Clayton, Joseph secure Iona’s 72-68 win over No. 10 Alabama
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Nelly Joseph and Walter Clayton Jr. made key free throws in the final seconds to…
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No. 6 Baylor tops VCU 69-61, reaches Battle 4 Atlantis final
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Matthew Mayer scored 15 points to help No. 6 Baylor hold off VCU 69-61 in…
Continue ReadingNo. 22 West Virginia women hold off upset-minded Purdue
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kirsten Deans scored 12 points with six assists, 10 of 11 Mountaineers scored and No. 22-ranked West Virginia held off…
Continue ReadingTimbers beat Rapids on late goal to reach MLS West final
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Larrys Mabiala scored in the 90th minute and the Portland Timbers beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Thursday to advance…
Continue ReadingNo. 19 Houston tunes up for conference title game at UConn
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Houston is trying to extend a 10-game winning streak and win 11 games for the fifth time in program history when it…
Continue ReadingLions find new ways of self-destructing in loss to Bears
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — When the Detroit Lions punted with 8:30 left against the Chicago Bears, quarterback Jared Goff was…
Continue ReadingColina scores 23 to carry Hawaii over Illinois-Chicago 88-80
PARADISE, Nev. — Mate Colina had a career-high 23 points as Hawaii topped Illinois-Chicago 88-80 in the Las Vegas Classic. Damaria Franklin led the…
Continue ReadingLayup at buzzer lifts No. 9 Arizona over Vanderbilt 48-46
ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Shaina Pellington hit an off-balance layup at the buzzer to lift No. 9 Arizona past pesky Vanderbilt 48-46…
Continue ReadingMarc Gasol to play for Spanish club he founded
MADRID (AP) — Former NBA and Spain player Marc Gasol will play for the club he founded in the second division of Spanish basketball. The…
Continue ReadingPresbyterian tops New Orleans 68-66 on buzzer-beater
NEW ORLEANS — Rayshon Harrison had 18 points as Presbyterian narrowly beat New Orleans 68-66. Derek St. Hilaire led the Privateers with 21…
Continue ReadingAgbaji scores 18 points, No. 4 Kansas tops North Texas 71-59
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji had 18 points and Christian Braun added 16 as No. 4 Kansas beat North…
Continue ReadingNo. 19 Auburn tops Loyola Chicago 62-53 in Battle 4 Atlantis
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Freshman Jabari Smith had 14 points to help No. 19 Auburn regroup from a…
Continue ReadingCanada-US World Cup qualifier slated for Jan. 30 in Ontario
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s home World Cup qualifier against the United States on Jan. 30 will be held at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton,…
Continue ReadingSouth Alabama holds off San Diego, Townsend, 68-67
LAS VEGAS — Jay Jay Chandler and Charles Manning Jr. scored 21 points apiece as South Alabama narrowly defeated San Diego 68-67 in the Las Vegas…
Continue ReadingThanksgiving week: A good time to look at NFL unfortunates
By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer And the meek shall inherit the first draft pick. Or not. When the Jets visit the Texans on Sunday, there are…
Continue ReadingSantos’ game-ending FG ends Bears’ skid versus winless Lions
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Cairo Santos made a 28-yard game-ending field goal to give the Chicago Bears a 16-14 win over the…
Continue ReadingTottenham beaten by Slovenia’s Mura, West Ham advances
By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press Ten-man Tottenham conceded a late goal and fell to a humbling 2-1 loss to lowly Slovenian team NS Mura in the…
Continue ReadingNo. 24 NC State hoping to keep Atlantic hopes alive vs. UNC
By The Associated Press North Carolina State will be playing for more than bragging rights when it plays host to North Carolina. The Wolfpack need a…
Continue ReadingBoise State, No. 22 SDSU meet with division titles at stake
By The Associated Press Boise State and No. 22 San Diego State have an early wakeup call for an important showdown in suburban Los Angeles that will…
Continue ReadingBrink helps No. 7 Stanford hold off No. 4 Indiana 69-66
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Cameron Brink had 21 points, 22 rebounds and five blocks to help seventh-ranked…
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