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LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A spectator was escorted from Rupp Arena during the first half of Kentucky’s loss to South Carolina on Tuesday night after holding up a sign that said “Please go to Texas,” referring to speculation about Wildcats coach John Calipari being a candidate to coach the Longhorns. The unidentified man in the

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin scored the deciding goal in a shootout and the New York Rangers beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3. K’Andre Miller and Adam Fox each had a goal and an assist, and Filip Chytil also scored for New York. Igor Shesterkin finished with 28

DEKALB, Ill. — Led by David Coit’s 23 points, the Northern Illinois Huskies defeated the Central Michigan Chippewas 73-54 on Tuesday night. The Huskies improved to 5-11 with the victory and the Chippewas fell to 6-10.

By The Associated Press CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Bowen Born scored 13 of 23 points after halftime and Northern Iowa beat Murray State 75-67 on Tuesday night. Born shot 7 for 14 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 7 of 10 from the free throw line for the Panthers (9-8, 5-2 Missouri Valley

By The Associated Press KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Led by Lamar Norman Jr.’s 25 points, the Western Michigan Broncos defeated the Eastern Michigan Eagles 85-79 on Tuesday night. The Broncos are now 5-11 on the season, while the Eagles dropped to 4-12.

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored twice and added two assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins roared back from an early deficit to blow past the Vancouver Canucks 5-4. Malkin’s 28th career four-point game helped spark the Penguins after Pittsburgh spotted the Canucks a three-goal lead. Jason Zucker, Sidney Crosby

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Colin Castleton scored 18 points, making a career-high 12 foul shots, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked five shots and Florida handed LSU its third-straight loss, 67-56. The 6-foot-11 Castleton made a career-high 15 trips to the foul line and shot 3 of 6 from the field. Castleton’s layup with 3:05

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Matt Beniers, Justin Schultz and Jordan Eberle each had a goal and an assist for Seattle, which rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 for the Kraken’s sixth consecutive win. Yanni Gourde also scored, Andre Burakovsky had two assists and Philipp Grubauer made 32 saves in

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Meechie Johnson hit six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 26 points to lead South Carolina over Kentucky 71-68, winning at Rupp Arena for the first time in 14 years and giving coach Lamont Paris his first SEC victory. The win was just the third for the Gamecocks (8-8, 1-2) in 31

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry is back for the Golden State Warriors after an 11-game absence with a partially dislocated left shoulder, rejoining the starting lineup as the defending champions hosted the Phoenix Suns.While Curry didn’t have a strict minutes restriction, coach Steve Kerr noted “he’s not going

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid rocked braids and had 36 points and 11 rebounds, James Harden added a second straight triple-double and the Philadelphia 76ers routed the Detroit Pistons 147-116 on Tuesday night. Harden finished with 16 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds Embiid returned from a three-game absence

By AVERY OSEN Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Markquis Nowell scored 20 points and found Keyontae Johnson for an alley-oop dunk with 38 seconds left as No. 11 Kansas State held off Oklahoma State 65-57. Johnson added 12 points and Desi Sills had 11 for the Wildcats, who won their ninth straight and matched

NEW YORK — The Dayton Flyers defeated the Fordham Rams 82-58 on Tuesday night led by Daron Holmes’ 32 points. The Flyers are now 12-5 with the win and the Rams fell to 13-4.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler is coming back to the Gamecocks next season. The Oklahoma transfer posted on social media that he will return to the team in 2023. Rattler’s future had been among the biggest offseason questions for South Carolina, which finished No. 23 in the final AP Top 25.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — As the longest-tenured player on the Los Angeles Chargers’ roster, Keenan Allen knows opportunities to get into the playoffs can be fleeting. This is only the third time the 10-year veteran has been in the postseason. The Chargers travel to Jacksonville on Saturday for

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Veteran defensive lineman Shelby Harris was already enjoying the experience of playing the final few weeks of the season with the postseason at stake. When Seattle got the help it needed from the Detroit Lions late Sunday night to send the Seahawks to the playoffs,

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has hired Emmett Jones as wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator. Jones held the same positions at Texas Tech this past season. The Red Raiders beat Oklahoma 51-48 in overtime on Nov. 26 after rolling up 599 yards of offense, including 436 yards passing. Texas Tech led the Big

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina has been awarded the 2029 summer World University Games two months after the state’s bid for the 2027 games finished second to South Korea. The executive committee of the International University Sports Federation selected North Carolina on Tuesday. The panel was meeting in Lake Placid, New York, where winter

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars signed three pass catchers in free agency to help second-year quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Each of them delivered a career season. Christian Kirk, Zay Jones and Evan Engram quickly bonded with Lawrence and became one of the most dynamic trios in the