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VERMILLION, S.D. — Kruz Perrott-Hunt matched his career high with 25 points as South Dakota defeated Denver 80-71. KJ Hunt led the Pioneers on…

OMAHA, Neb. — Baylor Scheierman had 26 points plus 11 rebounds as South Dakota State beat Nebraska Omaha 95-86. Matt Dentlinger added 25 points for…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Will Richard and Ben Sheppard scored 18 points apiece as Belmont won its eighth straight game, topping Tennessee Tech 92-77.…

MURRAY, Ky. — KJ Williams posted 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead Murray State to a 67-44 win over Tennessee State, the Racers’ eighth…

SYDNEY (AP) — French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova saved seven match points before beating Anett Kontaveit 0-6, 6-4, 7-6 (12) to advance to the…

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak scored a hat trick, Tuukka Rask made 24 saves in his return from hip surgery and the…

ATLANTA (AP) — Lorela Cubaj scored a career-high 24 points and No. 15 Georgia Tech closed on a 13-2 run for a 68-64 victory over Florida State.…

ARLINGTON, Texas — Javon Levi had a triple-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead Texas-Arlington to an 83-73 win over…

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mathew Barzal scored with less than five minutes left in the third period to push the New York…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored his team-leading 18th goal, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves and the…

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Yegor Chinakhov scored two goals and Elvis Merzlikins posted a 31-save shutout as the Columbus…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and had his third triple-double of the season to help…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are expected to get a big boost for their playoff opener…

MACON, Ga. — Jalen Johnson had a career-high 30 points and Felipe Hasse added 28 to lead Mercer to a 97-91 win over VMI. Jake Stephens led VMI on…

CLEVELAND — Trey Townsend had 20 points as Oakland edged past Cleveland State 70-65. Jalen Moore had 14 points, eight assists and six rebounds for…

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Hayden Brown had 24 points and 15 rebounds as The Citadel edged past UNC Greensboro 74-69. De’Monte Buckingham led the…

NIAGARA, N.Y. — Marcus Hammond had a season-high 28 points as Niagara topped Canisius 68-58. Jordan Henderson led the Golden Griffins on Thursday…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Abou Ousmane had 22 points plus 11 rebounds as North Texas edged past Marshall 69-65. Taevion Kinsey led the Thundering Herd on…

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kevin Obanor had 17 points and No. 19 Texas Tech backed up its consecutive wins over Top 10 teams with a 78-57 victory over…

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Brad Davison scored 25 points and No. 13 Wisconsin beat No. 16 Ohio State 78-68 on Thursday night for its sixth straight…