COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bruce Thornton scored 21 points and hit two late throws to help Ohio State secure an 89-82 win over USC on Wednesday. Ohio State (16-6, 8-6 Big Ten) trailed 43-40 at halftime after opening 2 of 13 at the free-throw line, but Thornton steadied the Buckeyes in the second ...
CLARKSBURG — The Wheeling Central Maroon Knights girls basketball squad was anything but homesick on Thursday, picking up a dominant 75-24 victory on the road over Robert C. Byrd. The Maroon were led by Seneca Heller, who launched six 3-pointers on her way to a game-high 28 points. Erin ...
FROSTBURG, Md. — The No. 7-ranked West Liberty Hilltoppers men’s basketball team delivered a signature comeback Wednesday night, erasing a 19-point second-half deficit to defeat the Frostburg State Bobcats 112-108 at Bobcat Arena. The victory improves West Liberty to 20-3 overall and 15-1 ...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Busch won the pole for NASCAR’s season-opening Daytona 500 to give the driver with the longest active losing streak in “The Great American Race” a shot at the victory that has escaped him his entire career. Busch is 0 for 20 in the Daytona 500 and ...
MILAN (AP) — Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland looks like a breakout star of the Milan Cortina Olympics after winning his third gold medal. Jordan Stolz has one gold and is targeting three more. And Chloe Kim and a bunch of NHL stars are just getting started. Von Allmen won the super-G in ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff defended his team Wednesday after the NBA handed out four suspensions from a fight in the Pistons’ game against the Charlotte Hornets. “The narrative that’s out there that we react to everything, every time, is a disappointing one, ...