Year: 2022

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaccob Slavin scored 23 seconds into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. Carolina won its seventh straight game and has points in 13 consecutive contests to match the franchise record. Martin Necas scored his 14th goal, Jordan

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis dribbled the ball around a defender in transition, kept his stride on the other side and threw down a one-handed dunk. A spectacular move for anyone. Nearly implausible for a 6-foot-11, 245-pound power forward. Tubelis scored 26 points, including two on his dribble-around dunk, and No. 5 Arizona closed

NEW YORK — Led by Larry Moreno’s 20 points, the Saint Francis (BKN) Terriers defeated the Medgar Evers Cougars 89-66 on Thursday night. The Terriers are now 6-6 on the season, while the Cougars moved to 3-5.

MADRID (AP) — Girona has been upset at a fourth-tier rival in the Copa del Rey’s round-of-32. Girona, which is 13th in the Spanish league, was upset 2-1 at tiny Cacereño in western Spain. Atlético almost suffered another surprise before rallying for a 3-1 win at Arenteiro. Álvaro Morata had a penalty saved in a

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Abou Ousmane’s 37 points led North Texas over UTSA 78-54 on Thursday night. Ousmane also contributed 11 rebounds and three steals for the Mean Green (10-2). Tylor Perry scored 13 points, shooting 4 for 10, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc. Jayden Martinez recorded eight points and shot 3

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Led by Jordan Walker’s 25 points, the UAB Blazers defeated the Charlotte 49ers 76-68 on Thursday night. The Blazers are now 10-2 with the victory and the 49ers fell to 9-3.

By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Nick Foligno broke a tie midway through the third period, Jeremy Swayman stopped 25 shots and the NHL-leading Boston Bruins rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Thursday night. The Bruins improved to 26-4-2 and 18-0-2 at home. Foligno scored from the left circle off a

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex Ovechkin went without a goal for the fourth straight game, while Marcus Johansson scored 2:04 into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Ovechkin is stuck at 800 goals, one short of tying Gordie Howe for second place in NHL history

By The Associated Press WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Led by EJ Jarvis’ 16 points, the Yale Bulldogs defeated the Monmouth Hawks 76-44. The Bulldogs are now 10-3 on the season, while the Hawks fell to 1-12.

By The Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Marchelus Avery’s 20 points helped New Mexico State defeat North Carolina A&T 85-76 on Thursday night. Avery also had 10 rebounds for the Aggies (7-5). Xavier Pinson scored 20 points and added five assists. Doctor Bradley recorded 15 points and shot 6 of 10 from the

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Led by Chance Hunter’s 12 points, the Cal Poly Mustangs defeated the San Diego Christian 72-59 on Thursday night. The Mustangs improved to 6-6 with the victory and San Diego Christian fell to 0-6.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Casey Morsell scored 15 points from five 3-pointers and North Carolina State pulled away early in the second half to beat Louisville 76-64 on for its third straight win. Terquavion Smith made three 3-pointers, Morsell added two more and Jack Clark converted a three-point play during a 20-2 run that gave

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have placed veteran receiver Jarvis Landry on injured reserve because of a nagging ankle injury. The move virtually ends the season for Landry and perhaps his stint with his hometown NFL club. Landry grew up near New Orleans and joined the Saints on a one-year free-agent deal.

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jalen Wilson scored 21 points and No. 4 Kansas overcame a frigid performance from 3-point range to beat Harvard 68-54. The Jayhawks (11-1) went 4 for 20 from behind the arc, with no player besides Gradey Dick hitting one until Wilson made one with just over

By The Associated Press The Carolina Panthers are coming off a rough weekend running the football, held to 21 yards on 16 carries in a 24-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. But that won’t deter the run-first Panthers from trying to control the line of scrimmage with some smash-mouth football. D’Onta Foreman had

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens scored 17 points and No. 12 Utah used a hot second half to race past Southern Utah 90-56 as the Utes matched the best start in school history. The 2018-19 team also started 12-0. The chance to set the record comes when the Utes resume Pac-12 Conference

HONOLULU — Led by Steven Ashworth’s 17 points, the Utah State Aggies defeated the Seattle U Redhawks 84-56 on Thursday night. The Aggies are now 10-1 on the season, while the Redhawks moved to 8-3.

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Trevor Bauer has been reinstated by Major League Baseball’s independent arbitrator, allowing the pitcher to resume his career at the start of the 2023 season. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher was given an unprecedented two-season suspension without pay by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on April

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — No. 1 Georgia has bolstered its depth at wide receiver for the 2023 season by landing commitments from two wide receiver transfers from other Southeastern Conference teams. Missouri’s Dominic Lovett and Mississippi State’s  Rara Thomas announced their decisions on their Twitter accounts. Each ranked among the SEC’s top 15 in yards

The Associated Press Highly rated defensive back Peyton Bowen, who backed off a verbal commitment to Notre Dame and said he was going to attend Oregon, ended up signing with Oklahoma. Bowen’s flip from the Fighting Irish to the Ducks during a ceremony at his high school in Denton, Texas, was one of the biggest

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Led by Zyon Pullin’s 19 points, the UC Riverside Highlanders defeated the Portland Pilots 76-65 on Thursday night. The Highlanders moved to 7-5 with the victory and the Pilots dropped to 8-7.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets Pro Bowl defensive tackle Quinnen Williams will play against the Jacksonville Jaguars after a calf injury sidelined him last Sunday. Williams was selected to his first career Pro Bowl on Wednesday and leads the Jets with a career-high 11 sacks. The Jaguars will be without rookie outside

PEORIA, Ill. — Led by Rienk Mast’s 15 points, the Bradley Braves defeated the Akron Zips 74-55 on Thursday night. The Braves are now 9-4 with the victory and the Zips fell to 7-5.