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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona has left its problems off the field after a turbulent week to beat Cadiz 2-0 and extend its winning streak and lead over Real Madrid in the Spanish league. Sergi Roberto and Robert Lewandowski scored late in the first half to give Barcelona its seventh

CHICAGO — Jahsean Corbett scored 23 points and Chicago State cruised to a 75-53 victory over Hartford. Corbett also grabbed seven rebounds for the Cougars (11-18). Teshaundre Cole finished with 14 points and six rebounds, while Bryce Johnson hit two 3-pointers and scored 13. Michael Dunne scored 15 points to lead the Hawks (5-23), who

HAMDEN, Conn. — Dezi Jones scored 28 points, Matt Balanc had a double-double and Quinnipiac beat Rider 90-88 in double overtime. Jones shot 8 for 16 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 8 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Bobcats (19-9, 10-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Balanc scored 17 points and grabbed

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Anthony Nelson had 24 points and Manhattan eked out a 73-72 victory over Fairfield. Nelson added five assists and three steals for the Jaspers (10-15, 8-8 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Marques Watson added 12 points and Adam Cisse scored nine. TJ Long led the Stags (12-15, 8-9) in scoring with 23 points.

EMMITSBURG, Md. — Dakota Leffew scored 22 points and Mount St. Mary’s held off Canisius 75-74. Leffew added three steals for the Mountaineers (10-18, 6-11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Jedy Cordilia added 18 points and George Tinsley hit two 3-pointers and scored 11. Jordan Henderson led the Golden Griffins (7-19, 5-12) with 28 points.

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens scored 22 points and Jenna Johnson added 15 to push No. 4 Utah to a 74-69 Pac-12 victory over stubborn Arizona State on Sunday afternoon. The Utes, who had a seven-game winning streak stopped at No. 18 Arizona on Friday, struggled to put away

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ta’Niya Latson scored 31 points on 10-of-16 shooting and 9-of-10 free throws, leading No. 24 Florida State to an 80-66 victory over Georgia Tech. Latson scored 24 points through three quarters and the Seminoles took a 63-57 lead into the fourth. Latson, a freshman averaging 21.8 points per game, had gone

GAINSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Angel Reese had her ninth first-half double-double, Jasmine Carson had a career-high five 3-pointers before the break, and No. 5 LSU raced past Florida 90-79. Reese finished with 25 points and 16 rebounds for her 25th double-double of the season. Carson also scored 25 points, a career-high, as the graduate transfer

PHILADELPHIA — Damian Dunn had 24 points in Temple’s 76-53 win against Tulsa. Dunn was 9 of 13 shooting for the Owls. Nick Jourdain scored 11 points and added six rebounds. Hysier Miller also scored 11 points. Sam Griffin led the Golden Hurricane (5-21, 1-14) in scoring, finishing with 16 points.

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Balogun scored 12 points, Taya Corosdale had 10 and No. 9 Duke survived a stern test from Virginia, 56-52. The Blue Devils led only 47-45 with just over eight minutes left, but Celeste Taylor hit a 3-pointer from right in front of the

By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities say several mudslides caused by heavy rains have killed a 7-year-old girl, a woman and a baby in north Sao Paulo state and more people are feared dead. The cities of Sao Sebastiao and Bertioga have cancelled their Carnival festivities. The child died in

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It has been a week to remember for Manchester United. After an epic encounter with Barcelona and at least two takeover bids, a 3-0 win against Leicester on Sunday kept Erik ten Hag’s team firmly in the race for the Premier League title. It’s fair

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey had 26 points and 11 rebounds for his 21st double-double this season to lead No. 3 Purdue past Ohio State 82-55. Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 11 points and David Jenkins Jr. added nine points for the Boilermakers. Mason Gillis contributed seven points and 10

DETROIT — Antoine Davis continued his pursuit of Pete Maravich’s all-time scoring record, scoring 31 points to lead Detroit Mercy over IUPUI 81-68. Davis has 3,543 career points, 124 points behind Maravich’s record of 3,667. The Titans have two regular-season games remaining before the Horizon League Tournament.  The Jaguars were led in scoring by Vincent

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Antoine Griezmann made a great run from near the halfway line to score for Atletico Madrid in a 1-0 victory against Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league. The win allows Diego Simeone’s team to strengthen its hold on the final Champions League place. The goal saw

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews says he is dealing with symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. Toews hasn’t played since Jan. 28. The Blackhawks placed the 34-year-old center on injured reserve on Wednesday with what they said was a non-COVID-19-related illness. Toews missed the 2020-21 season with what he

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jarkel Joiner took over for No. 23 North Carolina State during a critical second-half stretch, matching his season high with 29 points to lead the Wolfpack past rival North Carolina 77-69 on Sunday. Joiner had 20 of his points after the break for the Wolfpack.

BERLIN (AP) — German Cup holder Leipzig has been drawn at home against 2021 champion Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals. Bayern Munich was handed a home game against last season’s beaten finalist Freiburg in Sunday’s draw which pitted Eintracht Frankfurt against Union Berlin in Frankfurt. Stuttgart travels to second-division club Nuremberg which is the only

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona is feeling much better these days. He has a rod in his left foot that bothers him when he wears his beloved flip-flops, but that’s a breeze compared with what he experienced in the past. The 63-year-old Francona says he

ORLANDO, Fla. — Landers Nolley II scored 18 points to lead Cincinnati and David Dejulius hit the game-winning layup with one second remaining as the Bearcats knocked off UCF 73-71. Nolley was 8 of 13 shooting for the Bearcats (18-10, 9-6 American Athletic Conference). Dejulius had 16 points, five rebounds and eight assists. His running