Year: 2022

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Caroline Ducharme drove inside for a tiebreaking layup with 1.5 seconds left, and No. 10 UConn topped Aneesah Morrow and DePaul 80-78 in a wild matchup between the top teams in the Big East. Ducharme finished with 19 points as UConn earned its 20th straight win

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Ja Morant matched a season high with 41 points and the Memphis Grizzlies spoiled Dejounte Murray’s 14th career triple-double that tied a Spurs franchise record by beating San Antonio 118-110. Murray tied the game at 106 with a step-back 12-foot jumper that trickled into the basket

By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Aliyah Matharu scored 18 points, Audrey Warren had 16, and No. 9 Texas contained record-setting Ayoka Lee while beating Kansas State 66-48  for its fourth straight victory. Lee, a 6-foot-6 center, scored an NCAA record 61 points during a 94-65 win against  No. 18 Oklahoma on

EDINBURG, Texas — Airion Simmons made a 3-pointer with nine seconds left as Abilene Christian scored the last eight points of the game and beat Texas Rio Grande Valley 87-85. Quinton Johnson II made two free throws to give the Vaqueros an 85-79 lead with 31 seconds left. Damien Daniels scored the next five points

NEW ORLEANS — Jaylen Forbes scored 24 points as Tulane easily beat Tulsa 97-63. Jalen Cook added 23 points for the Green Wave. Sam Griffin led the Golden Hurricane on Wednesday night with 21 points.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Trevon Reddish-Rhone registered 11 points and eight assists and Rayshon Harrison hit a jumper with 8 seconds left to help Presbyterian edge past Charleston Southern 62-61. Tahlik Chavez led the Buccaneers with a career-high 22 points.

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored twice and the Calgary Flames fired a team-record 62 shots on goal in trouncing the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-0. Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves for his 13th career shutout, sending the Blue Jackets to their third straight loss and fourth in a row

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Justin Lewis scored a career-high 33 points to go along with nine rebounds and six assists, and No. 22 Marquette beat Seton Hall 73-63 on Wednesday night. Lewis, a redshirt freshman coming off Big East Player of the Week honors, was averaging 15.8 points coming into

By ADRY TORRES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, Austin Rivers added 25 points off the bench and the Denver Nuggets outlasted the Brooklyn Nets 124-118 on Wednesday night. Will Barton had 21 points and 10 rebounds and DeMarcus Cousins chipped in 13 points off

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Izaiah Brockington scored 26 points to help No. 23 Iowa State beat Oklahoma State 84-81 in overtime. Tyrese Hunter had 18 points and Caleb Grill added 15 for the Cyclones, who snapped a two-game skid. Avery Anderson scored a career-high 34 points and Isaac Likekele

DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Strome scored three goals and the Chicago Blackhawks had their highest-scoring game of the season in an 8-5 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Alex DeBrincat added two third-period goals for the Blackhawks, who led 4-0 in the first period but let Detroit get back into the game.

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Garrett Sturtz scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and his two free throws with 1:24 remaining in overtime were the game’s final points and Drake beat Illinois State 89-88. Antonio Reeves had 25 points for Illinois State.

By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Luke Kennard scored 17 points, Amir Coffey added 15 and the Clippers rallied to defeat the Orlando Magic 111-102, one night after Los Angeles matched the second-largest comeback in NBA history. The Clippers were down by maximum of 14 points on Wednesday, and trailed by two

WICHITA, Kan. — Ricky Council IV had a career-high 31 points as Wichita State narrowly beat Central Florida 84-79. Brandon Mahan led the Knights with 20 points and 13 rebounds.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Tanner Groves scored 21 points, brother Jacob Groves added 12 and Oklahoma rolled to a 72-62 victory over West Virginia. Oklahoma (13-7, 3-5 Big 12) ended a four-game skid while West Virginia (13-6, 2-5) stretched its losing streak to four. It was Jacob Groves’ first start and highest scoring game with

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored the shootout winner and the Toronto Maple Leafs got three power-play goals in a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Mitch Marner, William Nylander and John Tavares all scored with the man advantage to give Toronto a two-goal lead in a mostly empty Scotiabank Arena because of COVID-19 restrictions.

HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Ques Glover had 20 points as Samford got past Mercer 75-61. Jalen Johnson led the Bears with 13 points.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets broke the franchise’s single-game scoring record on Wednesday night and notched the highest point total in the NBA this season in their 158-126 rout of the Indiana Pacers. Kelly Oubre Jr. had a career-high 39 points, going 10 of 15 on 3s —

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — James Reimer made 32 saves to help the San Jose Sharks beat the Washington Capitals 4-1 and snap a two-game losing streak. Reimer stopped Alex Ovechkin eight times and was San Jose’s best penalty killer when Washington came up empty on four power plays. San Jose’s