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By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 22 points, Seth Curry added 20 and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers beat the…

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Noah Williams scored 16 points and led six players into double-digit scoring as Washington State routed Idaho, 109-61 to win…

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Douglas Wilson and Noah Freidel scored 14 points apiece as South Dakota State rolled past Presentation 99-62. Matt…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Mac Jones threw a 19-yard scoring pass to Nelson Agholor for the game’s only offensive touchdown…

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Ryan Young scored 20 points, Pete Nance added 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Northwestern beat Fairleigh-Dickinson 82-46 to…

CHICAGO (AP) — David Jones scored 22 points and Javon Freeman-Liberty scored 19 with nine rebounds and DePaul held off Rutgers 73-70. The Blue…

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild used a four-goal third period to beat the Dallas Stars 7-2. Kirill…

BOB SUTTON Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Malik Cunningham accounted for seven touchdowns in Louisville’s 62-22 romp past Duke, helping the…

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have hired Billy Eppler as their general manager, giving him a four-year…

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 32 points and the Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards 112-97 on Thursday night for their fourth straight…

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Steven Stamkos and Brayden Point each scored in the shootout and regulation to lift the Tampa…

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Sammy Friday IV had a career-high 21 points as Eastern Illinois routed Rockford University 96-64. Friday IV made 9 of 11…

JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Saad scored twice, Ville Husso made 26 saves and the St. Louis Blues snapped a four-game…

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 12 rebounds to help the Minnesota Timberwolves beat…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Keve Aluma and Nahiem Alleyne each scored 18 points and Virginia Tech routed St. Francis (PA) in the second half, 85-55 to…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Sophomore Tari Eason came off the bench to score 19 points and grab a career-high 14 rebounds and LSU breezed to an 85-46…

By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 20 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, hitting three straight 3-pointers,…

By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Spencer Knight made a career-high 45 saves to lift the Florida Panthers over the New Jersey…

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown had 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead Missouri over cold-shooting Northern Illinois 54-37. The game was tied 32-32…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tevin Brewer had a career-high 25 points as Florida International topped Ball State 73-60. Basheer Jihad led the…