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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Joe Bryant Jr. and Cahiem Brown scored 14 points apiece as Norfolk State rolled past Penn State-Wilkes-Barre 111-55. Kris…

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.…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Jonathan Quick made 34 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the short-handed Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Thursday night to extend…

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…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley scored a career-high 34 points with nine rebounds and No. 24-ranked Virginia Tech beat George Washington 75-38.…

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Sydni Harvey scored 16 of her 22 points in the first quarter to lead No. 21 South Florida in a 72-37 rout of Alabama State.…

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Monika Czinano scored 20 points, Caitlin Clark added 19 and No. 9 Iowa beat Samford…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Preseason AP All-America forward NaLyssa Smith had 21 points and 16 rebounds as…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Human Rights Watch is asking leading sponsors of the Beijing Winter Olympics to explain why they remain largely…