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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Malachi Smith had 27 points as Chattanooga got past The Citadel 85-67. Stephen Clark led the Bulldogs on Saturday with a…

NEW ORLEANS — Kevin Cross, R.J. McGee and Jalen Cook scored 17 points apiece as Tulane got past South Florida 68-54. Jamir Chaplin led the Bulls 17…

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Tevin Brown had 18 points to lead five Murray State players in double figures as the Racers defeated Southern…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 26 points, Desmond Bane added 23 and the Memphis Grizzlies tied a…

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Shaylee Gonzales scored 22 points to lead four in double figures and No. 18 BYU rolled in a 94-68 rout of Pacific. Gonzales a…

By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Clearly back on his game, Nathan Chen set a short program record at the U.S. Figure…

SAN ANTONIO — Amorie Archibald had a career-high 31 points as Louisiana Tech defeated UTSA 79-63. Archibald made 12 of 14 shots, including 6 of 6…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brittany Bowe won the women’s 1,500 meters and Joey Mantia took the men’s event in track-record time at the U.S.…

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown scored a career-high 30 points and added 13 rebounds as Missouri beat No. 15 Alabama…

STATESBORO, Ga. — Kamari Brown had 16 points as Georgia Southern edged past Texas-Arlington 74-73 in overtime. Tre Cobbs scored six of his 10…

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — The Edmonton Oilers placed five more players into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocols Saturday. Forwards Kailer Yamamoto and…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Knicks star Julius Randle has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for what the league called an “egregious” use of profane…

HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Jermaine Marshall recorded 14 points and 11 rebounds to lift Samford to an 85-60 win over Western Carolina. Nick Robinson led the…

MACOMB, Ill. — Max Abmas had 32 points and 11 assists as Oral Roberts narrowly beat Western Illinois 87-86. Tamell Pearson led the Leathernecks on…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson will make his long-awaited return Sunday against…

PARIS (AP) — Striker Wesley Said came off the bench to score a late winner as Lens beat Rennes 1-0 in the French league. Said had been on for less…

DAVIDSON, N.C. — Foster Loyer scored 19 points as Davidson stretched its win streak to 11 games, narrowly defeating Rhode Island 72-68. Luka…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Alondes Williams scored 25 points and made two important free throws with 13 seconds remaining in overtime as Wake…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alysa Liu certainly didn’t look as if she was suffering from COVID-19 on Saturday,…

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Collin Gillespie scored a season-high 28 points, and No. 19 Villanova beat DePaul 79-64. Gillespie…

PHILADELPHIA — Marcus Tsohonis had 17 points off the bench to carry VCU to an 85-66 win over La Salle. Clifton Moore led the Explorers with 21…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Sean McNeil scored 19 of his 26 points in the second half and West Virginia rallied to defeat Kansas State 71-68 in Big 12…

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski scored 75 seconds apart late in the third period, and the Dallas Stars stopped Pittsburgh’s 10-game…

NEW YORK — Ty Flowers had 21 points as Long Island-Brooklyn defeated St. Francis (Pa.) 75-70 in overtime. Ramiir Dixon-Conover led the Red Flash on…

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Elijah Olaniyi and Tykei Greene scored 16 points apiece as Stony Brook defeated Maine 80-72. Anthony Roberts added 15 points…

By JOHN TRANCHINA Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Keylan Boone came off the bench and scored 17 points, shooting 5 for 7 on 3-pointers…

PHILADELPHIA — Damian Dunn hit a 3-pointer as time expired to lead Temple to a 78-75 win over East Carolina on Saturday. Damian Dunn had a…

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — Anthony Selden had a career-high 20 points as Gardner-Webb topped Hampton 78-69. Russell Dean led the Pirates with 27…

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Morgan Kane scored a career-high 17 points, Ashley Joens had her 40th career double-double and No. 12 Iowa State rolled to a…

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Setric Millner Jr. and RayJ Dennis scored 16 points apiece as Toledo romped to a 94-63 victory over Northern Illinois in…

By The Associated Press No. 1 Alabama is one win away from claiming its second straight national championship. No. 3 Georgia needs one more win to…

DAYTON, Ohio — Tanner Holden had 20 points as Wright State beat IUPUI 72-58. Azariah Seay led the Jaguars on Saturday with 16…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have placed forward Evander Kane on unconditional waivers with the…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Another NBA head coach has entered the league’s health and safety protocols. Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Armando Bacot had career highs of 29 points and 21 rebounds to lead North Carolina to a 74-58 win over Virginia. Bacot was…

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Ziggy Reid matched his season high with 20 points as Merrimack defeated Central Connecticut 66-57. Ian Krishnan led the Blue…

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Kobe Langley posted 18 points and six rebounds as UNC Greensboro beat VMI 72-56 in Southern Conference play. Kaleb Hunter had…

CHICAGO — Jahsean Corbett had 11 points and nine rebounds, Brandon Betson made the go-ahead jumper with two seconds remaining, and Chicago State…

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos will be without cornerbacks Pat Surtain II and Ronald Darby for their regular-season finale against Patrick…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Trevion Williams, scored 21 points including the final go-ahead basket, and No. 3 Purdue held off Penn State 74-67.…

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — North Dakota State won its ninth FCS national championship in 11 seasons with a dominating 38-10 win over Montana State.…

