Year: 2022

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Mike Miles Jr. returned to the TCU lineup with 18 points and the 24th-ranked Horned Frogs extended their winning streak to six games with an 83-75 victory over SMU on Saturday night. Miles was one of five players scoring in double figures for the

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Unbeaten world champion Terence Crawford knocked out David Avanesyan in the sixth round to retain his WBO welterweight belt. Crawford, fighting for the first time in more than a year, had the sixth-ranked challenger wobbling with a flurry of blows before landing a right cross

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — As soon as Hansel Emmanuel began to weave in from the right wing, his Northwestern State teammates started to stand up. When he dribbled between two defenders for a stylish layup, most everyone in the gym joined them. The freshman with one arm was finally on the board. And a minute

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner scored 43 seconds into overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-4 victory over the Calgary Flames. The winner came on the power play after Calgary’s Jonathan Huberdeau took a high-sticking penalty on the opening faceoff of the extra period. Marner also picked up an assist in the

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Noah Reynolds scored 20 points off of the bench to lead the Wyoming Cowboys over the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 92-65. The Cowboys improved to 5-5 with the victory and the Bulldogs fell to 6-3.

By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds in his 80th career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets held off the undermanned Utah Jazz 115-110 on Saturday night. Jamal Murray added 30 points for the Nuggets, who scored the final five to finally put away a

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 28 points and nine rebounds and the Chicago Bulls took advantage of NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic’s absence to rout the Dallas Mavericks 144-115 on Saturday night. Doncic sat out with a strained right quadriceps. Swingman Josh Green also was out with a right

MONTREAL (AP) — Anze Kopitar and Viktor Arvidsson scored in the first period, and the Los Angeles Kings held off the Montreal Canadiens for a 4-2 win. Alexander Edler also scored for Los Angeles, and Adrian Kempe added an empty-netter. Pheonix Copley made 20 saves. Mike Hoffman and Cole Caufield scored for Montreal, and Jake

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis scored 21 points and No. 10 Arizona defeated No. 14 Indiana 89-75 on Saturday night in the Vegas Clash. The Wildcats (8-1) held off Indiana’s surge after their lead was trimmed to 59-56 on consecutive 3-pointers by the Hoosiers midway through the second half.

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Nicolas Batum made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 23.8 seconds remaining and the Los Angeles Clippers sent the Washington Wizards to their sixth straight loss, 114-107. Paul George scored 36 points for the Clippers and John Wall added 13 in his return to Washington, but it was

PHOENIX (AP) — Aidan Mahaney scored 20 points, Alex Ducas added 17 and Saint Mary’s knocked off No. 22 San Diego State 68-61 in the Jerry Colangelo Classic on Saturday. Two of the nation’s best defensive teams got offensive early at the home of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns before the Gaels (8-3) tightened up to

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn convinced All-Star forward Kevin Durant to stay home this weekend. Then he tried to explain why the Nets opted to rest their top seven scorers against Indiana in game where they rallied to beat the Pacers 136-133. For Vaughn, it came

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby scored two goals, defenseman Kris Letang returned 12 days after the second stroke of his career and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-1. Rickard Rakell also scored to help the Penguins win their fifth straight and improve to 12-2-2 in their last 16

MALIBU, Calif. — Josh Pierre-Louis scored 16 points and Ajay Mitchell added five points in the overtime as the UCSB Gauchos knocked off the Pepperdine Waves 67-64. The Gauchos improved to 6-2 with the victory and the Waves fell to 5-4.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Led by Cade Meyer’s 25 points, the Green Bay Phoenix defeated the UMKC Kangaroos 70-64. The Phoenix are 2-8 with the win and the Kangaroos dropped to 4-9.

TULSA, Okla. — The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles defeated the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears 111-78, led by Max Abmas’ 31 points. The Golden Eagles improved to 7-3 with the win and the Bears fell to 5-5.

By The Associated Press POCATELLO, Idaho — Led by Andrew Rohde’s 19 points, the St. Thomas Tommies defeated the Idaho State Bengals 76-70. The Tommies are 8-4 on the season, while the Bengals moved to 3-8.

By The Associated Press EMMITSBURG, Md. — Led by Jedy Cordilia’s 12 points, the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers defeated the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds 51-34 on Saturday night. The Mountaineers improved to 5-6 with the win and the Greyhounds fell to 4-7.

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Quincy Guerrier scored 26, Will Richardson had the first triple-double by an Oregon men’s basketball player in 20 years and the Ducks beat Nevada 78-65. Richardson finished with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the program’s first triple double since Luke Jackson had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 12

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Caleb Williams brought sizzle, excitement and star power back to Southern California football. And now the Heisman Trophy, too. Williams, the dynamic quarterback who was the catalyst for the Trojans’ turnaround season, won the Heisman on Saturday night to make USC the first

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Morgan Maly scored a career-high 24 points and No. 18 Creighton held off Drake 75-71. Maly sank 9 of 16 shots with four 3-pointers, adding six rebounds for the Bluejays (8-1), who snapped a four-game skid against the Bulldogs (5-3). Emma Ronsiek added 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting from beyond the

By The Associated Press RICHMOND, Ky. — The Eastern Kentucky Colonels defeated the Boyce Bulldogs 140-79, led by Michael Moreno’s 35 points. The Colonels are now 5-5 with the victory and the Bulldogs dropped to 0-2.

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Alissa Pili hit 13 of 18 shots from the floor and scored 28 points to lead No. 15 Utah to a 76-59 win over in-state rival BYU in the 110th meeting between the schools. Utah now leads the all-time series, 69-42.