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By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer With Jameson Williams and John Metchie III sidelined by injuries, Bryce Young had his Heisman Trophy-winning season effectively ended by a last-minute pick six in the College Football Playoff championship game. Alabama fell to Georgia 33-18 Monday night in Indianapolis. Young pushed the Crimson Tide across midfield in the

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Eric Williams Jr. hit a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left and Oregon held on to take a 78-76 win over Oregon State in a Pac-12 Conference battle of rivals. Oregon took the lead with 1:37 left in the first half on a jumper by Rivaldo Soares to take a 35-34 advantage

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — World No.2-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has lost another first-round match at an Australian Open tune-up tournament to a much lower-ranked opponent. Sabalenka lost 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 to Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson, who came into the match at the Adelaide International ranked No. 395. Last week in the opening round of the first Adelaide

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Stetson Bennett delivered the biggest throws of his storybook career and Georgia’s defense sealed the sweetest victory in program history, vanquishing rival Alabama 33-18 to win the College Football Playoff title game. The Bulldogs won their first national championship in 41 years. Bennett connected

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Georgia won its long-awaited national championship the way it dominated during an undefeated regular season — by relying on its defense. The Bulldogs allowed only 30 yards rushing in beating Alabama 33-18 in Indianapolis. Georgia won its first national title since the 1980 season. The clinching touchdown came on

MALIBU, Calif. — Marcellus Earlington had 16 points off the bench to lift San Diego to a 72-62 win over Pepperdine. Jade’ Smith led the Waves on Monday night with 15 points and six rebounds.

By ROD McGUIRK and JOHN PYE Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The prime ministers of Australia and Serbia have discussed Novak Djokovic’s precarious visa after the top-ranked Serbian tennis star won a court battle to compete in the Australian Open but still faces the threat of deportation because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19.

DENVER — Rocky Kreuser had 24 points as North Dakota State topped Denver 87-69. Tevin Smith led the Pioneers on Monday night with 18 points.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Paul King had 15 points off the bench to lead Alcorn State to a 70-60 win over Alabama State. Lenell Henry had 14 points and four assists for the Braves.. Gerald Liddell had 13 points and eight rebounds for the Hornets.

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nazem Kadri scored a go-ahead goal late in the third period, and the surging Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Monday night. Nicolas Aube-Kubel had two goals and Devon Toews also scored for Colorado, which beat former teammate Philipp Grubauer to win its

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Wake Forest’s leading rusher the past two seasons is transferring to South Carolina. Christian Beal-Smith entered the transfer portal earlier this month. He announced his choice on social media Monday night. Beal-Smith’s addition continues a hot offseason for the Gamecocks and coach Shane Beamer. Ex-Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler and tight end

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Prairie View dished out a season-best 21 assists and snapped its season-opening 11-game losing streak, getting past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 75-58. Jeremiah Gambrell, Jr. led the Panthers with seven assists on Monday night. Dequan Morris led the Golden Lions with 22 points.

HOUSTON — John Walker III had 16 points to lead five Texas Southern players in double figures as the Tigers rolled past Mississippi Valley State 95-58. A.J. Lawson added 15 points for the Tigers. Bryson Etienne chipped in 11, Brison Gresham scored 10 and Justin Hopkins had 10. Devin Gordon led the Delta Devils with

NORMAL, Ala. —  Garrett Hicks hit four straight free throws in the final 48 seconds to tie his season high with 22 points to help Alabama A&M hold off Jackson State 60-58. Jayveous McKinnis led the Tigers on Monday night with 16 points and nine rebounds.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Arkel Lamar had 20 points as Kansas City narrowly defeated Nebraska Omaha 64-61. Nick Ferrarini led the Mavericks on Monday night with 17 points.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Kruz Perrott-Hunt had 19 points and six rebounds as South Dakota topped North Dakota 75-68. Mason Archambault had 19 points for South Dakota. Hunter Goodrick had a career-high 18 rebounds. Paul Bruns had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Fighting Hawks.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — MJ Randolph had 24 points as Florida A&M snapped its seven-game losing streak, getting past Grambling State 75-66. Florida A&M’s 12-point halftime lead was down to two with 2:34 remaining before the Rattlers closed the game with an 11-4 run. Tra’Michael Moton had 18 points for the Tigers.

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 26 points and Jayson Tatum had 24, carrying the Boston Celtics to a 101-98 overtime victory over the Indiana Pacers in the first of a home-and-home series between the teams. Robert Williams III had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Boston, including a key

HOUSTON (AP) — Joel Embiid had 31 points and eight rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers over the Houston Rockets 111-91 for their seventh straight win. Embiid turned in his seventh straight 30-point game and also had six assists. He was 9 of 16 from the field and made all 13 of his free throws.