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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Jarred Godfrey registered 18 points and six rebounds as Purdue Fort Wayne topped Youngstown State 71-61. Luke Chicone led the Penguins with 13 points.

PHILADELPHIA — Clark Slajchert had 19 points off the bench to carry Penn to a 79-65 win over Cornell. Guy Ragland Jr. led the Big Red with 12 points.

BOSTON — Kino Lilly Jr. scored 23 points and Tamenang Choh added 20 as Brown defeated Harvard 84-73. Noah Kirkwood led the Crimson with 18 points.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Daniel Deaver had a season-high 20 points as Navy topped Bucknell 73-55. Xander Rice led the Bison with 14 points.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Coach Nick Saban led Alabama off the team plane and into a cold reality. The Crimson Tide will either return home from frigid Indianapolis with another national championship — or as this season’s national runner-up. Saban’s team arrived shortly after dusk Friday. Georgia was scheduled to

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Florida State senior midfielder Jaelin Howell won the Hermann Trophy for the second straight year Friday night as the top women’s college soccer player and Georgetown junior midfielder Dante Polvara took the men’s award. Howell, from Lone Tree, Colorado, had three goals and four assists in 23 games last season for

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — American Amanda Anisimova has advanced to her first final since 2019 with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Daria Kasatkina in the WTA’s Summer Set 2 event at Rod Laver Arena. Anisimova will play either fellow American Ann Li  or Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus. In other semifinal play at the Summer Set

ATHENS, Ohio — Mark Sears had 28 points as Ohio won its seventh consecutive game, topping Kent State 80-72. Ben Vander Plas added 20 points for the Bobcats. Sincere Carry led the Golden Flashes with 26 points, tying his season high.

WASHINGTON — Olivier-Maxence Prosper had a career-high 22 points as Marquette romped past Georgetown 92-64. Collin Holloway led the Hoyas with 17 points.

KATY, Texas — Gus Okafor and Ryan Burkhardt scored 20 points apiece as Southeastern Louisiana narrowly defeated McNeese State 83-78. Kellon Taylor led the Cowboys with 18 points and nine rebounds.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The stakes for Justin Herbert arguably haven’t been higher since he led Oregon to the Rose Bowl two years ago. The Los Angeles Chargers’ quarterback can carry his team to its first playoff berth since 2018 with a victory over the Las Vegas Raiders

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Jalen Rucker had 22 points as Army romped past Lehigh 77-55. Keith Higgins Jr led the Mountain Hawks on Friday with 13 points.

BOSTON — Cam Spencer registered 19 points as Loyola (Maryland) defeated Boston University 66-58. Sukhmail Mathon led the Terriers with 18 points.

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Confidence is a critical ingredient for coaching in the NFL. That’s the gist of how Karl Scott eventually got a job as defensive backs coach with the Minnesota Vikings. He’s in his first season in the league. Scott worked his way through the college

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Erin Jackson slipped in the 500 meters and stunningly finished third, failing to make the Beijing Olympics in her signature event at the U.S. speedskating trials. She had hoped to be given a re-skate, but the rule only allows for re-skates if there is mechanical failure or a fall. Her only chance

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers hired Joe Harasymiak as defensive coordinator Friday. The 35-year-old New Jersey native spent the last two seasons at at fellow Big Ten member Minnesota as its co-defensive coordinator. Harasymiak replaces Robb Smith, who was not brought back after two seasons. Harasymiak initially joined Minnesota for the 2018 Quick Lane Bowl

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State has imploded the west side of Reser Stadium, beginning the next phase of a project to renovate the facility. Athletic director Scott Barnes set off the explosives that brought down part of the building. A crowd watched from a safe distance. The $153 million renovation project is expected to

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Western Hockey League suspended activities for 15 teams Friday and postponed eight games because of COVID-19 concerns. The major junior league said Friday that the affected teams — the Calgary Hitmen, Edmonton Oil Kings, Everett Silvertips, Kamloops Blazers, Medicine Hat Tigers, Moose Jaw Warriors, Prince Albert Raiders, Prince George Cougars,

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos activated kicker Brandon McManus and punter Sam Martin off the reserve/COVID-19 list on Friday, 24 hours before their season finale against the Kansas City Chiefs. They also placed starting cornerbacks Patrick Surtain II (calves) and Ronald Darby (shoulder) on IR and placed cornerback Nate Hairston on the reserve/COVID-19

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks are hoping the final month of the NFL season will become a launching point into the 2022 season. Seattle has moved closer toward fielding the type of offense everyone expected in offensive coordinator Shane Waldron’s first season going into Sunday’s finale in