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NEW YORK — Matt Balanc scored 20 points as Quinnipiac defeated Manhattan 84-65. Balanc shot 7 for 16, including 5 for 10 from beyond the arc for the Bobcats. Paul Otieno scored 17 points and added eight rebounds. Dezi Jones had 17 points and nine assists. Anthony Nelson led the way for the Jaspers with

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Dolphins quarterback Teddy Bridgewater’s availability for next week’s regular-season finale against the Jets is up in the air after he left Miami’s 23-21 loss to the New England Patriots with a right finger injury. Bridgewater made the start Sunday in place of Tua Tagovailoa, who is in the concussion protocol for

JIMMY ROBERTSON Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Georgia Amoore hit three free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining to lift No. 7 Virginia Tech to a 68-65 victory over No. 13 North Carolina on Sunday. Amoore finished with a game-high 24 points, connecting on 7 of 17 from the floor, including a career-high six 3-pointers

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New Orleans Saints beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20-10 on Sunday. The Saints were eliminated from winning the NFC South when Tampa Bay beat Carolina. They still have a slim chance at earning a playoff berth. Their chances depend on on a variety of scenarios that

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Despite a new coach calling the shots and other changes on the Denver sideline, the result Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs was very familiar. The Broncos committed too many mistakes, turned the ball over too many times and failed to stop the Chiefs

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time in three years, David Blough trotted on the field as a starting quarterback. His first victory will have to wait. Blough did a commendable job on short notice leading the Arizona offense. But the banged-up Cardinals lost their sixth in a row

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese had 21 points and 17 rebounds to maintain her streak of double-doubles in every game this season, and ninth-ranked LSU remained unbeaten with an 88-63 victory over Vanderbilt. Alexis Morris added 15 points to go with 12 assists and three steals to

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — French league leader Paris Saint-Germain crumbled under pressure to lose 3-1 at Lens for its first defeat of the season as second-place Lens cut the gap to four points and maintained its perfect home record. PSG’s weakness against the counterattack was ruthlessly exposed. The northern side

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler became the fifth running back in NFL history to have a 100-reception season with his first catch during Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Rams. Ekeler caught an 8-yard pass from Justin Herbert on the Chargers’ opening possession, giving him the sixth 100-reception season

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady threw for 432 yards and three long touchdowns to Mike Evans, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers clinch their second straight NFC South championship with a 30-24 come-from-behind win over the Carolina Panthers. Evans finished with 10 catches for 207 yards while scoring on

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — TCU thought so much of Max Duggan at the beginning of the season that he lost his job. Georgia seemed like it spent years trying to give its starting quarterback job to anyone not named Stetson Bennett. If they gave out five stars for resiliency,

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Kyle Dugger intercepted Teddy Bridgewater and returned it 39 yards for a go-ahead touchdown late in the third quarter, and the New England Patriots kept their playoff hopes alive by rallying to beat the Miami Dolphins 23-21. Mac Jones had touchdown passes to Tyquan Thornton

By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Younghoe Koo made a 21-yard field goal on the final play, lifting the Atlanta Falcons over the Arizona Cardinals 20-19 to end a four-game skid. In a matchup of teams eliminated from playoff contention, Atlanta rookie quarterback Desmond Ridder got his first career victory. He was

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New Orleans Saints beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20-10 on Sunday. The loss denied the Eagles their chance at clinching the NFC East and the No. 1 seed in the conference. The Eagles played for the second straight week without injured quarterback Jalen Hurts. Hurts has

LEXINGTON, Kent. (AP) — Erynn Barnum and Saylor Poffenbarger scored 17 points apiece and No. 24 Arkansas ended a three-game losing streak with a rare win at Kentucky, topping the Wildcats 71-50 on Sunday. Makayla Daniels added 11 points for the Razorbacks (14-3, 1-1 Southeastern Conference), who are now 4-13 in Lexington, last winning there

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Travis Etienne ran for 108 yards and a touchdown before halftime, Tyson Campbell returned a fumble for a score and the Jacksonville Jaguars snapped a nine-game skid against Houston by routing the Texans 31-3 for their fourth straight victory overall. Jacksonville is in first place in

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Daniel Jones threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more and the New York Giants routed the Indianapolis Colts 38-10 to make the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Landon Collins, one of two players from the ’16 team, broke the game

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Carson Wentz threw three interceptions in a 24-10 Washington Commanders loss to the Cleveland Browns that dealt a major blow to their playoff hopes. Wentz was making his first start since October after coach Ron Rivera made the quarterback change hoping to spark his team.

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Quarterback Caleb Williams and coach Lincoln Riley already have Southern California headed in the right direction again. The Trojans came up just short of making the four-team College Football Playoff, but Williams won the Heisman Trophy and they have a chance to reach 12 wins