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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bobby Portis scored 20 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Charlotte Hornets 105-96, despite missing star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP, sat out with left knee soreness, one night after scoring 40 points in a home loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. Jordan Nwora added 17 points and

CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Led by Jordan Gainey’s 21 points, the South Carolina Upstate Spartans defeated the Western Carolina Catamounts 79-64 on Saturday night. The Catamounts were led by Tyzhaun Claude, who finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds. The Spartans improved to 4-4 with the victory and the Catamounts fell to 4-5.

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Freshman guard Derek Simpson scored 10 straight points in a game-deciding run and Rutgers beat No. 10 Indiana for the sixth time in a row, 63-48 on Saturday. Caleb McConnell had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Scarlet Knights, who improved to 6-2.

CHENEY, Wash. — Steele Venters’ 33 points led Eastern Washington over North Dakota State 78-70. Venters added three steals for the Eagles. Cedric Coward scored 12 points and added seven rebounds. Ethan Price had nine points. The Bison were led by Jacari White and Damari Wheeler-Thomas with 14 points each. Tajavis Miller finished with 13

By The Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Coppin State Eagles defeated the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds 74-71 on Saturday night led by Sam Sessoms’ 35 points. The Eagles are now 4-6 on the season, while the Greyhounds dropped to 4-5.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. earned his record 77th single-season North American stakes victory when he guided Dr B to victory in the $200,000 Go for Wand at Aqueduct. The 30-year-old native of Puerto Rico broke the old mark of 76 set by the late Hall of Fame rider Garrett Gomez in

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Led by Brandin Podziemski’s 27 points, the Santa Clara Broncos defeated the Sacramento State Hornets 72-65 on Saturday night. The Broncos are now 7-2 on the season, while the Hornets fell to 3-5.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Josh Mack hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, Andrew Sims scored 22 points, and Stonehill beat Binghamton 69-66. After Binghamton’s Jacob Falko made a tying jumper with five seconds to go, Stonehill passed twice up the left side and Mack took the second pass, dribbled to the 3-point arc and launched the game-winning shot.

By The Associated Press ELON, N.C. — Led by Mikeal Brown-Jones’ 20 points, the UNC Greensboro Spartans defeated the Elon Phoenix 65-61 on Saturday night. The Spartans moved to 4-5 with the win and the Phoenix dropped to 1-8.

By The Associated Press EMMITSBURG, Md. — Led by Dwight Murray Jr.’s 19 points, the Rider Broncs defeated the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers 68-65 on Saturday night. The Broncs improved to 3-4 with the victory and the Mountaineers fell to 4-5.

SALT LAKE CITY — Led by Kruz Perrott-Hunt’s 26 points, the South Dakota Coyotes defeated the BYU Cougars 69-68. Rudi Williams led BYU with 20 points. The Coyotes improved to 5-4 with the win and the Cougars fell to 5-4.

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Mark Mitchell scored 15 points and Kyle Filipowski posted 13 points and 10 rebounds for the freshman’s fifth double-double in No. 17 Duke’s 75-59 victory over Boston College in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams Saturday. The Blue Devils, who shot 52.8% from the

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Viktor Hovland handled the sunshine in the air and the mud in the ground at the Hero World Challenge. He had 10 birdies in his round of 64. That gives him a three-shot lead over Masters champion Scottie Scheffler. Hovland is trying to join tournament

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Sofia Goggia of Italy has captured a World Cup downhill race for a second straight day at Lake Louise. Goggia only got stronger throughout the race as she finished in a time of 1 minute, 28.96 seconds. Goggia withstood a late charge by Austria’s Nina Ortlieb, who started way back

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston and Kamilla Cardoso each had double-doubles and No. 1 South Carolina dominated on defense in a 79-54 victory over Memphis. The Gamecocks started 8-0 for a second straight year and for the sixth time in coach Dawn Staley’s 15 seasons. Boston had 14

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi was pushed into the middle of a joyous post-match huddle as Argentina’s players jumped up and down to celebrate reaching the World Cup quarterfinals. Messi delivered again for his country, marking the 1,000th game of his era-defining career with his first goal

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — With signs pointing toward Deion Sanders becoming the next coach at Colorado, the school’s board of regents called a special meeting for Sunday. Nothing’s official yet regarding the Jackson State coach. The university hasn’t commented on any candidates taking over, either. But the scheduling of