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By CRAIG MERZ Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gustav Nyquist scored two short-handed goals, Joonas Korpisalo made 26 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets ended a seven-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Emil Bemstrom and Kirill Marchenko scored for the Blue Jackets. Johnny Gaudreau had two assists for his

PHILADELPHIA — Led by Gibson Jimerson’s 22 points, the Saint Louis Billikens defeated the Saint Joseph’s  Hawks 83-78 on Saturday. The Billikens improved to 9-5 with the victory and the Hawks fell to 6-7 after the Atlantic-10 Conference opener for both teams.

LEXINGTON, Va. — Led by Jalen Haynes’ 15 points, the East Tennessee State Buccaneers defeated the VMI Keydets 64-50 on Saturday. The Buccaneers are now 6-9 on the season, while the Keydets dropped to 5-10.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Led by Jalen Moore’s 25 points, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies defeated the Green Bay Phoenix 81-65 on Saturday. The Golden Grizzlies improved to 4-11 with the victory and the Phoenix fell to 2-13.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Demetric Horton scored 21 points to lead the North Carolina A&T Aggies and Tyrese Elliott hit the game-winning putback as time expired as the Aggies defeated the Hofstra Pride 81-79 on Saturday. The Aggies are now 6-9 with the win and the Pride dropped to 8-7.

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Arsenal has stretched its Premier League lead to seven points with a 4-2 win at Brighton which was capped by a well-worked breakaway goal from Gabriel Martinelli. Goals from Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Eddie Nketiah had Arsenal 3-0 up by the 47th minute and seemingly cruising to an easy win.

BOSTON — Frankie Policelli scored 17 points as Stony Brook beat Northeastern 65-61. Policelli also contributed eight rebounds for the Seawolves. Keenan Fitzmorris added 16 points and Tanahj Pettway scored 15. The Huskies were led by Jahmyl Telfort with 16 points.

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have activated forward Nathan MacKinnon from injured reserve. Colorado plays Toronto on Saturday night. MacKinnon missed the last 11 games with an upper-body injury. His 26 assists were tied for the league lead when he went out during the first period at Philadelphia on Dec. 5. He also has

NEW YORK — Avery Brown scored 16 points as Columbia beat Yale 62-60 in an Ivy League opener. Columbia led 61-57 with 35 seconds left then held on for the win. Brown shot 5 for 12 and 4 of 6 from the free throw line for the Lions. Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa scored 15

DETROIT — BJ Freeman had 23 points in Milwaukee’s 84-81 win over Detroit Mercy on Saturday.Freeman added five rebounds for the Panthers. Kentrell Pullian scored 20 points and added seven rebounds. Justin Thomas shot 3 of 3 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 11 points. The Titans were

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jayla Everett scored 20 points and No. 25 St. John’s dominated the second quarter to roll to a 68-48 win over Georgetown, extending the best start in Red Storm history to 13-0. Unique Drake added 18 points for St. John’s, which is now three-shy of its longest winning streak set in the

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Mike Miles Jr. scored 23 points and No. 18 TCU rallied in the second half for a 67-61 victory over Texas Tech in the teams’ Big 12 opener. The Horned Frogs won their 10th consecutive game. They took their first lead since early in

BRUSSELS (AP) — Former Bournemouth manager Scott Parker has been hired as the new head coach of Belgian club Club Brugge. The 42-year-old Parker had been out of work since being fired by Bournemouth in August, having voiced his unhappiness regarding the Premier League club’s approach in the transfer market. Parker’s new job with the

ATLANTA (AP) — No. 13 Virginia blew away Georgia Tech with a 25-0 run that began at the end of the first half and carried over after the break. The Cavaliers cruised to a 74-56 victory that pushed Tony Bennett into a tie with Terry Holland for the most coaching wins in Cavaliers history. Virginia

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (AP) — Uruguay striker Luis Suárez is joining Gremio. The Brazilian club announced the move on Saturday. The 35-year-old Suárez was a free agent after he left his boyhood club Nacional before the World Cup in Qatar. Brazilian media reports said Suárez signed a two-year deal. Gremio returned to Brazil’s Serie A

LONDON (AP) — Joao Palhinha’s late goal has given Fulham a 2-1 win over Southampton and left the visitors stranded at the bottom of the Premier League. James Ward-Prowse thought he had secured a first point under new Southampton manager Nathan Jones after making up for an own-goal in the first half by equalizing from

NEW YORK (AP) — A review by the NFL and the league’s players association has determined Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa didn’t need to go into concussion protocol during the team’s game against Green Bay because he wasn’t showing signs of a head injury at the time. A joint statement released Saturday said Tagovailoa didn’t

BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — Crystal Palace has picked up three points in its final game of 2022 with a 2-0 win at Bournemouth in the Premier League. Jordan Ayew opened the scoring when he rose highest to meet Michael Olise’s corner and cushioned a header into the bottom right corner from the edge of the

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Demarai Gray scored a spectacular equalizer as struggling Everton ended 2022 by earning an unexpected 1-1 draw against Manchester City. Erling Haaland looked to have put the defending champions on course for victory in a scrappy Premier League contest at the Etihad Stadium with his 21st league goal. The prolific Norwegian

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Fabian Schar wasted three good chances as Newcastle’s six-game winning streak in the Premier League was halted by a 0-0 draw against Leeds. Schar and fellow defender Dan Burn had the best chances for Newcastle but neither was able to break the deadlock despite Eddie Howe’s team dominating much of the