ARAB TIMES, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, JANUARY 22-23, 2021 SPORTS 15 Sasser scores 26, carries Houston past Tulsa 86-59 Providence beats Creighton; Ga. Tech topples Clemson OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan 21, (AP): Nate Watson scored a career-high 29 points MLB Roundup and Providence turned back Creighton each time it pulled close, beating the 11th-ranked Bluejays 74-70. Providence (8-6, 4-4 Big East) won Ex-Giants Sadek dies for the fi rst time in four games and avenged a crushing loss to the Bluejays three weeks ago. Creighton (10-4, 6-3) Happ, Twins agree lost its second straight after one of its worst offensive games of the season. to $8 mn, 1-yr deal Alyn Breed had 15 points, David Duke added 12 and Jimmy Nichols MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 21, (AP): Jr scored 10 for the Friars, who were The Minnesota Twins and vet- playing the third of four straight road eran starting pitcher J.A. Happ agreed to an $8 million, one-year games. contract, according to a person Damien Jefferson scored a career- with knowledge of the deal. best 26 points for the Bluejays. Marcus The person confi rmed the Zegarowski, who missed the previous agreement to The Associated two games with a left hamstring inju- Press, speaking on condition of ry, had 17 points and Christian Bishop anonymity because the team had added 12. not announced it. Ga Tech 83, Clemson 65 The 38-year-old Happ spent In Atlanta, Georgia Tech returned the past 2 1/3 seasons with the from a 17-day layoff with one of its New York Yankees. Acquired most impressive showings of the sea- from Toronto at the 2018 trade son, getting more than 20 points from deadline, the left-hander went three players and routing Clemson. 7-0 with a 2.69 ERA in 11 starts Michael Devoe led the way with 22 down the stretch to fi nish 17-6. points, while Moses Wright and Jor- The Yankees dan Usher chipped in with 21 apiece. then reward- The Yellow Jackets (7-3, 3-1 At- ed him with a lantic Coast Conference) built a nine- $34 million, point halftime lead and handed the Ti- two-year gers their second straight blowout loss. contract. Aamir Simms scored 19 points to Happ will lead the Tigers (9-3, 3-3). Clemson be just the shot 52% from the fi eld and was hurt second off- by 20 turnovers. season addi- Houston 86, Tulsa 59 tion by the In Houston, Marcus Sasser scored 26 points, Quentin Grimes added 18 Happ Twins, who also added points and seven rebounds as Houston relief pitcher Hansel Robles to the avenged its only loss of the season. team that has won the AL Central Sasser, who scored 18 points in the division in each of the last two fi rst half, fi nished 8 of 15 from the years. Jake Odorizzi and Rich Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) makes a save against Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid (97) during the fi rst period of an fi eld, including 6 of 12 on 3-pointers. Tramon Mark had 11 points and six Hill became free agents, creating NHL hockey game on Jan 20, in Toronto. (AP) openings in the rotation behind rebounds for the Cougars. José Berríos, Kenta Maeda and Houston (12-1, 7-1 American) shot Michael Pineda. Minnesota was 43%, including 13 of 32 on 3-point- third in the AL in 2020 with a ers. The Cougars outrebounded Tulsa team ERA of 3.58. 52-24, and had a 26-7 advantage in Happ went 12-8 in 2019 Theodore scores two goals as second-chance points. and struggled at the start of the The Cougars won their fi fth straight pandemic-delayed 2020 season, since falling to the Golden Hurricane prompting the Yankees to skip his 65-64 in Tulsa on Dec. 29. turn. Happ gained strength as the Wisconsin 68, Northwestern 52 year went on and fi nished with a In Madison, Wisconsin, Tyler Wahl 2-2 record and 3.47 ERA in nine Golden Knights beat Coyotes paced a balanced attack with 14 points starts. His $17 million option and Wisconsin pulled away in the sec- originally would have become ond half in a win over Northwestern. guaranteed with 27 starts or 165 innings, but the threshold was re- Horvat’s shootout goal sends Canucks past Canadiens 6-5 BASKETBALL duced to 10 starts with the short- ened season. He fell one short. Happ followed Deivi