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By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Eva Hodgson scored 14 of her 21 points during a fourth quarter flurry of shotmaking, and No. 8 North Carolina rallied on multiple occasions in the second half and topped No. 18 Oregon 85-79 in the semifinals of the Phil Knight Invitational. Hodgson scored 10

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Freshman Tamin Lipsey made four free throws, his only points of the game, in the last 20 seconds of overtime, when he also had a key steal, and Iowa State defeated Villanova 81-79 in the Phil Knight Invitational on Thursday. The Cyclones (4-0), who face top-ranked North Carolina in the semifinals

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Jakia Browner-Turner scored 18 points, Diamond Johnson added 16 with nine rebounds and seven assists and No. 13 North Carolina State defeated Vanderbilt 82-73 in the Cancun Classic. The Wolfpack led 62-36 midway through the third quarter before the Commodores charged back behind St. Louis graduate transfer Ciaja Harbison, who scored

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — With Neymar limping off the field with an ankle injury, Richarlison came through for the “Seleção.” A spectacular acrobatic kick followed an easy tap-in from close range as Richarlison scored both goals in Brazil’s 2-0 victory over Serbia on Thursday at the World Cup. After

LONDON — Led by Matt Allocco’s 15 points, the Princeton Tigers defeated the Army Black Knights 74-66 on Thursday. The Tigers improved to 3-2 with the win and the Black Knights fell to 2-4.

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tyler Bass made a tiebreaking 45-yard field goal with 2 seconds left, lifting the Buffalo Bills to a 28-25 win over the Detroit Lions on Thursday for their second victory in five days at Ford Field. Josh Allen set up the game-winning kick by starting the

NEW ORLEANS — Led by K’mani Doughty’s 20 points, the New Orleans Privateers defeated the IUPUI Jaguars 87-84 on Thursday. The Privateers improved to 2-3 with the win and the Jaguars fell to 1-5.

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Julian Phillips scored a season-high 25 points to help No. 22 Tennessee hold off Southern California 73-66 in overtime in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. The first-year forward made 7 of 13 shots and 10 of 12 free throws to go

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Richarlison scored two goals to help Brazil beat Serbia 2-0 at the World Cup. The second came from a spectacular acrobatic kick just before an injured Neymar limped off the field. Richarlison used one touch to get the ball up in the air and then

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Brazil forward Neymar had ice taped to his ankle and was crying on the bench after being substituted in the team’s 2-0 win over Serbia at the World Cup. Neymar injured his right ankle in the second half and was substituted in the 79th minute.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Michigan State forward Malik Hall will be sidelined for about three weeks due to a stress reaction in his left foot. The school announced the news on Friday before the 12th-ranked Spartans’ game against No. 18 Alabama in the opening round of the Phil Knight Invitational. The Spartans also are not

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The Williams brothers have managed to mark both sides of their heritage in the most incredible way at this World Cup in Qatar by playing for two different countries. They were both born in Spain but their parents are from Ghana. Young 20-year-old Nico was

DETROIT (AP) — Buffalo Bills edge rusher Von Miller injured his right knee in the second quarter and was ruled out for the rest of the game against the Detroit Lions. Coach Sean McDermott said he didn’t have any injury updates after the Bills beat the Lions 28-25 Thursday. Miller had his right leg stepped

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Freshman Amaree Abram scored a career-high 26 points on 12-of-18 shooting and Ole Miss edged Stanford 72-68 in the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday. The Rebels (6-0) never trailed but needed a clutch 3-pointer from Abram — who was 2 for 2 behind the arc — and four free throws by

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The 0-0 draw between Uruguay and South Korea was the fourth scoreless game of this year’s World Cup. That’s already more than half the tournament record through the first set of matches. The record for scoreless draws in the World Cup is seven. It was done in 1982, 2006, 2010 and

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Dan Bradbury equaled the course record with an 8-under 63 despite a bogey on his last hole to hold the clubhouse lead in the first round of the Joburg Open, which was suspended overnight because of thunder storms. The Englishman started on the back nine and mixed seven birdies and

By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Ghana coach Atto Oddo has criticized the American referee who awarded the penalty that resulted in Cristiano Ronaldo’s record goal at the World Cup. Addo called it “a special gift from the referee.” Ronaldo won and converted the second-half penalty that made him the first

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Japan midfielder Ritsu Doan had to grit his teeth when he heard people saying his team would be an easy opponent for Germany at the World Cup. Doan plays for German first-division team Freiburg. He says “I listened to their talks with a fake smile

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Pete Nance scored 28 points, Caleb Love added 23 and No. 1 North Carolina survived an unexpected test from Portland to beat the Pilots 89-81 in the opening round of the Phil Knight Invitational. The Tar Heels needed a late 14-3 run to finally pull