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David Jones has 29 points with five 3s as Memphis beats No. 21 Texas A&M 81-75

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:49:58 GMT

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — David Jones scored 29 points and tied a career-high with five 3-pointers to lead Memphis to an 81-75 win over No. 21 Texas A&M on Sunday.Jones scored 21 points in the first half as Memphis (7-2) built a nine-point lead by halftime and didn’t trail in the second half.The Aggies scored five quick points, with a 3 from Manny Obaseki, to get within four with seven seconds left. But Jones made two free throws with five seconds to go to seal the win.Memphis was up by eight with about eight minutes remaining when Caleb Mills made two 3-pointers in a 6-2 run that extended the lead to 69-58 a couple minutes later.It’s the second straight win for the Tigers, after they lost their previous two, and wraps up a stretch of six on the road.Obaseki had 21 points to lead Texas A&M (7-3), which lost for the third time in five games after opening the season 5-0. Aggies’ star Wade Taylor IV, the Southeastern Conference preseason player of the year, had a toug...

Kitley has double-double, defense dominates for No. 15 Virginia Tech women in 85-40 win over Radford

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:49:58 GMT

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and No. 15 Virginia Tech held Radford to 19% shooting to roll to an 85-40 win on Sunday.The Hokies (7-2) raced to a 22-4 lead in the first quarter by making 10 of 20 shots and holding the Highlanders to 2-of-13 shooting. Georgia Amoore added 15 points and had three of Virginia Tech’s 12 blocks. Matilda Ekh added 12 points and Carleigh Wenzel 11 while matching Kitley with five assists.Ashlyn Traylor-Walked scored 16 points for Radford (2-8), going 2 of 16 from the field and 11 of 12 from the foul line.Radford was 5 of 19 (26%) from 3-point range but just 6 of 38 (16%). Traylor-Walker had 10 points in the second quarter but the Hokies scored the last eight points to lead 48-22 at halftime. Then Virginia Tech opened the second half by scoring the first 19 points for a 67-22 lead.The Hokies play at Rutgers on Sunday.___ Get alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here...

Peterson scores 23, East Tennessee State defeats Tennessee Tech 73-72

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:49:58 GMT

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Quimari Peterson’s 23 points helped East Tennessee State defeat Tennessee Tech 73-72 on Sunday night.Peterson added eight rebounds, three steals, and three blocks for the Buccaneers (5-4). Jaden Seymour scored 13 points, going 5 of 9 and 3 of 3 from the free throw line. Ebby Asamoah had 13 points and shot 4 for 9 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free throw line. The Golden Eagles (3-7) were led by Jayvis Harvey, who posted 22 points, six rebounds and four assists. The Golden Eagles missed a 3 with a second left and Harvey had a putback at the buzzer to make it a one-point game. Tennessee Tech also got 15 points from Josiah Davis. In addition, David Early had 13 points and two steals.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Derek Carr overcomes recent injuries and rough start, leads Saints past Panthers 28-6

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:49:58 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Derek Carr sounded determined not to dwell on any dysfunction evident within the Saints’ offense after New Orleans overcame three shaky quarters and did enough to defeat the team with the NFL’s worst record.Carr returned from a recent concussion and upper body injuries to throw late touchdown passes to Chris Olave and Jimmy Graham, and the Saints beat the hapless Carolina Panthers 28-6 on Sunday to pull back into a tie atop the feeble NFC South.“I’m not trying to be negative,” Carr said when asked about a heated exchange with center Erik McCoy following a sack on a third-and-2 play. “There really is nothing wrong,” Carr added. “We had a moment. I’ve had some of those moments in my 10 years a lot of times, with a coach, with a teammate, somebody. You always circle back and make it right and keep going.”McCoy said he wanted to offer a “public apology” for his “public disagreement” with Carr, and asserted that he and his QB remaine...

Morrow’s 27 points, 10 rebounds lead No. 7 LSU women over UL-Lafayette 83-53

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:49:58 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Aneesah Morrow had 27 points and 10 rebounds as the No. 7 LSU women shook off some early lethargic play in an 83-53 win over UL-Lafayette on Sunday.Morrow and Angel Reese combined for 22 points in the Tigers’ 28-9 third-quarter run to break free from a halftime tie.“My goal is to get a double-double every night,” said Morrow, who had 53 double-doubles in 53 career games at DePaul the last two seasons before transferring to LSU. “I’m a double-double machine, and I’ve been that since my freshman year. I try to stay as consistent as I possibly can.”Reese finished with 20 points and 9 rebounds. Mikaylah Williams added 18 points and 11 rebounds, hitting all four of the Tigers’ 3-pointers.It was LSU’s first game in 10 days after taking a break for final exams. The Tigers (9-1) looked sloppy and out of sync for the entire first half and had to rally for a tie at the break.Displeased LSU coach Kim Mulkey yanked four of her five starters after the game’s first two min...

