Year: 2022

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jenna Staiti scored 14 of her 17 points in the second half, including 10 in the pivotal third, to lead No. 25 Georgia to a 67-58 win over Texas A&M in the regular-season finale. The Bulldogs trailed 34-33 before Staiti hit back-to-back baskets to put them on top for good midway

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jailin Cherry scored 14 points and No. 8 LSU held off a furious fourth-quarter comeback by No. 16 Tennessee for a 57-54 win. The Lady Vols cut LSU’s eight-point lead down to two with 25 seconds to play. Tamari Key missed a short jump with 5

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Destanni Henderson tied her career high with 23 points and Aliyah Boston had 15 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 1 South Carolina to a 71-57 win over Mississippi in the regular-season finale for both teams. Boston extended her Southeastern Conference record streak of double-doubles to 21. The Gamecocks had

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers made her first start since getting injured two months ago and Christyn Williams scored 16 points in her final regular-season game to lead No. 7 UConn to an 88-31 rout of Providence. Bueckers played 13 minutes again, scoring two points and had five

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Scott McLaughlin got his first IndyCar Series victory in the season-opening race through the downtown streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. McLaughlin is the three-time Australian V8 Supercars champion but struggled as an IndyCar rookie last season. He has made qualifying a priority and

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s government joined the wave of European opposition to playing any sports games against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. The move was notable as Albania is among the few national teams in men’s soccer with games scheduled soon against Russia in official competitions. Albania is due to host Russia in

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Lorela Cubaj scored 18 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and had seven assists and No. 22 Georgia Tech ended a three-game losing streak with a 65-56 win over Wake Forest to close the regular season. Cubaj scored nine points in the fourth quarter, including the clinching free throws with 31.8 seconds to

HOUSTON (AP) — Fabian White Jr. had 21 points and nine rebounds and Josh Carlton added 19 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 14 Houston to a 75-61 win over SMU. Taze Moore chipped in 11 points, and Jamal Shead finished with 10 points and 11 assists for Houston. The Cougars had a 48-30

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Langston Galloway scored 16 points and seven-time NBA All-Star Joe Johnson added 14 to lift the United States to an 89-67 win over Mexico in World Cup qualifying. The Americans avenged their lone loss of this qualifying round, routing the previously unbeaten Mexican team in a

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Departing Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne scored one goal and set up a stoppage-time winner for Fabián Ruiz to help his side win 2-1 at Lazio. Napoli moved level on points with AC Milan at the top of Serie A ahead of their eagerly anticipated clash next

By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — R.J. Cole scored 18 points and No. 21 UConn excelled from behind the arc to beat Georgetown 86-77. It was the school-record 18th straight loss for the Hoyas. Connecticut shot 11 of 20 on 3-pointers and improved to 21-7 overall. UConn matched its longest winning streak of

By The Associated Press American midfielder Luca de la Torre scored his first goal of the season to help Heracles beat Zwolle 2-0 in the Dutch Eredivisie. A 23-year-old from San Diego, de la Torre put Heracles ahead in the 19th minute when he chipped the ball over goalkeeper Kostas Lamprou from 23 yards. De

LONDON (AP) — Liverpool has won its first domestic final in a decade after beating Chelsea 11-10 on penalties to clinch the League Cup. All 10 penalties had been scored before it was down to the goalkeepers to take their turn and Kepa Arrizabalaga missed after Liverpool counterpart Caoimhin Kelleher had netted. The game ended

GAINSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hayley Frank scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Missouri to a 78-73 upset of No. 15 Florida to close the regular season. Izzy Higginbottom added 15 off the bench for the for the Tigers and Mama Dembele scored 13. The Tigers scored their last 12 points from the

BOSTON — Tosan Evbuomwan registered 18 points, including the game-winning layup with 4.8 seconds left, and eight rebounds as Princeton edged past Harvard 74-73. Evbuomwan took an inbounds pass at the top of the key with nine seconds to play and drove down the left side of the lane to give the Tigers two wins

By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Kianna Smith and Hailey Van Lith each scored 20 points and No. 4 Louisville raced to a huge lead and routed No. 14 Notre Dame 86-64 in a testy matchup. The Cardinals led 41-3 early in the second quarter and beat the Irish for the

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Marseille missed the chance to move three points clear in second place in the French league after conceding a last-minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw at struggling Troyes. Striker Yoann Touzghar profited from poor Marseille defending to slide in the equalizer after playmaker Dimitri Payet’s penalty