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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Eric Gordon had a season-high 25 points and rookie Tari Eason added career-high 20 to lead the Houston Rockets to a 112-106 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Rockets (13-38), who have the worst record in the Western Conference, have won three of their last

NEW YORK — Led by Al-Amir Dawes’ 21 points, the Seton Hall Pirates defeated the St. John’s (NY) Red Storm 84-72 on Wednesday night. The Pirates are now 14-9 with the win and the Red Storm fell to 14-9.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Jamarius Burton made the game-winning foul shots with three seconds left, Nike Sibande recorded a late block and Pittsburgh continued its recent bedevilment of North Carolina, beating the Tar Heels 65-64. After Burton’s free throws, North Carolina pushed it to the front court and called timeout with 0.6 seconds left

PHILADELPHIA — Led by Khalil Brantley’s 15 points, the La Salle Explorers defeated the George Washington Colonials 75-64. The Explorers are now 9-13 on the season, while the Colonials fell to 11-11.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Led by Jalen Rucker’s 23 points, the Army Black Knights defeated the Lehigh Mountain Hawks 71-69 on Wednesday night. The Black Knights improved to 13-11 with the win and the Mountain Hawks fell to 13-9.

BALTIMORE — Led by Jacob Boonyasith’s 15 points, the UMBC Retrievers defeated the Binghamton Bearcats 69-55 on Wednesday night. The Retrievers moved to 15-9 with the win and the Bearcats fell to 9-13.

By TAMIRA MADSEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Taylor Thierry scored a career-high 25 points and Taylor Mikesell added 21 to help No. 10 Ohio State beat Wisconsin 90-67, snapping the Buckeyes’ three-game losing skid. Thierry also had seven rebounds for Ohio State (20-3, 9-3 Big Ten Conference), which started the season with 19

CINCINNATI — Jeremiah Davenport scored 20 points off of the bench to help lead the Cincinnati Bearcats over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 81-55 on Wednesday night. The Bearcats improved to 15-8 with the win and the Golden Hurricane fell to 5-16.

LOWELL, Mass. — Led by Allin Blunt’s 13 points, the UMass-Lowell River Hawks defeated the Albany Great Danes 66-50 on Wednesday night. The River Hawks are now 18-6 on the season, while the Great Danes dropped to 6-18.

EASTON, Pa. — Led by Daniel Deaver’s 16 points, the Navy Midshipmen defeated the Lafayette Leopards 53-34 on Wednesday night. The Midshipmen are now 12-11 with the win and the Leopards dropped to 7-17.

PHILADELPHIA — Led by Charlie Brown’s 18 points, the Saint Joseph’s Hawks defeated the Rhode Island Rams 64-50 on Wednesday night. The Hawks improved to 11-11 with the win and the Rams fell to 8-14.

BOSTON — Led by Joseph Octave’s 27 points, the Holy Cross Crusaders defeated the Boston University Terriers 82-70. The Crusaders improved to 8-16 with the victory and the Terriers fell to 10-14.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Maddy Siegrist had 24 points, eight rebounds and three blocks, Lucy Olsen added 16 points, six assists and four steals and No. 19 Villanova pulled away in the second quarter to beat Marquette 73-54. Siegrist scored 10 points during an 18-0 second-quarter run that put Villanova ahead 31-15. Marquette missed 13

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Mason Gillis broke the Mackey Arena record by making nine 3-pointers and scored a career-high 29 points to help No. 1 Purdue rout Penn State 80-60.  Gillis was 10 of 14 from the field and 9 of 12 from beyond the arc after never

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners are convinced they’re an improved team from the one that last season ended the longest playoff drought in baseball. That comes despite an offseason that lacked any major splashes in free agency. The Mariners made several additions to the roster that should make

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone is out indefinitely after undergoing back surgery in Denver, the club announced Wednesday. The Knights termed the procedure Tuesday as successful and that Stone “is expected to make a full recovery.” This is the second time in less than

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Southeastern Conference schools continue to rule over the recruiting trail, almost as thoroughly as they dominate on the field. Alabama put together the best 2023 class in the country, according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports. The SEC has eight of the top 17 classes, including

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says it missed out on signing Mexican right back Julián Araujo because its was 18 seconds late turning in his transfer documentation. Barcelona director of soccer Mateu Alemany says a “system error” caused the club to miss the midnight deadline at the end of the transfer window Tuesday. Alemany says