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By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Stanley Umude scored 17 points off the bench and No. 10 Arkansas won its seventh…

DALLAS (AP) — Kendric Davis had 18 points and eight assists and Michael Weathers recorded 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists as SMU topped…

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Javon Franklin had a career-high 22 points as South Alabama easily defeated Southern Miss 85-55. Tyler Stevenson led the Golden…

MIAMI (AP) — Kevin Love scored 22 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a 20-game losing streak in Miami, beating the Heat 111-85 on Wednesday…

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Justyn Mutts hit a jumper and 1 of 2 free throws in the final 20 seconds and Virginia Tech held off Maryland 62-58 in the…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies signed right-handed reliever Corey Knebel to a $10 million, one-year contract on Wednesday. The…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Notre Dame is working on a deal to promote defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to head coach to replace…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jabri Abdur-Rahim’s 3-pointer with less than 2 minutes remaining gave Georgia the lead, and…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Noah Williams scored 14 points and Washington State overcame an ugly first half to open…

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Essam Mostafa had 23 points and 13 rebounds and Coastal Carolina pulled away in the second half to upset South Carolina 80-56.…

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Abby Meyers scored 18 points and her basket with 20 seconds left helped Princeton to a 58-55 road win against No. 22…

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — David DeJulius scored 12 points, hitting a jumper and a layup in the final 1:38, as Cincinnati held off Miami (Ohio) 59-58.…

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Capping off a back-and-forth final minute, Enrique Freeman made a pair of free throws with four seconds remaining to lead Akron…

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jared Rhoden had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Kadary Richmond added 10 points, leading No. 25…

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Eric Boone tossed in 20 points and hit a layup with 2 seconds remaining in the game to send North Carolina Central to a…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 27 points, Dre’una Edwards had a double-double with six blocks and No. 16 Kentucky rolled over West…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sage Stobbart scored all 11 of her points in the second half and UC Davis ended No. 18 Oregon’s 44-game home winning streak…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Harrison Smith has made a noticeable impact in his return to the Minnesota secondary…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Collin Gillespie scored 26 points, Brandon Slater had 16 and No. 6 Villanova avoided a second…