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By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Kedrian Johnson scored 20 points and West Virginia built a big early lead and outlasted No. 14 TCU 74-65 on Wednesday night. Jimmy Bell Jr. added 15 points and 12 rebounds for West Virginia. The Mountaineers broke a five-game losing streak. Mike Miles Jr. scored

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Led by Justin Bailey’s 16 points, the South Carolina Upstate Spartans defeated the Presbyterian Blue Hose 61-60 on Wednesday night. The Spartans are now 9-9 on the season, while the Blue Hose dropped to 5-15.

WORCESTER, Mass. — Led by Keegan Records’ 18 points, the Colgate Raiders defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders 77-71 on Wednesday night. The Raiders are now 13-7 with the win and the Crusaders fell to 6-14.

FARMVILLE, Va. — Led by Walyn Napper’s 17 points, the Longwood Lancers defeated the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 64-59 on Wednesday night. The Lancers moved to 14-6 with the victory and the Runnin’ Bulldogs fell to 8-11.

PHILADELPHIA — Damian Dunn scored 22 points off of the bench to help lead the Temple Owls over the East Carolina Pirates 73-58 on Wednesday night. The Owls are now 11-9 on the season, while the Pirates moved to 10-10.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Led by Vonterius Woolbright’s 20 points, the Western Carolina Catamounts defeated the Wofford Terriers 76-71 on Wednesday night. The Catamounts moved to 11-9 with the victory and the Terriers dropped to 11-9.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Led by Drew Pember’s 20 points, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs defeated the Charleston Southern Buccaneers 73-63 on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs improved to 14-6 with the victory and the Buccaneers fell to 7-11.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California will name the field at the university’s track stadium after Olympic champion sprinter Allyson Felix. She graduated from USC in 2008 with a degree in elementary education. Felix grew up in Los Angeles and used to walk the campus as a child with her grandmother and brother. The 37-year-old

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Former United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann says the fallout from the public dispute between coach Gregg Berhalter and the family of young star Gio Reyna is “obviously not looking good” for U.S. soccer. Klinsmann says he felt the problems between Berhalter and Reyna may have played

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Staley’s status that he would remain coach of the Los Angeles Chargers was a source of debate among fans and commentators during the past two weeks. Staley though said during his season-ending press conference on Wednesday that he was aware of the speculation,

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United’s title momentum has been dramatically halted ahead of Sunday’s visit to Premier League leader Arsenal. United was leading 1-0 after 90 minutes at Crystal Palace and looked set to rack up a 10th straight win in all competitions and move up to second.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bradley Beal is back in the starting lineup for the Washington Wizards after missing five games with a left hamstring strain. Coach Wes Unseld Jr. said the Wizards would be cautious with Beal’s minutes against the New York Knicks, because he has been troubled by the hamstring multiple times this season.

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have signed kicker Tristan Vizcaino to the practice squad. The move adds an option in case Brett Maher’s wild-card meltdown lingers into practice this week. Maher missed his first four extra points in the 31-14 victory over Tampa Bay. He made

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies hope their run to the World Series is just the start of a championship window. The Phillies made the playoffs as the third NL wild card. They knocked off the St. Louis Cardinals and the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves, then beat

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati Bengals offensive line that was so consistent in November and December will have a different look when the team visits the Buffalo Bills in a divisional playoff game Sunday. Right guard Alex Cappa, right tackle La’el Collins and now left tackle Jonah Williams are

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Jim Schwartz’s new job is to fix the Cleveland Browns’ busted defense. Schwartz, who has had three past stints in the NFL as defensive coordinator, was officially hired Wednesday by the Browns. Cleveland’s defense was mainly responsible for a disappointing 7-10 season. The 56-year-old Schwartz

MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens say rookie winger Juraj Slafkovsky will be out three months with a lower-body injury. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NHL draft, Slafkovsky was injured in Montreal’s 2-1 win over the New York Rangers on Sunday. The Canadiens said the injury does not require surgery. The 18-year-old

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers were hit with a $32 million luxury tax for the second straight season, among six teams paying a penalty as baseball payrolls rebounded after the lockout to a record $4.56 billion. The New York Mets set a luxury tax payroll record

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid has returned to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey for the first time since 2018 by defeating second-division club Levante 2-0. Marcos Llorente scored a goal and set up another by Álvaro Morata to send Atlético through to the last eight and help

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A four-game losing streak has left Georgia Tech one spot from the bottom of the ACC standings. Unfortunately for coach Josh Pastner, that’s familiar territory. The Yellow Jackets finished 14th in the 15-team Atlantic Coast Conference last season. In Pastner’s six seasons, Georgia Tech has finished