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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Saddiq Bey hit a 3-pointer as time expired after Golden State’s Klay Thompson tied it with a 3 with 2.3 seconds left, sending the Detroit Pistons past the Warriors 122-119 on Wednesday night. Detrout ended the defending champions’ season-best winning streak at five. Reigning NBA

By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Andre Hunter and John Collins each scored 22 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Sacramento Kings 120-117 on Wednesday night to end a four-game slide. Collins also grabbed 12 rebounds as Atlanta bounced back after losing 143-141 in double overtime at Golden State on Monday

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Chuck O’Bannon made a jumper with 4 seconds left and No. 17 TCU rallied to beat No. 19 Baylor 88-87. The Horned Frogs extended their win streak to 11 games. The 13-1 Frogs got the ball back after a missed 3-pointer by Baylor’s Jaylen Bridges

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Texas A&M trailed before the opening tip at Florida. It was a scenario neither coach had experienced or even knew was a possibility before Wednesday night. Shortly after final warmups, the Aggies realized managers had left their game jerseys at the team hotel. They double-timed

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Adam Fantilli scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, Thomas Milic made 43 saves and Canada overcame an early deficit to beat the United States 6-2 on Wednesday night to advance to the world junior hockey championship game. Seeking its 20th title, Canada will face the Czech Republic on

HOUSTON — Led by Cameron Christon’s 25 points, the Grambling Tigers defeated the Texas Southern Tigers 85-72 on Wednesday night. Grambling is now 8-6 on the season, while Texas Southern dropped to 4-11.

By The Associated Press MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Damiree Burns scored 16 points as Murray State beat Bradley 67-58 on Wednesday night. Burns added 10 rebounds and three steals for the Racers (9-6, 4-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Jacobi Wood scored 10 points while going 2 of 9 from the floor, including 0 for 4 from

By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Ricky Council scored 25 points and Joseph Pinion scored 13 off the bench as No. 13 Arkansas rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat No. 20 Missouri 74-68 on Wednesday night. Council, who entered as the SEC’s third-leading scorer, had just four points at halftime.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — RJ Davis scored 22 of hit 27 points in the second half and Armando Bacot had 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists to help North Carolina beat Wake Forest 88-79 in a back-and-forth game that featured nine ties and 20 lead changes. Seth Trimble made a layup to give

By The Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Led by Isaac Mushila’s 20 points, the Texas A&M-CC Islanders defeated the Incarnate Word Cardinals 91-61. The Islanders are now 9-6 on the season, while the Cardinals dropped to 6-9.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Garrett Hicks scored 23 points as Alabama A&M beat Mississippi Valley State 75-68 on Wednesday night. Hicks shot 7 for 12, including 7 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Bulldogs (6-9, 2-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Olisa Akonobi scored 13 points while finishing 6 of 9 from the floor, and

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Bryce Hopkins scored 27 points and Providence dominated the second half and knocked off fourth-ranked UConn 73-61 for its eighth straight victory. Noah Locke added 17 points to help the Friars earn their second win over a ranked team this season and remain unbeaten in

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan and Patrick Williams each scored 22 points, and the Chicago Bulls stopped Brooklyn’s 12-game win streak with a 121-112 victory over Kevin Durant and the Nets. Durant scored 44 points, but Chicago had six players score in double figures. Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Sadaidriene Hall’s 18 points helped SFA defeat New Mexico State 69-60. Hall also had three blocks for the Lumberjacks. Latrell Jossell scored 15 points, making 5 of 10 from 3-point range. Roti Ware finished with 11 points. The Aggies were led in scoring by Xavier Pinson, who finished with 20 points and

WASHINGTON (AP) — Caleb Daniels made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points, Brandon Slater added 14 points and Villanova beat Georgetown 73-57 to extend the Hoyas’ regular-season conference losing streak to 25 games. The Georgetown loss broke a tie with DePaul for the longest regular-season losing streak in Big East Conference history. The Hoyas went

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Milwaukee and Toronto started very slowly. Phoenix and Cleveland weren’t much better. In a season where teams are scoring more per game than at any point in more than 50 years, the Suns-Cavaliers and Bucks-Raptors games didn’t exactly get off to flying starts on Wednesday night. They turned in

NORFOLK, Va. — Led by Kris Bankston’s 20 points, the Norfolk State Spartans defeated the Penn State-Wilkes Barre Nittany Lions 85-60 on Wednesday night. The Spartans improved to 10-5 with the victory.

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 30,000 Gremio fans filled the Brazilian club’s arena in Porto Alegre to welcome striker Luis Suárez. The 35-year-old signed a two-year contract in a free transfer after his contract with Uruguay’s Nacional ended. Three-time Copa Libertadores winner Gremio will return to Brazil’s top