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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Malek Green had 16 points off the bench to lead Canisius to a 67-64 win over Siena. Jackson Stormo led the Saints on Saturday with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Texas coach Chris Beard made the calculated decision to take away the flotilla of Kansas sharpshooters in their showdown at Allen Fieldhouse, where the sixth-ranked Jayhawks were trying to clinch a share of the Big 12 title Saturday. It worked for 40 minutes. It didn’t

FAIRFAX, Va. — Noah Fernandes scored a career-high 28 points and Rich Kelly scored seven of his 20 points in the extra period as UMass edged George Mason 83-80 in overtime. Rich Kelly added 20 points for the Minutemen. D’Shawn Schwartz led the Patriots on Saturday with 21 points.

By BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Forbidden Kingdom romped to a 5 3/4-length victory in the $400,000 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita. He defeated a pair of 3-year-old colts from the barn of embattled trainer Bob Baffert. Ridden by Juan Hernandez, Forbidden Kingdom ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.98. Forbidden

MONTREAL (AP) — Alejandro Bedoya and Daniel Gazdag scored in a three-minute span early in the second half to help the Philadelphia Union beat Montreal 2-1 on Saturday. Bedoya tied it in the 53rd minute and Gazdag gave Philadelphia (1-0-1) the lead in the 56th. Lassi Lappalainen opened the scoring for Montreal’s (0-0-2) in the

ST. LOUIS — Gibson Jimerson had 19 points off the bench to lift Saint Louis to a 69-65 win over VCU. Vince Williams Jr. led the Rams on Saturday with a career-high 26 points.

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Xavier DuSell had 21 points as Wyoming edged past Fresno State 68-64 in overtime. Orlando Robinson led the Bulldogs with a career-high 34 points.

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Efe Odigie had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lift Troy to a 69-62 win over Little Rock in the Sun Belt Conference tournament quarterfinals. Nikola Maric led Little Rock on Saturday with 18 points and nine rebounds.

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Mervin James had 23 points as Rider topped Monmouth 74-65. Shavar Reynolds Jr. led the Hawks on Saturday with 15 points.

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam Atkinson had two goals and an assist, Joel Farabee chipped in three assists and the Philadelphia Flyers earned a rare victory of late, 4-3 over the Chicago Blackhawks. Oskar Lindblom and Derick Brassard also scored for the Flyers, who won for just the fourth time in

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Jack Sock and Rajeev Ram wrapped up a Davis Cup qualifier for the United States by beating Juan-Sebastian Cabal and Nicolas Barrientos of Colombia 6-3, 6-4. The victory by Sock and Ram gave the United States a 3-0 lead in the best-of-five qualifier. The Americans will join 11 other teams moving

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Senior Marreon Jackson scored 18 points in his final home game and Arizona State pulled away from Stanford in the second half to post a 65-56 win. Arizona State closed out its regular season with four straight wins and seven victories in its final eight games. The Sun Devils will have

NEW YORK — Sarju Patel posted 12 points as Cornell topped Columbia 78-64. Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa led the Lions with 14 points.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Japan’s Yuto Tanigaki won the men’s mass start title, while teammate Yuka Takahashi claimed the women’s crown on the final day of the FISU World University Speed Skating Championship. The German pair of Lea-Sophie Scholz and Michael Roth raced to the mixed team relay gold medal. Japan won the overall

ST. LOUIS — Braden Norris registered 19 points as Loyola Chicago romped past Northern Iowa 66-43 in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament semifinals. AJ Green led Northern Iowa with 13 points and six rebounds.

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — Fighting to keep PGA Tour status, Ryan Brehm shot a 4-under 68 in rainy conditions Saturday to open a three-stroke lead in the Puerto Rico Open. Brehm, with wife Chelsey at his side as his caddie, is making his final start on a minor medical extension and needs to

BEAUMONT, Texas — Ty Rowell had a season-high 25 points as California Baptist defeated Lamar 78-66. Lincoln Smith led the Cardinals on Saturday with 15 points.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Caleb Mills returned from a five-game absence scored 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting, redshirt senior Anthony Polite had his first career double-double and Florida State never trailed as the Seminoles beat N.C. State 89-76 in the regular season finale for both teams. Polite finished with 13 points, a career-high tying 10

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jordan Walker had 24 points as UAB defeated Louisiana Tech 87-74. Michael Ertel added 20 points for the Blazers. Kenneth Lofton Jr. led the Bulldogs on Saturday with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

PARIS (AP) — Nice has upended French league leader Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 with a score from Andy Delort off the bench and moved into second place. Delort met a cross from Calvin Stengs to volley into the top corner in the 88th minute. Nice shut out PSG for the third time this season after drawing