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COMMERCE, Texas — Boogie Anderson hit a short jumper as time ran out in overtime for the last of his 24 points in Southeastern Louisiana’s 78-76 overtime victory over Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday night. The Lions moved to 15-13 with the victory and the Lions dropped to 11-17.

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Adam Boqvist broke a tie early in the third period and the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets beat the struggling Dallas Stars 4-1 on Saturday night. The Western Conference-leading Stars lost for the seventh time in nine games. They had an early start on the second night

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Shawndarius Cowart scored 18 points to lead Grambling State to a 69-64 overtime victory over Southern in the NBA HBCU Classic.  The game was part of the NBA All-Star events in Salt Lake City. The nationally televised game preceded All-Star Saturday night’s lineup featuring the

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Wade Taylor IV scored 21 points, Dexter Dennis added a double-double and Texas A&M beat Missouri 69-60 for its fifth straight victory. Taylor made 4 of 7 shots with three 3-pointers for the Aggies (20-7, 12-2), who are off to their best start in Southeastern Conference play since becoming a member

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association clearly do not agree on everything, as evidenced by the fact that there’s no new Collective Bargaining Agreement yet. One thing they do agree on: A record-setting trade deadline this season is a good thing. NBA

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jake DeBrusk scored two minutes into his first game in six weeks to lead the Bruins to a 6-2 victory over the New York Islanders. Trent Frederic had a pair of goals and Linus Ullmark stopped 26 shots for Boston. Nick Foligno, Patrice Bergeron and Pavel

By The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Led by Darius McGhee’s 27 points, the Liberty Flames defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 79-55. The Flames are now 22-7 with the win and the Gamecocks fell to 11-18.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Kelton Talford scored 20 points and Winthrop beat Charleston Southern 75-67. Talford also had six rebounds for the Eagles (13-16, 8-8 Big South Conference). Cory Hightower added 16 points and seven boards. Toneari Lane sank four 3-pointers and scored 16. Tyeree Bryan finished with 23 points to pace the Buccaneers (8-19,

By The Associated Press FRESNO, Calf. — Isaiah Stevens scored 17 points to lead the Colorado State Rams and John Tonje secured the victory with a free throw with five seconds remaining as the Rams took down the Fresno State Bulldogs 60-57. The Rams are now 12-15 on the season, while the Bulldogs moved to

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Rahm is one round away from another victory and a return to No. 1 in the world. Rahm birdied his last hole for a 65 and a three-shot lead over Max Homa. Tiger Woods had his best Saturday score since the fall of 2019

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner is headed back to the Phoenix Mercury. Griner, who was a free agent, re-signed with the Mercury on a one-year contract according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday because no announcement has been made.

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Bernhard Langer remained in position to tie Hale Irwin’s PGA Tour Champions victory record of 45, shooting a 2-under 70 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the Chubb Classic. The 65-year-old Langer, the winner last year, had a 10-under 134 total on Tiburon Golf Club’s

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Yvonne Ejim scored 25 points and Kaylynne Truong hit four 3-pointers and added 14 points to help No. 20 Gonzaga beat Saint Mary’s 65-51 and extend its win streak against the Gaels to six. Ejim hit a jumper and Truong followed with a 3-pointer to make it 5-0 and the Bulldogs

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Ed Croswell scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and 24th-ranked Providence earned its 20th victory of the season, holding on for a 85-72 win over Villanova. Bryce Hopkins added 19 points and 12 rebounds. Noah Locked finished with 16 points. Croswell connected on two

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Jamari Smith and Brian Moore scored 18 points each in Murray State’s 74-58 win over Evansville on Saturday night. Smith went 8 of 15 from the field for the Racers (15-13, 10-8 Missouri Valley Conference). Moore shot 5 of 10 from the field and 7 for 7 from the line. Quincy

SAN ANTONIO — Jordan Walker’s 25 points helped UAB defeat UTSA 83-78. Walker shot 8 for 19 and made four 3-pointers for the Blazers. KJ Buffen scored 16 points and Ty Brewer had 12 points. The Roadrunners were led by Japhet Medor, who posted 22 points, four assists and two steals.

LAKE CHARLES, La. — Led by Trey Tennyson’s 23 points, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders defeated the McNeese State Cowboys 77-54 on Saturday night. The Islanders moved to 19-9 with the win and the Cowboys dropped to 9-20.

BOONE, N.C. — Led by Mekhi Long’s 17 points, the Old Dominion Monarchs defeated the Appalachian State Mountaineers 74-63 on Saturday night. The Monarchs improved to 17-11 with the victory and the Mountaineers fell to 15-14.

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — After last season, Lucas Giolito was angry. The Chicago White Sox right-hander packed up that anger and took it right to the gym. The end result is a slimmed-down version of the 6-foot-6 Giolito primed for what he hopes will be a return to his