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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Devon Achane had a career-best 215 yards rushing with two touchdowns, and Texas A&M stunned No. 6 LSU 38-23, all but certainly knocking the Tigers out of contention for the College Football Playoff. Conner Weigman threw two TD passes for the Aggies and Demani

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — LeBron James had a season-high 39 points along with 11 rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers escaped with a 143-138 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. San Antonio has lost eight straight, tied for the fourth-longest skid in franchise history. While James was playing in his

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Leigha Brown scored 14 of her 23 points in the second half, nine in the fourth quarter, and No. 22 Michigan turned back South Florida 63-58 in the Gulf Coast Showcase. Carla Brito opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and layup to give the Bulls a 50-43 lead, the largest

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes had his first career NHL hat trick, Vitek Vanecek made 38 saves against his former team and the New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 for coach Lindy Ruff’s 800th victory. Ruff became the fifth NHL coach to reach the mark. The former

MIAMI (AP) — Jakobe Thomas returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter to give Middle Tennessee a 33-28 victory over Florida International. Thomas stepped in front of Rivaldo Fairweather, who had caught three touchdown passes, and ran untouched for the go-ahead score with 2:50 remaining. FIU drove to the

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Helena Pueyo scored a career-high 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting and No. 15 Arizona rolled to an 86-60 win over San Diego to win the USD Thanksgiving Classic. Freshman Maya Nnaji made all seven of her shots to score a season-best 17 points off the bench. Arizona scored the last 10

By The Associated Press LAVAL, Quebec — Led by Dezi Jones’ 16 points, the Quinnipiac Bobcats defeated the Montana State Bobcats 70-53. The Bobcats are now 7-0 on the season, while the Bobcats dropped to 3-4.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 19 points and New Mexico beat North Dakota State 76-55. Mashburn added five rebounds for the Lobos. Jaelen House scored 14 points and added five rebounds, six assists, and three blocks for New Mexico. Andrew Morgan led the way for the Bison with 22 points and eight rebounds.

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Sean Clifford threw four touchdown passes and No. 11 Penn State’s defense tightened up late to beat Michigan State 35-16 in the regular-season finale. Tight end Theo Johnson caught two touchdown passes, Tyler Warren and running back Nick Singleton each caught one, and KeAndre Lambert-Smith

By BILL KACZOR Associated Press NICEVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Micah Peavy scored 16 points and Mike Miles Jr. added 15 in his second game back from an injury to lead TCU over No. 25 Iowa, 79-66, in the Emerald Coast Classic championship game on Saturday night. Miles, the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year,

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Kyrou scored his second goal of the game at 1:08 of overtime to give the St. Louis Blues to a 5-4 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. St. Louis overcame a three-goal deficit in the third period, tying it on Vladimir Tarasenko’s goal

CONWAY, Ark. — Isaac Haney had 18 points in Northwestern State’s 74-66 overtime victory against Central Arkansas. Haney added six rebounds and three steals for the Demons (4-2). Emareyon McDonald was 5 of 11 shooting (2 for 6 from distance) to add 12 points. Demarcus Sharp went 5 of 18 from the field to finish

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana quarterback Dexter Williams II was carted off the field and taken to a hospital after suffering what appeared to be a serious injury to his right leg during the Hoosiers’ 30-16 loss to Purdue. Williams was hurt with 46 seconds left in the first quarter when he tried to plant

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A rivalry game was just what Kentucky needed to snap out of a second-half tailspin and play the way it wanted. Will Levis passed for two touchdowns, including a 3-yarder to Barion Brown in the third quarter, Matt Ruffolo kicked a career-best four field

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Purdue quarterback Aidan O’Connell started his college career as an afterthought, buried on the depth chart. On Saturday, he checked off yet another big box on his Bucket list. The sixth-year quarterback threw for 290 yards and two scores, Devin Mockobee ran for 99 yards

By GARY HOROWITZ Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Isaiah Newell ran for the go-ahead touchdown with 8:11 remaining, and No. 22 Oregon State took advantage of critical mistakes in the fourth quarter by No. 10 Oregon to rally for a 38-34 victory. The Beavers trailed 31-10 late in the third quarter and 34-17 early

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brett Pesce’s first goal of the season broke a third-period tie and the Carolina Hurricanes snapped a five-game winless streak with a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames. Seth Jarvis and Martin Necas also scored for Carolina. Pesce’s power-play goal came with 11:14 to play. It

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Josh Davis and Damon Bankston combined for 251 yards rushing and three touchdowns and Weber State held on to beat North Dakota 38-31 on Saturday in the first round of the FCS playoffs. The Wildcats will play at Big Sky rival and fourth-seed Montana State in the next round. Weber State