Evee, Pierre lead Rice over New Orleans 83-78
NEW ORLEANS — Travis Evee had 19 points to lead five Rice players in double figures as the Owls edged past New Orleans 83-78. Carl Pierre added 15…
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Valanciunas, Hart, Ingram lead Pelicans past Clippers, 94-81
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas had 26 points and 13 rebounds and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a…
Continue ReadingNo. 8 Iowa women cancel games because of COVID-19 outbreak
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The No. 8 Iowa women’s basketball team canceled a game against Drake on Sunday and won’t travel to the Cancun Challenge…
Continue ReadingTatum scores 37, Celtics beat Lakers in James’ return
KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 37 points and the Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles 130-108 in Lakers star LeBron…
Continue Reading3 killed, none of them students, in school band bus crash
BIG SPRING, Texas (AP) — Officials say three people were killed when a wrong-way pickup truck on a West Texas interstate highway slammed into a bus…
Continue ReadingIndiana Wesleyan withdraws from NAIA football playoffs
MARION Indiana Wesleyan University withdrew from the NAIA football playoffs Friday after inadvertently playing an academically ineligible player this…
Continue ReadingWendell Moore Jr. heats up as No. 7 Duke beats Lafayette
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Wendell Moore Jr. scored 23 points and No. 7 Duke used a few smooth stretches in the second half…
Continue ReadingMalaysian PM’s party wins landslide victory in state polls
MALACCA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s Malay party has won a landslide victory in a state election, defeating…
Continue ReadingBrooks leads UMass Lowell past George Washington 67-56
WASHINGTON — Max Brooks had a career-high 23 points as UMass Lowell defeated George Washington 67-56. James Bishop led the Colonials with 18…
Continue ReadingMack’s double-double leads Wofford over Hampton 77-60
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — B.J. Mack totaled 18 points and 11 rebounds and Wofford rolled to a 77-60 victory over Hampton in nonconference play. Max…
Continue ReadingShackelford scores 20, No. 14 Alabama tops Oakland 86-59
By BRETT HUDSON Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jaden Shackelford scored 20 points as No. 14 Alabama beat Oakland 86-59 on Friday night,…
Continue ReadingStephen F Austin turns back Middle Tennessee 87-74
NACOGDOCHES, Texas — David Kachelries tossed in 19 points to help Stephen F. Austin get past Middle Tennessee 87-74 in nonconference action. Gavin…
Continue ReadingEdmead scores 15 to lead Merrimack over Lehigh 55-45
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (AP) — Malik Edmead had 15 points off the bench to lead Merrimack to a 55-45 win over Lehigh. Evan Taylor led the Mountain…
Continue ReadingMasic scores 13 to lift Maine over Maine-Fort Kent 75-43
ORONO, Maine (AP) — Vukasin Masic registered 13 points as Maine rolled past NAIA-member Maine-Fort Kent 75-43. Aiden Grady led the Bengals with 11…
Continue ReadingBall scores 32 points, Hornets hold off Pacers 121-118
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball had a season-high 32 points along with 11 rebounds and eight assists and the…
Continue ReadingCavaliers G Sexton done for season following knee surgery
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton’s season is over after he suffered a left knee injury and…
Continue ReadingPoole helps Curry-less Warriors beat Pistons 105-102
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jordan Poole stepped up in Stephen Curry’s absence to score 22 of his season-high 32 points in…
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SE Bend family acts fast; firefighters stop garage blaze before it can spread
A fire that caused $15,000 in damage to the garage of a southeast Bend home Friday morning was caused by a wick used to light smoking materials that…
Continue ReadingNewton lifts East Carolina over Old Dominion 73-60
CONWAY, S.C. — Tristen Newton had 18 points and six assists and Brandon Johnson recorded 16 points and nine rebounds as East Carolina beat Old…
Continue ReadingMarquette rallies again, beats West Virginia 82-71
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Tyler Kolek scored 18 points, Justin Lewis added 17 and undefeated Marquette rallied from a double-digit deficit for the…
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