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By BRUCE MATTHEWS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The timing for Jessica Pegula’s run to the Australian Open quarterfinals has even…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Ross Colton scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the San Jose Sharks 7-1. Alex Killorn and Steven Stamkos each…

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Michael O’Connell and Brandon Angel scored 16 points apiece and Stanford gave up a 15-point second-half lead before…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had two goals and two assists, Evan Bouchard also scored twice and the Edmonton Oilers came from behind to…

LOS ANGELES — Wil Tattersall had a career-high 22 points as UC Riverside defeated Cal State Northridge 77-67. Atin Wright led the Matadors with 19…

LOS ANGELES — Alex Ducas matched his season high with 22 points as Saint Mary’s romped past Loyola Marymount 83-51. Cam Shelton led the Lions…

SAN DIEGO — Boise State held San Diego State to 37 points on 28.1% shooting on the way to a 42-37 win, the Broncos’ 12th consecutive victory.…

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Bernardo Da Silva registered 14 points and eight rebounds as Hawaii beat Cal Poly 69-56. Alimamy Koroma led the Mustangs…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Xavier Bishop registered 15 points, seven assists and six rebounds as Montana State beat Portland State 73-60. James Jean-Marie…

KA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — Miguel Angel Jimenez knows what it’s like to start off the PGA Tour Champions season  with a win in…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Francis Ngannou retained his UFC heavyweight title with a resourceful, unanimous-decision…

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog scored 1:16 into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens…

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Najee Garvin scored 18 point to lead Hampton to 68-64 overtime win over High Point. Hampton (5-10, 1-3 Big South Conference)…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marcus Foligno scored at 4:22 of overtime to send the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the…

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider had a hat trick to set his career high with 29 goals, tying for the NHL lead, and the…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers heads into another offseason of uncertainty after one more frustrating…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Robbie Gould continued his playoff perfection and moved the San Francisco 49ers one step…

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — JD Notae scored 17 points and Arkansas held off a late Texas A&M rally for a 76-73 overtime victory. Texas A&M…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Mikal Bridges tied a season high with 23 points, Bismack Biyombo matched his career best with 21…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — UCLA coach Mick Cronin foresaw Colorado’s comeback, warning his ninth-ranked Bruins…

FULLERTON, Calif. — Damari Milstead had 20 points and Cal State Fullerton won its seventh straight game, beating UC San Diego 83-80. Cal State…

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal is into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the 14th time after…

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Matt Duchene had two goals and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 victory…

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Hunter Schofield had 22 points as Dixie State beat Texas Rio Grande Valley 85-74. Xavier Johnson led the Vaqueros with a…

PROVO, Utah — Fousseyni Traore recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead BYU to a 78-65 win over Portland, the Cougars’ 10th consecutive…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Evan Gilyard II had 30 points as Kansas City edged past North Dakota 79-74. Ethan Igbanugo led the Fighting Hawks with 18…

STOCKTON, Calif. — Marcellus Earlington matched his season high with 23 points as San Diego defeated Pacific 73-65. Pierre Crockrell II led the…

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland collected 23 points and 11 assists and rookie Evan Mobley had 15 points and a…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans had the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage along with…

LAFAYETTE, La. — Kobe Julien posted 17 points as Louisiana-Lafayette got past Troy 69-59. Efe Odigie led the Trojans with 14 points and nine…

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Sam Griesel scored 18 points and his contested, running jump shot to the right of the basket with two seconds left sent North…

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Damion Baugh scored 23 points to help TCU upset No. 15 Iowa State 59-44. Baugh hit 11 of 17…

By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 28th and 29th goals of the season in the third period, Nicklas…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Jake LaRavia scored a career-high 31 points on 9-of-13 shooting and grabbed a season-best 10 rebounds to help Wake…

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Cameron Tyson had 21 points as Seattle University stretched its win streak to seven games, beating Tarleton 76-68. Tyson…

HOUSTON — John Jones had 15 points off the bench to lead Texas Southern to a 78-44 win over Alabama A&M. Garrett Hicks led the Bulldogs with 11…

