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ATLANTA — Drew Friberg scored 24 points and Belmont held off Georgia State 68-66. Friberg also added five rebounds for the Bruins (4-3). Ben Sheppard scored 15 points with five assists. Cade Tyson scored 12. Dwon Odom paced the Panthers (4-3) with 24 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell led the Boilermakers to a victory Saturday over rival Indiana just days after his oldest brother, Sean, died. The school tweeted a statement from O’Connell on Sunday that announced his brother’s death but did not detail the cause. O’Connell, a sixth-year senior, was 18 of 29

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa threw for 299 yards and the Miami Dolphins raced to a 30-point lead before holding on for their fifth straight win, a 30-15 victory over the one-win Houston Texans. Tagovailoa had his fourth straight game without an interception, Jaylen Waddle and Tyreek Hill

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sam Darnold threw for a touchdown and recovered his own fumble for another score in his first game of the season, helping the Carolina Panthers beat the Denver Broncos 23-10. Darnold was making his first start since Week 18 last year. He completed 11 of

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley had a double-double, Kayana Traylor added a double-double off the bench, and No. 11 Virginia Tech rolled over Longwood 89-28. Kitley had 23 points and 14 rebounds for the Hokies. Traylor had 11 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and two steals. Ashley Owusu scored 21 points, making 4 of

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rickea Jackson scored 15 points to lead a balanced attack and No. 23 Tennessee coasted to a 105-71 win over Eastern Kentucky. Jordan Horston added 14 points for the Lady Vols, Jillian Hollingshead and Tamari Key 13 each and Karoline Striplin 10. Jackson and Horston both had five assists and joined

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Led by Anthony Roberts’ 23 points, the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons defeated the Bluffton Beavers 106-41 on Sunday. The Mastodons are now 4-3 on the season, while the Beavers moved to 0-5.

LOWELL, Mass. — Led by Quinton Mincey’s 15 points, the UMass-Lowell River Hawks defeated the Stonehill Skyhawks 73-59 on Sunday. The River Hawks improved to 6-1 with the win and the Skyhawks fell to 2-6.

By The Associated Press NEW YORK — Led by Darius Quisenberry’s 18 points, the Fordham Rams defeated the Harvard Crimson 68-60 on Sunday. The Rams are now 6-1 with the win and the Crimson fell to 5-2.

BUIES CREEK, N.C — Joshua Lusane’s career-high 29 points, including a go-ahead three-point play with 31 seconds to go, helped Campbell defeat Stetson 87-85 in overtime on Sunday.The Fighting Camels are now 4-3 on the season, while the Hatters moved to 3-2.

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Texas State football coach Jake Spavital has been fired after four seasons in which the Bobcats won just 13 games. Texas State finished its second consecutive 4-8 season on Saturday with a 41-13 loss at home to Louisiana-Lafayette. The Sun Belt program has had only one winning season since moving

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Endyia Rogers scored 19 points, including critical back-to-back 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, Phillipina Kyei had a double-double with career highs and No. 18 Oregon held off Michigan State 86-78 in the third-place game of the Phil Knight Invitational. The Ducks led 29-12 when Rogers scored the opening basket of the

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Rebeka Mikulasikova scored 23 points and Cotie McMahon added 20 to lead No. 4 Ohio State past North Alabama 105-67 to improve to 6-0. The Buckeyes shot 58.6% from the field as all five starters reached double figures in scoring. North Alabama trailed by eight points

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Ben Krikke scored 23 points and Nick Edwards scored with 1.9 seconds remaining as the Valparaiso Beacons knocked off the James Madison Dukes 81-79 in overtime on Sunday. The Beacons are now 3-4 with the win and the Dukes fell to 6-2.

