Year: 2022

By The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Denver Jones’ 20 points helped Florida International defeat Incarnate Word 79-74 on Wednesday night. Jones was 5 of 10 shooting, including 3 for 6 from distance, and went 7 for 7 from the line for the Panthers (5-6). Dashon Gittens scored 15 points while shooting 6 for 8,

MUNCIE, Ind. — Jaylin Sellers had 17 points in Ball State’s 58-54 victory against Georgia Southern. Sellers also contributed seven rebounds for the Cardinals. Basheer Jihad and Jarron Coleman scored 12 points each. Carlos Curry finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds and two steals for the Eagles

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Tytan Anderson had 25 points in Northern Iowa’s 62-52 victory over Saint Bonaventure. Anderson had 10 rebounds for the Panthers. Bowen Born scored 14 points while going 4 of 10 from the floor, including 3 for 6 from distance, and 3 for 3 from the line. Cole Henry was 4 of

RICHMOND, Va. — Tyler Burton scored 29 points and Richmond beat Bucknell 81-71. Burton had five rebounds for the Spiders. Matt Grace scored 20 points and made 4 of 6 3-pointers. Jason Nelson finished with 12 points. Xander Rice led the Bison in scoring, finishing with 19 points and four assists.

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 22 points and 10 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers used a balanced scoring attack to extend their winning streak to six straight with a 113-93 win over the Detroit Pistons. Tobias Harris had 17 points, despite early foul trouble, and James Harden added 15

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — KJ Simpson scored 21 points shooting 11 for 13 from the foul line and Colorado beat Southern Utah 86-78 Wednesday night to make Buffs head coach Tad Boyle the winningest coach in men’s program history. The win was No. 262 for Boyle in his 13 years in Boulder, surpassing the 261

CLEVELAND — Drew Lowder’s 18 points helped Cleveland State defeat Mount Saint Joseph 78-48. Lowder was 7 of 9 shooting, including 4 of 6 3-pointers, for the Vikings. Yahel Hill scored 12 points while shooting 4 for 11 from beyond the arc. Tujautae Williams added 10 points. The Lions were led by Kelvin Turner, who

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Lars Thiemann and Joel Brown scored 17 points each and California snapped its season-opening 12-game losing streak, defeating UT Arlington 73-51 on Wednesday night. Kuany Kuany added 16 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Golden Bears (1-12). Thiemann made 8 of 10 shots and grabbed five rebounds. Brown was

WASHINGTON (AP) — Right-handers Tanner Rainey and Erasmo Ramírez have agreed to one-year contracts with the Washington Nationals. Rainey gets a $1.5 million salary and Ramírez $1 million with the chance to earn $1 million more in performance bonuses for games pitched. Rainey, 29, was 1-3 with a 3.30 ERA last season, striking out 36

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Grant Wahl was remembered for his peripatetic life as a sportswriter, pursuit of social justice and lasting impact on family, friends and people he mentored. Wahl died at age 49 from aortic aneurysm on Dec. 10 while covering a World Cup match in Qatar. A

By STEVE McCLAIN Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Cason Wallace scored a career-high 27 points to help No. 19 Kentucky beat Florida A&M 88-68 on Wednesday night. The 6-foot-4 freshman guard also had four steals and nine assists. Wallace scored the first seven points of the second half for the Wildcats (8-3) as they

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Brandon Johnson’s 16 points helped East Carolina defeat High Point 60-49. Johnson also had 15 rebounds and three steals for the Pirates. Ezra Ausar added 15 points while going 7 of 10 and added seven rebounds. Javon Small had 12 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, and three steals. The Panthers were led

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets rang up 91 points Wednesday night in the first half against Golden State, the third-highest total in NBA history. The Nets led 91-51 against a Warriors team missing Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins. Brooklyn shot 35 for 49 (71.4%) in the opening 24 minutes. Phoenix set

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Russell Wilson won’t be cutting back on his scrambling — or thinking twice about taking off for a first down — even in light of his recent concussion. Big hits come with the territory. “I didn’t sign up for tennis,” the Denver Broncos quarterback said.

Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston star forward Jayson Tatum returned Wednesday night against the Indiana Pacers after a game because of personal reasons. Tatum leads the team in scoring at 30.2 points per game and rebounding at 8.2 and was the NBA’s player of the month for October/November. Boston lost to Orlando on Sunday

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels knew his team was in trouble even while holding a 17-3 halftime lead over the New England Patriots last Sunday. The Raiders didn’t have either of their starting guards, and McDaniels’ concerns proved to be well-founded as the Patriots

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Justin Jefferson’s ability to hang onto the ball for the Minnesota Vikings might be the best of all of his superb skills. The NFL’s leading receiver has taken plenty of punishing hits recently. Several of them have been penalized. Coach Kevin O’Connell said he

RENO, Nev. — Led by Will Baker’s 23 points, the Nevada Wolf Pack defeated the Norfolk State Spartans 78-66 on Wednesday night. The Wolf Pack are now 10-3 on the season, while the Spartans fell to 9-5.

NORFOLK, Va. — Tyreek Scott-Grayson scored 30 points and Chance Jenkins made a layup with 2.3 seconds left to lift Old Dominion to a 78-77 win over in-state rival George Mason on Wednesday night. The Monarchs are now 8-4 on the season, while the Patriots moved to 7-5.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving missed the Brooklyn Nets’ game against Golden State because of right calf tightness. Coach Jacque Vaughn said after Irving arrived at the arena Wednesday, he did some shooting and then reported his tightness. The Nets initially listed their point guard as questionable but then scratched him shortly after. Irving