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IRVINE, Calif. — Collin Welp recorded 15 points and 13 rebounds to lift UC Irvine to a 66-56 win over UC Riverside. Dominick Pickett led the…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Julius Randle scored 28 points and matched his season high with 16 rebounds and the New…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 28 of his career-high 51 points in the first quarter, and the Dallas Mavericks…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Tre Armstrong had 25 points and 10 rebounds as California Baptist romped past Lamar 83-61. C.J. Roberts led the Cardinals on…

SEATTLE — Cameron Tyson had 13 points and Brandton Chatfield swatted four blocks as Seattle set a season-high with 10 blocks in a 67-59 win over…

By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog, Devon Toews and Valeri Nichushkin scored for Colorado, and the Avalanche…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Australia has never won an Olympic medal in a sliding sport. Never even been close. The country’s…

By HUIZHONG WU and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Bringing in more than 15,000 people for the Winter Olympics poses risks for a…

MOSCOW, Idaho — Tarik Cool had a season-high 30 points as Idaho State broke its 11-game road losing streak, beating Idaho 79-70. Mikey Dixon led…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Daylen Kountz had 27 points as Northern Colorado got past Sacramento State 79-61. Bryce Fowler led the Hornets on Thursday…

DENVER — Douglas Wilson had 18 points as South Dakota State won its 13th consecutive game, rolling past Denver 84-61. Coban Porter led the Pioneers…

By STEVE OVERBEY Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nico Hischier and Yegor Sharangovich triggered a five-goal blitz in the third period and Jon…

NEW ORLEANS — Troy Green scored a season-high 29 points as New Orleans won its seventh consecutive home game, defeating Texas A&M-Corpus…

MISSOULA, Mont. — Nik Mains had 21 points as Northern Arizona narrowly beat Montana 72-67 in overtime. Brandon Whitney led the Grizzlies on…

By CADEN FRANK Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points, Azuolas Tubelis added 15, and No. 4 Arizona pulled away…

THIBODAUX, La. — Latrell Jones had 21 points as Nicholls State got past Incarnate Word 69-58. Charlie Yoder led the Cardinals on Thursday night…

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Abdul Mohamed had 16 points to lead five Montana State players in double figures as the Bobcats extended their win streak to 10…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — De’Vion Harmon had a season-high 21 points, Will Richardson scored all 12 of his in the final 10 minutes and Oregon defeated…

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Paisley Harding scored 22 points and No. 20 BYU led wire-to-wire in a 102-53 rout of Pepperdine to pick up its 20th win of the…

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Rasir Bolton scored 20 points, Drew Timme added 13 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 2…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pro Football Hall of Fame ended several long waits and voted linebacker Sam Mills,…

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Paul Bruns had 22 points and 14 rebounds as North Dakota ended its 12-game road losing streak, defeating St. Thomas (MN) 78-70.…

OMAHA, Neb. — Tasos Kamateros had 20 points as South Dakota routed Omaha 91-69. Frankie Fidler led the Mavericks on Thursday night with 22…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 14 points and 15 rebounds, including a key free throw and steal late…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin completed the super-G at the Beijing Olympics in a time way out of medal…

By CHIP CIRILLO Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — KJ Williams led No. 23 Murray State with a career-high 39 points and the Racers extended…

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Knicks Go won Horse of the Year and older dirt male horse honors at the Eclipse Awards. His trainer, Brad Cox, won for the…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 42 points, and the Toronto Raptors pushed their season-high…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Grayson Murphy’s floater in the paint with five seconds left lifted Belmont to a 48-47 win over Morehead State on Thursday…

LAFAYETTE, La. — Mason Harrell had 20 points as Texas State topped Louisiana-Lafayette 82-73. Caleb Asberry had 16 points for Texas State (16-6,…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR and JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s…

By CANDICE CHOI and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — To stage the Winter Games in the Chinese capital, organizers embarked on a massive…

CHICAGO — Gavin Kensmil had 19 points as Stephen F. Austin romped past Chicago State 81-61. Bryce Johnson led the Cougars on Thursday night with 15…

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Shaun Doss Jr. had 16 points as Southern Illinois-Edwardsville snapped its nine-game losing streak, beating UT Martin 71-63.…

MONTREAL (AP) — Joe Snively had his first two-goal game in the NHL and the Washington Capitals defeated Montreal 5-2, spoiling the debut of…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Trevor Keels tied his career high with 25 points and added a career-best 11 rebounds as No.…

DALLAS (AP) — Second-seeded Reilly Opelka has advanced to the quarterfinals of the inaugural Dallas Open with a straight-sets win over…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — In Shaun White’s farewell performance, Ayumu Hirano of Japan won an elusive Olympic…

By The Associated Press Costa Rica’s Estadio Nacional in San Jose will have 100% of its 35,000-seat capacity available to fans for its closing two…

By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Kuzma had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double, leading…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Casey DeSmith made 26 saves in outdueling former Penguins’ star Matt Murray and Pittsburgh won its fifth straight road…

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored twice, Frederik Andersen made 34 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes shut out the…

MOBILE, Ala. — Jay Jay Chandler registered 14 points as South Alabama easily beat Arkansas-Little Rock 77-46. Isaiah Palermo led the Trojans on…

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Second-seeded and home crowd favorite Diego Schwartzman defeated Spain’s Jaume Munar to reach the quarterfinals of the…

MONROE, La. — Andre Jones had 23 points as ULM edged past Texas-Arlington 74-71. David Azore led the Mavericks on Thursday night with 29 points and…