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CEDAR FALLS. Iowa (AP) — Roberts Berze came off the bench to score 12 points and help lead McNeese past Northern Iowa 52-49 on Friday night. Berze finished 4 of 8 from 3-point range for the Cowboys (4-6). Johnathan Massie scored 11 points and added three steals. Trey Campbell led the way for the Panthers

CARY, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Wittenbrink and Tommy Mihalic scored in the first half and No. 13 Indiana beat Pittsburgh 2-0 to advance to its 17th NCAA College Cup championship game. Indiana became the first Division I men’s soccer program to reach 100 NCAA Tournament victories — in its 22nd semifinal. The Hoosiers advance to

By The Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Led by Garrett Hicks’ 20 points, the Alabama A&M Bulldogs defeated the Lipscomb Bisons 63-59 on Friday night. The Bulldogs improved to 3-5 with the win and the Bisons fell to 6-3.

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Patrik Laine scored on Columbus’ first shot and the Blue Jackets broke a three-game losing streak, beating the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Friday night. Eric Robinson and Sean Kuraly also scored to help Columbus end a six-game home losing streak. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 12 shots in

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Grant Wahl, one of the most well-known soccer writers in the United States, died early Saturday while covering the World Cup match between Argentina and the Netherlands. He was 48. U.S. media seated near him said Wahl fell back in his seat in a section of Lusail Stadium reserved for journalists

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Shawndarius Cowart scored 11 points and made four big free throws in the final 97 seconds as Grambling stunned Vanderbilt 64-62. Grambling (6-3) came into the game with an 0-8 record all-time against Southeastern Conference teams. Vanderbilt (5-5) was 13-0 all-time against Southwestern Athletic Conference teams. The Tigers jumped out to

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Buddy Hield scored a season-high 28 points, Tyrese Haliburton had 23 points and 11 assists and the Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 121-111 on Friday night. Bennedict Mathurin added 18 points, Oshae Brissett 16 and Myles Turner 14. Kristaps Porzingis led Washington with 29 points on

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Nigel Scantlebury finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds as Central Connecticut beat Dartmouth 59-50 for its first win of the season. Kellen Amos scored 11 points and added seven rebounds for the Blue Devils (1-9). Jay Rodgers also scored 11. Cade Haskins led the way for the Big Green (4-7)

By The Associated Press AMHERST, Mass. — Led by Kenny Dye’s 28 points, the Queens Royals defeated the High Point Panthers 87-79 on Friday night. The Royals improved to 8-2 with the victory and the Panthers fell to 8-2.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Julius Randle scored 33 points, RJ Barrett added 26 and the New York Knicks beat the Charlotte Hornets 121-102 for their third straight victory. Jalen Brunson had 11 points and 11 assists for the Knicks, who got back to .500 on the season at 13-13.

NEW YORK — Khalid Moore scored 17 points and Fordham won its ninth straight with a 77-62 victory over Binghamton. Moore added eight rebounds and four steals for the Rams (10-1). Darius Quisenberry scored 15 points with five assists. Rostyslav Novitskyi added nine points, six rebounds and three blocks. Jacob Falko led the Bearcats (3-7)

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The active New York Mets have taken two more steps toward restocking their pitching staff, finalizing contracts with free agents José Quintana and David Robertson. Quintana signed a $26 million, two-year deal that adds another veteran arm to the team’s revamped rotation. The sides agreed

CARY, N.C. (AP) — Levonte Johnson tapped in a cross from Nathan Opoku in the 86th minute and No. 3 seed Syracuse beat Creighton 3-2 to advance to the NCAA College Cup final. Syracuse secured its first national championship appearance in men’s soccer after extending its unbeaten streak to 13 games. Syracuse led 1-0 and

NEW YORK (AP) — Trainer Jason Servis, whose horse Maximum Security was the 3-year-old champion in 2019, pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges involving a widespread scheme to drug horses. The 65-year-old New Jersey-based trainer faces four years in prison when he is sentenced next May in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. He was the

NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto Maple Leafs forward Pierre Engvall was suspended for a game without pay by the NHL on Friday for high-sticking Los Angeles Kings defenseman Sean Durzi. The incident took place early in the third period Thursday night in Toronto’s 5-0 home victory. Engvall was given a game misconduct after striking Durzi

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers are unlikely to have two of their starters in the secondary for Sunday night’s game against the Miami Dolphins. Safety Derwin James and cornerback Bryce Callahan were listed as doubtful on Friday’s injury report after not practicing all week. James

By The Associated Press SMITHFIELD, R.I. — Led by Sherif Kenney’s 21 points, the Bryant Bulldogs defeated the Stony Brook Seawolves 79-60 on Friday night. The Bulldogs improved to 7-3 with the victory and the Seawolves fell to 2-7.