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By TAMIRA MADSEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Taylor Thierry scored a career-high 25 points and Taylor Mikesell added 21 to help No. 10 Ohio State beat Wisconsin 90-67, snapping the Buckeyes’ three-game losing skid. Thierry also had seven rebounds for Ohio State (20-3, 9-3 Big Ten Conference), which started the season with 19

CINCINNATI — Jeremiah Davenport scored 20 points off of the bench to help lead the Cincinnati Bearcats over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 81-55 on Wednesday night. The Bearcats improved to 15-8 with the win and the Golden Hurricane fell to 5-16.

LOWELL, Mass. — Led by Allin Blunt’s 13 points, the UMass-Lowell River Hawks defeated the Albany Great Danes 66-50 on Wednesday night. The River Hawks are now 18-6 on the season, while the Great Danes dropped to 6-18.

EASTON, Pa. — Led by Daniel Deaver’s 16 points, the Navy Midshipmen defeated the Lafayette Leopards 53-34 on Wednesday night. The Midshipmen are now 12-11 with the win and the Leopards dropped to 7-17.

PHILADELPHIA — Led by Charlie Brown’s 18 points, the Saint Joseph’s Hawks defeated the Rhode Island Rams 64-50 on Wednesday night. The Hawks improved to 11-11 with the win and the Rams fell to 8-14.

BOSTON — Led by Joseph Octave’s 27 points, the Holy Cross Crusaders defeated the Boston University Terriers 82-70. The Crusaders improved to 8-16 with the victory and the Terriers fell to 10-14.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Maddy Siegrist had 24 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, Lucy Olsen added 16 points, six assists and four steals and No. 19 Villanova pulled away in the second quarter to beat Marquette 73-54. Siegrist scored 10 points during an 18-0 second-quarter run that put Villanova ahead 31-15. Marquette missed 13

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Mason Gillis broke the Mackey Arena record by making nine 3-pointers and scored a career-high 29 points to help No. 1 Purdue rout Penn State 80-60.  Gillis was 10 of 14 from the field and 9 of 12 from beyond the arc after never

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners are convinced they’re an improved team from the one that last season ended the longest playoff drought in baseball. That comes despite an offseason that lacked any major splashes in free agency. The Mariners made several additions to the roster that should make

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone is out indefinitely after undergoing back surgery in Denver, the club announced Wednesday. The Knights termed the procedure Tuesday as successful and that Stone “is expected to make a full recovery.” This is the second time in less than

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Southeastern Conference schools continue to rule over the recruiting trail, almost as thoroughly as they dominate on the field. Alabama put together the best 2023 class in the country, according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports. The SEC has eight of the top 17 classes, including

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says it missed out on signing Mexican right back Julián Araujo because its was 18 seconds late turning in his transfer documentation. Barcelona director of soccer Mateu Alemany says a “system error” caused the club to miss the midnight deadline at the end of the transfer window Tuesday. Alemany says

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The opening of college football’s traditional signing period for high school prospects brought an apparent end to two of the cycle’s most notable recruitments. Blue-chip quarterback Jaden Rashada, who signed with Florida in December and then asked to be released from the commitment when a name, imagine

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan is “content” going into next season with Brock Purdy and Trey Lance as the top two quarterbacks for the 49ers even after both head into the offseason rehabilitating major injuries. Purdy could be sidelined until training camp with

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Billy Napier provided little insight into how and why the Gators lost four-star quarterback Jaden Rashada but says he doesn’t expect it to prompt an NCAA investigation. Napier sidestepped several questions about Rashada, who signed with Florida in December only to be granted

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are getting a national television audience on Saturday. Just in case. With James closing in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career scoring record, the NBA has moved the Lakers’ game at New Orleans up two hours to a 6 p.m. Eastern start. The Lakers-Pelicans

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Apple made its biggest entry into the sports streaming marketplace when Major League Soccer’s “Season Pass” debuted on Apple TV+. The app can be accessed on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top cable boxes and game consoles as well as Apple’s web site.

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The prolific pace of school-switching among college players has helped some NFL prospects have breakout seasons and demonstrate they can adapt to a new system. They’re hoping that pays off in the draft. Offensive lineman O’Cyrus Torrence followed his coach, Billy Napier, from Louisiana-Lafayette to