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NATCHITOCHES, La. — Demarcus Sharp scored 25 points and Northwestern State upped its win streak to nine with an 81-76 victory over Southeast Louisiana. Sharp added six assists and three steals for the Demons (19-8, 11-3 Southland Conference). Isaac Haney was 8 of 15 shooting, including 4 for 10 from distance, and went 3 for

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Dillon Jones finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds to power Weber State to a 52-49 victory over Sacramento State. Steven Verplancken Jr. scored 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting for the Wildcats (14-13, 9-5 Big Sky Conference).. Alex Tew recorded 11 points. Zach Chappell had 17 points and four assists to pace

By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou and Brayden Schenn each had a goal and an assist and the St. Louis Blues extended their winning streak to three games with a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Pavel Buchnevich and Alexey Toropchenko also scored for the Blues who swept the

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Marcus Sasser scored 20 points, freshman Jarace Walker added 14 and No. 2 Houston cruised to an 80-65 victory over SMU. With a win at home over Memphis on Sunday, the Cougars could be in line for their third stay atop the AP Top 25 poll

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alyssa Brown scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Desi-Rae Young had a double-double and No. 23 UNLV clinched its second straight Mountain West Conference regular-season championship, beating San Jose State 77-60. Nailea Nicholas scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for San Jose State. Nicholas’ basket reduced the Spartan’s deficit

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bradley Beal had 13 of his 35 points over the final 4 1/2 minutes to help the Washington Wizards rally from a 20-point first-quarter deficit to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-106. Kyle Kuzma swished a top-of-the-key fadeaway from deep for a 107-106 lead that was Washington’s

By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jeremy Swayman made 29 saves, Patrice Bergeron had a goal and an assist and the Boston Bruins defeated the Nashville Predators 5-0. Brad Marchand, Craig Smith, Derek Forbort and Trent Frederic also scored for the Bruins, winners of three of four. Nick Foligno and Hampus Lindholm

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mitchell Saxen had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Aidan Mahaney added 13 points for the No. 17 Saint Mary’s Gaels, who didn’t score in the last 7:05 but held off hobbled but determined San Diego 62-59 for their 14th win in 15 games. The

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis had three goals for his first career hat trick and the Carolina Hurricanes scored three times in the first five minutes of the third period to beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2. Jarvis scored in the first and third periods for his first multigoal game

EL PASO, Texas — Jordan Walker scored 22 points to guide UAB to a 79-66 victory over UTEP. Walker shot 8 for 15 from the floor (4 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Blazers (19-8, 10-6 Conference USA). Ledarrius Brewer added 13 points and Ty Brewer scored 11. Ze’Rik Onyema led the Miners (12-14,

By The Associated Press TULSA, Okla. — Led by Max Abmas’ 19 points, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles defeated the North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks 73-70. The Golden Eagles are now 24-4 on the season, while the Fightin’ Hawks fell to 10-18.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Led by Nico Galette’s 27 points, the Sacred Heart Pioneers defeated the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 94-86 in overtime on Thursday night. The Pioneers improved to 14-14 with the victory and the Knights fell to 15-13.

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 in a big game in the Eastern Conference wild-card race. The Panthers have closed an 11-point gap since New Year’s Day and have now tied the Capitals at 62. Veteran defenseman Marc Staal scored his first goal with

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Camryn Weston scored 16 points, Elias King added 15 and Middle Tennessee beat No. 25 Florida Atlantic 74-70 for the Blue Raiders’ first win over a ranked opponent since 2016. Middle Tennessee avenged an 85-67 loss to then-No. 21 FAU on Jan. 26 in its first home game against a ranked

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Tyler Stephenson-Moore scored 17 points and Stony Brook held off William & Mary 71-66 in overtime. Stephenson-Moore added five assists for the Seawolves (10-18, 6-9 Colonial Athletic Association). Keenan Fitzmorris finished with 14 points and four blocks. Frankie Policelli scored 13. Ben Wight finished with 21 points and nine rebounds to

BOSTON — Led by Jahmyl Telfort’s 17 points, the Northeastern Huskies defeated the Monmouth Hawks 77-62 on Thursday night. The Huskies improved to 9-17 with the win and the Hawks fell to 6-22.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Led by Jayden Brown’s 10 points, the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils defeated the Wagner Seahawks 58-57 on Thursday night. The Blue Devils are now 9-19 with the victory and the Seahawks fell to 13-11.

By The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Aly Khalifa scored Charlotte’s only points in overtime on back-to-back 3-pointers to lift the 49ers to a 68-64 win over Western Kentucky on Thursday nights. Khalifa finished with 24 points and had eight rebounds for the 49ers (15-11, 6-9 Conference USA). Montre’ Gipson added 11 points while

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Led by Adrian Nelson’s 19 points, the Youngstown State Penguins defeated the Milwaukee Panthers 87-58 on Thursday night. The Penguins are now 21-7 on the season, while the Panthers moved to 18-9.