedHawks (4-5). Mirambeaux and Lairy both added five rebounds and five assists. Freshman

MOSCOW, Idaho — Zyon Pullin buried a game-winning jumper with three seconds remaining and finished with 26 points to spark UC Riverside to a 76-74 victory over Idaho. Pullin added five rebounds for the Highlanders (6-3). Lachlan Olbrich was 6 of 8 shooting and 6 of 10 from the free throw line to add 18

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Mike White refused to go down despite being briefly sidelined twice in a 20-12 loss to the Buffalo Bills. White showed perseverance and grit and impressing coach Robert Salah and teammates in closing the game playing through rib injuries. It wasn’t

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Halfway through the season, the New York Giants were one of the biggest surprises of 2022. The second half has given Giants fans another surprise. The 6-2 start under first-year coach Brian Daboll might have been a blip, with New York looking more like

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Isaiah Swope scored 28 points, including six in overtime, as Southern Indiana took down Indiana State 88-85. Swope made 8-of-9 3-pointers for the Screaming Eagles. Trevor Lakes scored 15 points and added 12 rebounds. Gary Solomon scored 15 points. Courvoisier McCauley led the Sycamores, finishing with 23 points and six rebounds. Jayson

By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Zakai Zeigler scored 12 points, including a key 3 late in the second half as No. 7 Tennessee held off No. 13 Maryland 56-53 in a Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational matchup. Tennessee led by as many as 18 points in the first half before Maryland

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Thierry scored a career-high 21 points and Taylor Mikesell added 16 as No. 3 Ohio State won its 10th game in a row Sunday defeating Michigan State 74-68. The Buckeyes (10-0) led by as many as 18 points in the first half before the Spartans

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Just when he started to look like his vintage self — scrambling for first downs and diving for the goal line — Russell Wilson was knocked out of the game with a concussion Sunday. Wilson, who hasn’t had a lot of things go his way in

By The Associated Press HAMPTON, Va. — Rashaun Agee and Samari Curtis scored 14 points apiece and Bowling Green cruised past Hampton 86-72. Agee added eight rebounds for the Falcons (4-5) and Curtis handed out seven assists. Isaac Elsasser sank 4 of 5 shots from 3-point range and scored 13. The Pirates (3-7) were led

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mitch Trubisky was overly aggressive with the football, and he knew it. The Steelers lost rookie Kenny Pickett to concussion protocol in the first quarter, and when Trubisky entered the game, he repeatedly moved Pittsburgh deep into Baltimore territory. But three costly interceptions allowed

By BOB TRIPI Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — In the end, no amount of fireworks from Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson could overcome perhaps the worst game of Vikings running back Dalvin Cook’s six-year career. Cook was held to 23 yards on 15 carries in Minnesota’s 34-23 loss to the Detroit Lions, keeping the Vikings

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel has been taken off the field on a cart after injuring his left ankle on a running play. Samuel’s leg buckled as he fumbled the ball on a carry late in the second quarter of San Francisco’s

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Kam Jones scored 25 points, Oso Ighodaro added a double-double and Marquette breezed to a 79-64 victory over Notre Dame. Jones sank half of his 20 shots with four 3-pointers for the Golden Eagles (8-3). Ighodaro added 16 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. Olivier Maxence Prosper had 14 points

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Samara Spencer scored 19 points, leading five players in double figures, and No. 21 Arkansas overcame poor shooting to defeat Arkansas State 77-63. Erynn Barnum added 16 points on 8-of-8 shooting and Jersey Wolfenbarger had 15 for the Razorbacks, Izzy Higginbottom scored 19 points for the Red Wolves. Arkansas State was

MARTIN, Tenn. — Parker Stewart scored 22 points, including seven in overtime, to lead UT Martin to a 75-74 victory over Chicago State. Stewart added five rebounds for the Skyhawks (5-5). Chris Nix scored 13 points with 10 rebounds. K.J. Simon added 13 points. The Cougars (3-8) were led by Wesley Cardet Jr., who finished

THIBODAUX, La. — Caleb Huffman’s 31 points led Nicholls over Rust 85-65. Huffman also contributed five steals for the Colonels. Latrell Jones scored 16 points and added three steals. Marek Nelson recorded 10 points. The Bearcats were led by Davonte Craven, who recorded 21 points and two steals. Jonathon Bentley added 10 points for Rust.

By The Associated Press RIVERDALE, N.Y. — Led by Earl Timberlake’s 23 points, the Bryant Bulldogs defeated the Manhattan Jaspers 104-97 in overtime on Sunday. The Bulldogs are now 8-3 on the season, while the Jaspers fell to 3-6.