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OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Daniel Ortiz scored 22 points with a career-high six 3-pointers, Jacari Lane added a career-high 19 points and North Alabama beat Ole Miss 66-65 on Tuesday for the program’s first victory over an SEC opponent. The North Alabama program entered with an 0-19 record against SEC teams, including five losses since

FARMVILLE, Va. — Led by Isaiah Wilkins’ 14 points, the Longwood Lancers defeated the South Carolina State Bulldogs 104-77 on Tuesday. The Lancers are now 8-5 on the season, while the Bulldogs fell to 2-12.

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — During his first interview after being released from prison, tennis great Boris Becker recalled the moment the door of his single-occupancy cell at Britain’s notorious Wandsworth prison closed. Becker calls is the “loneliest moment I’ve ever had in life.” The interview with German broadcaster SAT.1 aired Tuesday.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Bryce Thompson had 13 points and six assists, Moussa Cisse added 12 points and 14 rebounds, and Oklahoma State blew past Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 81-58. Avery Anderson added 10 points, nine assists and three rebounds for the Cowboys and Tyreek Smith scored 12 points. Oklahoma State led 44-20 at halftime after

DEKALB, Ill. — Led by Gerald Drumgoole Jr.’s 23 points, the Albany (NY) Great Danes defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies 83-78 on Tuesday. The Great Danes are now 5-9 on the season, while the Huskies fell to 3-9.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream have made long-term commitments to their management team. Coach Tanisha Wright and general manager Dan Padover both have received five-year contract extensions that carry through the 2027 season. Wright was named AP Coach of the Year following her first season in Atlanta. The Dream finished 14-22 after winning only

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson will start at quarterback for the New York Jets against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Coach Robert Saleh says Mike White still hasn’t been cleared by doctors to play as he recovers from broken ribs. Wilson has been taking the snaps with

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Tad Boyle has a chance to become Colorado’s all-time winningest men’s basketball coach with a victory Wednesday over Southern Utah. Boyle has compiled a 261-160 record in 13 seasons with the Buffaloes. He’s currently tied with Sox Walseth, the Colorado coach whose name is on

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are planning to have veteran defensive coordinator Dean Pees call the plays in Saturday’s game at Baltimore following his scary pregame collision with a player that forced him to miss last week’s game in New Orleans. The 73-year-old Pees has resumed

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts still has a chance he could play Saturday against the Dallas Cowboys. Hurts sprained his right shoulder in Sunday’s win against Chicago. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni did not rule out Hurts on Tuesday. Sirianni said there’s a chance Hurts could play

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Carpenter agreed to a $12 million, two-year contract with the San Diego Padres after reviving his career with the New York Yankees in a season cut short by injury. The agreement could be worth $21 million over two seasons if he has 550 plate appearances in each year. The 37-year-old

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is making another run at the MVP award, but he’s doing it in a different manner than in 2018, when he won his first trophy. Back then, he was airing the ball out in an offense predicated on big plays,

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Two people with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that the San Francisco Giants postponed a news conference Tuesday to introduce Carlos Correa after a medical concern arose during the All-Star shortstop’s physical. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the Giants have not announced

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona has brought up Rigo Beltrán to be the AL Central champions’ new bullpen coach.  Beltrán replaces Brian Sweeney, who was recently named Kansas City’s pitching coach. Beltrán spent the past four seasons as the pitching coach for Triple-A Columbus and has been with Cleveland’s organization since 2014.

NEW YORK (AP) — American League MVP Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees have finalized their $360 million, nine-year contract, the third-largest deal in baseball history. Judge hit 62 homers last season to break the previous AL record of 61 set by the Yankees’ Roger Maris in 1961. Judge’s contract trails only Mike Trout’s

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has signed coach Bret Bielema to a new six-year contract through 2028. He’s transformed a struggling program into a winner in two seasons, going 13-11. He gets a bump in salary from $4.2 million to $6 million. The deal is pending approval by the school’s board of trustees in January.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Argentina’s dramatic World Cup final victory over France is the second most-watched soccer match of any kind in the United States. That’s according to early numbers from Nielsen, Fox and Telemundo. Sunday’s match had an English- and Spanish-language combined audience of 25,783,000. That trails the 2015 Women’s World Cup

NEW YORK (AP) — The newest Major League Soccer expansion franchise will begin its inaugural campaign on the road when St. Louis City SC plays at Austin FC on Feb. 25 before making its home debut in Week 2. The league schedule for 2023 is highlighted by the debut of St. Louis City, the 29th

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett was out sick and running back Nick Chubb didn’t practice because of a foot injury as Cleveland began preparing for Saturday’s game against New Orleans — and bone-chilling weather. Garrett has 13 1/2 sacks despite playing much of this

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers expect quarterback Kenny Pickett should leave the concussion protocol this week, clearing the way for him to start against Las Vegas. Pickett did not play in a 24-16 victory over Carolina after sustaining his second concussion in two months early in a loss to Baltimore on Dec. 11. Mitch