AP National Sports

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 20 points while No. 22 Tennessee locked down on third-ranked Kansas to beat the reigning national champions 64-50 in the championship game at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Vescovi hit five 3-pointers to drive the offense for the Volunteers and was named

By SEAN HIGHKIN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 28 points, nine rebounds and eight assists to power No. 9 Iowa to a 73-59 win over Oregon State in the semifinal round of the Phil Knight Legacy tournament on Friday night. Monika Czinano added 17 points and McKenna Warnock contributed 12 to

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored the only goal during a shootout and the Detroit Red Wings extended their winning streak to four games by downing the Arizona Coyotes 4-3 on Friday night.Defenseman Filip Hronek scored his fifth goal in four games on a power play. Hronek, who added an

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerami Grant scored a career-high 44 points, Anfernee Simons had 38 and the Portland Trail Blazers outlasted the New York Knicks 132-129 in overtime. Simons’ 3-pointer gave Portland an eight-point lead in the extra period and the Blazers held on when Grant made just enough of his 28 free throws, most

By GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Skyy Clark scored a career-high 19 points, RJ Melendez had a career-high 17 and No. 16 Illinois cruised past Lindenwood 92-59 on Friday night. Lindenwood (3-5) hit three of its first four shots to take a 7-6 lead, but it was short-lived. Illinois (5-1) quickly seized

LAIE, Hawaii — Led by Noel Coleman’s 20 points, the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors defeated the Sacramento State Hornets 74-61. The Rainbow Warriors are 4-1 on the season, while the Hornets moved to 3-3.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Blake Hinson scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Pittsburgh to an 80-64 victory over William & Mary  for its third straight win. It was Hinson’s second double-double this season. John Hugley IV and Jamarius Burton added 16 points apiece for Pitt (3-3). Nike Sibande had 15 points and nine

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Ben Finley threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start, and North Carolina State held on to beat Drake Maye and No. 18 North Carolina 30-27 when Noah Burnette duck-hooked a 35-yard field goal try in the second overtime. Maye connected

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tylor Perry scored a career-high 35 points, making all seven of his 3-point attempts, and North Texas beat San Jose State 69-54 in the first round of the Baha Mar Nassau Championship. Perry was 9-of-12 shooting overall and made 10 of 11 free throws. Kai Huntsberry added 16 points. The Mean

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett had 18 points, Seth Lundy scored 15 and Penn State cruised to a 70-57 victory over Lafayette on Friday night. Pickett sank 7 of 10 shots from the floor with eight assists and six rebounds for Penn State (6-1). Lundy hit 3 of 6 from 3-point range and

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — American players wanted more than a 0-0 draw with England in what was likely the most-watched match of their lives. The U.S. shut out a European opponent in the World Cup for the first time since 1950 yet left the tent-like stadium in the

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jayden Gardner scored 26 points and nearly matched Maryland-Eastern Shore’s point total in the first half as No. 5 Virginia beat the Hawks 72-45. The Cavaliers (5-0) led 40-22 at halftime, with Gardner accounting for 18 of those points and Kadin Shedrick, their other

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sidney Crosby became the all-time leading goal scorer against Philadelphia with a first-period tally, Ryan Poehling added a pair of goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins handed the Flyers their ninth straight loss with a 4-1 victory on Friday.Teddy Blueger notched three assists and Josh Archibald also scored

MONTREAL (AP) — Led by Keondre Kennedy’s 20 points, the UNC Greensboro Spartans defeated the Montana State Bobcats 77-66 at the Northern Classic. The Spartans moved to 3-2 with the victory and the Bobcats dropped to 3-3.

MIAMI — Ethan Price scored 15 points as Eastern Washington beat Stony Brook 81-52 on Friday night in the Florida International Tournament. Price was 6 of 8 shooting for the Eagles. Steele Venters was 6 of 12 shooting to add 15 points. Ty Harper shot 5 for 6, including 2 for 3 from beyond the

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri and Arkansas will be headed to similar bowl games after the Tigers held off the Razorbacks 29-27 on Saturday night, leaving each of the bitter border rivals 6-6 on the season. Only one walked out of Faurot Field with victory cigars. Brady Cook threw

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Casey Thompson threw for three touchdowns, and Nebraska ruined Iowa’s chance to clinch the Big Ten West Division title outright with a 24-17 win on Friday. The Huskers (4-8, 3-6 Big Ten) snapped a five-game losing streak, and broke a seven-game losing streak to the

By KALANI TAKASE Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Haley Jones had 24 points and 14 rebounds to help No. 2 Stanford pull away from Florida Gulf Coast 93-69 in the first round of the Rainbow Wahine Showdown. The Cardinal got back in the win column five days after losing to top-ranked South Carolina. Jones had

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charisma Osborne scored 20 points and freshman Londynn Jones added a season high 16 as No. 20 UCLA held off Jackson State 72-60 on Friday. Coming off a Battle 4 Atlantis championship and ahead of a Tuesday trip to No. 1 South Carolina, the Bruins (7-0) had a hard time shaking