Year: 2022

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jesse Edwards and Cole Swider scored 19 points apiece and Syracuse scored the last six points of the game to top North Carolina State 89-82. The Wolfpack pulled within 83-82 on a pair of Dereon Seabron free throws but Syracuse quickly answered with a Swider 3-pointer from the left wing. N.C.

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Gaige Prim and Isiaih Mosley scored 22 points apiece and Missouri State breezed to a 69-54 victory over Southern Illinois. Prim knocked down 9 of 11 shots and Mosley made all eight of his free throws for the Bears (17-7, 8-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Lance Jones led the Salukis (11-12, 4-7)

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Keve Aluma scored 24 points on 8-for-11 shooting and 8 for 9 from the foul line and Virginia Tech led most of the way in an 81-66 win over Georgia Tech. Michael Devoe’s layup pulled the Yellow Jackets into a tie at 23 with 8:26 remaining before halftime. From there the

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Josh Richardson made six 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Jayson Tatum hit two key free throws and finished with 19 points and the Boston Celtics held off the Charlotte Hornets 113-107, overcoming a career-best 38 points by LaMelo Ball. Marcus Smart scored 22 points and Jaylen Brown

WACO, Texas (AP) — Liz Scott made a layup with 6 seconds left and late-arriving No. 18 Oklahoma won 78-77 at ninth-ranked Baylor. Madi Williams had 20 points and the assist on the final basket. It was the second game in a row Scott hit a game-winning shot in the closing seconds for the 19-3

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — Kareem Reid scored 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting to lead Gardner-Webb to a 65-59 victory over High Point. Ludovic Dufeal finished with 10 points and five rebounds for the Runnin’ Bulldogs (12-10, 6-3 Big South Conference), who have won three straight. John-Michael Wright had 23 points to pace the Panthers

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Phillip Danault scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the Los Angeles Kings finished off a highly successful six-game trip with a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Arthur Kaliyev, Victor Arvidsson and Adrian Kempe also scored for the Kings, who went

HOUSTON (AP) — Fabian White Jr. scored 16 of his career high-tying 21 points in the first half and No. 6 Houston beat Tulane 73-62 on Wednesday night for its 11th straight victory. White, a fifth-year graduate senior, also surpassed 1,000 points in his career at Houston (19-2, 8-0 American) and finished with eight rebounds.

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are opening with the same concerns that loomed over the 2008 Beijing Olympics: China’s record on human rights and its treatment of Tibetans and Uyghur Muslims in western China. Beijing was awarded the 2008 Games under the assumption it would improve

HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) — Ques Glover had 20 points as Samford defeated Chattanooga 80-72. David Jean-Baptiste led the Mocs on Wednesday night with a career-high 31 points.

WASHINGTON (AP) — James Bishop scored 27 points as George Washington held off La Salle 89-87. Bishop sank 1 of 2 free throws with 2 seconds remaining for the Colonials (8-12, 4-4 Atlantic 10 Conference) after Jhamir Brickus’ four-point play pulled the Explorers (6-13, 1-8) within a point with 5 seconds left. Joe Bamisile added

BANGOR, Maine — Allin Blunt registered 18 points as UMass Lowell defeated Maine 62-50. Maks Klanjscek led the Black Bears on Wednesday night with 16 points.

EDINBURG, Texas — Marek Nelson had 30 points plus 10 rebounds as Texas Rio Grande Valley topped Lamar 93-79. C.J. Roberts led the Cardinals with a career-high 26 points.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The team competition in Olympic figure skating has always been a three-team scramble for the podium. There’s the Russians, who won gold at the event’s 2014 debut in Sochi and silver in Pyeongchang. There’s the Canadians, who took silver before finding gold four years later. And

STONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Jacob Falko had a career-high 29 points as Binghamton got past Stony Brook 77-61. Tyler Stephenson-Moore led the Seawolves on Wednesday night with 15 points.

NEW YORK — Chuba Ohams recorded 14 points and 13 rebounds to carry Fordham to a 61-55 win over Rhode Island. Makhel Mitchell led Rhode Island on Wednesday night with 13 points, nine rebounds and four blocks.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Evan Taylor scored 13 points and his layup with 10 seconds left carried Lehigh past Navy 63-62. Navy’s Sean Yoder missed a 3-pointer as time expired to end it. Greg Summers had 16 points for Navy.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Keondre Kennedy registered 17 points as Maryland-Baltimore County defeated Albany 59-53. Szymon Wojcik had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Retrievers (10-10, 5-4 America East Conference), who won their fourth straight game.  Jarvis Doles and Jamel Horton scored 17 apiece to pace the Great Danes (9-13, 5-5). 

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kamdyn Curfman scored 18 points and Trey Bonham added 17 as VMI got past UNC Greensboro 76-65. Bonham added seven assists and six rebounds for the Keydets (13-10, 6-5 Southern Conference). Keyshaun Langley had 19 points for the Spartans (12-10, 4-6).