AP National Sports

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Randy Bennett earned his 500th win as Saint Mary’s coach when the 18th-ranked Gaels beat San Francisco 68-59 for their 11th straight victory. Alex Ducas had 18 points and Aidan Mahaney scored 13 of his 17 in the second half to lead the Gaels on

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 20 of his 54 points in the fourth quarter and the Milwaukee Bucks overcame a 21-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 106-105 for their sixth consecutive victory. Antetokounmpo also had 18 rebounds. The Greek star reached the 50-point mark for the

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Tristan da Silva scored 20 points and Colorado leaned hard on its reserves and the Buffs staved off a season sweep against Cal beating the Bears 59-46. Colorado closed the half with a 7-0 run and used runs of 13-0 and 11-0 to clinch the win. Kuany Kunay scored 10 points

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Antavion Collum scored eight of his 31 points in overtime to lead Cal State Bakersfield past UC Riverside 82-76. Collum added seven rebounds for the Roadrunners (7-15, 3-8 Big West Conference). Travis Henson added 24 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Marvin McGhee scored 10 on 5-of-7 shooting. Zyon Pullin led the

By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Led by Tyler Robertson’s 19 points, the Portland Pilots defeated the San Diego Toreros 80-61. The Pilots improved to 12-13 with the victory and the Toreros fell to 10-14.

By The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Led by Miles Norris’ 18 points, the UCSB Gauchos defeated the Cal Poly Mustangs 68-62 on Thursday. The Gauchos are now 18-3 on the season, while the Mustangs fell to 7-16.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Angelo Allegri and Ethan Price scored 17 points apiece and Eastern Washington made it 13 straight wins with an 82-63 victory over Sacramento State. Allegri shot 7 of 10 from the field and 3 for 4 from the foul line for the Eagles (17-7, 11-0 Big Sky Conference). Price made 7 of

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios apologized for shoving a former girlfriend to the ground two years ago after he escaped conviction Friday on a charge of common assault. The 2022 Wimbledon runner-up pleaded guilty in the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court to assaulting Chiara Passari during

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 32 points shortly after being left off the All-Star team and carried Cleveland following Donovan Mitchell’s ejection, leading the Cavaliers to a 128-113 win over the slumping Memphis Grizzlies. Garland added 11 assists as the Cavs bounced back from a tough loss to

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Amari Bailey scored 13 points and No. 9 UCLA beat Washington 70-61. UCLA completed a season sweep of Washington and stopped a two-game skid that had followed a 14-game winning streak. The Bruins also remained in

By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Jarace Walker had 15 points, including the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 4:27 left, and No. 3 Houston rallied to beat Wichita State 70-61. Marcus Sasser also scored 15 for the Cougars, who trailed by six midway through the second half. Jamal Shead added 13 points and seven

By The Associated Press SAINT GEORGE, Utah — Led by Le’Tre Darthard’s 26 points, the Utah Valley Wolverines defeated the Utah Tech Trailblazers 76-69. The Wolverines improved to 18-6 with the win and the Trailblazers fell to 10-13.

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Barrett rebounded from a late-game benching with 30 points, Isaiah Hartenstein made big plays on both ends of the floor in the final minute and the New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat 106-104. New York pulled out the victory after Erik Spoelstra correctly

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — DeAndre Dishman and reserve Camryn Weston scored 16 points to lead the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders over the UTEP Miners 84-72 on Thursday night. The Blue Raiders are now 14-9 with the victory and the Miners fell to 11-11.

DENVER — Led by Tommy Bruner’s 18 points, the Denver Pioneers defeated the Western Illinois Leathernecks 74-44 on Thursday night. The Pioneers are now 13-12 with the win and the Leathernecks fell to 14-9.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Led by Jr. Clay’s 23 points, the Tennessee State Tigers defeated the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 80-76 on Thursday night. The Tigers are now 13-11 on the season, while the Screaming Eagles fell to 13-11.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon has been charged in a warrant with pointing a gun at a woman and threatening her, according to court documents. Mixon faces a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing, according to the documents, which were filed Thursday in Hamilton County Municipal Court and obtained by The Associated

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley had 20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks, Cayla King scored 19 points with five 3-pointers and No. 13 Virginia Tech beat Syracuse 78-64. Kitley missed her first four shots and went scoreless in the first quarter before making all four shots in the second quarter to finish with

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 14 points and 14 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina won its 28th straight game with an 87-69 victory over Kentucky on Thursday night. The Gamecocks (10-0 Southeastern Conference) stayed perfect at 22-0 and now head for an NCAA Tournament title game

BOONE, N.C. — Led by Andrew Taylor’s 21 points, the Marshall Thundering Herd defeated the Appalachian State Mountaineers 66-58 on Thursday night. The Thundering Herd are now 19-5 on the season, while the Mountaineers moved to 13-11.