Leyte lifts UNC Greensboro past Furman 58-56
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Bas Leyte had 11 points and 10 rebounds to lift UNC Greensboro to a 58-56 win over Furman. Mike Bothwell led the Paladins on Saturday with 18 points.
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Kalib Boone, Cisse lead Oklahoma State past Oklahoma 64-55
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Kalib Boone and Moussa Cisse each scored 12 points to help Oklahoma State defeat Oklahoma 64-55 and snap a four-game losing streak. Rondel Walker scored 11 points and Keylan Boone added 10 for Oklahoma State. Tanner Groves scored 23 points and Elijah Harkless added 15
Continue Reading Bucks sign veteran center Greg Monroe to 10-day contract
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Veteran center Greg Monroe is back with the Milwaukee Bucks on a 10-day contract. The 31-year-old Monroe played 165 games for the Bucks from 2015-17. He played five games earlier this season with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards while on 10-day contracts with each of those teams. Monroe has averaged 5.6
Continue Reading Burrow, Chase play role in building Super Bowl-bound Bengals
By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The key to the Bengals’ latest rebuild that has led them to this most unexpected Super Bowl run starts with one player: Joe Burrow. Burrow, the top overall draft pick in 2020, is the biggest reason the team is playing in the season’s final
Continue Reading Hamilton ends silence, posts “I’m back!” on social media
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Lewis Hamilton returned to social media Saturday following a lengthy silence that dates to last season’s controversial Formula 1 finale. Hamilton had dropped out of public sight after he was denied a record eighth championship in the December finale in Abu Dhabi. He re-emerged Saturday with a post
Continue Reading Sense of FIFA influence hangs over Africa’s football leader
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Patrice Motsepe is approaching the end of his first year as Confederation of African Football president. On Sunday he will hand out the African Cup of Nations trophy. On the eve of the final between Egypt and Senegal the South African mining magnate is struggling to shake off
Continue Reading Herta, Johnson lead Team USA to surprise 2nd spot in Sweden
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Jimmie Johnson and Colton Herta teamed to give Team USA a surprise second-place finish in the Race of Champions Nations Cup in Sweden. The American drivers both hail from California and compete against one another in IndyCar. They were beaten in the Race of Champions by the father-son
Continue Reading Day 2 at the Olympics: Shiffrin, skating and snowboarding
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin’s first event of the Beijing Olympics is the one she won four years ago. The American star is set to defend her title in the giant slalom, which will be part of prime-time coverage of the Winter Games on Sunday on NBC. However, anyone
Continue Reading Meyers Taylor says she’s set to leave isolation
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor said on NBC’s “Weekend TODAY” that she was about to leave isolation and could start preparing in earnest to compete at the Beijing Olympics. Meyers Taylor said Saturday she would be leaving that night. Meyers Taylor revealed Tuesday she had tested positive for COVID-19. She had to
Continue Reading Hojgaard shoots 64 to take 3-shot lead at UAE tournament
RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nicolai Hojgaard will take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Ras al Khaimah Championship. Hojgaard shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday, birdieing five of his last six holes. The 20-year-old Dane is seeking his second DP World Tour title. Hojgaard is at 20-under 196.
Continue Reading Gladbach crisis continues with Bundesliga draw at Bielefeld
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Mönchengladbach’s dismal spell has continued with a 1-1 draw at Arminia Bielefeld in the Bundelsiga. Gladbach at least ended its three-game losing run across all competitions. But coach Adi Hütter remains under pressure with the team just two points above the relegation zone. Union Berlin
Continue Reading NFL to bolster inclusion policies, probe tanking allegations
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has told teams the league will look to bolster policies meant to encourage hiring of minorities, particularly as head coaches. The commissioner also pledged an investigation into tanking allegations raised by Brian Flores in his discrimination lawsuit against the NFL. Goodell wrote in a
Continue Reading West Ham, Chelsea come from behind to oust lowly opponents
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea and West Ham had to come from behind to oust lower-league opposition in the FA Cup to reach the fifth round. Only Declan Rice’s equalizer for West Ham in stoppage time forced the game at Kidderminster into extra time. Then to avoid a penalty shootout at the 6,000-capacity central England stadium,
Continue Reading Knight, Hensley team up in leading US to 5-0 win over ROC
By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — Hilary Knight had a goal and an assist, Nicole Hensley stopped 12 shots and the United States women’s hockey team beat the Russians 5-0 in a preliminary-round game at the Beijing Olympics. Savannah Harmon had a goal and two assists for the defending Olympic champions. The
Continue Reading Wallberg upsets ‘The King’ to claim Olympic moguls crown
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Walter Wallberg of Sweden upset “The King” to take home the gold medal in men’s moguls at the Beijing Olympics. Wallberg looked almost in shock when his score of 83.23 flashed on the board. It edged defending Olympic champion Mikael Kingsbury of Canada on a
Continue Reading Varner leading by 1, Johnson 5 back at Saudi International
KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Harold Varner III birdied the par-5 18th hole to shoot a 2-under 68 and take a one-stroke lead over Adri Arnaus into the final round of the Saudi International. Defending champion Dustin Johnson was five strokes back at the Asian Tour event, which paid big appearance fees
Continue Reading AP WAS THERE: Simms tops Elway as Giants win 1st Super Bowl
By DAVE GOLDBERG AP Football Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Phil Simms grabbed the spotlight after usually operating in the shadow of Lawrence Taylor and the New York defense and passed the New York Giants to a 39-20 victory over the Denver Broncos in their first Super Bowl. Simms was unanimously voted the game’s Most
Continue Reading Simms, Parcells put Giants on Super Bowl map in Pasadena
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer John Elway received all the attention leading up to the game. Phil Simms ended up with all the glory. And Bill Parcells got drenched with the first Super Bowl-winning Gatorade shower. Those were some of the lasting memories from the New York Giants’ 39-20 win over the
Continue Reading Germany’s Ludwig has lead midway through men’s Olympic luge
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Germany’s Johannes Ludwig, Austria’s Wolfgang Kindl or Italy’s Dominik Fischnaller will more than likely be the Olympic men’s luge champion on Sunday. That’s what history says at least. Ludwig, Kindl and Fischnaller were the leaders after the first two runs at the Yanqing Sliding Center and
Continue Reading China wins 1st gold of home Olympics in short track relay
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — China won its first gold of the Beijing Games in short track speedskating’s mixed team relay in the event’s Olympic debut. Wu Dajing edged Pietro Sighel of Italy by .016 seconds to claim gold. Hungary earned bronze. Qu Chunyu, Fan Kexin and Ren Ziwei joined Wu
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