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By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carl Grundstrom scored just nine seconds into the game, Sean Durzi added two goals and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-3. Cal Petersen made 18 saves for the Kings, who swept their four-game homestand and have won five in a row on

By ROBBIE FAULK Associated Press STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — No. 1 Georgia is going to the SEC championship game. Stetson Bennett and company just keep rolling along. Bennett threw for three touchdowns, and undefeated Georgia beat Mississippi State 45-19 on Saturday night. “I’m really proud of our team. When you go on the road in

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — D.J. Burns finished with 20 points and nine rebounds, Rob Perry scored 18 and Murray State cruised to a 90-53 victory over NAIA-member Lindsey Wilson College on Saturday night. Burns sank 7 of 8 shots from the floor for Murray State (1-1). Perry made all four of his 3-point attempts. Jacobi

By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Led by Zach Chappell’s 19 points, the Sacramento State Hornets defeated the UCSD Tritons 65-55. The Hornets improved to 1-1 with the victory and the Tritons fell to 0-2.

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Noah Burnette kicked a 33-yard field goal with 2:12 left and No. 15 North Carolina’s defense came up with two key fourth-quarter stops to beat Wake Forest 36-34 and secure spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. The Tar Heels won the league’s Coastal

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — LaMelo Ball is finally back with the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets’ point guard — an All-Star a year ago — made his season debut at Miami and was in Charlotte’s starting lineup. He was inactive for each of Charlotte’s first 13 games because of a sprained

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Peyton Henry kicked a 43-yard field goal with 51 seconds left and No. 24 Washington snapped No. 6 Oregon’s eight-game winning streak with a 37-34 victory. The loss dealt a blow to the Ducks’ chances for a spot in the College Football Playoff. Michael

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar lost the final bout of his MMA career after he was dropped by Chris Gutierrez in the first round of their fight at Madison Square Garden. The 41-year-old Edgar took a knee to the head at UFC 281 and

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Jordan Travis threw for three touchdowns, caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score, and No. 25 Florida State beat reeling Syracuse 38-3, the Orange’s fourth straight loss. Travis scored on a 3-yard run to cap the Seminoles’ first possession, then hit Malik McClain

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson scored 26 points and Brandon Ingram iced the game with six points in a 13-0 run in the final 2:07 to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 119-106 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. The Pelicans led by as many as 18 points in the third

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 42 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his third triple-double of the season, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 117-112. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 20 points, capped by three 3-pointers in the final 2½ minutes. The first of those tied it at 106 with 2:35 to

By The Associated Press Led by Kendall Lewis’ 24 points, the Illinois State Redbirds defeated the Northwestern State Demons 69-67 on Saturday night. The Redbirds improved to 2-1 with the win and the Demons fell to 1-2.

By The Associated Press EDINBURG, Texas — Led by Dima Zdor’s 16 points, the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros defeated the Southwestern Adventist Knights 115-33 on Saturday night. The Vaqueros improved to 1-1 with the win and the Knights fell to 0-2.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Led by Brandon Johns Jr.’s 15 points, the VCU Rams defeated the Morgan State Bears 69-54. The Rams are now 2-0 with the win and the Bears dropped to 1-2.

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Montrell Johnson ran for a career-high 161 yards and a touchdown, Anthony Richardson accounted for three scores in what might have been his final home game at Florida and the Gators steamrolled South Carolina 38-6 on Saturday. Florida (6-4, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) avenged an ugly

NEW YORK — Led by David Jones’ 20 points, the Saint John’s (NY) Red Storm defeated the Lafayette Leopards 83-68 on Saturday night. The Red Storm moved to 2-0 with the victory and the Leopards fell to 0-2.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Quali Conley rushed for a career-high 215 yards and Darius Nash had a game-turning interception to spark Utah Tech’s 34-28 victory over Tarleton. With Tarleton leading 14-10 and driving deep into Utah Tech territory Nash leaped high to make the interception and headed upfield, picking up a sideline block near

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Judd Erickson threw for two touchdowns, Re-al Mitchell ran for two scores and San Diego defeated Davidson 31-14. Erickson connected with Christian Brown for an 8-yard score on the opening drive of the game and Mitchell burst through the middle for a 75-yard touchdown for a 14-7 lead after one quarter.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Jason Shelley threw for 221 yards and a touchdown and Missouri State beat Youngstown State 25-22 in a game featuring seven lead changes. Missouri State’s 92-yard scoring drive in the fourth quarter, capped by Shelley’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Tyrone Scott with 8:23 remaining, proved to be the game-winning score. The

TROY, Ala. (AP) — Carlton Martial became the FBS all-time leader in tackles when the fifth-year senior notched the 546th of his career and Troy went on to beat Army 10-9 after Quinn Maretzki missed a 42-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining. Martial, a linebacker, finished with 22 tackles for Troy (8-2), passing Luke