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ORLANDO, Fla. — Taylor Hendricks’ 25 points helped UCF defeat East Carolina 84-58. Hendricks also added 10 rebounds for the Knights. Ithiel Horton scored 19 points and added five rebounds. Ezra Ausar finished with 14 points and two steals for the Pirates.

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Brandon Newman scored 19 points, Zach Edey added 17 and Purdue held on to beat Illinois and become the first team to win the Big Ten title by three or more games since 2014. Braden Smith added 15 points for the Boilermakers, who led by

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Zia Cooke scored 24 points and Aliyah Boston added 18 as No. 1 South Carolina pulled away in the final two quarters to beat Tennessee 74-58 for the SEC championship. The Gamecocks improved to 32-0 and won their seventh league tournament in the past nine

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — Nico Echavarria is a winner on the PGA Tour. The 28-year-old rookie from Colombia had a few stressful moments on the front nine. He was bogey-free over the last 10 holes and shot a 68 to win the Puerto Rico Open by two shots. Akshay Bhatia had a 65

NEW ORLEANS — Jalen Cook scored 24 points and R.J. McGee sealed the victory with a free throw with 14 seconds remaining as Tulane knocked off Temple 83-82. Cook had five assists for the Green Wave. Kevin Cross scored 16 points and added nine rebounds and six assists. Jaylen Forbes also had 16 points, while

HAMILTON, N.Y. — Led by Oliver Lynch-Daniels’ 21 points, the Colgate Raiders defeated the Army Black Knights 91-74 in the Patriot League Tournamentfalse Championship

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bearcats defeated the SMU Mustangs 97-74 on Sunday led by David DeJulius’ 30 points. The Bearcats are now 20-11 with the victory and the Mustangs fell to 10-21.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sam Griesel scored 16 points, C.J. Wilcher broke a tie with five key points late in the game, and hot-shooting Nebraska defeated Iowa 81-77 on Sunday to close out the Big Ten regular season. Wilcher scored on the fast break then added a 3-pointer for an 80-75 Nebraska lead with

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Marcus Ericsson outlasted the carnage on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg for a surprise victory for Chip Ganassi Racing. It was the fourth career IndyCar victory for the Swedish former Formula One driver. But it was a messy opener in which Jack

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Brandon Newman scored 19 points and Zach Edey added 17 as No. 5 Purdue held on to beat Illinois 76-71. Braden Smith added 15 points for the Boilermakers (26-5, 15-5 Big Ten). It is the first time a team has won the league title by

By TRAVIS JOHNSON Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Camren Wynter made a layup with less than a second remaining to lift Penn State over No. 21 Maryland 65-64. Jalen Pickett scored 16 points, Andrew Funk had 14 and Myles Dread had 11 for the Nittany Lions, who trailed by as many as 16

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kenny Brooks walked over to an end-zone section of Virginia Tech fans and gave a fist-pumping release as his players climbed steps to cut down a piece of the net. A few minutes later, Brooks was up there himself, snipping down the final strand hanging

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jamal Shead scored 16 points, including the winning basket as time ran out, and top-ranked Houston escaped a second-half rally by Memphis for a 67-65 win in the regular-season finale. Shead’s basket from inside the foul lane came as the horn sounded. Nine seconds earlier, Memphis’

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Raven Thompson scored 19 points, Yaz Wazeerud-Din added 16 points, and second-seeded Chattanooga defeated No. 1 seed Wofford 63-53 on Sunday to win the Southern Conference Tournament for the 19th time. The Mocs will be making their 16th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Chattanooga trailed 17-9 after one quarter but dominated

WASHINGTON — Aaron Estrada had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Tyler Thomas also scored 22, and Hofstra routed William & Mary 94-46 in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament quarterfinals. Thomas made 9 of 11 shots, including 4 for 5 from beyond the arc. Jaquan Carlos had three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points. The Pride

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan bounced back from last week’s surprise loss to Bologna by beating lowly Lecce 2-0 in Serie A. Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lautaro Martínez scored in each half to help Inter return to second spot. The Nerazzurri are two points above Lazio and three above AC

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Marco Odermatt of Switzerland wrapped up another World Cup super-G title by winning Sunday’s race in Aspen, Colorado, with a smooth run through a challenging course. Odermatt has been dominant all season in the super-G, winning five of the seven World Cup races. He also finished on the podium in the

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer While two-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen’s dominant win for Red Bull at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix seemed normal by his high standards, Fernando Alonso reminded everyone of his own rare ability with a stunning third place on his debut for Aston Martin. His podium here came

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mark Evans II feels honored to be at this week’s NFL’s annual scouting combine. The former Arkansas-Pine Bluff offensive lineman just believes more players from historically Black colleges and universities should be in Indianapolis. Almost three years after the NFL announced its support for enhanced diversity

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina starting point guard Kierra Fletcher will miss the Southeastern Conference championship game after taking a hard fall. Fletcher is a graduate transfer from Georgia Tech who has started 29 games for the top-ranked Gamecocks. Fletcher took a hard fall in the first quarter against Mississippi on Saturday and was