Lions, tigers and an unbearable year at Jack Hanna’s zoo
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It’s been a bear of a year for Ohio’s Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, the…
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Fotu carries Saint Mary’s (Calif.) over Texas Southern 67-58
MORAGA, Calif. — Dan Fotu had 19 points off the bench to lead Saint Mary’s to a 67-58 win over Texas Southern. Joirdon Karl Nicholas led the…
Continue Reading No. 13 Oregon makes half of shots for 86-63 win over SMU
By STEVE MIMS Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Eric Williams Jr. had 19 points and five rebounds as No. 13 Oregon defeated SMU 86-63 Friday…
Continue Reading Diarra, Texas A&M beat Abilene Christian 81-80 in 2OT
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Andre Gordon scored 17 points, Tyrece Radford added 15 and Hassan Diarra hit a tightly-contested 3-pointer with 0.9…
Continue Reading Bryce McGowens goes off for 29 as Nebraska rallies, 74-65
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Freshman Bryce McGowens scored 29 points, including nine in a furious late rally, and Nebraska turned aside Sam Houston 74-65…
Continue Reading Arizona’s big men power Wildcats past Vaqueros 104-50
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Christian Koloko had 18 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks, Azuolis Tubelis scored 20 points with nine rebounds and…
Continue Reading Porzingis, Doncic lead Mavericks in rout over Spurs, 123-109
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored a season-high 32 points, Luka Doncic had 32 points, 15 assists and…
Continue Reading Texas Tech overwhelms Grambling in second half, wins 88-62
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kevin McCullar scored a career-high 24 points and Texas Tech defeated Grambling 88-62. Davion Warren added 19 points for the…
Continue Reading Days, Eason each score 17, lead LSU over Texas State 84-59
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Darius Days and Tari Eason each scored 17 points and LSU pulled away in the second half to beat Texas State 84-59. Texas…
Continue Reading No. 8 Baylor celebrates title, beats Incarnate Word 87-60
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Matthew Mayer scored 14 points, LJ Cryer had 13 and No. 8 Baylor paired a celebration of its…
Continue Reading Trail Blazers get first road win, beating Rockets 104-92
HOUSTON (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 20 points, CJ McCollum added 17 and the Portland Trail Blazers cruised past the Houston Rockets 104-92 on…
Continue Reading Groves helps hot-shooting Oklahoma down UTSA 96-44
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Tanner Groves scored 21 points, including a pair of dunks and a pair of 3-pointers, and Oklahoma erupted for 63 second-half…
Continue Reading Sasser scores 26, No. 15 Houston beats Rice 79-46
HOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 26 points, Kyler Edwards added 18 points and six rebounds, and No. 15 Houston routed Rice 79-45. Sasser…
Continue Reading Agbaji scores 25 points, No. 3 Kansas beats Tarleton 88-62
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Just about everything was back to normal for Kansas inside Allen Fieldhouse on Friday night.…
Continue Reading Martin Trainer from out of nowhere leading Houston Open
HOUSTON (AP) — Martin Trainer is leading the Houston Open. Usually it’s news when Trainer even makes the cut. He has endured as tough a time…
Continue Reading Energy companies push for proposed merger in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s largest electric provider and global energy giant Iberdrola say they’re committed to customer…
Continue Reading Coaches vs. Racism aims to be about more than basketball
WASHINGTON (AP) — The executive director of the Coaches vs. Racism campaign that is bringing men’s college basketball teams from Michigan and…
Continue Reading In memo, NBA tells players, coaches to act on booster shots
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA has raised the level of urgency regarding getting booster shots against the coronavirus. The league told…
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‘Evil roaming’: Texas trial set for man charged in 18 deaths
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A man is scheduled to go on trial next week in the death of one of 18 women he’s charged with…
Continue Reading Musk sells more Tesla shares and stock falls further
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold another chunk of his stock after pledging on Twitter to liquidate 10% of his holdings in the electric…
Continue Reading Punt on punting? Go-for-it trend squeezing out 4th down pros
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer NFL punters have been fading further from view as the go-for-it trend on fourth down continues to spread.…
Continue Reading College football coaching carousel spinning faster than ever
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The college football coaching carousel is spinning faster than ever. It is being pushed by the early…
Continue Reading San Francisco shoots 61% in 92-76 win over Prairie View A&M
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jamaree Bouyea scored 24 points shooting 9 for 14 and San Francisco beat Prairie View A&M 92-76 on Thursday night. The…
Continue Reading 70 minutes at Astroworld: A countdown to catastrophe
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer Police continue to investigate a concert last week in Houston that left nine in the audience dead. A clearer…
Continue Reading Stephen F. Austin tops Mary Hardin-Baylor 76-63
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — David Kachelries registered 13 points as Stephen F. Austin got past Mary Hardin-Baylor 76-63. Jaylin Jackson-Posey had 12…
Continue Reading Miles scores 22, TCU handles McNeese State in opener, 77-61
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Mike Miles, Jr. scored 22 points and made 11 of 12 from the foul line and TCU beat McNeese State, 77-61, in the Horned…
Continue Reading No. 23 Texas A&M women jump out early, rout Southern 92-32
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Jordan Nixon scored 13 points to lead five in double figures and No. 23 Texas A&M cruised to a 92-32 victory over…
Continue Reading Asberry, Smith lead No. 7 Baylor women past Texas-Arlington
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Preseason AP All-America forward NaLyssa Smith had 21 points and 16 rebounds as…
Continue Reading No. 17 Houston a heavy favorite at Temple
By The Associated Press No. 17 Houston visits Temple on Saturday. The Cougars can win their ninth straight game and clinch a berth in the American…
Continue Reading 4 tied for lead in suspended 1st round of Houston Open
HOUSTON (AP) — Marc Leishman, Russell Henley, Talor Gooch and Luke List shared the lead Thursday in the suspended first round of the Houston Open,…
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