Year: 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Mikesell scored 21 points, Rebeka Mikulasikova added 15 and No. 21 Ohio State beat Nebraska 80-70. Mikesell and Mikulasikova were a combined 13 of 29 from the floor and made eight of the Buckeyes’ nine 3-pointers. Jacy Sheldon added 14 points for Ohio State (18-4, 10-3 Big Ten), which has

BOONE, N.C. — Adrian Delph had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Appalachian State edged past Georgia Southern 65-61. Michael Almonacy and Donovan Gregory added 15 points each for the Mountaineers on Thursday night. Andrei Savrasov led the Eagles with 13 points.

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Zippy Broughton scored 20 points, Kiara Smith had 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and No. 19 Florida beat Mississippi State 73-64. Florida led by 11 points with 5:03 remaining but JerKaila Jordan had a personal 8-0 run to pull Mississippi State within 65-62 with 2:54 left. Broughton sank a

By The Associated Press With wind gusts forecast in the 30 mph range at the team headquarters in Thousand Oaks, the Rams opted to travel 52 miles to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena for Thursday’s practice. Coach Sean McVay felt the calmer conditions at the venerable stadium would make for a more precise session in

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Horston had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Alexus Dye had all 11 of her points in the pivotal third quarter and No. 13 Tennessee ended a two-game skid with a 76-62 win over Missouri. Leading 32-27 at the half, the Lady Vols outscored the Tigers 26-6 in the third quarter

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Portland interim general manager Joe Cronin spoke Thursday about a flurry of trades the Trail Blazers made ahead of the deadline. Cronin said some moves were necessary to bring Portland under the luxury tax threshold and create financial flexibility going forward. But the team also felt that the

By JAYNA BARDAHL Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Nia Clouden spurred a third-quarter comeback, and Michigan State toppled rival No. 4 Michigan 63-57. The Spartans snapped the Wolverines’ eight-game win streak. Naz Hillmon had 27 points and nine rebounds for the Wolverines, who played their second straight game without senior leader Leigha Brown.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Maddy Westbeld scored 21 points with a career-best four 3-pointers on her birthday, Maya Dodson had a double-double and No. 18 Notre Dame posted a 69-53 win over Miami. Dodson scored Notre Dame’s first six points of the game and Westbeld had the last eight — with a three-point play

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Deja Kelly scored 17 points, Alyssa Ustby had 10 points and 12 rebounds and No. 23 North Carolina beat Pittsburgh 64-54. North Carolina led by 22 points before Pitt battled back by closing the third quarter on a 5-0 run and scoring the opening 10 points of the fourth to

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Louisville joined South Carolina, Stanford and North Carolina State as top seeds if the women’s NCAA Tournament began now. The NCAA selection committee had its second reveal of the teams in line for the top 16 seeds, although none of Thursday night’s games were factored into the seeding. The

NEW YORK — Alex Morales had 21 points as Wagner stretched its win streak to 14 games, beating Mount St. Mary’s 69-57. Jalen Benjamin led the Mountaineers on Thursday with 16 points.

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Kevin Durant wanted no part of James Harden on the day their partnership in Brooklyn ended. Durant kept passing on Harden in the NBA All-Star Draft until LeBron James had to take him with the last pick. James had the first pick among players in the starters pool for

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Kevin Huber completely understands how big a deal this really is. He’s living out the dream every Bengals fan has ever had. Including himself. The 36-year-old punter has been rooting all his life for the only NFL team for which he has played. He grew up in

By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Some local fans are getting to watch the Beijing Games in person, but it’s not clear exactly how they were selected for a visit inside the Olympic bubble. As part of the measures intended to prevent the spread of COVID-19, athletes, reporters and others are being limited

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — School-switching has never been more prevalent in college basketball thanks to the NCAA relaxing transfer rules and granting an extra year of eligibility from the pandemic season. An Associated Press review of rosters in the six major conferences and four programs ranked in the AP Top

TOWSON, Md. — Charles Thompson posted 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Towson to a 75-60 win over William & Mary. Brandon Carroll led the Tribe on Thursday with 18 points.