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Kadary Richmond scored 17 straight points for No. 24 Seton Hall in the second half and then made…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — PJ Hall scored 20 points, Nick Honor made four free throws in the last 10 seconds and Clemson used a late surge to edge North…

AMHERST, Mass. — Jackie Johnson III scored 27 points, tying his season high, as Duquesne beat UMass 78-74. Amir Spears added 21 points for the…

NASHVILLE (AP) — James Reese V scored 13 points and Vanderbilt failed to get up a shot in the final 6.3 seconds as South Carolina pulled out a…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy says goalie Tuukka Rask could rejoin the team without playing games in the minor leagues.…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Nate Watson had 22 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 16 Providence rally past St.…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ten-man Barcelona has conceded a late goal to draw at Granada 1-1 after Dani Alves set up…

DURHAM, N.H. — Nick Guadarrama had a season-high 32 points as New Hampshire edged past Albany 64-62. Jamel Horton led the Great Danes  with 22…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s revamp of its defensive coaching staff now includes the return of Gene Chizik, who led Auburn to a…

HOUSTON (AP) — Josh Carlton had 22 points and 12 rebounds as No. 12 Houston beat Wichita State 76-66. Carlton, who scored a career-high 30 points…

KATY, Texas — Josh Morgan had 22 points as UIW defeated Houston Baptist 60-50. Zion Tordoff led the Huskies on Saturday with 12…

By The Associated Press A team at the African Cup of Nations will be required to play a match provided it has a minimum of 11 available squad members…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alabama’s Bryce Young seemed destined to become a Heisman Trophy winner…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Madison Chock and Evan Bates answered a passionate, near-flawless performance by Madison…

By The Associated Press Browns Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward has been placed on the COVID-19 reserve list and will miss Sunday’s season finale…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has fought back from two goals down after a lackluster start to beat Eintracht…

SINSHEIM, Germany (AP) — American forward Ricardo Pepi has made his Bundesliga debut for German team Augsburg in a 3-1 loss at Hoffenheim. The…

MILAN (AP) — Serie A’s 20 clubs have voted unanimously to reduce stadium attendance to a maximum of 5,000 spectators for two rounds amid rising…

By The Associated Press American forward Matthew Hoppe returned from an injury layoff of more than two months, entering in the 74th minute of…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Zack Di Gregorio and Sean Hollander are headed to the Olympics for USA Luge. They’re waiting to see if reigning…

WINTERBERG, Germany (AP) — Elana Meyers Taylor of the U.S. got her fourth women’s monobob victory of the season. It was the 25th overall win of…

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer At least Newcastle’s fight to stay in the English Premier League won’t be hampered by a deep run in the FA Cup.…

TORONTO (AP) — Italy winger Lorenzo Insigne will end his 15-year association with Napoli at the end of the season after signing a pre-contract…

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan State-Michigan men’s basketball game has been postponed because the Wolverines have fewer than seven…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick says Paul Pogba’s recovery from a thigh injury has been slower than expected…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Members of the recently formed Hockey Diversity Alliance are sharing their painful experiences in launching a…

By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press The FIS race director of the men’s Alpine skiing World Cup has said Thursday’s slalom in Zagreb should not…

ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — Marco Odermatt has extended his dominant season in World Cup giant slalom by winning at Adelboden.…

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Swedish skier Sara Hector dominated a women’s World Cup giant slalom and overtook Olympic champion Mikaela…

SYDNEY (AP) — Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov have qualified Canada for its first ATP Cup final by beating Daniil Medvedev and Roman…

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer Lawyers for Novak Djokovic have filed court documents in his challenge against deportation from Australia that showed…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Brooks Koepka knows the running joke is he can’t bring the same focus he has at majors…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers held off the Atlanta Hawks 134-118 for their first four-game winning…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Darius Garland had 26 points and Rajon Rondo scored 11 off the bench in his Cavaliers…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Lexie Hull had career-bests of 33 points and seven 3-pointers, and No. 2 Stanford held…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant reiterates that he won’t lobby teammate Kyrie Irving to get vaccinated against…

By MICHAEL KELLY The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 33 points and 10 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets beat the Sacramento Kings…

KATY, Texas — Pierce Spencer had a career-high 20 points as Nicholls State defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 84-75. Trevian Tennyson led the…

By JORDAN GODWIN Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Tim Hardaway Jr. had 19 points and seven assists to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 130-106 win…

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich had two goals and an assist, Ville Husso stopped 26 shots and the St. Louis…

BEIJING (AP) — Renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou is promising a simpler opening ceremony for next month’s Beijing Winter Games with a bold…

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Adam Kunkel scored 25 points off the bench to lead No. 22 Xavier past Butler 87-72 on Friday…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 27 points, Coby White added 21 and the Chicago Bulls won their ninth straight…

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — D’Angelo Russell had 27 points and 12 assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed the…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Cameron Smith was going the wrong direction at Kapalua. He turned it around in a big way.…

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals and the Carolina Hurricanes returned to action after nearly…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points in his return from a one-game absence, Khris Middleton…

TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet had 37 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double, OG Anunoby scored 22 points, and the…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer The American Magic sailing team rejoined forces with the New York Yacht Club to announce a challenge for the…