Year: 2022

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Leon Ayers III had 22 points in Bowling Green’s 86-76 win over Morgan State. Ayers had three steals for the Falcons. Samari Curtis scored 18 points and Rashaun Agee added 17. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Falcons. Malik Miller led the way for the Bears with 24

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston and Kamilla Cardoso each had double-doubles and No. 1 South Carolina dominated on defense in a 79-54 victory over Memphis. The Gamecocks started 8-0 for a second straight year and for the sixth time in coach Dawn Staley’s 15 seasons. Boston had 14

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Led by Zach Austin’s 25 points, the High Point Panthers defeated the North Florida Ospreys 93-88 on Saturday. The Panthers moved to 7-1 with the victory and the Ospreys fell to 2-5.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ty Zentner kicked a 31-yard field goal in overtime as 13th-ranked Kansas State beat No. 3 TCU 31-28 in the Big 12 championship game Saturday, leaving the Horned Frogs to wait another day to find out if they had already done enough to get into

FAIRFAX, Va — Led by De’Von Cooper’s 19 points, the George Mason Patriots defeated the Toledo Rockets 80-73 on Saturday. The Patriots improved to 5-4 with the win and the Rockets fell to 5-3.

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Linton Brown’s 17 points helped Coastal Carolina defeat Winthrop 86-81. Brown was 5 of 10 shooting, including 4 for 8 from distance, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Chanticleers. Jomaru Brown scored 16 points and added five steals. Wilfried Lakayi added 15 points. Sin’Cere McMahon led the

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Led by 18 points each from Everette Hammond and Cam Morris III, the UMass Lowell River Hawks defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers 70-59 on Saturday. Bryce Johnson, Nico Galette and Joey Reilly finished with 13 points apiece for Sacred Heart. The River Hawks improved to 8-1 with the win and the Pioneers

DAYTON, Ohio — Toumani Camara’s 20 points helped Dayton defeat SE Louisiana 80-74. Camara added nine rebounds and three steals for the Flyers. Daron Holmes scored 19 points while going 6 of 11 from the field and 7 of 11 from the free throw line and added 12 rebounds. Mustapha Amzil recorded 16 points. Christian

By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The Butler Bulldogs defeated the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 80-66 on Saturday led by Chuck Harris’ 32 points. The Bulldogs are now 6-3 on the season, while the Golden Eagles dropped to 3-6.

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi was pushed into the middle of a joyous post-match huddle as Argentina’s players jumped up and down to celebrate reaching the World Cup quarterfinals. Messi delivered again for his country, marking the 1,000th game of his era-defining career with his first goal

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Led by Jacob Boonyasith’s 17 points, the UMBC Retrievers defeated the Lehigh Mountain Hawks 88-62 on Saturday. Tyler Whitney-Sidney led Lehigh with 23 points. The Retrievers moved to 5-4 with the win and the Mountain Hawks dropped to 4-4.

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Matthew Sluka accounted for three touchdowns, Peter Oliver ran for 175 yards and scored twice, and No. 8-seed Holy Cross was never threatened in its 35-19 win over New Hampshire in the second round of the FCS playoffs. Holy Cross pulled away after a 7-5 halftime lead with two touchdowns in

PHILADELPHIA — Led by Demetre Roberts’ 24 points, the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights defeated the Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks 97-80 on Saturday. The Knights are now 4-6 on the season, while the Hawks moved to 3-4.

By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Led by Khalif Battle’s 27 points, the Temple Owls defeated the VCU Rams 83-73 on Saturday. The Owls moved to 5-4 with the victory and the Rams dropped to 5-3.

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Jalen Rucker’s 15 points helped Army defeat Wagner 75-64. Rucker added five rebounds and five assists for the Black Knights. Chris Mann also scored 15 points, shooting 3 for 8 from the field and 9 of 10 from the free throw line. Coleton Benson added 12 points. Delonnie Hunt led the

LEXINGTON, Va. — Led by Sean Conway’s 28 points, the VMI Keydets defeated the Navy Midshipmen 80-72 on Saturday.  Austin Inge led Navy with 21. The Keydets improved to 3-6 with the victory and the Midshipmen fell to 5-3.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Led by Ante Brzovic’s 16 points, the Charleston (SC) Cougars defeated the Citadel Bulldogs 79-57 on Saturday. The Cougars are now 8-1 on the season, while the Bulldogs moved to 5-4.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Meechie Johnson hit a long 3-pointer with 25.9 seconds to go and Georgetown missed two 3s in the closing seconds and South Carolina rallied to defeat the Hoyas 74-71 in overtime. After Jay Heath made two free throws for Georgetown to tie the game at 71 with 52.7 seconds left, South Carolina

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Virginia Military Institute has hired Danny Rocco as its football coach. Rocco has a long history of coaching in Virginia. He replaces Scott Wachenheim, who resigned after eight seasons last month. Rocco has a 121-65 record after head coaching stops at Liberty, Richmond and, until this year, Delaware. He’s also worked

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Bryan Reynolds has requested a trade ahead of baseball’s winter meetings. Reynolds hit .262 with 27 homers and 62 RBIs in 145 games last season, but Pittsburgh finished with a 62-100 record. In Reynolds’ four years with the team, the Pirates

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer great Pelé is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection and his health condition has not worsened over the latest 24 hours, the Albert Einstein hospital said Saturday. The 82-year-old Pelé has been at the hospital since Tuesday. “I’m strong, with a

By PAT PICKENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Luka Doncic had a game-high 30 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. chipped in 28 points against his former team, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the New York Knicks 121-100 on Saturday. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 17 points for Dallas, which outscored New York 69-41 in the second half