AP National Sports

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Thomas scored a career-high 44 points off the bench and the short-handed Brooklyn Nets rallied from a 23-point deficit to stun the Washington Wizards 125-123. Edmond Sumner also set a personal best with 29 points and Nic Claxton had 15 points and 13 rebounds

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Roach scored 20 points, Dereck Lively II had career highs of eight blocks and 14 rebounds and Duke defeated North Carolina 63-57. Kyle Filipowski added 14 points and Tyrese Proctor 11 for the Blue Devils, who won their third straight and beat the Tar Heels for the first time in

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 24 points and a career-high 15 rebounds, and No. 9 UCLA defeated Washington State 76-52 to win its 21st consecutive home game. The Bruins improved to 19-4 overall and lead the Pac-12 with a 10-2 mark. They own the nation’s longest

HOUSTON — Noah Meren posted a double-double to power Florida A&M to a 76-69 victory over Texas Southern. Meren finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and three steals for the Rattlers (5-16, 3-7 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Byron Smith hit four 3-pointers and all four of his free throws, scoring 16. Jordan Tillmon added 11 points.

By The Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. — Led by Jubrile Belo’s 19 points, the Montana State Bobcats defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 75-62. The Bobcats improved to 17-8 with the win and the Bears fell to 7-16.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Terry Collins had 21 points in Mississippi Valley State’s 82-78 victory against Jackson State on Saturday night. Collins had six rebounds and five steals for the Delta Devils (3-21, 2-8 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Rayquan Brown scored 17 points and added five rebounds. Kadar Waller was 4 of 5 shooting and 7

BOSTON — Led by Paxson Wojcik’s 23 points, the Brown Bears defeated the Harvard Crimson 68-65 on Saturday night. The Bears are now 12-10 on the season, while the Crimson dropped to 12-11.

PHILADELPHIA — Jordan Dingle scored 27 points as Pennsylvania beat Cornell 92-86. Dingle also grabbed seven rebounds for the Quakers (13-11, 5-4 Ivy League). Max Martz added 13 points and eight boards. Clark Slajchert sank two 3-pointers and scored 13. Greg Dolan led the Big Red (15-7, 5-4) with 29 points and four assists.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Led by Derrin Boyd’s 22 points, the Lipscomb Bisons defeated the Liberty Flames 69-64 on Saturday night. The Bisons improved to 15-10 with the win and the Flames fell to 19-6.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — DeYona Gaston scored 24 points and intercepted a half-court pass as time ran out to preserve No. 24 Texas’ 68-65 win over Kansas to remain in first place in the Big-12 Conference. Texas had a chance to put the game away from the free-throw line in the closing seconds, but missed

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyler Kolek had 13 points and eight assists as No. 14 Marquette defeated Butler 60-52 on Saturday for its fifth consecutive victory. Marquette (19-5, 11-2 Big East) began the day tied with No. 16 Xavier for first place in the conference standings. Xavier hosts St. John’s

By The Associated Press BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Led by David Coit’s 21 points, the Northern Illinois Huskies defeated the Bowling Green Falcons 86-78. The Huskies are now 10-13 on the season, while the Falcons moved to 10-13.

BOSTON (AP) — Jesse Edwards scored a career-high 27 points and Syracuse pulled away late to beat Boston College 77-68. Edwards made 12 of 15 shots from the floor and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Orange (14-10, 7-6 Atlantic Coast Conference), who snapped a three-game skid. Edwards added seven rebounds and

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers will retire the No. 34 jersey of pitcher Fernando Valenzuela during a three-day celebration this summer. Valenzuela was part of two World Series champion teams, winning the 1981 Rookie of the Year and Cy Young awards. He was a six-time All-Star during his 11 seasons in Los

CHARLESTON, Ill. — Led by Zion Griffin’s 23 points, the Tennessee State Tigers defeated the Eastern Illinois Panthers 65-61 on Saturday night. The Tigers are now 14-11 on the season, while the Panthers dropped to 7-18.

By The Associated Press BALTIMORE — Led by Walter Whyte’s 18 points, the Boston University Terriers defeated the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds 68-67. The Terriers are now 11-14 with the win and the Greyhounds fell to 8-17.

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Brett Thompson’s short jumper as time ran out gave Tennessee Tech an 82-80 win over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday. Jaylen Sebree scored 22 points to lead Tennessee Tech. The Golden Eagles improved to 11-14 with the victory and the Redhawks fell to 13-12.

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 20 points and Isaiah Wong 15 as No. 23 Miami used a second-half burst to hold off No. 20 Clemson 78-74 on Saturday. Pack and Wong each hit 3-pointers right after halftime as the Hurricanes used a 21-9 surge to open a

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Skateboard legend Tony Hawk says he will donate half of the proceeds of autographed photos of himself and BMX rider Rick Thorne to the memorial fund for Tyre Nichols. “My proceeds from these will go to the Tyre Nichols Memorial Fund, which includes plans to build a public skatepark in his

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The laugh and smile are starting to return. So, too, is the fan adulation in San Diego for Fernando Tatis Jr. Still serving an 80-game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug, the Padres superstar was warmly received at FanFest, when thousands of fans