Year: 2022

LOGAN, Utah — Steven Ashworth scored 27 points off of the bench to help lead the Utah State Aggies past the Utah Tech Trailblazers 86-81 on Thursday night. The Aggies are now 6-0 on the season, while the Trailblazers fell to 3-5.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kevin McCullar Jr. returned from an injury to score 17 points and grab 10 rebounds, Jalen Wilson added 15 points and 13 boards, and ninth-ranked Kansas rolled to a 91-65 victory over Seton Hall in the Big East-Big 12 Battle. KJ Adams had 11 points,

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Desmond Cambridge Jr. hit a 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left and Arizona State rallied from a 15-point, second-half deficit to beat Colorado 60-59 on Thursday night in a Pac-12 Conference opener. The Sun Devils took their final possession with 12.7 seconds to play. DJ Horne received the ball underneath and passed

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Diamond Johnson and Saniya Rivers each scored 22 points to help No. 12 North Carolina State overcome a 45-point effort from Caitlin Clark and beat No. 10 Iowa 94-81 in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game on Thursday night. Clark, who came into the game tied

by DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Killian Hayes scored eight of 22 points in overtime as the Detroit Pistons recovered from blowing a late lead to beat the Dallas Mavericks 131-125 on Thursday night. Christian Wood’s dunk tied the game at 125 with 1:35 left in overtime, but Hayes answered with back-to-back 3-pointers

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and two assists to extend his career-best point streak to 10 games, and Joel Eriksson Ek added a goal and assist, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 5-3 win against the Edmonton Oilers. Frederick Gaudreau, Sam Steel and Mats Zuccarello

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Martinook had a hat trick to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the St. Louis Blues 6-4 on Thursday night. After a turnover, Martinook scored the winning goal with 4:35 left, beating goalie Jordan Binnington on a wrist shot. Martinook also scored in the second period

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Branden Carlson scored 22 points and Utah handed No. 4 Arizona its first loss of the season, 81-66 on Thursday night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams. Carlson went 5 of 9 from 3-point range. Rollie Worster had 12 points, 11 rebounds and nine

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays are relocating their spring base for 2023 due to extensive damage to team training facilities caused by Hurricane Ian. The Rays have trained since 2009 in Port Charlotte, Florida, about 90 minutes south of St. Petersburg. The club intends to explore several options before making a

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Led by Ahmad Rand’s 13 points, the Milwaukee Panthers defeated the Green Bay Phoenix 81-67 on Thursday night. The Panthers improved to 6-3 with the win and the Phoenix fell to 0-7.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Led by Jalen Benjamin’s 28 points, the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers defeated the Saint Peter’s Peacocks 73-58 on Thursday night. The Mountaineers are now 4-4 on the season, while the Peacocks dropped to 4-3.

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Guentzel and Kasperi Kapanen scored less than 2 minutes apart in the third period to rally the Pittsburgh Penguins past the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3. Guentzel’s power-play goal 7:33 into the third tied the game at 3 and Kapanen’s first goal in nearly two months

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Led by Messiah Jones’ 16 points, the Wofford Terriers defeated the Presbyterian Blue Hose 76-63 on Thursday night. The Terriers improved to 5-3 with the victory and the Blue Hose fell to 2-7.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon and J.T. Compher scored two goals apiece to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 6-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. MacKinnon added three assists and J.T. Compher had two helpers for the Avalanche, who won for the fifth time in seven games. Artturi Lehkonen and Mikko

RIVERDALE, N.Y. — Led by Anthony Nelson’s 18 points, the Manhattan Jaspers defeated the Fairfield Stags 56-53 on Thursday night. The Jaspers are now 3-3 on the season, while the Stags moved to 2-6.

ATLANTA — Led by Jamaine Mann’s 19 points, the Georgia State Panthers defeated the Middle Georgia State Knights 79-53 on Thursday night. The Panthers improved to 5-3 with the win.

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Ryan Johansen scored his second goal of the game 33 seconds into overtime and Juuse Saros made 25 saves in the Nashville Predators’ 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Johansen took a pass from Matt Duchene and beat goalie Vitek Vanecek from

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the deals tells the Associated Press that former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zach Eflin has agreed to join the Tampa Bay Rays on a three-year, $40 million contract that’s the largest the club has ever awarded in free agency. The person

BOSTON (AP) — World record holder and two-time Olympic gold medalist Eliud Kipchoge will make his Boston Marathon debut in 2023, competing 10 years after two bombs exploded at the finish line. Two-time winner Lelisa Desisa will return in the men’s division, 10 years after he won the 2013 race that was interrupted by the

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Michigan star running back Blake Corum is expected to have surgery on his injured left knee that will cause him to miss the postseason, according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because Michigan was