Month: January 2022

FULLERTON, Calif. — Damari Milstead had 20 points and Cal State Fullerton won its seventh straight game, beating UC San Diego 83-80. Cal State Fullerton (11-5, 5-0 Big West Conference) led the entire second half. Bryce Pope and Jake Killingsworth made back-to-back shots to pull UC San Diego to 79-78 with 1:08 remaining. The Titans

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova has reached the Australian Open quarterfinals with a straight-sets victory over two-time champion Victoria Azarenka in their fourth round match on Rod Laver Arena. The fourth-seeded Krejcikova progressed with a 6-2, 6-2 win over the 2012 and 2013 champion in 85 minutes to progress to her

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Matt Duchene had two goals and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Nick Cousins and Filip Forsberg also scored and Juuse Saros made 28 saves for Nashville, winners of two straight. Matt Tennyson had two assists.

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Hunter Schofield had 22 points as Dixie State beat Texas Rio Grande Valley 85-74. Xavier Johnson led the Vaqueros with a season-high 22 points.

PROVO, Utah — Fousseyni Traore recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead BYU to a 78-65 win over Portland, the Cougars’ 10th consecutive home victory. Tyler Robertson led the Pilots with 15 points.

By CHARLES F. GARDNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 133-127 victory over Sacramento on Saturday, the second win in two nights for the defending NBA champions. Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out for Milwaukee due to right knee soreness. The Bucks hit 21 of 42 three-point

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Evan Gilyard II had 30 points as Kansas City edged past North Dakota 79-74. Ethan Igbanugo led the Fighting Hawks with 18 points.

CHICAGO — Tanner Holden had a career-high 38 points as Wright State got past Illinois-Chicago 97-81. Damaria Franklin led the Flames with 25 points, tying his career high.

PEORIA, Ill. — Rienk Mast had 20 points as Bradley beat Southern Illinois 70-62. Lance Jones led the Salukis with 19 points and six rebounds.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mason Archambault had a career-high 27 points as South Dakota beat St. Thomas (MN) 90-79. Kruz Perrott-Hunt added 22 points for the Coyotes. Riley Miller led the Tommies with 24 points, tying his season high.

STOCKTON, Calif. — Marcellus Earlington matched his season high with 23 points as San Diego defeated Pacific 73-65. Pierre Crockrell II led the Tigers a career-high 24 points.

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland collected 23 points and 11 assists and rookie Evan Mobley had 15 points and a season-high 17 rebounds to help the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 94-87 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jarrett Allen added 14 points and 13 rebounds for Cleveland, which built a

LAFAYETTE, La. — Kobe Julien posted 17 points as Louisiana-Lafayette got past Troy 69-59. Efe Odigie led the Trojans with 14 points and nine rebounds.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Sam Griesel scored 18 points and his contested, running jump shot to the right of the basket with two seconds left sent North Dakota State past Oral Roberts 72-71. Max Abmas missed a 3-pointer after an Oral Roberts timeout to end it. Abmas scored 18 for the Golden Eagles on 7-for-24

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog scored 1:16 into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 for their 15th straight win at home. Colorado is the first NHL team to win 15 consecutive home games since the Washington Capitals did it Jan. 1 to March 4, 2017. The

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans had the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage along with Derrick Henry making a return just in time for the postseason. Once again, playing in Music City just wasn’t enough for this franchise. Not with all the mistakes the Titans