WORCESTER, Mass. — Led by Bo Montgomery’s 17 points, the Holy Cross Crusaders defeated the Colby-Sawyer Chargers 95-61 on Sunday. The Crusaders improved to 2-5 with the win and the Chargers fell to 1-3.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s athletic administration says it is gathering information after video surfaced showing Ducks outside linebacker DJ Johnson striking a person in Oregon State gear on the field after Saturday’s game at Reser Stadium. Johnson is seen punching the person from behind and then being restrained and led away by what appears

NASSAU, Bahamas — Led by Bryan Trimble Jr.’s 14 points, the Missouri State Bears defeated the Oakland Golden Grizzlies 76-64 on Sunday. The Bears improved to 3-3 with the win and the Golden Grizzlies fell to 2-6.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State has decided to part with longtime volleyball coach Suzie Fritz after 22 years. The school announced Sunday that Fritz would not return next year despite having a 393-263 overall record and leading the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament 13 times as the head coach. K-State athletic director Gene Taylor

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Looking back to the United States’ infamous 1998 World Cup loss to Iran, Alexi Lalas thought the Americans failed to appreciate the emotional significance of their opponents. He says “this is a country and culture that we have a long history with — a lot

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Abby Meyers scored 12 of her 23 points in Maryland’s 36-point third quarter and the No. 14 Terrapins rolled to an 87-63 win over Pittsburgh to finish the Ft. Myers Tip-Off. Brinae Alexander hit three 3-pointers in the Terps’ biggest quarter of the season and was 5 of 7 from

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Michigan moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, with TCU at No. 3 and Southern California at No. 4 behind top-ranked Georgia after four top-10 teams lost on the final day of regular-season games. The Bulldogs (12-0) are No. 1 for

LAVAL, Quebec — Led by Roti Ware’s 17 points, the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks defeated the UNC Greensboro Spartans 75-58 on Sunday. The ‘Jacks moved to 4-3 with the victory and the Spartans fell to 3-4.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston will be examined Monday after leaving No. 1 South Carolina’s 85-38 win over Hampton on Sunday with her right foot in a walking boot. Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley said the reigning Associated Press Player of the Year was “questionable” going forward but added that the “team doctor wasn’t too,

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Baltimore-Jacksonville game was delayed about 20 minutes because of inclement weather. Heavy rain started falling about a half hour before the scheduled start in Jacksonville, and nearby lightning prompted officials to clear the stands and the playing field. Both teams retreated to locker rooms. The Jaguars returned to the field

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has made no secret he wanted his team playing more prime-time home games. Indy is finally about to get that chance. When the Colts and Pittsburgh Steelers square off in Week 12, it will be Indy’s first Monday night home game

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Andrej Kramaric scored a pair of goals and Croatia crushed Canada’s hopes of advancing at its first World Cup in 36 years with a 4-1 victory. Alphonso Davies scored Canada’s first-ever World Cup goal seconds into the match but the team’s trip to

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States’ 0-0 draw against England in the World Cup drew 19.98 million viewers for English- and Spanish-language broadcasts. It was the third-most watched men’s soccer game on U.S. television behind the 2010 and 2014 finals. The match kicked off at 2 p.m. EST on Friday. It was was seen

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Dan Bradbury has completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Joburg Open to win his first European tour title at Houghton Golf Club. The Englishman’s 4-under 67 final round proved to be more than enough as his closest challenger, Sami Valimaki of Finland, dropped a further two shots back to finish three behind

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State has hired Oregon offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham, making the 32-year-old the youngest head football coach in a Power Five conference. A Phoenix native, Dillingham returns to the school he graduated from 10 years ago in hopes of turning around a program that fired

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Wisconsin is bringing Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell back to the Big Ten. The Badgers have hired Fickell to take over their football program after his successful run with the Bearcats. Fickell posted a 57-18 record in six seasons at Cincinnati and helped the Bearcats earn a College Football

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Justin Fields was ruled out for the game against the New York Jets and Trevor Siemian started in his place. Siemian injured an oblique during warmups and the Bears announced third-stringer Nathan Peterman would start instead. Both Siemian and Peterman threw on

KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Wendy Holdener’s lengthy wait for a slalom victory has come to an end although the Swiss skier had to share top spot with Anna Swenn Larsson. It was Holdener’s first slalom win after finishing 30 times on the podium for the unwanted record of most World Cup podium finishes without a

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Bournemouth has announced the appointment of Gary O’Neil as its manager on a permanent basis. O’Neil has signed an initial 1 1/2 year deal with the option of a further 12-month extension. The 39-year-old O’Neil had been interim manager since Scott Parker was fired in August after Bournemouth lost 9-0 at

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes had his first career NHL hat trick, Vitek Vanecek made 38 saves against his former team and the New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 for coach Lindy Ruff’s 800th victory. Ruff became the fifth NHL coach to reach the mark. The former

MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Canada has won its first Davis Cup tennis title, beating Australia behind victories from Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime. Auger-Aliassime secured the winning point when he downed Alex De Minaur 6-3, 6-4 after Shapovalov opened the day by rolling past Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-2, 6-4. Shapovalov had dropped both his singles matches

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — There’s no Neymar facing Switzerland at the World Cup on Monday. Just Richarlison. And Vinicius Junior. And Raphinha. And Rodrygo. And all the rest of the star-laden options in a deep and talented Brazilian squad lacking its most famous player. Switzerland coach Murat Yakin says

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Morocco pulled off yet another World Cup shock on Sunday, and Belgium’s aging “Golden Generation” took the hit this time. The 2-0 upset left Kevin de Bruyne and the 2018 semifinalists in peril of a group-stage exit at what is likely the final World Cup

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — World Cup viewers in Saudi Arabia say the government has blocked a Qatari-owned streaming service that was supposed to broadcast matches in the kingdom. The suspension has stunned and outraged customers of TOD TV, which holds the rights to show the World Cup in Saudi Arabia.

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Brazil defender Marquinhos says Neymar is working “24 hours a day” to try to recover from his ankle injury and play again at the World Cup. Neymar damaged ligaments in his right ankle in the team’s 2-0 opening win over Serbia on Thursday and will

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Iranian soccer federation and national team coach Carlos Queiroz have angrily hit back at former Germany great Jurgen Klinsmann for saying that Iran’s World Cup players use dirty tactics because its in their “culture.” Both the federation and Queiroz called for Klinsmann to resign

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — English soccer’s two most storied teams are suddenly in play. Manchester United has joined great rival Liverpool in opening its doors to a potential buyout that could be the biggest in sporting history. Following the sale of Chelsea in May it sets up the prospect

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Keysher Fuller scored in the 81st minute to lift Costa Rica to a 1-0 victory over Japan at the World Cup. The result leaves both teams with three points after two games in Group E. Fuller took advantage of a defensive error when Japan

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Ghana coach Otto Addo has been impressed with Son Heung-min ever since he coached the South Korea forward at the youth level. The two will be reunited on Monday when Ghana meets South Korea in a World Cup Group H match. Ghana knows that

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — After losing their opening games Cameroon and Serbia need their best strikers on song when they meet in a must-win match at the World Cup on Monday. Serbia has a fine finisher in Dusan Vlahovic and coach Dragan Stojkovic would ideally pair him with sharpshooter

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — British Open champion Cameron Smith has won his third Australian PGA Championship by three shots after a day of wild weather stopped play twice at Royal Queensland Golf Club. The world No. 3 shot a 3-under 68 to finish at 14-under par, three shots clear of equal second-place Ryo Hisatsune and

LAIE, Hawaii (AP) — Noel Coleman scored 21 points and Hawaii held off Texas State 72-65 in the North Shore Classic. Coleman sank 6 of 11 shots with two 3-pointers  and made 7 of 9 foul shots for the Rainbow Warriors (5-1). Bernardo Da Silva pitched in with 14 points and seven rebounds. Harry Rouhliadeff

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brandin Podziemski finished with 27 points and nine rebounds to propel Santa Clara to an 86-76 victory over Iona in the Las Vegas Classic. Podziemski sank 7 of 13 shots, all three of his 3-pointers and 10 of 12 free throws for the Broncos (5-2). He added three steals. Keshawn Justice

