Darlene Hard, 3-time major tennis champion, dies at 85
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer Hall of Fame tennis player Darlene Hard has died at age 85. She was an aggressive serve-and-volley player who won…
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Nets escape Timberwolves 110-105 behind Durant’s 30
DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 30 points, including the clinching jumper with 11 seconds left, and the…
Continue ReadingWesley lifts Louisiana-Lafayette over New Orleans 80-67
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Trajan Wesley had 16 points off the bench to lead Louisiana-Lafayette to an 80-67 win over New Orleans. Tyson Jackson and…
Continue ReadingCovington sparks Villanova past Holy Cross 21-16 in playoffs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Justin Covington ran for two second-quarter touchdowns and Villanova held off Holy Cross 21-16 in the second round of the FCS…
Continue ReadingGardner’s last-second shot falls, Virginia wins ACC opener
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jayden Gardner scored 15 points, including a last-second putback of a missed 3-pointer that bounced home, lifting…
Continue ReadingNelson, Perez propel Manhattan past Siena 77-72 in OT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Ant Nelson tossed in 24 points and Jose Perez scored 23 to lead Manhattan past Siena 77-72 in overtime in a Metro Atlantic…
Continue ReadingOliver carries South Dakota over Waldorf College 93-37
VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Erik Oliver had 20 points as South Dakota routed Waldorf College 93-37. Boogie Anderson scored 13 points for the Coyotes…
Continue ReadingEmbiid’s late jumper caps 76ers’ rally past Hawks, 98-96
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 28 points, including a jumper with 42 seconds remaining that gave Philadelphia…
Continue ReadingRice leads New Mexico St. past UTEP 72-69 at buzzer
EL PASO, Texas — Jabari Rice hit a 3-pointer as time expired to lift New Mexico State to a 72-69 win over UTEP. Jabari Rice had 19 points to lead…
Continue ReadingMark scores 22, No. 15 Houston routs Bryant 111-44
HOUSTON (AP) — Tramon Mark tied a career high with 22 points, Josh Carlton added 17 and No. 15 Houston won its third straight, beating Bryant…
Continue ReadingFurman tops College of Charleston 91-88 in OT
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Jalen Slawson had 33 points plus 13 rebounds as Furman narrowly beat College of Charleston 91-88 in overtime. Reyne Smith led…
Continue ReadingPapas scores 14 to carry Monmouth over Niagara 57-49
NIAGARA, N.Y. — George Papas posted 14 points and seven rebounds as Monmouth topped Niagara 57-49. Marcus Hammond led the Purple Eagles with 11…
Continue ReadingStrome scores as Rangers beat Sharks 1-0; Shesterkin hurt
By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Strome scored in the first period, and Igor Shesterkin and Alexander Georgiev combined for a…
Continue ReadingWingett carries S. Dakota St. over Minnesota-Morris 112-47
BROOKINGS, S.D. — David Wingett had 18 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to lift South Dakota State to a 112-47 win over Minnesota-Morris.…
Continue ReadingBraun leads No. 8 Kansas past St. John’s 95-75 at new arena
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Braun had a career-high 31 points, Ochai Agbaji scored 23 and No. 8 Kansas…
Continue ReadingLowry leads 3-point barrage in Heat win over Pacers
By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored a season-high 26 points with six 3-pointers and the short-handed Miami…
Continue ReadingDrame lifts St. Peter’s over Quinnipiac 69-59
HAMDEN, Conn. — Fousseyni Drame had 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead St. Peter’s to a 69-59 win over Quinnipiac. Matt Balanc led the Bobcats…
Continue ReadingPlummer, Cockburn lead Illinois past Rutgers 86-51
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Alfonso Plummer scored 24 points, Kofi Cockburn had a double-double and Illinois cruised to an 86-51 victory over Rutgers in…
Continue ReadingMadlock leads S.C. State past South Florida 65-64 at buzzer
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Antonio TJ Madlock made an off-balance, turnaround 3-pointer from the corner with a man in his face as time expired to lead…
Continue ReadingReddish lifts Presbyterian past Bob Jones University 90-61
CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — Trevon Reddish had 16 points as Presbyterian routed Bob Jones University 90-61. Rayshon Harrison had 15 points for the Blue…
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