Year: 2022

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Led by Callum McRae’s 19 points, the Sacramento State Hornets defeated the Cal State-Stanislaus Warriors 72-51 on Wednesday. The Hornets are now 7-6 with the win and the Warriors dropped to 3-8.

By GLEN ROSALES Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jaelen House scored 26 points and Jamal Mashburn Jr. added 19 to lead No. 22 New Mexico to an 88-69 win Wednesday over Colorado State in the Mountain West opener for both teams. Morris Udeze added a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds for the

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — J’Wan Roberts scored 15 points, Tramon Mark and Emanuel Sharp added 14 each, and No. 3 Houston routed Tulsa 89-50 on Wednesday night in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams. The Cougars (13-1) missed five of their first seven shots as Tulsa took an early 8-5 lead, but were

WACO, Texas (AP) — Keyonte George scored 21 points, and No. 12 Baylor pulled away from Nicholls State in the second half of an 85-56 victory Wednesday night. George and Adam Flagler both made four 3-pointers for the Bears (10-2), who never trailed in their final game before opening Big 12 Conference play. Flagler had

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 42 points and the Chicago Bulls rallied to beat Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks 119-113 in overtime Wednesday night. The Bulls trailed by 15 early in the fourth quarter, only to pull even in the closing minute of regulation. DeRozan scored 10

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Nunge had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 22 Xavier won its seventh straight game by holding off St. John’s 84-79. The Musketeers built an 18-point cushion midway through the second half before fending off a late comeback attempt, setting up a showdown

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Led by Dalen Ridgnal’s 24 points, the Missouri State Bears defeated the Northern Iowa Panthers 79-67 on Wednesday night. The Bears improved to 6-7 with the win and the Panthers fell to 5-8.

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins have agreed with infielder Jean Segura on a two-year, $17 million contract. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because the Marlins hadn’t announced the signing. The deal is contingent on Segura completing a

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Aaliyah Edwards had 23 points and a career-high 20 rebounds, and No. 8 UConn rode another fast start to a 72-47 victory over 21st-ranked Creighton. Dorka Juhasz had a season-high 22 points and a career-high 18 boards for the Huskies, who were down to seven

By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rui Hachimura matched his career high with 30 points and converted a pivotal three-point play to help the Washington Wizards pull away for a 127-102 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night in a meeting of depleted teams. “I think right away his level of

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jake Walman scored at 2:13 of overtime and the Detroit Red Wings overcame an early four-goal deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Wednesday night. Walman, off the rush, tipped a rebound behind goaltender Casey DeSmith for his second goal of the season. Pittsburgh was coming

ORLANDO, Fla. — Led by Darius Johnson’s 15 points, the UCF Knights defeated the Wichita State Shockers 52-45 on Wednesday night. The Knights are now 10-3 with the win and the Shockers fell to 7-6 in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

DAYTON, Ohio — Led by Daron Holmes’ 22 points, the Dayton Flyers defeated the Duquesne Dukes 69-57 on Wednesday night. The Flyers improved to 9-5 with the victory and the Dukes fell to 10-4 after the Atlantic 10 opener for both teams.

BANGOR, Maine — Led by Chris Ledlum’s 27 points, the Harvard Crimson defeated the Maine Black Bears 74-73 in overtime on Wednesday night. The Crimson are now 9-5 with the victory and the Black Bears fell to 6-7.

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Chris Moore got a steal in the final seconds and Wendell Green Jr. made a layup at the buzzer to cap No. 20 Auburn’s 61-58 victory over Florida in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. Moore stole the ball from Gators star Colin Castleton,

SYDNEY (AP) — Taylor Fritz and Madison Keys have given the United States a 2-0 lead over the Czech Republic at the new United Cup mixed teams tournament. Fritz broke Jiri Lehecka’s serve in the ninth game of the second set and went on to beat the Czech player 6-3, 6-4. Keys followed that up

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer The Boston Red Sox and right-hander Corey Kluber have agreed to a $10 million, one-year contract. A person familiar with the negotiations confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract for the two-time AL Cy Young Award winner was pending a successful physical.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown scored 30 points in a dominant performance, D’Moi Hodge added 15 and Missouri blew out No. 19 Kentucky 89-75 on Wednesday night in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. DeAndre Gholston and Sean East II also had 12 points apiece for the

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Terry Roberts and Kario Oquendo each scored 17 points and Georgia held off Rider for a 78-72 victory.  Mervin James scored six points and Allen Betrand had a 3-pointer during Rider’s 17-4 run to pull to 74-72 with 56 seconds to play, but Georgia made its last four free throws to

LINCOLN, Nebr. (AP) — Leigha Brown scored 20 points and No. 14 Michigan defeated Nebraska 76-59 on Wednesday night, giving coach Kim Barnes Arico her 500th career win. Jaz Shelley had 21 points to lead the Cornhuskers, who failed to get coach Amy Williams her 300th career win. This game was all about shooting. Michigan

By WILLIAM S. PAXTON Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Jordan Hawkins scored 22 points to lead No. 2 UConn past Villanova 74-66 on Wednesday night in Big East action. Freshman Alex Karaban added 15 points and Andre Jackson Jr. had 10 for the Huskies. UConn is one of three remaining undefeated teams in the