Month: November 2021

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Kierstan Bell, the nation’s leading scorer, poured in a season-high 39 points to lead No. 25 Florida Gulf Coast to an 81-69 win over Tennessee Tech in the San Juan Shootout. Bell scored 17 points in the third quarter as FGCU took a 58-47 lead. Tennessee Tech got within

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored twice, Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and an assist and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Friday. Jesper Fast, Steven Lorentz and Andrei Svechnikov also scored for the Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes, They completed a six-game trip by winning four of six.

By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — KJ Jefferson threw for 262 yards and a touchdown and ran for another 58 yards to help No. 25 Arkansas beat Missouri 34-17 on Friday. Jefferson led Arkansas (8-4, 4-4 Southeastern Conference) to scores on four straight drives in the third and fourth quarters to

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Ashley Joens poured in 27 points and snagged 15 rebounds and No. 13 Iowa State jumped out to a big lead and cruised to a 75-59 victory over Charlotte in the first round of the Gulf Coast Showcase. Joens sank 5 of 11 shots from 3-point range for the Cyclones (5-0).

CHICAGO — Javon Freeman-Liberty had 20 points and 12 rebounds as DePaul beat Northern Kentucky 77-68. Nick Ongenda pitched in with 17 points and four blocks for the unbeaten Blue Demons (5-0).  Marques Warrick had 23 points to lead the Norse (2-3).

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jahvon Quinerly scored 18 points, Jaden Shackelford and Juwan Gary each had 14, and No. 10 Alabama beat Drake 80-71 in the consolation round of the ESPN Events Invitational. Gary added 10 rebounds for Alabama, which was shocked 72-68 by coach Rick Pitino’s Iona

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Quincy Williams has been overshadowed on the football field by his younger brother Quinnen for a few years. Quincy went to Murray State, Quinnen to Alabama. Quincy was a third-round draft pick, Quinnen the No.3 overall pick. They’re now teammates with the

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Bryce Williams scored four of his 21 points on back-to-back turn=around jump shots late in overtime and Oklahoma State held on for a 78-77 win over Oral Roberts. The first turnaround boosted Oklahoma State into a 76-75 lead with just under two minutes left and, after an Oral Roberts miss, Williams

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jermaine Brown Jr. ran for three touchdowns, Dylan Hopkins added two TD passes and UAB beat UTEP 42-25 in the regular-season finale for both teams. UAB (8-4, 6-2 Conference USA) and UTEP (7-5, 4-4) await bowl invitations. Brown capped a 40-yard drive with and 1-yard touchdown run with 8:41 left in

STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Stuttgart forward Silas Katompa Mvumpa has returned from a long injury layoff and helped see out a 2-1 win over Mainz in the Bundesliga. Goals from Borna Sosa and Hiroki Ito earned Stuttgart its first win in seven games across all competitions and its first in the Bundesliga since Oct. 2.

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Jabari Smith scored 22 points and No. 19 Auburn beat Syracuse 89-68 in the fifth-place game at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. K.D. Johnson added 15 points for the Tigers, who went 2-1 in the three-game tournament. Auburn led by 10 at the half

By The Associated Press Right back Kyle Duncan left Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls to sign with Oostende of Belgium’s first tier on a free transfer. The club said the 24-year-old will arrive on Dec. 1 and be eligible to play after the winter break. Duncan spent the past four seasons with the

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist, Anthony Stolarz made 34 saves and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Ottawa Senators 4-0 on Friday. Troy Terry had a power-play goal and Isac Lundestrom and Derek Grant also scored to help the Ducks end a three-game losing

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Nysier Brooks scored 12 of his 15 points in the second half when Robert Allen scored all of his 11 and Ole Miss defeated Mississippi Valley State 73-58. A 9-0 run to open the second half gave the Rebels a 42-38 lead. Robert Carpenter, who scored 27 points, keyed an 8-0