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — KJ Williams scored  a career-high 33 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Murray State beat UT Martin 74-66 to remain perfect in…

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the New Jersey Devils…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. is out of health and safety protocols and available to be on the sideline Sunday against…

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Roman Penn scored 18 points and Garrett Sturtz and Tucker Devries each posted double-doubles and Drake beat Northern Iowa…

HONOLULU (AP) — The University of Hawaii has hired former quarterback Timmy Chang as its new head coach. Athletics director David Matlin announced…

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Rielly had a goal and an assist, Petr Mrazek stopped 25 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs…

By CHARLES F. GARDNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 133-127 victory over…

MALIBU, Calif. — Julian Rishwain had a season-high 20 points as San Francisco romped past Pepperdine 71-45. Mike Mitchell Jr. led the Waves with 11…

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Devontae Blanton had 21 points as Eastern Kentucky beat North Florida 67-58. Jomaru Brown had 12 points for the Colonels…

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Jalen Slawson had 18 points and three blocks as Furman rolled past Wofford 75-50. B.J. Mack led the Terriers on Saturday night…

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ben Shungu scored 24 points as Vermont won its seventh straight game, defeating Hartford 82-72. Ryan Davis added 21 points for…

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Jeremiah Gambrell, Jr. had a career-high 26 points and his 3-pointer with three seconds left lifted Prairie View past Alabama…

NEWARK, N.J. — Jacob Falko had 20 points as Binghamton defeated NJIT 68-57. Souleymane Diakite led the Highlanders on Saturday night with 14 points…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Terrell Williams had a career-high 21 points as Southern romped past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 99-51. Williams made 9 of 10 shots…

FAIRFAX, Va. — Josh Oduro had 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead George Mason to a 50-49 win over Dayton. Malachi Smith led the Flyers on Saturday…

AKRON, Ohio — Ali Ali had 15 points as Akron edged past Eastern Michigan 46-44. Bryan Trimble Jr.’s jump shot gave Akron a 46-42 lead with 2:30…

ALBANY, N.Y. — Anthony Roberts had 18 points off the bench to lead Stony Brook to an 86-75 win over Albany. Jamel Horton led the Great Danes with…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Japan’s Sena Tomita won her first Winter X Games title when the halfpipe favorite,…

MIAMI (AP) — Eric Lovett made a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to lift Florida International to an 86-83 win over Western Kentucky. On the…

NORFOLK, Va. — Jalen Hawkins matched his season high with 20 points as Norfolk State topped Coppin State 84-77. Dana Tate Jr. had 13 points and…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Board of Governors for the National Women’s Soccer League has unanimously approved changes to the…

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jaden Shackelford scored 21 points, Jahvon Quinerly added 13 points and dished nine assists off the bench and Alabama used…

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Drew Peterson scored 23 points and Boogie Ellis added 18 to power No. 16 Southern…

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 16 points and No. 24 Tennessee beat No. 13 LSU 64-50, avenging a…

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Al-Amir Dawes scored 19 points on 5-for-8 shooting from behind the 3-point line and PJ Hall scored 16 and Clemson cruised to a…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay running back Leonard Fournette has been activated from injured reserve and will play in Sunday’s NFC divisional…

DENTON, Texas — Thomas Bell registered 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists as North Texas topped Old Dominion 69-56. Jaylin Hunter led the…

HOUSTON (AP) — Kyler Edwards had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and No. 10 Houston used a big first half to defeat East Carolina,…

By JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Lee Hodges and Paul Barjon took advantage of a late tee time Saturday to share the…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals just keep ending postseason droughts. Their latest…

DOVER, Del. — Randy Miller Jr., Justin Wright and Dontavius King combined for 59 points as North Carolina Central easily beat Delaware State 73-49.…

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Jordan Whitfield scored 17 points and his 3-pointer from the left baseline as time expired gave Campbell a 73-72 win over North…