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Jaren Hall threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score before leaving with an ankle injury to lead BYU to a 35-26 victory over Stanford on Saturday night, and Cardinal coach David Shaw announced his resignation after the game. After arriving unusually late for

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Malik Flowers scored on a kickoff return, Junior Bergen scored on a punt return and Montana scored 31 straight points over an 11-minute span to stun Southeast Missouri State 34-24 in the first round of the FCS playoffs. Robby Hauck finished with 15 tackles for Montana , becoming the career leader

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation briefly displayed Iran’s national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic. The federation described the move as a show of support for protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations’ World Cup match Tuesday. The federation says in

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Indiana women’s basketball coach Teri Moren says she considered not playing Memphis on Saturday night in the Las Vegas Invitational. No paramedics were on site to tend to an injured Auburn player in the preceding game. Auburn freshman Kharyssa Richardson fell hard to the floor

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes continued her strong play in the Las Vegas Invitational with 27 points and five rebounds. She led No. 6 Indiana to a 79-64 victory over Memphis. Holmes totaled 53 points and 17 rebounds as the Hoosiers went 2-0 in Las Vegas. She made

LAS VEGAS — Karl Jones came off the bench to score 20 points and grab 12 rebounds and UNLV remained unbeaten with a 126-54 victory over Life Pacific. Jones added 12 rebounds and three blocks for the Rebels (7-0). Jackie Johnson III scored 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Keshon Gilbert shot 4 for 5 and

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Daylen Kountz’s 23 points helped Northern Colorado defeat Jacksonville State 86-82 in overtime. Kountz added seven assists for the Bears (3-4). Caleb Shaw finished with 19 points, while Matt Johnson scored 16. Kountz had a three-point play with 2:20 left in OT to give Northern Colorado a 78-75 lead and the Bears

LAIE, Hawaii (AP) — Tevian Jones had 24 points, Jason Spurgin scored 20 and Southern Utah held off Sacramento State 91-87 in double overtime on Saturday night at the North Shore Classic. Jones was 8 of 17 shooting, including 3 for 6 from distance, and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Thunderbirds

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Trey Wolff made a 35-yard field goal in overtime after a tying kick in the final seconds of regulation, and Texas Tech erased an 18-point deficit in a 51-48 win over Oklahoma. Dillon Gabriel threw for 449 yards and six touchdowns, but the OU quarterback was sidelined briefly in OT after

LAS VEGAS — DJ Davis scored 25 points as UC Irvine beat New Mexico State 85-68 in the Las Vegas Classic. Davis was 8 of 15 shooting, including 5 for 7 from distance, and went 4 for 5 from the foul line for the Anteaters (6-1). Dawson Baker hit three 3-pointers and scored 19. Justin

HOUSTON (AP) — Braylon Braxton passed for 316 yards and three touchdowns — including two long ones to JuanCarlos Santana — and also ran for a score to help Tulsa upset Houston 37-30 on Saturday night. It was all Houston early, as the Cougars used a 68-yard punt return score by Nathaniel Dell and Clayton

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — No. 5 Southern California capped its outstanding regular season under new coach Lincoln Riley by staying firmly in the College Football Playoff race with a 38-27 victory over No. 13 Notre Dame. Caleb Willams polished his Heisman Trophy credentials with 232 yards passing and four

Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alec Holler made a leaping, one-handed catch for a touchdown on a 14-yard pass from Mikey Keene with 20 seconds remaining  to lead No. 25 UCF to a 46-39 win over South Florida on Saturday night and earn a spot in the American Athletic Conference championship game. Keene completed

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jaylen Wright ran for 160 yards and two touchdowns on five carries, with Jabari Small running for two more scores as ninth-ranked Tennessee never trailed in routing in-state rival Vanderbilt 56-0 on a rainy Saturday night. The Volunteers rebounded from losing two of their

