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By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers led by two touchdowns at halftime and appeared poised to grab a two-game lead in the woeful NFC South. But a second-half meltdown saw AFC North-leading Cincinnati storm back for a 34-23 victory. At 6-8, the Bucs are the lone team in

By The Associated Press LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Led by Marchelus Avery’s 26 points, the New Mexico State Aggies defeated the Northern New Mexico Eagles 95-53. The Aggies improved to 6-4 with the win.

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — New England coach Bill Belichick uttered the same word 10 times during a postgame press conference that lasted a little more than four minutes. “Mistake.” It summed up the Patriots’ 30-24 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, with by far the biggest miscue coming

By The Associated Press SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Led by Justin Johnson’s 29 points, the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros defeated the Houston Christian Huskies 100-90. The Vaqueros are now 8-4 with the victory and the Huskies dropped to 3-9.

DALLAS (AP) — Shaina Pellington scored 18 points on 6-of-9 shooting and had eight assists, Cate Reese added 13 points and 13 rebounds to help No. 20 Arizona beat Baylor 75-54 at the Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge. Jade Loville hit 4 of 5 from 3-point range and finished with 16 points for Arizona (9-1). The Wildcats

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Dicker connected on a 43-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining, and the Los Angeles Chargers bolstered their hopes for a playoff spot with a 17-14 victory over the Tennessee Titans. The Titans appeared to force overtime after Ryan Tannehill scored on a 1-yard

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys managed to clinch a playoff spot Sunday night, but their stunning collapse in Jacksonville could prove to be a pivotal moment for them this season. Rayshawn Jenkins intercepted Dak Prescott’s tipped pass and returned it 52 yards for a score that

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Mike Miles scored 11 of his 15 points in the first half and No. 21 TCU rolled to an easy 88-43 win over Mississippi Valley State on Sunday night. TCU (9-1) has won seven consecutive games since a one-point loss to Northwestern State on Nov. 14 briefly knocked it out

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal scored with 6:27 remaining as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied past Pittsburgh for a 3-2 victory Sunday, snapping the Penguins’ seven-game winning streak. Derek Stepan and Brady Skjei both had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes, who stretched their points streak to 11

By The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Led by Dalen Ridgnal’s 16 points, the Missouri State Bears defeated the Central Michigan Chippewas 79-58. The Bears are now 5-7 on the season, while the Chippewas moved to 4-7.

By The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Cameron Tyson scored 13 points as Seattle beat Alcorn State 72-58 on Sunday night. Tyson had eight rebounds for the Redhawks (8-2). Paris Dawson scored 13 points while shooting 4 for 8 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line. Riley

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Jordan Poole scored a career-high 43 points, Klay Thompson had 17 and the Golden State Warriors won for the first time in five tries this season without the injured Stephen Curry, beating the Toronto Raptors 126-110. Draymond Green had 17 points and nine rebounds as Golden State

By PHILLIP B. WILSON Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Julius Randle made six free throws in the final minute and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 109-106 on Sunday for their NBA-best seventh consecutive victory. The 19th and final lead change came in the final minute, when Randle

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kevin Durant scored a career-high 26 of his 43 points in the third quarter, helping the Brooklyn Nets overcome a 17-point halftime deficit in a 124-121 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. Kyrie Irving added 38 points in Brooklyn’s seventh straight victory over Detroit. Bojan

LOS ANGELES — Michael Graham had 15 points and 13 rebounds, Cameron Shelton scored 15 with seven boards and Loyola Marymount defeated Cleveland State 70-59. Shelton hit two 3-pointers for the Lions (9-4). Keli Leaupepe recorded nine points. Deshon Parker led the way for the Vikings (6-6) with 15 points.

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jalen Hurts tied a career high by running for three touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the struggling Chicago Bears 25-20. The Eagles, with the best record in the NFL, made just enough plays to come away with a tighter-than-anticipated win. Hurts ran for 61 yards

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson’s comeback story was going about as well as the New York Jets could’ve hoped. There were big-time throws, a pretty touchdown and loud cheers from the MetLife Stadium crowd. Then came the second half. And an unhappy ending. Wilson had

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Rayshawn Jenkins intercepted Dak Prescott’s tipped pass and returned it 52 yards for a touchdown that gave the Jacksonville Jaguars a 40-34 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in overtime. Tre Herndon got a hand on Prescott’s low throw to Noah Brown. Jenkins made a

SAN ANTONIO — Japhet Medor scored 18 points as UTSA beat Bethune-Cookman 90-69. Medor was 6 of 12 shooting, including 2 for 4 from distance, and went 4 for 4 from the line for the Roadrunners (6-5). Isaiah Addo-Ankrah had 14 points, while John Buggs III scored 12. The Wildcats (4-7) were led in scoring