Defense earns redemption as Georgia ends long title drought
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Georgia won its long-awaited national championship the way it dominated during an undefeated regular season — by…
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IOC major sponsors mostly muted in runup to Beijing Olympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer The Beijing Winter Olympics are fraught with potential hazards for major sponsors. They are trying to remain quiet…
Continue ReadingEarlington carries San Diego past Pepperdine 72-62
MALIBU, Calif. — Marcellus Earlington had 16 points off the bench to lift San Diego to a 72-62 win over Pepperdine. Jade’ Smith led the Waves…
Continue ReadingDjokovic back into swing in Australia, visa questions linger
By JOHN PYE and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has held a practice session, a day after he left…
Continue ReadingKreuser lifts North Dakota St. past Denver 87-69
DENVER — Rocky Kreuser had 24 points as North Dakota State topped Denver 87-69. Tevin Smith led the Pioneers on Monday night with 18…
Continue ReadingKing scores 15 to lead Alcorn St. over Alabama St. 70-60
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Paul King had 15 points off the bench to lead Alcorn State to a 70-60 win over Alabama State. Lenell Henry had 14 points and…
Continue ReadingKadri’s third-period goal lifts Avalanche over Kraken 4-3
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nazem Kadri scored a go-ahead goal late in the third period, and the surging Colorado Avalanche…
Continue ReadingWake Forest RB Beal-Smith transferring to South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Wake Forest’s leading rusher the past two seasons is transferring to South Carolina. Christian Beal-Smith entered the…
Continue ReadingPrairie View ends losing streak, beats Ark.-Pine Bluff 75-58
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Prairie View dished out a season-best 21 assists and snapped its season-opening 11-game losing streak, getting past…
Continue ReadingTexas Southern beats Mississippi Valley St. 95-58
HOUSTON — John Walker III had 16 points to lead five Texas Southern players in double figures as the Tigers rolled past Mississippi Valley State…
Continue ReadingHicks scores 22 to carry Alabama A&M past Jackson St. 60-58
NORMAL, Ala. — Garrett Hicks hit four straight free throws in the final 48 seconds to tie his season high with 22 points to help Alabama A&M…
Continue ReadingLamar scores 20 to lead Kansas City past Omaha 64-61
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Arkel Lamar had 20 points as Kansas City narrowly defeated Nebraska Omaha 64-61. Nick Ferrarini led the Mavericks on Monday…
Continue ReadingPerrott-Hunt carries South Dakota over North Dakota 75-68
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Kruz Perrott-Hunt had 19 points and six rebounds as South Dakota topped North Dakota 75-68. Mason Archambault had 19 points for…
Continue ReadingRandolph leads Florida A&M over Grambling St. 75-66
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — MJ Randolph had 24 points as Florida A&M snapped its seven-game losing streak, getting past Grambling State 75-66. Florida…
Continue ReadingBrown, Tatum carry Celtics over Pacers 101-98 in OT
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 26 points and Jayson Tatum had 24, carrying the Boston Celtics to a 101-98…
Continue ReadingEmbiid goes over 30 again, 76ers beat Rockets 111-91
HOUSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid had 31 points and eight rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers over the Houston Rockets 111-91 for their seventh…
Continue ReadingCanes-Flyers game postponed due to Philly COVID-19 issues
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has postponed Tuesday night’s scheduled game between the Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers because of COVID-19…
Continue ReadingSaddler carries Southern past Bethune-Cookman 69-59
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jayden Saddler matched his career high with 20 points as Southern beat Bethune-Cookman 69-59. Marcus Garrett led the Wildcats…
Continue ReadingMarchand bloodied, scores twice in Bruins’ 7-3 win over Caps
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Brad Marchand returned from a bloody nose to score two goals and assist on another in the…
Continue ReadingBarrett scores 31, Knicks pull away to beat Spurs 111-96
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Barrett scored 31 points in his first home game since hitting his first career buzzer…
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