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HOUSTON (AP) — Kenneth Lofton Jr. had 16 points and Amorie Archibald scored 14 to lead Louisiana Tech to an 83-79 victory over Rice. David Green…

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Grambling State confirms that football coach Hue Jackson has hired disgraced former Baylor coach Art Briles as new offensive…

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Reigan Richardson came off the bench to score 10 of her 15 points in the second half, Jenna Staiti had a pivotal…

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Montre Gipson had 22 points as Tarleton State topped Texas Rio Grande Valley 75-62. Freddy Hicks added 20 points for the…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Sonia Citron scored 23 points, and had career highs with 13 rebounds, eight assists and four steals, to lead No. 14 Notre…

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his 35th and 36th goals to take the NHL lead and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored twice in the first six minutes, rookie Nico Daws made 37 saves and the…

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Malik Porter had 19 points off the bench to lead Idaho State to a 70-66 win over Northern Arizona. Jalen Cone led the…

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alexis Lafrenière and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and an assist, and the New York Rangers…

By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Cole Sillinger and Justin Danforth scored 10 seconds apart in the third period and the…

HAMDEN, Conn. — Colby Rogers had 18 points as Siena topped Quinnipiac 78-71. Dezi Jones led the Bobcats on Thursday night with 24 points, tying his…

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Maxwell Land tied his career high with 20 points as St. Francis (Pa.) beat Central Connecticut 79-63. Nigel Scantlebury led…

NEWARK, Del. — Reyne Smith had 22 points as Charleston narrowly defeated Delaware 99-96. Ryan Allen led the Fightin’ Blue Hens on Thursday…

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Aaron Clarke had 21 points as Sacred Heart defeated Mount St. Mary’s 77-65. Nana Opoku led the Mountaineers on Thursday…

NEW YORK — Peter Kiss had 35 points as Bryant defeated St. Francis (N.Y.) 86-69. Michael Cubbage led the Terriers on Thursday night with 16…

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Xavier Johnson scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half when Indiana pulled away from Maryland to win 74-64 and end a…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Deja Kelly scored 16 points, Alyssa Ustby added 15, and No. 18 North Carolina cruised to a 68-57 victory over Virginia.…

OAKLAND, Mich. — Jarred Godfrey had 11 points and 10 rebounds to lift Purdue Fort Wayne to an 81-70 win over Oakland, the Mastodons’ eighth…