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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Grayson Murphy’s floater in the paint with five seconds left lifted Belmont to a 48-47 win over Morehead State on Thursday…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR and JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s…

By CANDICE CHOI and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — To stage the Winter Games in the Chinese capital, organizers embarked on a massive…

CHICAGO — Gavin Kensmil had 19 points as Stephen F. Austin romped past Chicago State 81-61. Bryce Johnson led the Cougars on Thursday night with 15…

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Shaun Doss Jr. had 16 points as Southern Illinois-Edwardsville snapped its nine-game losing streak, beating UT Martin 71-63.…

MONTREAL (AP) — Joe Snively had his first two-goal game in the NHL and the Washington Capitals defeated Montreal 5-2, spoiling the debut of…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Trevor Keels tied his career high with 25 points and added a career-best 11 rebounds as No.…

DALLAS (AP) — Second-seeded Reilly Opelka has advanced to the quarterfinals of the inaugural Dallas Open with a straight-sets win over…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — In Shaun White’s farewell performance, Ayumu Hirano of Japan won an elusive Olympic…

By The Associated Press Costa Rica’s Estadio Nacional in San Jose will have 100% of its 35,000-seat capacity available to fans for its closing two…

By BEN NUCKOLS AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Kuzma had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double, leading…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Casey DeSmith made 26 saves in outdueling former Penguins’ star Matt Murray and Pittsburgh won its fifth straight road…

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored twice, Frederik Andersen made 34 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes shut out the…

MOBILE, Ala. — Jay Jay Chandler registered 14 points as South Alabama easily beat Arkansas-Little Rock 77-46. Isaiah Palermo led the Trojans on…

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Second-seeded and home crowd favorite Diego Schwartzman defeated Spain’s Jaume Munar to reach the quarterfinals of the…

MONROE, La. — Andre Jones had 23 points as ULM edged past Texas-Arlington 74-71. David Azore led the Mavericks on Thursday night with 29 points and…

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jakub Voracek scored 16 seconds into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a comeback…

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has recorded the highest-scoring quarter in the NBA this season…

TEANECK, N.J. — Brad McCabe had a career-high 21 points as St. Francis (Pa.) beat Fairleigh Dickinson 78-65. Anquan Hill led the Knights on…

FARMVILLE, Va. — DeShaun Wade had a season-high 23 points as Longwood won its 11th straight game, getting past South Carolina Upstate 85-72. Jordan…