Month: January 2022

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mark Stone scored the winner in the seventh round of a shootout and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 after blowing a two-goal lead in the third period. Robin Lehner stopped 27 shots for the Golden Knights, including 18 combined in the

LAFAAYETTE, La. (AP) — Elijah McCadden had a layup to tie the game and converted a pair of free throws with 17 seconds left to give Georgia Southern a 66-65 win over Louisiana-Lafayette.McCadden came off the bench to score 21 points, converting 8 of 11 from the line and adding four assists, and Cam Bryant

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jarett Andretti and his father had a goal to build a race team that would one day race at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. He achieved their dream Saturday when Andretti Autosport started its first ever Rolex and Jarett was behind the wheel.

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 34 points, his sixth straight game of at least 30 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies built an early lead in a 115-95 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. Morant, picked as an All-Star starter for the Western Conference this week, was

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Before Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev take center stage in the men’s singles final at the Australian Open on Sunday, top seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova will face unseeded Anna Danilina and Beatriz Haddad Maia in the women’s doubles final. Krejcikova and Siniakova will be appearing in the final for

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Isaiah Mobley scored a career-high 24 points, Boogie Ellis added a season-high 21 and No.. 15 Southern California held off California 79-72. Mobley bounced back after missing a potential game-tying 3-pointer during Thursday’s loss against Stanford. The 6-foot-10 junior, who leads the Pac-12 in rebounding

TULSA, Okla. — Jeriah Horne had 23 points as Tulsa snapped its seven-game losing streak, easily defeating South Florida 76-45. Sam Griffin added 21 points for the Golden Hurricane. Caleb Murphy led the Bulls with 13 points.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Gainey and Bryson Mozone scored 19 points each, leading all five starters in double figures, and South Carolina Upstate defeated North Carolina A&T 84-64. Dalvin White added 16 points, Josh Aldrich 11 and Khydarius Smith 10 for the Spartans. Marcus Watson scored 21 points and Demetric Horton 10 for the

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 30 points and 12 assists and the Dallas Mavericks spoiled former coach Rick Carlisle’s return with Indiana, routing the Pacers 132-105 on Saturday night. Carlisle coached the Mavericks during the past 13 seasons, leading the team to its lone title in 2011. He resigned June 16 and rejoined the

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 38 points, Jaylen Brown added 31 and the Boston Celtics beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 107-97. Robert Williams grabbed 16 rebounds and blocked four shots for Boston, which led by double digits for most of the game en route to a

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Isaiah Mobley scored a career-high 24 points, Boogie Ellis added a season-high 21 and No.. 15 Southern California held off California 79-72 Saturday. Mobley bounced back after missing a potential game-tying 3-pointer during Thursday’s loss against Stanford. The 6-foot-10 junior, who leads the Pac-12 in

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Jalen Gibbs had 21 points as Jacksonville State extended its win streak to 10 games, defeating Liberty 77-67. Darius McGhee led the Flames on Saturday night with 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Obinna Anochili-Killen tied a career-high scoring 23 points and grabbing 11 rebounds and Marshall held off UAB for an 84-81 upset win. UAB’s Jordan Walker missed a 3-pointer with six seconds left in his attempt to tie it. Marshall ended a 10-game losing streak in the process of getting its first