Year: 2022

By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — LaMelo Ball scored 16 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Charlotte Hornets held off the Sacramento Kings 125-119 to stop an eight-game losing streak. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 31 points for the Hornets, who won for the second time in 11 games.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Jordan Kyrou had three goals for his first career hat trick and had an assist as the St. Louis Blues beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1. Robert Thomas had a power-play goal and an assist, and Nathan Walker scored his first goal of the season for the Blues, who won their

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Aboubacar Traore and Lussina Traore posted double-doubles and Long Beach State breezed to a 97-52 victory over Life Pacific. Lussina finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Beach (5-6)), while Aboubacar pitched in with 10 points, 15 boards, six assists and four steals. Joel Murray had 17 points

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kyron Gibson and Aaron Cash scored 12 points apiece and UT Arlington held off San Francisco 68-63 on Monday night. Marion Humphrey had 11 points and four steals for the Mavericks (5-7), who picked up their first road win. Freshman Chendall Weaver pitched in with eight points and 10 rebounds. Tyrell

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jordan Johnson scored 18 points, Tyson Jackson notched a double-double and New Orleans cruised to a 79-71 victory over Dillard. Johnson hit three 3-pointers and added seven rebounds and three assists for the Privateers (3-7). Jackson finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds. K’mani Doughty sank three from beyond the arc

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Alexandar Georgiev had 26 saves through overtime and stopped two more in the shootout to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders on Monday night. Evan Rodrigues beat Ilya Sorokin with a backhander for the only goal in the shootout, spoiling

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 41 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2. Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson and Lawrence Pilut scored to help Buffalo get its first win at Vegas after coming in 0-3-1 all-time. The Sabres improved to 6-2-1 in December, after going 4-9-1

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Mike Hoffman skated through the middle, fully expecting the two Arizona Coyotes defenders to converge on him. They didn’t, so instead of passing like he initially intended, Hoffman shot the puck. It went in, giving the Montreal Canadiens another overtime win. Hoffman scored at 3:52

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Kaylynne Truong scored 20 points and No. 22 Gonzaga pulled away from San Diego in the fourth quarter to post a 70-59 victory. The Bulldogs started strong, outscoring the Toreros 22-12 in the first quarter, and closed the game with a 23-16 fourth. In between, San Diego battled back to take

FALLS RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say Los Angeles Chargers cornerback J.C. Jackson has been arrested in connection with a “nonviolent family issue.” Jackson was booked at the Bristol County Jail and House of Corrections in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on Monday after a probate court appearance according to the Bristol County Sheriff’s Office. The Chargers

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 27 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-106 victory on Monday over the unglued Dallas Mavericks, who lost star Luca Doncic and coach Jason Kidd to successive ejections late in the third quarter. Naz Reid pitched

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alexandre Carrier scored at 2:12 of overtime to give the Nashville Predators a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Matt Duchene, Mattias Ekholm and Jordan Gross also scored for Nashville, which snapped a six-game losing streak. Juuse Saros made 31 saves to help the Predators end

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — It looked like Father Time might be making some gains on the 37-year-old Chris Paul over the past few months. The 12-time All-Star proved on Monday night he’s not going down without a fight. Paul scored a season-high 28 points, Deandre Ayton added 21 points and

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dejounte Murray hit a pair of decisive free throws with 1.3 seconds left, Trae Young had 37 points and 13 assists, and the Atlanta Hawks held off the Orlando Magic 126-125 to snap their six-game winning streak. Orlando went on a 12-0 run over 2:17 late

By The Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Sadaidriene Hall had 18 points in SFA’s 83-51 victory over North American on Monday night. Hall finished 9 of 9 from the floor for the ‘Jacks (7-5). Derrick Tezeno finished 8 of 10 from the floor to add 17 points. Nana Antwi-Boasiako recorded 11 points and went

By The Associated Press THIBODAUX, La. — Led by Caleb Huffman’s 19 points, the Nicholls State Colonels defeated the Trinity Baptist Eagles 90-46. The Colonels are now 6-6 on the season, while the Eagles fell to 0-5.

By The Associated Press PEORIA, Ill. — Led by Duke Deen’s 26 points, the Bradley Braves defeated the Stonehill Skyhawks 79-50. The Braves improved to 8-4 with the win and the Skyhawks fell to 4-9.

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Patrice Bergeron scored a pair of third-period goals after Boston almost blew a 4-0 lead, and the Bruins beat the Florida Panthers 7-3. It was their 17th home win in 19 tries. Bergeron added a pair of assists, and Linus Ullmark stopped 36 shots to earn

By The Associated Press DURHAM, N.H. — The New Hampshire Wildcats defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders 78-60 led by Clarence O. Daniels II’s 30 points. The Wildcats moved to 5-6 with the victory and the Crusaders fell to 3-9.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Javian McCollum had 23 points in Siena’s 76-70 victory over St. Bonaventure. McCollum made 7 of 13 shots, including 3 for 5 from distance, and went 6 for 6 from the line for the Saints (6-5). Jackson Stormo added 14 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. Andrew Platek scored 11. Moses Flowers