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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Zia Cooke scored 13 of her 18 points in the second half, and top-ranked South Carolina overcame a sluggish offensive effort to beat South Dakota State 62-44 at the Sanford Pentagon. The Gamecocks shot a season-low 34.3% from the field, far below their season average of 48.2%, while also scoring

By TAMIRA MADSEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Steven Crowl scored 15 points, Jordan Davis had 14 and No. 22 Wisconsin overcame a first-half deficit to beat Lehigh 78-56 on Thursday night. Freshman Connor Essegian added 13 points and matched a career high with six rebounds off the bench for the Badgers (9-2) in

MONTREAL (AP) — John Klingberg scored twice and the Anaheim Ducks won in regulation for only the second time this season, beating the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Thursday night. Troy Terry also scored for Anaheim, Adam Henrique and Frank Vatrano added empty-netters and Lukas Dostal made 23 saves. The Ducks improved to 8-20-3, ending a

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Adrian Kempe scored twice in the third period to rally Los Angeles from a two-goal deficit and Trevor Moore scored in the seventh round of the shootout to give the Kings a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins. It was just the second loss at home

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Logan Eggleston, the three-time Big 12 player of the year, had the game-winning kill to reach 16 on the match and No. 1 overall seed Texas beat San Diego 26-28, 25-16, 25-18, 25-20 in the semifinals of the NCAA volleyball tournament. Texas, in its 14th semifinal appearance, is going to the

By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Aziaha James matched her career high with 19 points as No. 8 North Carolina State ran away from Davidson for an 81-47 victory. James also had three assists — and shot 5 of 6 on 3-pointers — as the Wolfpack won their sixth straight game and

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Pittsburgh defenseman Kris Letang scored in his third game back since having a stroke and the Penguins beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Thursday night. Letang had the stroke Nov. 28, returned to practice 10 days later and got back in the lineup Saturday against Buffalo.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Brayden Point extended his goal streak to five games, backup Brian Elliott made 24 saves in his seventh straight win, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1. Brandon Hagel had two goals for Tampa Bay, and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare also scored. Nikita Kucherov

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Led by Jake Stephens’ 24 points, the Chattanooga Mocs defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 82-73 on Thursday night. The Mocs moved to 8-3 with the victory and the Blue Raiders fell to 7-4.

NEW YORK — Led by 13 points from  Javier Esquerra Trelles and Zaire Williams, the Wagner Seahawks defeated the Stony Brook Seawolves 58-55 on Thursday night. The Seahawks are now 5-4 with the victory and the Seawolves dropped to 3-8.

By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields grew up as a fan of Michael Vick. He’s closing in on a feat accomplished only by Vick and Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson. Fields needs 95 yards rushing to become the third NFL quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The first cold snap of the season is blowing into Green Bay just in time for the Packers to welcome the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night. Monday’s forecast calls for a high of 19 degrees and a low of 12. Meeting in the middle for a kickoff temperature of

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas linebacker Micah Parsons isn’t wasting time getting people talking about the Philadelphia rivalry again. The teams don’t meet for the second time in 2022 until next week. But Parsons’ exchange with Von Miller on “The Voncast” grabbed national attention. Parsons posed the question

SEATTLE (AP) — San Francisco QB Brock Purdy is active and expected to start for the 49ers against Seattle despite being listed as questionable with an oblique injury. Purdy suffered the injury early in last Sunday’s win over Tampa Bay and played through the discomfort. He was limited in the brief practice time the 49ers

LONDON (AP) — Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema has sustained a knee injury while playing for Arsenal in a women’s Champion’s League match against Lyon. The Dutch forward went down under no contact in the first half after landing awkwardly as she challenged for a loose ball. She was taken off the field on a stretcher.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Former Purdue quarterback Drew Brees is returning to his alma mater as a coach for the Jan. 2 Citrus Bowl game against No. 17 LSU. The retired NFL star will join new Purdue coach Ryan Walters as he settles into his new job. Walters

CINCINNATI (AP) — The E.W. Scripps Company has announced the launch of a sports division as it looks to acquire local and national rights for teams and leagues. Scripps has stations in 61 markets and is the nation’s fourth-largest local TV broadcaster. It also purchased ION Media last year, which has the fifth-largest national broadcast

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Alex Yannis, who chronicled Pelé’s career and the rise of soccer interest in the United States during three decades with The New York Times, has died. He was 84. Yannis died Wednesday at a residential hospice in New City, New York, of interstitial lung disease. That’s according to his

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired infielder Yonny Hernández from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for cash. The 24-year-old switch-hitter played in 12 games for Arizona last season after being traded by Texas in April. Hernández was claimed by Oakland last month and was designated for assignment this week. He played