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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been hired as Aston Villa manager. Gerrard was one of Liverpool’s…

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer No. 11 Texas A&M will pit its stingy defense against Matt Corral and 12th-ranked Mississippi this weekend. The two…

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Age is a funny thing in the NFL, where many players are considered over the hill in…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charisma Osborne scored 24 points,  IImar’l Thomas added 21 and No. 20 UCLA turned back Pepperdine 78-69 in the season opener…

HONOLULU (AP) — Junior Madut led a balanced attack with 17 points and Hawaii opened the season with a 97-67 win over Hawaii Hilo. Donald McHenry…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Malik Monk scored five of his season-high 27 points in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers…

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kevin Fiala had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Arizona Coyotes…

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Amadou Sow and Josh Pierre-Louis scored 25 points apiece as UC Santa Barbara easily defeated San Francisco State…

SEATTLE (AP) — Cameron Tyson hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Seattle University to a 69-66 victory over Alcorn State in the RedHawks’…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andrew Wiggins dominated his former Timberwolves teammates with a season-high 35 points,…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bryce Hamilton had 22 points as UNLV got past Gardner-Webb 64-58 in a season opener. Royce Hamm Jr. had 18 points, 17 rebounds and…

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Joel Murray had 28 points as Long Beach State beat Idaho 95-89 in overtime. Trevante Anderson led the Vandals with a…

HONOLULU (AP) — Daylen Kountz had 22 points as Northern Colorado narrowly beat Pacific 67-65 in a season opener at the Rainbow Classic. Matt…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Seth Lundy scored 23 points, Sam Sessoms scored 17, and John Harrar added 16 points as Penn State defeated Youngstown…

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Freshman Lew Nichols III ran for 215 yards and four touchdowns and Daniel Richardson threw four TD passes as Central…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 23 points and Lonzo Ball made seven of Chicago’s 15 3-pointers, helping the Bulls…

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Savion Flagg and Demarkus Lampley scored 20 points apiece as Sam Houston routed LeTourneau 97-54 in a season opener. Kian…

By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Will Barton scored a season-high 30 points, helping to make up for the absence of suspended star…