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By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tyree Appleby scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half, Colin Castleton added 19 and…

YPSILANTI, Mich. — Ali Ali scored 17 points as Akron beat Eastern Michigan 67-48. Xavier Castaneda and Enrique Freeman added 15 points each for the…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James got the chance to live out his childhood All-Star dream. Back in his home state of…

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Avery Anderson III scored 20 points and his 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left in overtime served as the game winner as…

CHICAGO — Tahj Small had 23 points as Tarleton State defeated Chicago State 79-60. Freddy Hicks added 20 points for the Texans. Brandon Betson led…

ARLINGTON, Texas — Norchad Omier had 22 points and 16 rebounds as Arkansas State got past Texas-Arlington 58-49. Patrick Mwamba led the Mavericks…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tishara Morehouse scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead No. 25 Florida Gulf Coast to a 63-52 win over North…

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Keegan Murray scored 24 points and Iowa used a big run early in the second half to beat No.…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No. 12 Tennessee will be without leading scorer Jordan Horston for a few weeks with a fractured dislocation of her left…

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia men’s basketball coach Tom Crean is facing another challenge in his difficult…

WASHINGTON — Colin Smalls had 17 points to lead five American players in double figures as the Eagles beat Army 83-67. Johnny O’Neil and Matt…

CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Marlow Gilmore posted 19 points, seven rebounds and three blocks as Western Carolina narrowly beat Mercer 69-65. Jalen Johnson…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Chad Ruhwedel to a two-year contract extension. The deal carries an average annual…

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Izaiah Brockington scored 22 points and Iowa State had the hot hand from the field as the Cyclones turned away Oklahoma, 75-54.…

RADFORD, Va. — Josiah Jeffers registered 17 points as Radford edged past High Point 66-64. Zach Austin led the Panthers on Saturday with 24 points,…

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Michael Akuchie had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Youngstown State defeated IUPUI 74-61. B.J. Maxwell  and Chuks Isitua led the…

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Aaron Estrada had 21 points as Hofstra narrowly beat Northeastern 76-73. Zach Cooks made the go-ahead layup with 8 seconds…

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Max Abmas had 18 points to lead five Oral Roberts players in double figures as the Golden Eagles got past North Dakota 87-73.…

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Peter Kiss had 30 points as Bryant won its ninth straight home game, topping Fairleigh Dickinson 105-93. Ibrahim Wattara…

FARGO, N.D. — Evan Gilyard II tied his career high with 33 points as Kansas City topped North Dakota State 85-71. Sam Griesel led the Bison on…