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Alexandar Georgiev made 41 saves, Nathan MacKinnon and Josh Manson scored first-period goals and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Dallas Stars 4-1 on Saturday night. Logan O’Connor and Dryden Hunt also scored for the Avalanche, and Manson added an assist. Colorado was called for five minor penalties

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — There was much debate during the NBA offseason about whether Deandre Ayton was worth a max contract. On nights like Saturday, the answer is a resounding yes. Ayton notched season highs with 29 points and 21 rebounds, Devin Booker added 27 points and the Phoenix Suns

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Cephus Johnson III ran for two touchdowns, Zy Alexander had a late pick-6 and Southeastern Louisiana held off Idaho 45-42 in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday night. Southeast Louisiana (9-3), ranked 23rd in the FCS coaches poll, picked up its sixth straight win and advances to play

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Kedon Slovis threw three touchdown passes, all to Jared Wayne, and Israel Abanikanda rushed for two touchdowns as Pittsburgh rolled past Miami 42-16 on Saturday night and eliminated the Hurricanes from bowl contention. Miami (5-7, 3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) matched its worst season in

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State coach Chris Klieman didn’t want to back into the Big 12 title game by having Texas lose to Baylor. He wanted his Wildcats to earn their spot in Arlington. So after the Longhorns took care of business a day earlier, the No. 15

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Devon Achane had a career-best 215 yards rushing with two touchdowns, and Texas A&M stunned No. 6 LSU 38-23, all but certainly knocking the Tigers out of contention for the College Football Playoff. Conner Weigman threw two TD passes for the Aggies and Demani

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Garrett Shrader completed 21 of 27 passes for 285 yards and two touchdowns, and Syracuse scored 26 straight points to overcome an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit, snap a five-game losing streak and beat Boston College 32-23. Oronde Gadsden II caught six passes for 106 yards. Devaughn Cooper

By JOSHUA KOCH Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green had 28 points and a career-high nine assists, Alperen Sengun added 21 points, a career-best 18 rebounds and seven assists, and the Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-105. Rookie Jabari Smith Jr. had his third double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds for

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gabe Madsen scored 15 points and led five teammates into double-figure scoring as Utah cruised past St. Thomas-Minnesota, 95-66 on Saturday night. The Utes took a 12-point lead at the break, then out-scored the Tommies 59-42 over the final 20 minutes as 12 of the 14 players who saw action

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) — Chrissy Carr scored 18 points and undefeated Arkansas rolled past previously unbeaten No. 25 Kansas State 69-53 for the Paradise Jam Reef Division title. Arkansas (8-0) built a 38-26 halftime lead and then pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring Kansas State 25-14. Carr had eight points with a

PHOENIX — Led by Chance McMillian’s 17 points, the Grand Canyon Antelopes defeated the Benedictine at Mesa Redhawks 110-53. The Antelopes improved to 5-2 with the victory and the Redhawks fell to 0-2.

STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Kyle Vantrease threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ezrah Archie for the game-winning score to lead Georgia Southern to a dramatic 51-48 double overtime win over Appalachian State. Each team scored a touchdown in the first overtime, and the Mountaineers’ Michael Hughes kicked a 32-yard field goal in Appalachian State’s second

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Marner extended his point streak to 16 games with a goal and an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1. Auston Matthews became the seventh player in team history with 200 career even-strength goals, William Nylander scored his 12th of the season

NORFOLK, Va. — Led by Ben Stanley’s 15 points, the Old Dominion Monarchs defeated the East Carolina Pirates 71-50. The Monarchs improved to 4-3 with the win and the Pirates fell to 5-2.

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Brock Nelson and Anthony Beauvillier scored 22 seconds apart early in the third period, Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves and the New York Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 for their fourth straight victory. The teams will complete the home-and-home set in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.

LORETTO, Pa. — Matt Rogers had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead American University to a 66-55 win over St. Francis (PA). Jaxon Knotek added 12 points, six rebounds and five steals for the Eagles (4-2). Elijah Stephens scored 12. Maxwell Land led the Red Flash (2-5) with 14 points.