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KATY, Texas — Joe Kasperzyk had 19 points off the bench, Jalyn Hinton had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Southeastern Louisiana defeated New Orleans…

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jalen Duren added 21 points and 20 rebounds, Lester Quinones scored a career-high 22 points and Memphis topped Central Florida…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Darius Maddox, Keve Aluma and Virginia Tech dominated No. 25 North Carolina 72-59 to…

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden Ivey scored 17 points and Zach Edey had 15 to lead No. 9 Purdue past Penn State 69-61 in…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Northern Arizona’s Abdihamid Nur set the meet record in the men’s 5000 meters at the NCAA indoor track and field…

NORFOLK, Va. — Jesse Zarzuela tied his season high with 27 points as Coppin State topped North Carolina Central 79-73 in the Mid-Eastern Conference…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Azoulas Tubelis had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Justin Kier added 13 points and No. 2 Arizona…

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Gregg Popovich became the winningest coach in NBA regular-season history, getting his 1,336th…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 30 points, Dwight Powell tied a career high with 26 and the Dallas Mavericks…

HENDERSON, Nev. — Jadon Jones hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, Colin Slater had a career-high 30 points and Long Beach State edged past UC Santa…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 30 points and 17 rebounds, Jimmy Butler added 24 points and a pair of big…

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant keyed a fourth-quarter rally scoring 15 of his 37 points in the period to lead the…

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lauren Ebo tied a career-high 17 points, and No. 7 Texas beat Kansas State 72-65 in the…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Matthew Lee had 14 points as St. Peter’s beat Quinnipiac 64-52 in the semifinals of the Metro Atlantic Conference…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — TyTy Washington scored 25 points, Oscar Tshiebwe tied a half-century-old school record and No. 5…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Miles Bridges had 27 points and nine assists, Terry Rozier highlighted his 27-point performance…

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Bailey scored twice and Brock Nelson added a goal and an assist as the New York Islanders…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is staying put with the Los Angeles Dodgers. According to multiple reports, the free-agent pitcher agreed to a…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 27 points to lead six Atlanta scorers in double figures and the Hawks held off…

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Yegor Chinakhov scored the shootout winner after Zach Werenski tied the game with 32 seconds…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 31 points and eight rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 22 points and eight rebounds and…

BOISE, Idaho — RaeQuan Battle had 17 points off the bench to lift Montana State to a 69-66 win over Weber State in the semifinals of the Big Sky…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 18 points and 11 rebounds and No. 7 Duke held off Miami with free…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mark Friedman’s first goal in 10 months early in the third period broke open a tie game and…

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Mo Bamba scored 27 points, Markelle Fultz and Mo Wagner did most of Orlando’s scoring in a…

FORT WORTH, Texas — Kendric Davis had 24 points as SMU easily defeated Tulsa 83-58 in the American Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals.…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Bingham Jr. matched his career high with 19 points and Tyson Walker scored nine of his…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Kaluma scored 17 points and keyed an overwhelming blitz that sent Creighton into the…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji curled off a screen and was wide open for a rim-rattling ally-oop dunk,…

WASHINGTON — DaRon Holmes II had a season-high 28 points as Dayton edged past UMass 75-72 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Conference…

NORFOLK, Va. — Joe Bryant Jr. and Jalen Hawkins scored 19 points each, Dana Tate Jr. tallied 14 points and 11 rebounds and Norfolk State defeated…

KATY, Texas — Simeon Fryer had 20 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeated Nicholls State 71-64 in the semifinals of the Southland…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — George Papas had 20 points as Monmouth narrowly defeated Rider 72-68 in the semifinals of the Metro Atlantic Conference…

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Josiah-Jordan James led five players in double figures with 16 points and ninth-ranked…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Markieff Morris is finally on the cusp of returning to the Miami Heat. A person with knowledge of…

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Emily Ryan and Lexi Donarski each scored 14 points to help No. 10 Iowa State hold off West…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons is out for at least a week because of mild patellar tendinopathy in his left…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and the players’ association resumed drug testing after an absence of…

ORONO, Maine (AP) — Morgan Haney scored 20 points and Albany hit its last seven free throws in the final minute to defeat Maine 56-47 in the…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri fired basketball coach Cuonzo Martin on Friday night, one day after the…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Xavier Castaneda scored 26 points and Ali Ali added 13, leading fourth-seeded Akron to a 70-62 upset of top-seeded Toledo in the…

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a $4 million, one-year contract with…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Free agent left-hander Carlos Rodón has agreed to terms on a $44 million, two-year…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball players maintained unity throughout labor negotiations, yet were divided when it came…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Abby Meyers scored 22 points, Ellie Mitchell had 11 points and 16 rebounds for her sixth double-double, and No. 24…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer A person familiar with the deal says veteran left-hander Martin Perez is set for a reunion with the Texas…

FRISCO, Texas — Jordan Walker hit a 3-pointer with 4:16 left in triple overtime to give UAB a lead they would not relinquish en route to a 102-98…