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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Keyonte George scored 27 points, powering No. 21 Baylor to an 81-74 victory against Texas Tech. George scored 18 points in the second half as the Bear won their third in a row. LJ Cryer added 18 points, and Jalen Bridges finished with 14 for Baylor, which moved back into the

LOGAN, Utah — Led by Taylor Funk’s 20 points, the Utah State Aggies defeated the UNLV Rebels 75-71 on Tuesday night. The Aggies improved to 15-4 with the victory and the Rebels fell to 12-6.

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says Florida quarterback recruit Jaden Rashada has requested a release from his national letter of intent after a $13 million name, imagine and likeness deal fell through. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because

INDIANAPOLIS — Led by Ryan Nembhard’s 12 points, the Creighton Bluejays defeated the Butler Bulldogs 73-52 on Tuesday night. The Bluejays are now 11-8 with the win and the Bulldogs dropped to 11-9.

VALPARAISO, Ind. — Led by Kobe King’s 24 points, the Valparaiso Beacons defeated the UIC Flames 76-66 on Tuesday night. The Beacons improved to 8-12 with the win and the Flames fell to 9-11.

By ROBBIE FAULK Associated Press Starkville, Miss. (AP) — Zakai Zeigler had 24 points and Tennessee made 8 of 9 3-pointers in the second half as the No. 9 Volunteers were able to pull away late in a 70-59 win over Mississippi State on Tuesday night. The Vols (15-3, 5-1 SEC) shot 2 of 15

DAYTON, Ohio — Led by Mustapha Amzil’s 19 points, the Dayton Flyers defeated the Davidson Wildcats 68-61 on Tuesday night. The Flyers are now 13-6 with the win and the Wildcats fell to 9-10.

RICHMOND, Va. — Led by Tyler Burton’s 23 points, the Richmond Spiders defeated the Rhode Island Rams 64-57 on Tuesday night. The Spiders are now 11-8 on the season, while the Rams moved to 6-12.

RICHMOND, Va. — Led by Jalen DeLoach’s 19 points, the VCU Rams defeated the UMass Minutemen 83-55 on Tuesday night. The Rams are now 14-5 with the win and the Minutemen dropped to 11-7.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Matthew Cleveland had 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds for his eighth straight double-double and Florida State led all the way in an 84-71 victory over Notre Dame. Darin Green Jr. led Florida State with 20 points, 15 in the first half. Jalen Warley added 17 points, Caleb Mills

ATLANTA (AP) — Terquavion Smith scored 25 points, Jarkel Joiner added 19 and North Carolina State beat Georgia Tech 78-66 for its fourth straight win. Georgia Tech trailed 59-47 but cut the deficit to 63-57 with 6:16 to play. N.C. State answered with a 12-2 run for a 75-59 lead with 2:42 remaining. Smith hit

By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two former Fox executives are on trial, accused of bribing South American soccer officials for TV rights to one of the continent’s biggest annual tournaments and using information gathered in the process to help the network’s winning World Cup broadcast bid. The executives went on

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers spent the past three seasons doing everything they could to try to help Tom Brady be successful. If the seven-time Super Bowl champion retires or decides to sign with another team in free agency this winter, it will be important to

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A person familiar with the decision says the Tennessee Titans are hiring San Francisco director of player personnel Ran Carthon as their new general manager. The Titans interviewed their seventh candidate Tuesday morning in Buffalo senior director of pro scouting Malik Boyd. But

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech coach Brent Key rounded out his staff with the addition of six new assistants, including former Georgia quarterback quality control coach Buster Faulkner taking over as offensive coordinator. Faulkner, who also will work with the tight ends, will be joined on the Yellow Jackets’ staff by returning quarterbacks coach Chris

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — At his core Pete Carroll is still a defensive coach, a tug that at times perhaps pulls harder than being the one that oversees the entire Seattle Seahawks operation. The ongoing struggles and inconsistency by Seattle on that side of the ball for several seasons

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have claimed pitcher Julian Merryweather off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. Merryweather appeared in 26 games for Toronto last season, going 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA. The 6-foot-4 right-hander struck out 23 in 26 2/3 innings. To make room for Merryweather on the 40-man roster, right-hander Manuel Rodríguez

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets announced on social media that head coach Michael Malone will miss the game Tuesday night against Portland after entering the league’s health and safety protocols. Assistant coach David Adelman will fill in for a Nuggets team that entered the night tied for the top spot in the Western Conference