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LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Darius McGhee had 21 points as Liberty romped past Regent 85-24. McGhee made 5 of 7 3-pointers. Joseph Venzant and Keegan…

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jeff Carter scored the deciding goal in a shootout and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Florida…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Alex O’Connell registered 13 points and eight rebounds as Creighton defeated Kennesaw State 51-44. Ryan Nembhard had 11 points…

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Ziggy Reid tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds to lift Merrimack to a 61-54 win over NJIT. Reid hit 4 of 6 3-pointers. Mikey…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Mike Miles, Jr. scored 22 points and made 11 of 12 from the foul line and TCU beat McNeese State, 77-61, in the Horned…

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Shamar Givance registered 16 points and seven rebounds as Evansville easily beat IUPUI 60-40. Evan Kuhlman had 13 points…

EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) — Jalen Benjamin had 20 points as Mount St. Mary’s romped past Washington College 117-62. Benjamin made 6 of 9 3-pointers…

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Coty Jude had 16 points to lead six UNC Asheville players in double figures as the Bulldogs routed Division III-member…

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Ben Shungu had 19 points as Vermont defeated Northern Iowa 71-57. Isaiah Powell had 17 points for Vermont (1-0) in its…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Jordan Nixon scored 13 points to lead five in double figures and No. 23 Texas A&M cruised to a 92-32 victory over…

MONTREAL (AP) — Nick Suzuki scored his fourth goal in five games to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Thursday night.…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mackenzie Blackwood made a season-high 42 saves for his seventh career shutout, and the New…

ATLANTA (AP) — Lorela Cubaj scored points with 15 rebounds and Eylia Love scored 11 and No. 17-ranked Georgia Tech beat Kennesaw State 72-45. Nerea…

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit’s Kelly Olynyk will miss at least six weeks with a sprained left knee. Olynyk was hurt Wednesday in the Pistons’ 112-104…

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Dre’Una Edwards scored 27 points and No. 13 Kentucky beat North Alabama 98-56. Kentucky led 22-14 after the first quarter…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-3 victory over the…

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil is celebrating as the first South American team to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. and Fred VanVleet hit back-to-back 3-pointers over the final 1:10 to lift the…