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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Nerea Hermosa scored a career-high 21 points, Eylia Love had a double-double and No. 18 Georgia Tech turned back Syracuse 65-55. Digna Strautmane, a four-year starter at Syracuse, had 10 rebounds, nine points and three blocks in her return. Teisha Hyman scored 18 points for the Orange. Georgia Tech only allows

BOSTON (AP) — Cameron Swartz scored 28 points, Makayla Dickens added 20 and Boston College erased a 14-point deficit to defeat No. 19 Notre Dame 73-71. The Fighting Irish, who led by 14 with less than three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, missed their last four shots, including three in the last four seconds,

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have spent a half decade making salary cap contortions and sacrificing draft picks because they believe stars will light their path to the top. While some teams patiently stockpile homegrown talent and hope to hit the jackpot, Los Angeles attempts

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Tom Telesco thinks the Los Angeles Chargers have a good foundation with quarterback Justin Herbert and coach Brandon Staley. The general manager also realizes fans are frustrated over not making the postseason for the third straight year. The Chargers finished 9-8 in Staley’s first

By The Associated Press The NFL has fined Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott $25,000 for comments condoning fans throwing objects at officials after a wild-card loss to San Francisco. The fine comes after Prescott apologized in a series of tweets. When told after the game that fans were throwing objects at officials, Prescott said, “Credit

CLINTON, S.C. — Patrick Good had 31 points as Winthrop edged past Presbyterian 60-58. Marquis Barnett led the Blue Hose on Thursday night with 14 points.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Deja Kelly scored 18 points, Kennedy Todd-Williams added 15 and No. 20 North Carolina held Virginia to four points in the second quarter en route to a 61-52 victory. The Tar Heels have won the last four games in the series and 24 of the last 27. Virginia’s last win

NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn assistant coach David Vanterpool was fined $10,000 and the Nets were penalized $25,000 by the NBA after he interfered with play in a victory at Washington. Vanterpool reached across the sideline and deflected a pass with 5:42 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Nets’ 119-118 victory on Wednesday. The

By JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Cantlay shot a 10-under 62 in perfect conditions at La Quinta Country Club for a share of the first-round lead with rookie Lee Hodges in The American Express. Cantlay played the first seven holes in 7 under, making an eagle on the par-5

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer have anchored the Buffalo Bills secondary for five seasons, and are finally gaining accolades of being one of the NFL’s top tandems. Poyer earned his first All-Pro honors this season, while Hyde also earned votes after both finished with

GRETNA, La. (AP) — A woman who had a son with former NFL defensive lineman Norman Hand has been arrested on allegations of defrauding a healthcare fund for retired players and their dependents out of about $60,000. Louisiana State Police spokesman Katherine Stegall says 53-year-old Toni Charles is accused of submitting false claims for Hand’s

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Green Bay Packers linebacker De’Vondre Campbell remembers every critical comment he received after fighting through nagging injuries while playing for the Arizona Cardinals last season. He used it as motivation to become the first Packers inside linebacker to earn first-team All-Pro honors since Hall of Famer Ray Nitschke in

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Ed Croswell scored 15 points and Noah Horchler had 14 with seven rebounds to lead No. 21 Providence past Georgetown 83-75. Al Durham had 15 points and Nate Watson 10 for the Friars, who won for the 10th time in 11 games. Donald Carey led Georgetown

By The Associated Press The crowd for Canada’s World Cup qualifier against the United States on Jan. 30 will be limited to 12,000 at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario, half of capacity. The Canadian Soccer Association will cancel the tickets issued when the game sold out last month and it will hold a new

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan is hopeful that star edge rusher Nick Bosa will be cleared to play in a divisional-round playoff game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night. Bosa left last week’s wild-card win at Dallas in the first

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona’s list of disappointments this season got longer with a loss to Athletic Bilbao in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. Barcelona lost 3-2 in extra time to add to recent failures in the Spanish Super Cup and the Champions League. The Catalan

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Tennis fans used to staying up through the night to watch the Australian Open have had to change their viewing habits and are having trouble finding some of the matches they want to see. ESPN has dramatically reduced the amount of coverage on ESPN2 during the first week of

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Locked out baseball players plan to make a counteroffer to management on Monday, 11 days after clubs gave the union a proposal when snail-paced negotiations resumed following a 42-day break. The players’ association asked Major League Baseball to schedule a negotiating session. There is dwindling

LA ROMANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Segundo Oliva Pinto of Argentina is still on good form and shares the lead after one round of the Latin America Amateur Championship. Oliva Pinto was runner-up in the South American Amateur in Ecuador last week, where he was penalized for hitting a wrong ball. He played bogey-free in

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have completed their first round of general manager interviews. They met virtually with Cleveland vice president of player personnel Glenn Cook and New England scouting consultant Eliot Wolf. Philadelphia defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon also interviewed for head coach. Wolf and Cook became the seventh and eighth external candidates