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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored a season-high 41 points, the first Penn State player with 40-plus points since 1961, and the Nittany Lions beat Illinois 93-81 to end a four-game losing streak. It was the most points scored by a Penn State player in Big Ten play and the sixth 40-point game

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Led by VonCameron Davis’ 21 points, the Kent State Golden Flashes defeated the Western Michigan Broncos 82-58 on Tuesday night. The Golden Flashes improved to 21-5 with the victory and the Broncos fell to 6-20.

YPSILANTI, Mich. — Led by Enrique Freeman’s 22 points, the Akron Zips defeated the Eastern Michigan Eagles 78-51 on Tuesday night. The Zips are now 18-8 with the victory and the Eagles fell to 6-20.

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Johni Broome scored 20 points, K.D. Johnson had 14 of his 15 in the first half and Auburn blitzed Missouri 89-56. Auburn led by 17 after seven minutes, 27 at halftime and 37 less than seven minutes into the second half in handing Missouri its worst loss of the season. Sean

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Filipowski scored 22 points and Duke beat Notre Dame 68-64 with former coach Mike Krzyzewski on hand to watch the man who succeeded him pick up a milestone victory. Krzyzewski attended his first game inside Cameron Indoor Stadium since retiring after last season to conclude a 42-year career as the

ATHENS, Ohio — Dwight Wilson and Elmore James scored 15 points each to help Ohio defeat Buffalo 85-61 on Tuesday night. The Bobcats are now 15-11 on the season, while the Bulls moved to 12-14.

By JAMES MCCLENDON Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Judah Mintz scored 20 points and Syracuse knocked off No. 23 North Carolina State 75-72. With the score tied at 70 with two minutes to go, Jesse Edwards finished strong at the rim, plus the foul, to give the Orange a three-point lead. Syracuse would then

NEWARK, N.J. — Led by Al-Amir Dawes’ 20 points, the Seton Hall Pirates defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 76-68 on Tuesday night. The Pirates improved to 16-11 with the victory and the Hoyas fell to 6-21.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Liam Robbins scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Ezra Manjon added 15 points and Vanderbilt beat South Carolina 75-64 for its fourth straight conference victory. Vanderbilt has its first four-game winning streak in SEC play since the 2016-17 season. The win also gave the Commodores their first season sweep of

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer New Mexico State fired basketball coach Greg Heiar on Tuesday in the wake of hazing allegations within the team that shut down the program for the rest of the season. Chancellor Dan Arvizu announced the firing of the first-year coach and said “hazing has no place on our campus,

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles are already moving on from their Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Offensive coordinator Shane Steichen was named coach of the Indianapolis Colts. Defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon was named coach of the Arizona Cardinals. The Eagles have 19 free agents. The players

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Two-time All-Star Corbin Burnes went to salary arbitration with the Milwaukee Brewers, and Brady Singer had a hearing with the Kansas City Royals. Burnes asked for a raise from $6.55 million to $10.75 million and the Brewers argued for $10.01 million. Singer requested a raise from $726,250 to $3,325,000 and

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo is teaming up with his brothers once again on All-Star Saturday. Portland’s Damian Lillard is taking a third shot at the 3-point title, Indiana’s Buddy Hield will aim to win that one again and Philadelphia’s Mac McClung now can be a slam-dunk champion at the NBA

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Spring training games might be a little ugly this year, particularly during the first few weeks of the schedule. For Major League Baseball, that’s a feature, not a bug. The Grapefruit and Cactus League games in Florida and Arizona will be used as a petri

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer The coordinators for the Super Bowl runner-up Philadelphia Eagles both landed first-time head coaching gigs 48 hours after their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. DC Jonathan Gannon replaced Kliff Kingsbury in Arizona on Tuesday and OC Shane Steichen was hired in Indianapolis, succeeding interim head coach Jeff

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Bronny James, the son of NBA career scoring leader LeBron James, was one of 26 players announced Tuesday as members of the USA Basketball rosters for this year’s Nike Hoop Summit. The U.S. teams will play April 8 against international players at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. The international

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Not even Kylian Mbappé’s substitute appearance could end Paris Saint-Germain’s slump as it lost 1-0 at home to Bayern Munich in the first leg of their round-of-16 Champions League clash. A third straight loss made it five defeats in 11 games this year for PSG. Bayern