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By STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Japan’s new-look professional rugby competition will launch next month with…

CHICAGO — Javon Freeman-Liberty had 27 points as DePaul topped Illinois-Chicago 72-66. Damaria Franklin led the Flames with a season-high 24…

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Kevion Nolan had 23 points as Jacksonville topped Southern Miss 62-51. Jaron Pierre Jr. led the Golden Eagles with 18…

WICHITA, Kan. — Morris Udeze had 15 points as Wichita State defeated Alcorn State 82-63. Oddyst Walker led the Braves on with 16…

DENTON, Texas — Thomas Bell had 14 points as North Texas topped Sam Houston 65-55. Savion Flagg led the Bearkats on with 20…

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Antonio Reeves had 19 points and Sy Chatman posted 16 points and seven rebounds as Illinois State got past Quincy 81-63.…

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Josh Anderson posted 18 points as Western Kentucky routed Division III-member Centre College 90-52. Carter Baughman and RJ…

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mathieu Joseph scored with 1:35 left in overtime to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 win over…

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo is the latest NBA star to be sidelined by COVID-19. The NBA’s injury report on Tuesday night listed the…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Max Pacioretty had two goals, giving him a score in seven straight games, and the Vegas Golden…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evan Rodrigues scored his ninth goal of the season and added two assists to lead the Pittsburgh…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Dawson Garcia scored 20 points and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds, Armando Bacot had his sixth double-double of the…

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Alex Hemenway scored 17 points to lead six in double figures and Clemson rallied from an eight-point deficit in the second…

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Alondes Williams scored a career-high 36 points and Wake Forest needed to rally in beating VMI 77-70. Wake Forest needed…

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Desmond Williams had 19 points as Troy beat Alabama A&M 66-57. Khalyl Waters had 12 points for the Trojans (7-4). Jalen…

By BRYAN LAZARE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tari Eason led a balanced attack with 18 points and No. 19 LSU beat Northwestern State…

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Olivier Nkamhoua scored 21 points to lead No. 18 Tennessee to a 96-52 victory over South…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two members of Congress are asking the NFL to provide evidence of Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder’s interference…

By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have returned to the top spot of the AP Pro32 poll. The Packers earned…

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Diego Alonso has been hired as Uruguay’s head coach to replace veteran Óscar Tabárez. Uruguay’s soccer…