AP National Sports

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — John Carter Jr. scored 16 points with six rebounds and Navy beat William & Mary 75-56. Langdon Hatton led the Tribe with 17 points.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Aaron Estrada matched his career high with 20 points as Hofstra narrowly beat Princeton 81-77. Jaelin Llewellyn led the Tigers  with 24 points.

By PETER FINNEY JR. Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 18 of his team-high 28 points in the first quarter and dished out 14 assists in 27 minutes to power the Dallas Mavericks to a 139-107 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. Doncic went 7 of 8 from the floor

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 26 points with a career-high 16 rebounds, shaking off a hard fourth-quarter fall to lead to lead the Boston Celtics to a 88-87 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Tatum scored 11 points in the fourth. Robert Williams III blocked Georges Niang’s shot at

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Izaiah Brockington had 23 points and 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season, and No. 19 Iowa State overcame a slow start and beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 83-64. The Cyclones improved to 7-0, extending their best start since 2015-16. Tre Jackson scored 12 points and George Conditt added 11 points

By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Stanley Umude scored 17 points off the bench and No. 10 Arkansas won its seventh straight game to start the season, beating Central Arkansas 97-60. Central Arkansas made nine 3-pointers, including 7 of 10 in the first half, and trailed by six at halftime. The

DALLAS (AP) — Kendric Davis had 18 points and eight assists and Michael Weathers recorded 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists as SMU topped UNLV 83-64. Royce Hamm Jr. led the Runnin’ Rebels with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Javon Franklin had a career-high 22 points as South Alabama easily defeated Southern Miss 85-55. Tyler Stevenson led the Golden Eagles with 18 points.

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider scored his 16th goal and Igor Shesterkin stopped 33 shots to help the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 for their fourth straight win. Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist, Jacob Trouba and Dryden Hunt also scored and

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Closer Raisel Iglesias agreed to a four-year, $58 million deal to return to the Los Angeles Angels. Iglesias was outstanding in his first season with the Angels after they acquired him in a trade with Cincinnati a year ago. The Cuban right-hander had 34 saves

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies signed right-handed reliever Corey Knebel to a $10 million, one-year contract on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Knebel posted a 2.45 ERA and had three saves in 27 total appearances for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2021. Knebel was named to his first National League All-Star team in 2017 and led

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Notre Dame is working on a deal to promote defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to head coach to replace Brian Kelly. That’s according to a person with knowledge of the situation who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because nothing has been finalized. Kelly left

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jabri Abdur-Rahim’s 3-pointer with less than 2 minutes remaining gave Georgia the lead, and the Bulldogs snapped their four-game losing streak by beating No. 18 Memphis 82-79. The 3-pointer by Abdur-Rahim, who scored 15 points, gave the Bulldogs a 78-77 lead over the Tigers, who

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Noah Williams scored 14 points and Washington State overcame an ugly first half to open Pac-12 play with a 51-29 win over Arizona State. The Cougars traded misses with the Sun Devils in a disjointed first half before running more their offense in the second.

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Essam Mostafa had 23 points and 13 rebounds and Coastal Carolina pulled away in the second half to upset South Carolina 80-56. It was Coastal Carolina’s first win against a Power Five opponent since beating Utah early in the 2019-20 season. The Chanticleers had a one-point halftime lead and opened the

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Abby Meyers scored 18 points and her basket with 20 seconds left helped Princeton to a 58-55 road win against No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast. It was the Tigers’ first win against a ranked opponent since 1978. On FGCU’s last possession, Ellie Mitchell came up with a steal on the

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Montrezl Harrell scored 27 points and Bradley Beal added 19 to lift the Washington Wizards to a 115-107 victory over Minnesota. Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns left the game with 2:14 remaining after injuring himself on a dunk. Towns scored only two of his 34 points in

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Malik Hall scored eight of his 15 points in a 1:34 stretch early in the second half, helping No. 22 Michigan State build a big lead it needed to hold off Louisville 73-64 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Spartans overcame 19 turnovers by

By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Cole Anthony scored 24 points, Wendell Carter Jr. added 18 points and the Orlando Magic rallied from an early 16-point deficit to defeat the Denver Nuggets 108-103 and end their seven-game losing streak. The Magic took their first lead of the night at 106-103 when rookie

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Capping off a back-and-forth final minute, Enrique Freeman made a pair of free throws with four seconds remaining to lead Akron to an 88-86 win over Marshall. Freeman finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds and Bryan Trimble Jr. scored 23. Taevion Kinsey led the Thundering Herd with 30 points.