The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Riley Minix scored 30 points to lead Morehead State past SIU Edwardsville 79-68 on Thursday night. Minix also had 13 rebounds for the Eagles …
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Travis Konecny’s ‘Gordie Howe hat trick’ lifts Flyers over Jets 4-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Travis Konecny had a goal, an assist and a fight in the first period — known as a “Gordie Howe hat trick” — to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 victory over the slumping Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Asked whether he liked the goal, assist or fight the most, Konecny said, “Just the win, honestly.” …
Read More »Pepperdine faces Loyola Marymount after Porter’s 21-point outing
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Pepperdine Waves (9-16, 2-8 WCC) at Loyola Marymount Lions (10-13, 3-6 WCC) Los Angeles; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pepperdine visits the Loyola Marymount Lions after Jevon …
Read More »Loyola Chicago faces George Washington following Edwards’ 27-point game
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Loyola Chicago Ramblers (16-7, 8-2 A-10) at George Washington Revolutionaries (14-8, 3-6 A-10) Washington; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Chicago visits the George Washington Revolutionaries after …
Read More »Metz ends seven-game losing streak in draw at Marseille
PARIS (AP) — Metz snapped a seven-game losing streak in drawing at Marseille 1-1 in the French league and will rue not taking advantage of facing 10 men for more than an hour on Friday. A defeat in Marseille would have equalled Metz’s worst losing run and its hopes were raised after 30 minutes when Marseille captain Samuel Gigot was …
Read More »Leach scores 22 in Fairfield’s 84-67 win against Rider
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Jalen Leach’s 22 points helped Fairfield defeat Rider 84-67 on Thursday night. Leach added seven rebounds and five assists for the Stags (14-9, 8-4 …
Read More »Boise State plays No. 22 Utah State after Degenhart’s 25-point outing
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Boise State Broncos (16-7, 7-3 MWC) at Utah State Aggies (19-4, 7-3 MWC) Logan, Utah; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boise State plays the No. 22 Utah …
Read More »Washington scores 20 as Cal Baptist slips past UT Arlington 64-63
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Scotty Washington had 20 points and California Baptist eked out a 64-63 victory over UT Arlington on Thursday night. Washington was 7-of-14 shooting (4 …
Read More »‘Sold out’ signs and fearless Italy await return home by Six Nations leader Ireland
DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland has already powered to a victory in its toughest fixture in the Six Nations. Expect the same outcome in what will likely be its easiest. The Irish have lost only one of their 19 test matches at home to Italy. That was in 1997, when the Azzurri weren’t even in the tournament — it was the …
Read More »Kevin Durant scores 31 points, Bradley Beal adds 30 in Suns’ 129-115 victory over Jazz
PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Bradley Beal had 30 and the Phoenix Suns — with All-Star Devin Booker sidelined by a sore left hip — beat the Utah Jazz 129-115 on Thursday night. The Suns never trailed, winning their third straight game and 12th of 15. They also swept the four-game, regular-season series from the Jazz. It …
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