AP National Sports

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Surrounded by a slew of players with their arms draped over shoulders, West Bloomfield High School assistant coach Justin Ibe bowed his head and led a Christian prayer before a recent Friday night game. Forty yards down the sideline, three Muslim young men

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Elijah Pepper finished with 24 points and eight assists, Christian Anigwe scored 22 and UC Davis defeated Sacramento State 82-71. Pepper sank 8 of 15 shots, made all seven of his free throws and grabbed six rebounds for the Aggies (4-1). Anigwe also grabbed six boards. Kane Milling made four 3-pointers

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Caleb Huffman finished with 24 points and nine rebounds and Nicholls rolled to a 97-52 victory over Jarvis College. Huffman made 10 of 16 shots with three 3-pointers and added three assists and two steals for the Colonels (1-3). Latrell Jones pitched in with 19 points and nine rebounds. Jalen White

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Kreider scored twice in the third period and the New York Rangers overcame a two-goal deficit for the first time this season in a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Braden Schneider, Vincent Trocheck and Kaapo Kakko all had goals in the second period

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Christyon Eugene, Duke Miles and Nelson Phillips each scored more than 20 points and Troy beat Southern-New Orleans 118-61. Phillips and Miles scored 22 points apiece to lead Troy (6-1). Eugene added 21 points and the trio combined for 24-of-40 shooting from the floor. Three others scored in double figures for

By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 22 points and the Detroit Pistons snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 110-108 win over the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday night. The victory was the Pistons’ first on the road this season, as they had lost their previous 10. Detroit entered the night

EASTON, Pa. — Jordan Dingle scored 22 points and Pennsylvania defeated Lafayette 74-68 in overtime. Dingle made just 6 of 18 shots from the floor but he was 8-for-8 at the foul line for the Quakers (2-4). Max Martz added 18 points and eight rebounds. Michael Moshkovitz scored 10. The Leopards (1-5) were led by

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Tae Hardy scored 20 points as UTEP beat Alcorn State 73-61 in overtime on Tuesday. Hardy made 5 of 16 shots and 10 of 14 free throws for the Miners (3-1), but he missed all seven of his 3-pointers. Calvin Solomon scored 13 points and added nine rebounds. Shamar Givance

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Nathaniel Pollard Jr. had 20 points in Maryland-Eastern Shore’s 70-59 win over Marist. Pollard had eight rebounds for the Hawks (2-3). Da’Shawn Phillip shot 6 for 12, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc to add 15 points. Chace Davis scored 10. Patrick Gardner finished with 20 points and seven

By The Associated Press CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Led by Josh Mitchell’s 14 points, the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks defeated the William Woods Owls 87-49. The Redhawks are now 4-1 on the season, while the Owls fell to 0-1.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Devan Cambridge scored 16 points, DJ Horne added 15 and Arizona State cruised to an 80-49 victory over Grambling. It was the second straight rout by Arizona State (5-1), which trounced then No. 20 Michigan, 87-62, to win the Legends Classic. The Sun Devils scored the first 12 points of the

By The Associated Press ESTERO, Fla. — Led by Isaiah Thompson’s 27 points, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles defeated the Drexel Dragons 67-59. The Eagles improved to 4-2 with the victory and the Dragons fell to 3-2.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have acquired power-hitting outfielder Hunter Renfroe in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers for three young pitchers. Milwaukee receives right-handers Janson Junk and Elvis Peguero, and minor league lefty Adam Seminaris. The 30-year-old Renfroe batted .255 with 29 home runs, 72 RBIs and an .807 OPS in

By The Associated Press TOWSON, Md. — Led by Charles Thompson’s 18 points, the Towson Tigers defeated the Coppin State Eagles 83-67. The Tigers improved to 5-0 with the victory and the Eagles fell to 3-4.

By The Associated Press EDINBURG, Texas — Led by Justin Johnson’s 26 points, the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros defeated the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 91-79 on Tuesday night. The Vaqueros improved to 4-2 with the win and the Lumberjacks fell to 2-5.

NEW YORK — Tyler Burton scored 18 points to lead Richmond to a 61-49 victory over Temple at the Empire Classic. Burton had six rebounds for the Spiders (3-3). Jason Nelson scored 13 points. Andre Gustavson recorded 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting. Khalif Battle finished with 26 points for the Owls (2-4).

HENDERSON, Nev. — Steven Verplancken Jr. had 19 points and Weber State beat Abilene Christian 77-67 in the Vegas 4. Verplancken shot 6 for 12 with four 3-pointers for the Wildcats (2-3). Junior Ballard added 13 points, hitting all eight of this free throws. Daniel Rouzan scored 12, making 6 of 7 shots. The Wildcats

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Wendell Green Jr. and Johni Broome each scored 14 points and No. 13 Auburn beat Bradley 85-64 in the first round of the Cancun Challenge. Auburn advances to play in Wednesday night’s championship game of the Riviera Division. Green also had six assists and Broome, who got the start after sitting

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas and football coach Lance Leipold have agreed to a two-year contract extension to keep him with the Jayhawks through the 2029 season. That’s according to a person familiar with the terms of the deal who spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the