Chargers’ QB Justin Herbert sidelined, ruled out by finger injury in 2nd quarter against Broncos

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:49:58 GMT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert has been ruled out of Los Angeles’ game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday due to a finger injury that occurred late in the second quarter.The only other quarterback on the Chargers’ roster is Easton Stick, who had played two NFL snaps in five seasons with Los Angeles before he replaced the Bolts’ franchise quarterback against Denver. The Chargers trailed 10-0 at halftime.Herbert was 9 of 17 for 96 yards with an interception before being injured, apparently while he was taken down awkwardly by Denver’s Zach Allen after throwing a pass. Herbert had been sacked four times and hit six times during the Chargers’ first six possessions, with his teammates repeatedly missing their blocks against Denver’s pass rushers.Herbert, the sixth overall pick in the 2020 draft, has been famously durable in his career.He fractured the middle finger on his left hand late in the third quarter of a game aga...

Aidan Hutchinson makes a pair of glaring mistakes as the Lions’ defense struggles again

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:49:58 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Aidan Hutchinson was a big factor as the Detroit Lions jumped out to a fast start this season.That seems like a long time ago at the moment — for Hutchinson and the rest of Detroit’s slumping defense.The NFC North-leading Lions surrendered 18 unanswered points in the second half of a 28-13 loss to the last-place Chicago Bears on Sunday. Hutchinson jumped offside on a key play at the end of the third quarter, and then played a role in another Bears touchdown early in the fourth.Once a trendy Super Bowl pick, Detroit (9-4) dropped to 4-3 in its last seven games. It has allowed 28.7 points per game during the tough stretch.“I feel like we kind of lost our swagger and our confidence,” said defensive end John Cominsky, who had one of Detroit’s three sacks against Chicago. “When we played with that swagger and that confidence and guys are loose, I think that’s when we were playing our best ball.“So that’s got to be a point of emphasis, to have ...

Girona shows it’s a genuine title contender with 4-2 statement win at Barcelona to go top in Spain

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:49:58 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Girona made its strong case to be considered a genuine contender for the Spanish league title by beating Catalan rival Barcelona 4-2 on Sunday and overtaking Real Madrid at the top of the standings.Ukraine forwards Artem Dovbyk and Viktor Tsygankov teamed up for Girona’s opener, and Miguel Gutierrez, Valery Fernández and Cristhian Stuani scored a goal each to seal the away victory against the defending league champions. Robert Lewandowski and Ilkay Gundogan scored Barcelona’s goals.The statement win moved Girona two points ahead of Madrid, which drew 1-1 with Real Betis on Saturday. Barcelona dropped to fourth place, seven points behind its regional rival and five behind Madrid. Atletico Madrid regained third place with a 2-1 win over last-place Almeria to extend its winning streak at home in the league to 17 matches. Atletico has the same 34 points as Barcelona with a game in hand.Barcelona had never lost in six matches against Girona in the league, with f...

Zach Wilson leads Jets to 30-6 win over Texans in return. C.J. Stroud leaves late with a concussion

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:49:58 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson overcame a sluggish start, some big hits and a week of criticism and controversy by responding with the type of impressive performance the New York Jets have long been expecting.Wilson threw a pair of second-half touchdown passes in his return from a two-game benching, New York shut down C.J. Stroud before Houston’s star rookie quarterback left late with a concussion and the Jets ended a five-game losing streak with a 30-6 victory over the Texans on Sunday.“Winning is always fun and that’s what we want right there,” Wilson said. “That’s what we want every game to look like.”Wilson was 27 of 36 for 301 yards — his third career game of 300 or more yards — after sitting in favor of the since-waived Tim Boyle. And that came despite Wilson facing consistent pressure all game and being sacked four times.“The second half, I thought Zach probably played the best game of his career,” coach Robert Saleh said. “I thought he was outstan...

PGA Tour selects Fenway group among private investors. More talks planned with Saudis

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 17:49:58 GMT

The PGA Tour has narrowed its choice of potential investors to a new consortium led by Fenway Sports Group and said it would continue negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund as it races to meet a Dec. 31 deadline.The PGA Tour board — six players and five independent directors — sent an email to players Sunday afternoon to say Strategic Sports Group was the unanimous choice to further negotiate a potential partnership in the new PGA Tour Enterprises.The new for-profit company was at the heart of a framework agreement announced June 6 among the PGA Tour, European tour and the Public Investment Fund, the Saudi financial backing of LIV Golf.“We also anticipate advancing our negotiations with PIF in the weeks to come,” the board said in the email to tour membership. “Please know that while we can’t get into more details at this time, we are very confident in an eventual, positive outcome for all players and the PGA Tour as a whole.”The update came three days aft...