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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 30 points and Ja Morant added 20 as the Memphis Grizzlies breezed by the Houston Rockets 113-99. Morant wasn’t nearly as dominant against Houston as he was Tuesday night when he scored 28 of his 39 points in the third quarter of a

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Adama Sanogo scored 26 points to lead five UConn players in double figures and the 14th-ranked Huskies closed out their home schedule in emphatic style with an 88-59 win over skidding DePaul. Andre Jackson filled up the stat sheet for Connecticut with 11 points, nine

FAIRFAX, Va. — Josh Oduro scored 17 points and Ronald Polite III scored eight points in the overtime as the George Mason Patriots took down the Fordham Rams 64-58 on Wednesday night. The Patriots are now 18-12 on the season, while the Rams fell to 23-7.

LORETTO, Pa. — Led by Josh Cohen’s 25 points, the Saint Francis (Pennsylvania) Red Flash defeated the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 83-69 in the Northeast Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect Andrew Painter tossed two solid innings in his spring training debut. The 19-year-old allowed one run on three hits with a strikeout in a 4-4 tie with Minnesota. Painter’s fastball touched 99 mph against Twins star Carlos Correa. Painter also struck out eight-year veteran Max

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The flurry of movement around the NHL continues well ahead of the trade deadline Friday. Defending champion Colorado acquired center Lars Eller from Washington. Carolina made another under-the-radar deal by getting defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere from Arizona. And the Coyotes finally traded Jakob Chychrun by sending him to Ottawa. Columbus

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Souley Boum scored a season-high 33 points and Colby Jones added 29 to help No. 19 Xavier beat No. 20 Providence 94-89. The Musketeers clinched the second seed in the Big East Tournament. Ed Croswell scored 17 points with 13 rebounds, and Bryce Hopkins also

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Dontavia Waggoner returned from a nine-game absence to score 10 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter and Boston College held off Georgia Tech 62-57 in the first round of the ACC Tournament. Waggoner hadn’t played since Jan. 22 because of a leg injury but made 5 of 10 shots,

LAS VEGAS Endyia Rogers scored 10 of her 28 points in the fourth quarter and ninth-seeded Oregon pulled out a 52-50 win over eighth-seeded Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. The Ducks face top-seeded and sixth-ranked Stanford in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Rogers had two baskets in a 9-0 run that was

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball’s season is officially over. The Charlotte Hornets announced that the third-year point guard underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a fracture in his right ankle and will miss the remainder of the season. Ball was injured in Charlotte’s victory Monday night over the Detroit

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kevin Durant made his Phoenix Suns debut Wednesday night against the Charlotte Hornets. Sidelined by a sprained knee since Jan. 8, the 13-time All-Star joined the Suns 20 days ago in a blockbuster deal with Brooklyn that sent Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder and

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Baltimore general manager Eric DeCosta says the Ravens have not decided which type of franchise tag they would use on quarterback Lamar Jackson if the team can’t sign him to a long-term contract before the start of free agency. Jackson has played to the end of his rookie deal. The deadline for

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Wizards say starting point guard Monte Morris is week-to-week because of lower back problems. The Wizards also waived center Vernon Carey Jr. on Wednesday. Morris has averaged 10.4 points and a career-high 5.3 assists in 51 games this season. The team says he had an epidural injection Wednesday after missing

By STEPHEN WHYNO and JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writers The Ottawa Senators have acquired defenseman Jakob Chychrun in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes. The Senators sent three draft picks, including a conditional first-round pick, to Arizona in a deal struck two days before the NHL’s trade deadline. Chychrun had been scratched for trade-related reasons

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer There will be no Big 12 regular-season title for the Baylor women for the first time in 13 seasons. But they can still clinch their 23rd consecutive season winning at least 20 games in their regular-season finale at home Saturday before going to the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments.

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Anderson Jr. might be the best defensive player in this year’s NFL draft. Heck, he might even be the No. 1 overall pick. But the former Alabama star knows he still has to earn those accolades and neither will come easily. First, Anderson must prove

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Robyn Benton scored 20 points, Adebola Adeyeye had 11 points and 17 rebounds and No. 14 Kentucky beat 11th-seeded Florida 72-57 on Wednesday in an SEC Tournament game marred by a scuffle. Kentucky (11-18) snapped a seven-game losing streak to advance to play No. 6 Alabama on Thursday. The game had

LONDON (AP) — Brentford striker Ivan Toney has expressed his concern about the process behind his impending disciplinary hearing on gambling charges in the wake of “press speculation” that he is facing a six-month ban. Toney has been charged with a total of 262 breaches of the Football Association’s gambling laws. The alleged breaches date

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool boosted its chances of getting back in the Champions League qualification places in the Premier League by beating Wolverhampton 2-0 thanks to second-half goals by Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah. Liverpool climbed to sixth and is now six points behind fourth-place Tottenham with a game in hand. Van Dijk

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Arsenal pushed further ahead in the race for the Premier League title and Manchester United moved a step closer to a second trophy this season by advancing to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. But the biggest celebration of the night was reserved for Grimsby