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By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Negativity has dogged the Kentucky basketball program since its disappointing loss to South Carolina on Tuesday. Heading into Saturday’s 63-56 win over No. 5 Tennessee, Wildcats coach John Calipari did his best to insulate his players while absorbing as many bullets as possible himself. “I haven’t

By The Associated Press BOSTON — Led by Jalen Rucker’s 29 points, the Army Black Knights defeated the Boston University Terriers 83-74. The Black Knights improved to 11-8 with the win and the Terriers fell to 9-10.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — For the second straight year, Athens streets were closed for a parade leading to a celebration at Sanford Stadium for Georgia’s national championship. At the stadium, many fans held up three fingers as they looked ahead to the goal of a threepeat. No team has won three consecutive national championships in

By The Associated Press EASTON, Pa. — Led by T.J. Berger’s 19 points, the Lafayette Leopards defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders 62-48. The Leopards moved to 5-14 with the victory and the Crusaders dropped to 6-13.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Kario Oquendo scored all 15 of his points in the second half and his 10 straight points in the final four minutes carried Georgia to a 62-58 win over Ole Miss on Saturday. The win came in first-year Georgia coach Mike White’s first trip to Oxford, where he was a four-year

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Grant Singleton had 20 points in Fairleigh Dickinson’s 88-80 victory over Central Connecticut. Singleton added five rebounds for the Knights. Demetre Roberts scored 18 points and added six assists. Ansley Almonor added 15 points. Nigel Scantlebury led the Blue Devils, finishing with 23 points, five assists and three steals.

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Damar Hamlin visited with teammates at the Bills facility on Saturday for the first time since being discharged from a Buffalo hospital, about two weeks after the Bills safety went into cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated on the field during a game

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Ernest Ross scored on a go-ahead putback in traffic with 33 seconds left in overtime and North Carolina State beat No. 16 Miami 83-81. The late basket was part of a huge day for Ross, a 6-foot-9 second-year forward. He finished with career highs of

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Antonio Reeves scored 18 points and Oscar Tshiebwe had 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead Kentucky to a 63-56 victory over No. 5 Tennessee on Saturday. Kentucky led 58-50 with 3:28 left in the game. Two free throws by Santiago Vescovi and two buckets by

BOSTON — Amari Williams and Garfield Turner both scored 12 points and the Drexel Dragons defeated the Northeastern Huskies 76-55 on Saturday. The Dragons are now 10-8 with the win and the Huskies fell to 6-10.

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Sailor Charlie Enright and his 11th Hour Racing Team have grown more environmentally active each time they circle the globe. Their third lap around the planet, in the Ocean Race starting Sunday from Alicante, Spain, will focus on ocean health as much as trying to win one of sailing’s

By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Led by Tristan Enaruna’s 18 points, the Cleveland State Vikings defeated the IUPUI Jaguars 89-54. The Vikings are now 10-8 on the season, while the Jaguars dropped to 3-16.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The resignation of Matt Holliday as the St. Louis Cardinals bench coach caught team President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak by surprise, but he’s happy with the hiring of Joe McEwing. Mozeliak addressed the media Saturday morning at Busch Stadium during the Cardinals Winter Up weekend. He said he found out

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Two-time defending SailGP champion Tom Slingsby and Team Australia used two good starts in fickle light wind to finish second in both races and take the lead in the Singapore Sail Grand Prix. The consistent performance in conditions that have been the Aussies’ weakness gave them a four-point lead

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Second-placed Lens has made it 10 straight home wins in the French league after beating struggling Auxerre 1-0. Poland winger Przemyslaw Frankowski nailed a penalty kick in the 59th minute. Auxerre defender Isaak Touré was sent off midway through the second half. Northern side Lens moved

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The resignation of Matt Holliday as the St. Louis Cardinals bench coach caught team President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak by surprise, but he’s happy with the hiring of Joe McEwing. Mozeliak addressed the media Saturday morning at Busch Stadium during the Cardinals Winter Up weekend. He said he found out

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Brennan Johnson has scored twice and Nottingham Forest has boosted its chance of English Premier League survival after beating Leicester 2-0. The result moved Forest above its East Midlands rival and five points clear of the relegation zone. Leicester suffered a fourth straight loss. Forest has lost just one of its

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer Liverpool’s hopes of Champions League qualification took a blow after it was thrashed at Brighton 3-0. Solly March scored twice. Liverpool has lost six times in the English Premier League. Substitute Danny Welbeck added a third in a win that leaves Jurgen Klopp’s team seven points adrift of the

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — James Ward-Prowse scored twice to help Southampton beat Everton 2-1 in a Premier League match overshadowed by security threats against Everton’s board of directors. Ward-Prowse struck a free kick over the wall and into the net past a frozen Jordan Pickford in the 78th minute after evening the score just after