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By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Bryce Hopkins scored 27 points and Providence dominated the second half and knocked off fourth-ranked UConn 73-61 for its eighth straight victory. Noah Locke added 17 points to help the Friars earn their second win over a ranked team this season and remain unbeaten in

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan and Patrick Williams each scored 22 points, and the Chicago Bulls stopped Brooklyn’s 12-game win streak with a 121-112 victory over Kevin Durant and the Nets. Durant scored 44 points, but Chicago had six players score in double figures. Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Sadaidriene Hall’s 18 points helped SFA defeat New Mexico State 69-60. Hall also had three blocks for the Lumberjacks. Latrell Jossell scored 15 points, making 5 of 10 from 3-point range. Roti Ware finished with 11 points. The Aggies were led in scoring by Xavier Pinson, who finished with 20 points and

WASHINGTON (AP) — Caleb Daniels made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points, Brandon Slater added 14 points and Villanova beat Georgetown 73-57 to extend the Hoyas’ regular-season conference losing streak to 25 games. The Georgetown loss broke a tie with DePaul for the longest regular-season losing streak in Big East Conference history. The Hoyas went

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Milwaukee and Toronto started very slowly. Phoenix and Cleveland weren’t much better. In a season where teams are scoring more per game than at any point in more than 50 years, the Suns-Cavaliers and Bucks-Raptors games didn’t exactly get off to flying starts on Wednesday night. They turned in

NORFOLK, Va. — Led by Kris Bankston’s 20 points, the Norfolk State Spartans defeated the Penn State-Wilkes Barre Nittany Lions 85-60 on Wednesday night. The Spartans improved to 10-5 with the victory.

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 30,000 Gremio fans filled the Brazilian club’s arena in Porto Alegre to welcome striker Luis Suárez. The 35-year-old signed a two-year contract in a free transfer after his contract with Uruguay’s Nacional ended. Three-time Copa Libertadores winner Gremio will return to Brazil’s top

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Caleb Grill scored 20 points and No. 25 Iowa State held on to beat Oklahoma 63-60 on Wednesday night. Osun Osunniyi added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Cyclones (11-2, 2-0 Big 12). Jalen Hill scored 16 and Tanner Groves had 15 points and

DAYTON, Ohio — Led by Daron Holmes’ 20 points, the Dayton Flyers defeated the Saint Joseph’s Hawks 76-56 on Wednesday night. The Flyers are now 11-5 on the season, while the Hawks dropped to 6-8.

KINGSTON, R.I. — Led by Malik Martin’s 23 points, the Rhode Island Rams defeated the Fordham Rams 82-79 on Wednesday night. The Rams moved to 5-9 with the victory and the Rams dropped to 12-3.

BUIES CREEK, N.C. — Laurynas Vaistaras scored 13 points as Campbell beat Gardner-Webb 63-58. Vaistaras went 6 of 10 from the field for the Fighting Camels. Quest Aldridge led the Runnin’ Bulldogs with 20 points.

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Dominic Smith describes his move to the Washington Nationals via a one-year, $2 million contract as a “fresh start” and says the team that finished last in the NL East each of the past three seasons wants him to be its everyday first baseman. Smith spoke

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers didn’t make any bold proclamations about running the table this time around. But the similarities between the Green Bay Packers’ current turnaround and their remarkable run to the NFC championship game back in 2016 otherwise are too obvious to ignore. The Packers

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Eric Hosmer has agreed to a $720,000, one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, giving the team another option at first base and designated hitter. A person familiar with the negotiations confirmed the deal to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it was pending a

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers and veteran left-hander Wade Miley have agreed to a $4.5 million, one-year contract, according to a person familiar with the situation. Miley can make additional $1.5 million in incentives, and there is a $10 million mutual option for 2024. The person confirmed the

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. soccer team has been plunged into public turmoil because the family of former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna family says it was the one to notify the U.S. Soccer Federation of a decades-old incident involving Gregg Berhalter and his wife. The family says it

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants rookie edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux isn’t going to change his sack celebrations after taking criticism for doing snow angels next to an injured Colts quarterback Nick Foles this past weekend. Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday said called the celebration “trash” given

By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Dalton Bolon tallied his first career double-double with 22 points and 10 boards as No. 23 College of Charleston won its 14th straight game, notching a 92-79 road victory over North Carolina A&T. Charleston is off to its best single-season start since joining the Division I

By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Marvin Jones is preparing for his final game with the Jacksonville Jaguars. It could come Saturday night against rival Tennessee in a matchup that will decide the division and the No. 4 seed in the AFC playoffs. The 32-year-old receiver is a pending free