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LOWELL, Mass. — Miles Coleman had a career-high 30 points as NJIT edged past UMass Lowell 77-72. Ayinde Hikim led the River Hawks on Thursday night with 15 points.

KATY, Texas — Isaac Mushila had 27 points and 13 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi easily beat Northwestern State 89-67. Robert Chougkaz led the Demons on Thursday with 14 points.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brittany Bowe won the women’s 1,000 meters in a track-record time at the U.S. speedskating trials in Milwaukee to earn her third Olympic berth. The 33-year-old skater from Ocala, Florida, finished first in 1 minute, 13.63 seconds. Kimi Goetz was second at 1:14.89. Erin Jackson finished third in 1:15.88. She was the

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin.Golf is reporting how Steve Stricker is recovering from a major health scare. The winning Ryder Cup captain was hospitalized for two weeks with inflammation around his heart. Stricker says his white blood cell count was soaring. His liver was plunging. And his heart was so badly out of rhythm that

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No. 7 Tennessee took charge in the second quarter on Thursday night behind Jordan Horston’s 10 points on its way to a 73-45 win over No. 25 Texas A&M. The 10-4 Aggies led 21-20 after the first quarter. But the 14-1 Volunteers ran with Horston’s effort

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Joey Bosa has been one of the NFL’s best in two areas during his six-year career — chasing down quarterbacks and talking trash about them. He’s done plenty of both to Las Vegas’ Derek Carr. The Chargers outside linebacker and Raiders QB will renew

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have put fullback Patrick Ricard on injured reserve with a knee injury. The Ravens also put Ricard on the reserve/COVID-19 list, along with tight end Nick Boyle. Quarterback Lamar Jackson missed another practice because of his ankle issues. Cornerback Anthony Averett, wide receiver Marquise Brown, guard Ben

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Emily Engstler had 12 points and 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double, Hailey Van Lith also had 12 points and No. 3 Louisville forced a season-high 35 turnovers to spark an 81-39 rout of Pittsburgh on Thursday night. The Cardinals won their 13th in

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brittany Bowe won the women’s 1,000 meters in a track-record time at the U.S. speedskating trials in Milwaukee to earn her third Olympic berth. The 33-year-old skater from Ocala, Florida, finished first in 1 minute, 13.63 seconds. Kimi Goetz was second at 1:14.89. Erin Jackson finished third in 1:15.88. She was the

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett says he plans to interview with the Jacksonville Jaguars about their head coaching vacancy next week. The Packers have clinched the NFC’s No. 1 seed and lone first-round playoff bye. That means they won’t be playing when the postseason begins next week. Hackett

By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Diamond Miller scored a season-high 24 points, Ashley Owusu added 20, and No. 10 Maryland never trailed as it routed Penn State 106-78. The Terrapins bounced back from Sunday’s 70-63 overtime loss at Indiana and won their 31st consecutive home game. Makenna Marisa scored 24

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson receiver Justyn Ross made it official Thursday, giving up his final college season to enter the NFL draft.Ross, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound junior from Phenix City, Alabama, was the Tigers’ leading receiver his final two seasons. He finished his career with 158 catches for 2,379 yards and 20 touchdowns. Ross posted

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt needs 1 1/2 sacks on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens to break Michael Strahan’s single-season record. The Steelers also have a chance to reach the playoffs with a win and some help elsewhere in the league. Watt has 21 1/2 sacks this season, the most by any

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks waived DeMarcus Cousins on Thursday, a little over a month after signing the veteran center. Milwaukee had until Friday to decide whether to guarantee his contract for the rest of the season or waive him. The 31-year-old Cousins averaged 9.1 points, 5.8 rebounds and 16.9 minutes in 17 games

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov returned to the lineup against Calgary after missing 32 games with a lower-body injury that required surgery. Kucherov got hurt chasing a puck during the third period Oct. 16 at Washington. The high-scoring forward appeared to be injured in the groin-abdominal area. Tampa Bay captain

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan defensive back Daxton Hill is entering the NFL draft and skipping his senior season. The All-Big Ten player made the announcement on his Instagram account Thursday night. He started for the second-ranked Wolverines in their loss to No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl last Saturday night. Hill’s status

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc saw the scores of Jessica Calalang and Brian Johnson during the pairs short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and knew they had to be great. They were nearly perfect. Cain-Gribble and LeDuc, skating last among the eight teams

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Josiah Jeffers had a career-high 23 points as Radford narrowly beat South Carolina Upstate 82-77. Bryson Mozone led the Spartans on Thursday with 17 points.

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Philip Rivers played an AFC championship game with a torn ACL. Carson Wentz tore two knee ligaments, stayed in the game and threw a touchdown pass a few plays later. They did it willingly. Many other guys play hurt regularly in the NFL. But

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer It’s win and get in for the Chargers, Raiders, 49ers and Colts. Not much more you can ask for as the NFL completes its first 17-game regular season. The brightest spotlight is on Sin City, where the winner of Chargers-Raiders takes a wild-card berth. LA is done if