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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson had 13 points and 11 rebounds against his former team, and No. 5 Kansas State beat Florida 64-50 in the Big 12-SEC Challenge. Markquis Nowell finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Wildcats. They improved to 18-3 to equal

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 21 of his 32 points in the final 9 1/2 minutes, carrying the Brooklyn Nets to their ninth straight victory over the New York Knicks, 122-115. Irving’s sixth straight game of 30 or more points gave him a new career high and

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New hybrid engine technology held up over the first seven hours of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, where a new era of sports car racing began as IMSA became the first North American series to use the technology. The twice-round-the-clock endurance race that

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored 17 seconds into overtime to cap a late scoring flurry and give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 victory over the NHL-leading Boston Bruins on Saturday night. After David Pastrnak scored to give the Bruins the lead with 48.6 seconds left in regulation, Florida

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Damar Hamlin released a video Saturday in which he says he’s thankful for the outpouring of support and vows to pay it back, marking the first time the Buffalo Bills safety has spoken publicly since he went into cardiac arrest and needed to be

By BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Chase Hunter drove the lane and drew a foul, sinking the free throw, to help No. 24 Clemson escape with an 82-81 win over Florida State on Saturday. Hunter Tyson scored 27 points on 10 of 17 shooting for Clemson, which halted an eight-game road losing

RICHMOND, Va. — Yann Farell had 15 points in Saint Bonaventure’s 61-58 win against VCU. Farell also contributed seven rebounds for the Bonnies. Moses Flowers also scored 15 points, all in the second half. Chad Venning recorded 13 points. The Rams were led in scoring by Adrian Baldwin Jr., who finished with 15 points and

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Keyonte George scored 24 points for No. 17 Baylor in a 67-64 victory over Arkansas in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The 16-5 Bears never trailed again after Flo Thamba made two free throws for a 55-53 lead with 3:37 left. True freshman George then scored

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 32 points to lead No. 18 Iowa State to an 86-78 win over No. 14 Oklahoma on Saturday, overshadowing the Sooners’ Taylor Robertson becoming the Division I leader in 3-pointers. Robertson’s first basket of the game, at 4:18 of the first quarter, moved her past Kelsey Mitchell, who

By CHUCK KING Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Weatherspoon scored 14 points and No. 21 Florida Atlantic defeated Western Kentucky 70-63 on Saturday to remain undefeated at home. The victory extended FAU’s winning streak to a program-record 20 games, which is now the nation’s longest. The Owls’ 21 victories on the season

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Led by Marcus Tsohonis’ 21 points, the Long Beach State Beach defeated the UC Davis Aggies 75-72 on Saturday. The Beach are now 12-10 on the season, while the Aggies fell to 13-9.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Aaron Estrada scored 25 points and Darlinstone Dubar added 18 as Hofstra ended No. 18 College of Charleston’s 20-game win streak with an 85-81 victory. The Pride lead the Colonial Athletic Association in field-goal percentage and used that in the second half to hold off the Cougars, who had won 20

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Zyon Pullin scored 23 points to lead UC Riverside past UC San Diego 72-65. Pullin had five rebounds for the Highlanders (15-7, 8-2 Big West Conference). Lachlan Olbrich added 14 points and six boards. Flynn Cameron totaled 12 points and seven rebounds. Francis Nwaokorie led the Tritons (8-14, 3-7) with 16 points

ELON, N.C. — Led by Sean Halloran’s 18 points, the Elon Phoenix defeated the Drexel Dragons 72-58. The Phoenix moved to 3-19 with the victory and the Dragons dropped to 12-10.

TOWSON, Md. — Cameron Holden had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Towson’s 92-73 win over William & Mary on Saturday. Holden recorded the second triple-double in Tigers history. The Tigers improved to 16-7 with the win and the Tribe fell to 9-14.

CONWAY, Ark. — Jordan Davis scored 18 points and Osayi Osifo had a double-double to lead Jacksonville to a 74-64 victory over Central Arkansas. Davis had six rebounds for the Dolphins (12-9, 5-5 Atlantic Sun Conference). Osifo totaled 17 points and 11 rebounds. Mike Marsh scored 13 on 6-of-8 shooting. Camren Hunter finished with 18

MOBILE, Ala. — Led by Isaiah Moore’s 23 points, the South Alabama Jaguars defeated the Troy Trojans 77-60 on Saturday night. The Jaguars improved to 9-13 with the win and the Trojans fell to 13-10.

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins were smitten after one season of Carlos Correa’s hitting, defense, intelligence, experience and leadership. The belief in those traits was strong enough to commit a franchise-record amount of guaranteed money for at least the next six years. Correa picked two other teams before