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By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Antonio Brown says he was forced to play injured by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and that an MRI…

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Malachi Smith scored 24 points and Chattanooga beat Wofford 75-67. Max Klesmit scored 22 points for the…

MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 22 points and sparked Brooklyn to a big rally in the second half of his…

TORONTO (AP) — Ilya Mikheyev scored the tiebreaking goal on power play in the third period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat short-handed Edmonton…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 26 points and the Dallas Mavericks celebrated before a ceremony to retire Dirk…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal began fine-tuning his quest for a 21st Grand Slam singles title with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Ricardas Berankis…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jahvon Quinerly and Juwan Gary scored 19 points apiece and No. 15 Alabama opened the second…

CHARLESTON, S.C. — D’Maurian Williams had 20 points as Gardner-Webb rolled past Charleston Southern 88-63. Tahlik Chavez led the Buccaneers…

MADISON, Wisc. (AP) — Ali Patberg scored 18 points and Mackenzie Holmes added 16 to help No. 6 Indiana beat Wisconsin 76-53. Patberg scored 12…

By The Associated Press BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has denied No. 1-ranked Novak Djokovic entry to defend his title in…

By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 31 points, Tobias Harris added 22 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the…

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 17 points, including a critical 3-pointer and two big free throws in…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — El Ellis scored 18 points off the bench, including seven consecutive for Louisville during a critical late stretch to put…

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Kevin Samuel recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds as Florida Gulf Coast extended its home win streak to eight games, beating North…

CLEVELAND — Tre Gomillion had a season-high 21 points as Cleveland State extended its home win streak to eight games, defeating Purdue Fort Wayne…

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Tristen Newton scored 14 points in overtime to lead East Carolina to an 88-80 win over Tulane on Wednesday night. Newton had a…

MACON, Ga. — Shannon Grant had a career-high 26 points as Mercer edged past Samford 83-80. Felipe Haase added 24 points for the Bears. Jermaine…

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Adrian Baldwin Jr. scored 12 points and his 3-pointer with 6.6 seconds left proved to be the game winner and VCU beat Dayton…

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Jeenathan Williams had 21 points as Buffalo beat Bowling Green 99-88. Ronaldo Segu and David Skogman added 20 points each for the…