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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Jay Vine has defended his overnight lead to win the Tour Down Under cycling race, the first event of the 2023 World Tour. Simon Yates of Britain won the final stage and moved up from third to second place in the overall standings. Vine came in second on the stage

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Shingo Kunieda, the most successful player in the history of wheelchair tennis, has announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 38. The top-ranked Kunieda won 28 Grand Slam singles titles. He completed the career Grand Slam of all four majors when he won Wimbledon in 2022. Kunieda won

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Armando Bacot had 23 points and 18 rebounds on a record-setting day, RJ Davis scored 26 points, and North Carolina defeated North Carolina State 80-69. Bacot established the North Carolina record with his 61st career double-double, breaking a tie with Billy Cunningham. He also passed Tyler Hansbrough for first on

By PAUL HODOWANIC Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored a season-high 44 points, D’Angelo Russell added 23 and the Minnesota Timberwolves handed the Houston Rockets their 13th straight loss with a 113-104 victory. Edwards eclipsed 40 points for the first time this season on 17-of-29 shooting from the field, including seven 3-pointers. Nathan

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Josh Okogie had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Mikal Bridges added 22 points and the short-handed Phoenix Suns won their second straight game, beating the Indiana Pacers 112-107 on Saturday night. Indiana had a chance to tie on its final possession, but Buddy Hield missed a

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Johnell Davis scored 20 points on 6-for-9 shooting and No. 24 Florida Atlantic extended its program record for consecutive wins to 18 with a  67-59 win over UTEP.  Davis hit 2 of 3 attempts from 3-point distance and was perfect on six shots from the line for FAU (19-1, 9-0

TULSA, Okla. — Sam Griffin scored 23 points and Tim Dalger added a double-double as Tulsa slipped past Tulane 81-79 in overtime. Griffin was 9-of-22 shooting (4 for 12 from distance) for the Golden Hurricane (5-13, 1-6 American Athletic Conference), who snapped a seven-game losing streak. Dalger scored scored five of his 15 points in

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Terry Rozier hit three throws with 1.1 seconds remaining, and the undermanned Charlotte Hornets overcame a 19-point third-quarter deficit to end the Atlanta Hawks’ five-game winning streak with a 122-118 victory. Clint Capela tipped in a putback of Trae Young’s missed runner with 5.4 seconds to

MONTREAL (AP) — Rem Pitlick whipped a wrist shot past goalie Ilya Samsonov 2:14 into overtime to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Josh Anderson and Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored as Montreal overcame a two-goal deficit to reach 20-24-3. Samuel Montembeault made 36 saves. Mark Giordano and

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Evan Mobley scored a career-high 38 points, Darius Garland added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back from an embarrassing loss with a 114-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, who were again without injured star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Mobley made sure the Cavs shook off their loss

DETROIT (AP) — Scott Laughton snapped a scoreless tie midway through the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1. Noah Cates also scored for the Flyers, who are 9-3 in their last 12 games, and goalie Carter Hart stopped 30 shots. Detroit forward Lucas Raymond scored his 15th of the

ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Jonathan Aku scored 13 points to help Grambling hold off Mississippi Valley State 65-61 on Saturday night. Aku had six rebounds and five blocks for the Tigers (11-7, 4-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Cameron Christon scored 12 points and added five rebounds. Virshon Cotton scored nine. Tyronn Mosley and Kadar Waller

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Madi Williams scored a season-high 26 points and Taylor Robertson scored 15 after halftime and No. 15 Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State 97-93. The Sooners rallied from a double-digit deficit for the second-straight Saturday to remain atop the Big 12 Conference. Oklahoma rallied to beat Kansas last week and have won 13

By The Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. — Led by Brandon Stroud’s 15 points, the Kennesaw State Owls defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 65-63. The Owls improved to 15-6 with the victory and the Eagles fell to 14-7.

By The Associated Press BEAUMONT, Texas — Led by Davante Dennis’ 21 points, the Incarnate Word Cardinals defeated the Lamar Cardinals 70-64 on Saturday night. The Cardinals are now 8-12 with the win and the Cardinals dropped to 6-14.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Kahliel Spear scored 19 points and Robert Morris cruised to a 72-38 victory over Green Bay. Spear added six rebounds for the Colonials (9-12, 4-6 Horizon League). Enoch Cheeks scored 13 points with eight assists and four steals. Randy Tucker scored 11 points to lead the Phoenix (2-19, 1-9), who have

FAIRBORN, Ohio — Tristan Enaruna had 21 points and Cleveland State defeated Wright State 85-77. Enaruna had nine rebounds and three blocks for the Vikings (12-9, 7-3 Horizon League). Deshon Parker and Tujautae Williams finished with 15 points apiece. Parker added three steals. The Raiders (11-10, 4-6) were by Trey Calvin with 24 points.