García as LAS VEGAS, Jan 21, (AP): Shea The- D’Mitrik Trice added 12 points, an opener in Game 2 of the AL odore scored two goals, Marc-Andre NHL Results/Standings Brad Davison 11 and Potter 10 for Division Series for New York and Fleury made 21 saves and the Vegas Wisconsin (12-3, 6-2 Big Ten). gave up two-run homers to Mike Chase Audige had 16 points and Zunino in the second inning and Golden Knights defeated the Arizona Miller Kopp 10 for Northwestern (6-7, WASHINGTON, Jan 21, (AP): Results and standings 3-6), which has lost six straight. Manuel Margot in the third of Coyotes 5-2. from the NHL games on Wednesday. the 7-5 loss to Tampa Bay. Happ It marks the fi rst time the Golden Knights Edmonton 3 Toronto 1 Boise St. 73, Fresno St. 51 said after the game he would have have started 4-0-0 in their four-year existence. San Jose 2 St Louis SO 1 In Boise, Idaho, Derrick Alston Jr. been more comfortable starting. Minnesota 3 Anaheim 2 had 21 points as Boise State won its They’re the fi rst team in the NHL to reach four Vegas 5 Arizona 2 13th consecutive game, easily defeat- ❑ ❑ ❑ wins this season. Vancouver 6 Montreal SO 5 East Division ing Fresno State 73-51. Mike Sadek, a popular backup Alex Tuch added a goal and two assists, Mark GP W L OT Pts GF GA Marcus Shaver Jr had 17 points and catcher who played all eight of Stone had a goal and an assist, and Alex Pietran- Philadelphia 4 3 1 0 6 15 11 six rebounds for Boise State (13-1, 9-0 his major league seasons with the gelo scored his fi rst goal with Vegas. Washington 4 2 0 2 6 15 14 Mountain West Conference). Abu Ki- San Francisco Giants New Jersey 3 2 0 1 5 8 7 , has died. Nick Schmaltz and Phil Kessel scored for the NY Islanders 3 2 1 0 4 5 5 gab added 15 points and 11 rebounds. He was 74. Coyotes (1-2-1). Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves. Pittsburgh 4 2 2 0 4 14 18 Mladen Armus had eight rebounds. The team announced Sadek Sharks 2, Blues 1, SO Boston 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 Arkansas 75, Auburn 73 died in San Andreas, California, NY Rangers 3 1 2 0 2 8 8 In St. Louis, Tomas Hertl scored the only goal in Buffalo 4 1 3 0 2 11 12 In Fayetteville, Arkansas, Desi Sills following a short illness. a four-round shootout to lift San Jose over St. Louis. Central Division scored 14 of his 22 points in the sec- Sadek was a .226 career hitter Marcus Sorensen scored the tying goal late in GP W L OT Pts GF GA ond half to help Arkansas rally from a with fi ve home runs and 74 RBIs Tampa Bay 2 2 0 0 4 10 3 the second period and Martin Jones made 22 saves 12-point halftime defi cit, and then hold in 383 big league games from Florida 2 2 0 0 4 10 6 on to beat Auburn 75-73. 1973-81. for the Sharks, who snapped a six-game losing Nashville 3 2 1 0 4 10 7 streak to St. Louis that started in the 2019 playoffs. Carolina 3 2 1 0 4 9 6 Sills scored four straight points San Francisco selected Sadek Detroit 4 2 2 0 4 9 10 during an 18-10 run to give Arkansas in the 12th round of the 1966 am- Jones denied all four Blues shooters in the tie- Columbus 4 1 2 1 3 8 13 a 74-66 lead, its largest of the game ateur draft but he opted to return breaker. Chicago 4 0 3 1 1 9 20 Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 coming with 2:40 to play. The Razor- to the University of Minnesota. West Division backs trailed the entire fi rst half and by The Twins then chose him in the ICE HOCKEY Vancouver Canucks center Jay Beagle (83) GP W L OT Pts GF GA 10 points early in the second. fi fth round the following year be- fi ghts for control of the puck with Montreal Ca- Vegas 4 4 0 0 8 16 7 Minnesota 4 3 1 0 6 11 9 Washington 84, Colorado 80 fore the Giants picked him in the nadiens defenseman Brett Kulak (77) during the St Louis 4 2 1 1 5 10 15 In Seattle, Marcus Tsohonis scored December 1969 Rule 5 Draft. Brayden Schenn scored in his second consecu- second period of an NHL hockey game, on Jan Colorado 3 2 1 0 4 12 6 a career-high 27 off the bench, Erik ❑ ❑ ❑ tive game and Jordan Binnington made 37 saves 20, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP) San Jose 4 2 2 0 4 13 14 Stevenson added 17 points before foul- Arizona 4 1 2 1 3 12 16 Outfi elder Michael Brantley for the Blues.