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By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Qatar may hope soccer fans ignore politics at the first World Cup in the Middle East. But Israel…

By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar is a Muslim nation, with laws, customs and practices rooted in Islam. The…

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Freshman Asher Woods scored 22 points, freshman Tony Felder added 20 and VMI rolled to a 100-58 victory over USCAA-member…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Fiala scored with 1.4 seconds left in overtime, Jonathan Quick made 31 saves and the Los…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zyon Pullin sank a jumper with 1 second left, finishing with 23 points, to rally UC Riverside to an 81-79 win over Loyola…

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons were one of the NFL’s feel-good stories the first month the season. But…

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Drake Allen scored 17 points as Southern Utah beat Division III-member La Verne 117-55 on Thursday. Allen made all eight of…

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brandin Podziemski’s 34 points led Santa Clara over Georgia Southern 78-62 on Thursday night. Podziemski had 11…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Khalil Shabazz had 18 points in San Francisco’s 60-48 victory against Cal Poly on Thursday night. Shabazz also contributed…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zyon Pullin knocked down a jumper with 1.6 seconds left to lift UC Riverside to an 81-79 win over Loyola Marymount on Thursday…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Peterson scored 21 points to lead five players in double figures and Southern Cal cruised to a 96-58 victory over Alabama…

By RIZWAN ALI AP Sports Writer Pakistan is back at the venue where the legend of the cornered tigers was forged 30 years ago. And England is again…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Logan O’Connor and Mikko Rantanen each scored twice, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The No. 12 Texas Longhorns honored slain Houston Christian star Darius Lee before the teams played Thursday night, a tribute…

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Tydan Archibald scored 15 points as Tarleton State beat Kansas Christian 95-49. Archibald added three steals for the…

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Brendan Wenzel scored 20 points off of the bench to help lead Wyoming over Nicholls State 79-68. Wenzel was 6-of-12 shooting,…

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Logan Johnson had 15 points in Saint Mary’s (CA)’s 79-53 win over Vermont on Thursday. Johnson added seven rebounds for…

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Kevin Caldwell Jr.’s 20 points helped Lindenwood defeat NAIA-member Hannibal-La Grange 85-58. Caldwell also contributed…

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Dillon Jones scored 21 points as Weber State beat Western Colorado 83-67.  Junior Ballard scored 17 points while shooting 6 for…

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Terren Frank’s 24 points to lead Idaho in a 122-48 rout of Walla Walla University. Isaac Jones added 21 points while…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 21 points in 21 minutes and No. 13 Indiana made 10…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — David Joplin helped lead Marquette past Central Michigan with 23 points off of the bench in a 97-73 victory. Joplin shot 8 for 12,…

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Chris Manon’s 17 points helped Cornell defeat SUNY-Delhi 114-57. Greg Dolan scored 16 points and added six rebounds and six…

By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Marcus Carr scored 11 points and had four steals as No. 12 Texas used suffocating defense and…

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored twice in his 700th career game as the New York Rangers snapped a three-game…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Keegan Records had 23 points and 10 rebounds in Colgate’s 77-68 victory over Brown. The Bears were led in scoring by Nana…

LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities on Thursday were looking for three Olympic medals belonging to a member of the U.S. women’s…

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Giovanni Emejuru had 16 points in Sam Houston’s 120-33 victory against Southwestern Adventist. Alain Aviles led the way…

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Brandon Stone scored 25 points as Delaware State beat Immaculata 104-67. Jalen Flowers led the Mighty Macs in scoring, finishing…

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Calle Rosen had a goal and an assist as the St. Louis Blues ended their eight-game losing streak…

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Hischier scored his second goal of the game at 4:27 of overtime and lifted New Jersey past…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The United States women lost again, falling 2-1 to Germany for their first three-game skid since 1993 and first home…

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Azzi Fudd overcame a poor shooting start to score 26 points, leading No. 6 UConn to a season-opening 98-39 victory over…

By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Diamond Johnson scored 18 points and No. 10 North Carolina State topped in-state rival…

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Lexi Donarski scored 22 points and No. 8 Iowa State pulled away from Southern 79-55. The…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jack Eichel welcomed the boos in Buffalo this time by scoring three third-period goals and…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 26 points, Clint Capela added 18 points with 20 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks…

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Morgan Maly matched her career-high with 21 points and had 10 rebounds for her second career double-double and No. 21…

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Boone Jenner scored twice, Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and two assists, and the Columbus Blue…

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rickea Jackson had 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 5 Tennessee to a 74-65 victory over…

HOUSTON (AP) — Travis Evee scored 27 points to help Rice defeat Saint Thomas (Texas) 85-48. Evee made seven 3-pointers for the Owls. Freddie Ricks…

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Branden Maughmer scored 20 points as Morehead State beat Campbellsville Harrodsburg 99-58. Maughmer had seven rebounds and…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — John Wolford has led the Los Angeles Rams to victory over the Arizona Cardinals…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Zed Key had 17 points and 13 rebounds for his second straight double-double, Brice Sensabaugh scored 14 points and Ohio State…

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Reliever Robert Suarez agreed Thursday to remain with the San Diego Padres under a $46 million,…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Sean Pedulla scored a career-high 20 points, Justyn Mutts had 16 points, 11 rebounds and five assists and Virginia Tech beat…

By The Associated Press The first part of the U.S. World Cup team has arrived in Qatar. Nine of the 26 players and staff were met by a piano playing…