OMAHA, Neb. — Ryan Kalkbrenner posted 18 points and 10 rebounds to carry Creighton to a 60-47 win over DePaul. Jalen Terry led the Blue Demons on…

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Baylor Scheierman scored 17 points and Zeke Mayo and Douglas Wilson scored 15 apiece and South Dakota State remained unbeaten…

MOSCOW, Idaho — Trevante Anderson registered 17 points as Idaho narrowly beat Sacramento State 73-72 in overtime. Zach Chappell led the Hornets…

MACON, Ga. — Jalen Johnson had 18 points and six rebounds as Mercer beat Western Carolina 72-64. Joe Petrakis led the Catamounts on Saturday with a…

NEW ORLEANS — Derek St. Hilaire had 29 points as New Orleans defeated Northwestern State 85-77. Troy Green had 16 points and nine rebounds for New…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kassim Nicholson finished with 16 points and eight rebounds to help Tennessee State hold off Austin Peay 65-61. Nicholson…

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Keegan Murray had 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks and Iowa beat Penn State 68-51. Kris Murray, Keegan’s twin,…

CHENEY, Wash. — Daylen Kountz had 29 points as Northern Colorado narrowly beat Eastern Washington 87-83. Rylan Bergersen led the Eagles on Saturday…

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Keyshaun Langley had 15 points off the bench to lift UNC Greensboro to a 61-58 win over Samford. Logan Dye led the Bulldogs with…

SAN ANTONIO — Christian Shumate had 29 points plus 11 rebounds as McNeese State snapped its nine-game road losing streak, defeating UIW 82-72.…

CHARLESTON, Ill. — Southeast Missouri dished out a season-best 27 assists and snapped its seven-game road losing streak, easily beating Eastern…

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Darius Lee matched his season high with 25 points as Houston Baptist beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 77-71. Isaac Mushila…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari is inactive for Saturday night’s NFC…

BALTIMORE — Randall Brumant scored a season-high 22 points, Steve Settle III added 21 and Elijah Hawkins had 20 points as Howard defeated Morgan…

THIBODAUX, La. — Ryan Burkhardt had a career-high 21 points as Southeastern Louisiana topped Nicholls State 101-93. Ty Gordon led the Colonels on…

DENVER — Tevin Smith had 18 points to lead five Denver players in double figures as the Pioneers romped past Nebraska Omaha 94-63. Denver’s 94…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nathan Cayo and Grant Golden tossed in 18 points apiece and Richmond beat La Salle 64-56. Cayo hit 9 of 11 shots from the floor…

MOREHEAD, Ky. — Johni Broome had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Morehead State extended its winning streak to eight games, edging past Southern…

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Jemel Davis posted 16 points and eight rebounds as South Carolina State got past Maryland Eastern Shore 69-60. Da’Shawn…

FLORENCE, Ala. — Christiaan Jones had 16 points and his game-winning layup as time expired sent Stetson past North Alabama 67-65 on Saturday to end…

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji hit a baseline jumper with 9 seconds left to lift No. 7 Kansas over Kansas…

By JEFF BABINEAU Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Nelly Korda is just ahead of a stacked field going into final round of the Hilton Grand…

CEDAR CITY, Utah — Tevian Jones, John Knight III and Jason Spurgin scored 17 points apiece as Southern Utah got past Idaho State 86-74. Jared…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — D.J. Smith had a season-high 27 points as Arkansas-Little Rock beat Texas-Arlington 98-96 in triple overtime. David Azore led…

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Joel Murray had 24 points as Long Beach State topped UC Irvine 73-67. Collin Welp led the Anteaters on Saturday with 20 points…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler has retired. The 65-year-old Butler made…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Iverson Molinar tossed in 20 points, topping the 1,000 mark for his career, and Mississippi State rolled to a 78-60…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Keyshawn Bryant keyed a 24-0 run by scoring 12 of his 19 points as South Carolina rallied past Georgia 83-66. Christian…

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kevin Davis had 18 points as Bethune-Cookman edged past Jackson State 55-50. Jayveous McKinnis led the Tigers on Saturday…