AP National Sports

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Trevian Tennyson had 19 points as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi narrowly defeated Lamar 57-53. Kasen Harrison led the Cardinals with 14 points.

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored 21 points with 11 rebounds and Alfonso Plummer and Jacob Grandison combined for nine of a program-record 18 3-pointers and 37 points in Illinois’ 106-48 win over St. Francis (Pennsylvania). Cockburn made 9 of 11 shots with four dunks and brought an intimidating defensive presence inside against the

DAVIDSON, N.C. — Foster Loyer had 24 points as Davidson won its seventh consecutive game, rolling past Radford 74-54. Shaquan Jules led the Highlanders on Saturday with 12 points and seven rebounds.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Colin Castleton scored 12 points with 11 rebounds, his fifth double-double of the season, and Florida held off South Florida 66-55 at the the Orange Bowl Classic. Castleton scored nine in the second half, including a putback that showcased Florida’s transition game. Phlandrous Fleming swatted away a driving layup by South

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Cameron Henry had 17 points and six rebounds as Indiana State rolled past Alabama A&M 67-43. Garrett Hicks led the Bulldogs with 10 points.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans will have outside linebacker Bud Dupree available Sunday when they play his old team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Titans activated Dupree off injured reserve Saturday. They also elevated wide receiver Cody Hollister and offensive lineman Daniel Munyer from the practice squad for the game, and defensive lineman Kevin

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored 17 points, Faustine Aifuwa had a double-double and No. 22 LSU rolled to its eighth-straight win, 77-51 over Bradley. Aifuwa had 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Tigers, who were just 1 of 14 from 3-point range but shot 31 of 58

LEEDS, England (AP) — Arsenal has reported an allegation of racial abuse toward one of its players during the English Premier League game against Leeds. The alleged incident took place in the 33rd minute of the game at Elland Road that Arsenal won 4-1. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says “it was reported and the stadium

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin has finally delivered the performance its long-suffering fans were waiting for by coming from behind to beat Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in the Bundesliga. Former Bayern Munich youth player Marco Richter scored twice to give Hertha fans an early Christmas present and do his old

PARIS (AP) — Second-division side Nancy, playing with eight men, reached the last 32 of the French Cup by beating French league side Troyes 4-2 in a penalty shootout after they finished regulation time 1-1. Troyes is the first Ligue 1 team to get knocked out of the French Cup. Sitting at the bottom of

CINCINNATI — David DeJulius scored 24 points, tying his season high, as Cincinnati defeated Ashland 71-57. Jeremiah Davenport added 22 points for the Bearcats. Derek Koch led the Eagles on Saturday with 13 points and seven assists. 

By CHUCK KING Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Western Kentucky quarterback Bailey Zappe now owns the single-season college football records for passing yards and touchdowns. He threw for 422 yards and six touchdowns and the Hilltoppers beat Appalachian State 59-38 in the Boca Raton Bowl. Zappe finished the season with 5,967 yards and

DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jamarius Burton’s runner with 0.4 seconds left lifted Pittsburgh over St. John’s 59-57 in the showcase game of the Gotham Classic. After St. John’s tied the game on two Dylan Addae-Wusu free throws, Burton took the inbounds pass and stormed down the court before lifting the

DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Christian Wood led a balanced attack with 21 points and eight rebounds as the Houston Rockets defeated the Detroit Pistons 116-107, handing the Pistons their 14th straight loss. It matches the longest single-season skid in Pistons history, including 1979-80 and 1993-94. They had a 21-game streak spread over

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Chris Shelton had 16 points off the bench to lift Youngstown State to an 83-54 win over Westminster (PA). Daniel Ritter led the Titans with 13 points and six rebounds.

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The English Premier League’s pandemic-affected schedule took a further hit when an COVID-19 outbreak in Aston Villa’s squad sparked the postponement of its match against Burnley and reduced the number of fixtures in the round to four. England continued to be the most heavily disrupted of the major soccer

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona got three goals from its bunch of young talents to beat a resilient Elche 3-2 and end a winless streak for Xavi Hernández’s side in the Spanish league. Ferrán Jutlgà and Gavi Páez scored their first goals for Barcelona to give it a 2-0 halftime

LEEDS, England (AP) — Injury-hit Leeds has slumped to its second alarming loss in five days, 4-1 at home to Arsenal in the only English Premier League match to take place because of a wave of pandemic-affected postponements. Leeds was coming off a 7-0 thrashing at Manchester City on Tuesday and was down to nine

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving’s return to the Brooklyn Nets is starting with a trip to the NBA’s health and safety protocols — and Kevin Durant is joining him. The Nets’ outbreak worsened Saturday when they announced both stars were in protocols, giving them a league-high nine players

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden Ivey scored 22 points and Zach Edey finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 3 Purdue rout Butler 77-48 in the Crossroads Classic. The Boilermakers rebounded from their roughest week of the season with perhaps their most impressive win this year. The