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By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Sonia Citron finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds, Olivia Miles added 21 points before getting ejected and No. 9 Notre Dame pounded Northwestern 92-58. Lauren Ebo chipped in with 19 points and seven rebounds. Dara Mabrey broke a tie with her sister for career

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 23 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 22 and the New Orleans Pelicans won their second straight game without Zion Williamson in the lineup, beating the Chicago Bulls 124-110. Trey Murphy III hit five 3s and finished with his 19 points and 10 rebounds

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Led by Chris Harris’ 14 points, the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks defeated the Evansville Purple Aces 67-61 on Wednesday night. The Redhawks improved to 3-0 with the win and the Purple Aces fell to 1-2.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Led by Zion Harmon’s 15 points, the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats defeated the Trinity Baptist Eagles 83-46 on Wednesday night. The Wildcats are now 2-2 on the seaso

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Olivier Nkamhoua and Josiah-Jordan James each scored 18 points to lead No. 22 Tennessee to a 81-50 victory over Florida Gulf Coast on Wednesday night. The Volunteers (2-1) bounced back from a loss to Colorado over the weekend by focusing on defense and limiting Florida Gulf

HOUSTON (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 20 points and Jarace Walker added 19 to help No. 3 Houston rout Texas Southern 83-48.  J’Wan Roberts had 10 points for Houston, which shot 52%. The Cougars (4-0) forced 18 turnovers, which they converted into 21 points. Houston also held a 50-24 advantage in points in the paint

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — O.G. Anunoby scored a season-high 32 points and matched his season high with 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors used a 21-0 run in the third quarter to beat Miami 112-104 on Wednesday night, ending the Heat’s winning streak at three. Fred VanVleet returned from illness to

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) — Marques Warrick scored 22 points as Northern Kentucky beat Cincinnati 64-51 on Wednesday night. Warrick added three blocks for the Norse (2-1). Sam Vinson scored 15 points and added four steals. Chris Brandon recorded 10 points and finished 5 of 7 from the floor. Viktor Lakhin led the way for

By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Ricky Council scored 19 points in No. 9 Arkansas’ 71-56 victory over South Dakota State on Wednesday. Arkansas used a 10-2 run over the last two minutes of the first half to build a double-digit halftime lead, an 11-0 run early in the second to

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly and Jordan Kyrou each had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 for their fourth straight victory. Calle Rosen, Tyler Pitlick and Ivan Barbashev also scored as St. Louis closed out a perfect three-game trip. Jordan

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 22 points to lead a balanced Boston attack and the East-leading Celtics stretched their winning streak to eight with a 126-101 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night. The Celtics were missing injured guards Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon. It hardly mattered.

WASHINGTON — Led by Johnny O’Neil’s 17 points, the American Eagles defeated the William & Mary Tribe 71-64 on Wednesday night. The Eagles are now 1-2 with the victory and the Tribe dropped to 1-3.

BOSTON — Led by Chris Ledlum’s 29 points, the Harvard Crimson defeated the Northeastern Huskies 70-69 on Wednesday night. The Crimson are now 3-1 on the season, while the Huskies fell to 0-3.

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders are last in the NFL with 3.24% of sacks coming on opposing passing attempts. Defensive end Maxx Crosby is tied for 10th in the league with seven sacks. The rest of the team has three combined. Las Vegas’ lack of success

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers wide receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams were back on the practice field as the Bolts ramped up preparations for Sunday night’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Allen and Williams participated in individual drills and could progress to team drills

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Justin Verlander in the American League and Miami’s Sandy Alcantara in the National League are both unanimous selections for the Cy Young Award. It’s the second time the winners in both leagues were unanimous since the award began in 1956. The 39-year-old Verlander won the