Month: February 2022

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Wrtier PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Luguentz Dort had 23 points and Oklahoma City held off the Portland Trail Blazers 96-93 on Friday night for the Thunder’s first three-game winning streak since December. Josh Giddey added 16 points. The last time Oklahoma City won three straight was from Dec. 18-22.

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing residents gathered outside in droves on a below-freezing Friday night to try for a glimpse of the lit-up Olympic stadium and the fireworks during the opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Games. Tickets are not being sold because of the pandemic, and only selected spectators are able to attend. To contain

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Afghanistan’s women’s soccer team has returned to the field after its evacuation from the Taliban-led country last year, helped by A-League team the Melbourne Victory. The Victory are providing their support to the members of the team who relocated to Melbourne following the fall of the Afghan government in August, allowing

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Herbert Jones scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, Brandon Ingram had 23 points and 12 assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans sent the Denver Nuggets to their third straight loss, 113-105. Jaxson Hayes added 22 points and 11 rebounds as the Pelicans shot

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points in his return from a concussion that sidelined him for eight games, Bojan Bogdanovic added 19 points and the Utah Jazz cruised past the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 125-102. Mitchell shot 8 for 10 from the floor and had six 3-pointers

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — David Roddy scored 22 points and hit a jump shot with nine seconds remaining to lead Colorado State to a 58-57 win over San Diego State. Roddy’s go-ahead jumper came after Lamont Butler hit a 3-pointer to give San Diego State a 57-56 lead with 14 seconds remaining. Matt Bradley led

MUNCIE, Ind. — Payton Sparks had 18 points as Ball State topped Toledo 93-83. Luke Bumbalough added 17 points, Tyler Cochran scored 15 and Demarius Jacobs had 15 for Ball State. Ryan Rollins led Toledo with 22 points.

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — During the last Winter Games, North Korea basked in the global limelight in South Korea. Hundreds of athletes, cheerleaders and officials pushed hard to woo their South Korean and U.S. rivals in a bid for diplomacy that has since stalled. Four years

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Olympic downhill favorite Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was one of only three skiers to get a third run on the course after the final training session for the men’s race at the Beijing Games was halted. Kilde, two-time Olympic champion Matthias Mayer and Christof Innerhofer completed their runs

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — NaLyssa Smith scored 25 points and the ninth-ranked Baylor women beat No. 13 Texas for the 12th consecutive time, never trailing in a 75-63 victory. Ja’Mee Asberry had all 15 of her points in the first 12 minutes for the Bears. The game originally scheduled

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman won the Hardest Shot competition and St. Louis’ Jordan Kyrou was the Fastest Skater during an NHL All-Star skills competition with a distinct Vegas flavor. Carolina’s Sebastian Aho won the Accuracy Shooting contest at T-Mobile Arena on a night when the