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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joel Embiid had 42 points, 14 rebounds and five assists and the Philadelphia 76ers regrouped…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Chris Austin matched his career high with 26 points as Portland rolled past San Diego 92-60. Austin made 4 of 6 3-pointers.…

LOS ANGELES — PJ Pipes had 19 points as Santa Clara edged past Loyola Marymount 84-80. Josip Vrankic added 18 points for the Broncos, while Keshawn…

CHICAGO — Ryan Hawkins had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Creighton beat DePaul 71-59. Javon Freeman-Liberty led the Blue Demons on Thursday night…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Tray Maddox Jr. had 15 points off the bench to lead Cal State Fullerton to a 67-58 win over UC Santa Barbara. Jalen Harris…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Damion Squire had 19 points as Portland State edged past Northern Arizona 68-67. Jalen Cone led the Lumberjacks on Thursday night…

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Josh Morrissey scored the tiebreaking goal with 6:10 left in the third period and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Seattle…

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jabari Walker had 19 points and 15 rebounds and Colorado used a big second half to earn its fourth straight win, knocking…

MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield forced overtime with 8.7 seconds left in regulation and then scored the winner in overtime to help the Montreal…

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Linton Acliese poured in a career-high 38 points and Rylan Bergersen buried a jumper with 5 seconds remaining in overtime to…

HOUSTON (AP) — Taze Moore had 14 points and seven rebounds, Fabian White Jr. added 12 points, and No. 14 Houston snapped a two-game losing streak…

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Jr. Clay scored 19 points as Tennessee Tech defeated Southeast Missouri 98-94. John Pettway added 17 points for the Golden…

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — David Roddy had 31 points as Colorado State defeated New Mexico 83-68. Jamal Mashburn Jr. led the Lobos on Thursday night with…

TORONTO (AP) — Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews each had a goal and an assist, and Jack Campbell made 45 saves to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to…

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jalen Graham, DJ Horne and Kimani Lawrence combined for 38 second-half points when Arizona State raced away from Oregon for an…

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Red-hot Patrik Laine scored three goals to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets past the Chicago…

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Evan Gilyard II scored 19 points as Kansas City topped North Dakota 80-65. Josiah Allick added 18 points for the Roos on…

THIBODAUX, La. — Ty Gordon had a career-high 31 points as Nicholls State beat McNeese State 82-73. Latrell Jones had 16 points and eight rebounds…

POCATELLO, Idaho — Liam Sorensen registered 13 points and nine rebounds as Idaho State narrowly beat Northern Colorado 61-58. Sorensen and AJ…

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored 10 of her 23 points in the 17-3 run to close the game, Khayla Pointer finished with 18 points and No. 11…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The judges who let Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva continue to compete at the Beijing…

HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Ques Glover had 26 points and 10 assists and hit a fadeaway jumper with one second remaining in overtime to give Samford a 100-99…

ATLANTA (AP) — Freshman Olivia Miles finished with 18 points and eight assists, Dara Mabrey scored six of her 11 points in overtime and No. 19…

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Austin Watson scored the tiebreaker in the third period and Zach Sanford and Brady Tkachuk…

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pius Suter scored the winner in the sixth round of the shootout, and Thomas Greiss made 37 saves as…

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Angel Reese scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead No. 13 Maryland to a 77-72 victory over No. 18 Ohio State. It…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored 12 of his 25 points after regulation and the Miami Heat entered the…

CONWAY, S.C. — Kayo Goncalves hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give South Alabama a 71-68 victory over Coastal Carolina. Jay Jay Chandler scored 17…

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Douglas Wilson had 21 points as South Dakota State stretched its winning streak to 15 games, easily defeating Western Illinois…

ARLINGTON, Texas — David Azore had 20 points as Texas-Arlington beat Arkansas-Little Rock 85-70. Myron Gardner led the Trojans on Thursday night…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Eileen Gu captured Olympic gold in the women’s ski halfpipe final to become the first…

NEW YORK (AP) — Rui Hachimura scored 20 points, Corey Kispert added 16 and the Washington Wizards beat the Brooklyn Nets 117-103 on Thursday night.…

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Will Martinez scored a career-high 25 points as Wagner stretched its road winning streak to seven games, defeating Sacred Heart…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Quan Jackson had 21 points as UAB won its eighth straight home game, beating Rice 92-68. Mylyjael Poteat led the Owls on…

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Diamond Johnson scored 16 points, and No. 4 North Carolina State moved closer to an Atlantic…

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — KJ Williams had 25 points and seven rebounds to lead No. 21 Murray State to a 91-56 victory over Austin Peay. Tevin Brown scored…

AKRON, Ohio — Keshawn Williams had 15 points to lead five Northern Illinois players in double figures as the Huskies narrowly beat Akron 66-63.…

SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Peter Kiss had 36 points as Bryant extended its home win streak to eight games, defeating Central Connecticut 75-61. Ian…

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Bakari LaStrap registered 18 points as IUPUI beat Robert Morris 66-56. Matt Mayers led the Colonials on Thursday night with 12…

MONROE, La. — Jordan Brown had 26 points as Louisiana-Lafayette narrowly beat ULM 78-77. Andre Jones led the Warhawks on Thursday night with 26…

RUSTON, La. — Souley Boum hit a jumper with 2:16 left to give UTEP the lead en route to a 63-60 win over Louisiana Tech on Thursday night. Souley…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — There was an unofficial men’s bobsled training session at the Beijing Olympics earlier this…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis scored 22 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 20 and No. 3 Arizona pulled away…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr’s NASCAR team raced into the Daytona 500. Kaz Grala overcame a…

CINCINNATI — David DeJulius had 17 points and six assists as Cincinnati got past Wichita State 85-76. Ricky Council IV led the Shockers on Thursday…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marko Sarenac had 16 points as Marshall narrowly defeated Old Dominion 67-63. C.J. Keyser led the Monarchs on Thursday night…