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By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 14 points and 14 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina won its 28th straight game with an 87-69 victory over Kentucky on Thursday night. The Gamecocks (10-0 Southeastern Conference) stayed perfect at 22-0 and now head for an NCAA Tournament title game

BOONE, N.C. — Led by Andrew Taylor’s 21 points, the Marshall Thundering Herd defeated the Appalachian State Mountaineers 66-58 on Thursday night. The Thundering Herd are now 19-5 on the season, while the Mountaineers moved to 13-11.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Led by Rickey Bradley Jr.’s 16 points, the VMI Keydets defeated The Citadel 75-69 on Thursday night. The Keydets are now 6-18 on the season, while the Bulldogs moved to 9-15.

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Kevon Voyles scored 16 points to help Maryland-Eastern Shore defeat Regent 89-41. Voyles was 6-of-9 shooting (2 for 4 from distance) for the Hawks (14-8), who earned their seventh straight victory. Chace Davis finished with 15 points and three steals. Zion Styles scored 13. Joakim Marie-Joseph led the Royals with 11

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Olivia Miles combined with Sonia Citron to score 14 straight points in the fourth quarter, when No. 9 Notre Dame pulled away from Boston College to win 72-59. Miles scored 22 points with 10 assists and eight rebounds. Citron scored 23, and KK Bransford scored 10

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Hank Lebioda knows as well as anyone about change, and not just the Pebble Beach weather. He’s the leader after the opening round at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Lebioda had an 8-under 63 at Monterey Peninsula. Because he played multiple-course rotations the last

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The NHL is using its All-Star celebrations in South Florida to highlight its efforts to increase diversity in the sport. With All-Star weekend coinciding with the start of Black History Month, the league unveiled a mobile museum that highlights minority and underrepresented contributors to

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Leigha Brown scored 27 points to propel No. 18 Michigan to a 74-57 victory over Illinois. Brown sank 10 of 13 shots from the floor and all seven of her free throws for the Wolverines (18-5, 8-4 Big Ten Conference). She added five assists and four rebounds. Maddie Nolan and

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has further adjusted the schedule of nationally televised games with LeBron James closing in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the league’s scoring record. James is on pace to break the record Tuesday at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder. That game will now be shown on TNT, a change that

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid, Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Portland’s Damian Lillard had to have known they were going to the All-Star Game. Players averaging more than 30 points per game typically don’t have to worry about not hearing their name called. Other players — like Miami’s Bam Adebayo, Indiana’s

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Ally Ewing is a three-time winner on the LPGA Tour. This week, she’s a caddie at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. That was by design. Ewing figures it’s a great chance to spend time with her family and to see Pebble Beach ahead of

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — DeMeco Ryans was a highly sought-after candidate for head coaching jobs in this coaching cycle and had plenty of suitors other than the Houston Texans. No team really had a chance to land him with the Texans as an option. “When it came down to it,

The Associated Press COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Star receiver Ainias Smith will return to Texas A&M for another season. Smith announced on Twitter that he’ll return for a fifth season after breaking his right leg in Texas A&M’s fourth game last season.

RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ryo Hisatsune’s fast start with birdies on his first six holes helped the Japanese golfer take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship. The 20-year-old Hisatsune picked up further shots on the eighth and 10th holes but then couldn’t make another

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Jordan Minor had 25 points and 13 rebounds to lead Merrimack to a 76-59 victory over Long Island University. Minor added seven assists, and four blocks for the Warriors (8-16, 6-4 Northeast Conference). Ziggy Reid pitched in with 19 points, shooting 7 of 11 from the floor with three 3-pointers, five

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was set to resume his NBA scoring-record chase Thursday night at Indiana after being cleared to start. James entered the day 89 points away from breaking Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s mark of 38,387. James, a 19-time All-Star, had been listed as questionable because of a sore left

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer Vinícius Júnior had more than his goal to celebrate in Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over Valencia in the Spanish league. Vinícius also was glad to escape serious injury after a vicious foul by Gabriel Paulista in the second half. The foul ignited a brawl and earned the Valencia defender

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Nick Kyrgios is due to appear in an Australian court to apply to have an assault charge stemming from events two years ago dismissed on mental health grounds. His lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith appeared in a court in Kyrgios’ hometown of Canberra in October and