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COMMERCE. Texas (AP) — Terrion Murdix scored 27 points, Isaac Mushila had a double-double to lead Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to a 93-88 victory over Texas A&M Commerce. Murdix made 9 of 15 shots from the floor and all nine of his free throws, adding eight assists and six rebounds for the Islanders (21-10, 14-4 Southland

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brandon Ingram had a season-high 40 points and the New Orleans Pelicans beat Portland 121-110 on Wednesday night in the first showdown between Damian Lillard and former Trail Blazers teammate CJ McCollum. McCollum added 24 points to help the Pelicans snap a four-game losing

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Fourth-ranked Casper Rudd has lost to qualifier Taro Daniel 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (5) at the Mexico Open. For Daniel, the victory was his first against a top-10 player and propelled him into the quarterfinals. Daniel, ranked 125 in the ATP, had been 0-8 against players ranked in the top 10.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 17 points in what’s expected to be his final home game at Gonzaga, and the 10th-ranked Bulldogs trounced Chicago State 104-65 in a postseason tune-up. Timme was greeted perhaps one last time by the Kennel crowd as he made his 99th start at Gonzaga. The senior forward ranks

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Damon Nicholas Jr. had 15 points in Sam Houston’s 64-59 overtime victory over SFA. Nicholas had eight rebounds for the Bearkats. Donte Powers scored 14 points and Kaosi Ezeagu recorded 12 points on 6-of-6 shooting. The Bearkats picked up their sixth straight win. Nigel Hawkins finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and

CHICAGO — Ishmael Leggett scored 20 points and Rhode Island held off Loyola Chicago 79-77. Leggett added seven rebounds for the Rams (9-20, 5-12 Atlantic 10 Conference), who snapped a seven-game losing streak. Jalen Carey finished with 17 points and six rebounds, while Sebastian Thomas scored 11. Sheldon Edwards finished with 16 points and three

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Dennis Schroder scored 26 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-117 on Wednesday night. Schroder went down holding his left ankle in the first quarter but stayed in the game. He turned out to be fine, making 8 of 18

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2. Zach Hyman and Klim Kostin each had a goal and an assist, and Kailer Yamamoto also scored as Edmonton won for the third time in five games. Stuart Skinner had 26 saves. Mitchell

OREM, Utah — Led by Justin Harmon’s 17 points, the Utah Valley Wolverines defeated the UT Arlington Mavericks 78-59 on Wednesday night. The Wolverines improved to 23-7 with the victory and the Mavericks fell to 11-19.

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 41 points and the Detroit Pistons called one too many timeouts, helping the Chicago Bulls hold on for a 117-115 win. The Pistons were trailing by two points with 9.7 seconds left when they called a second straight timeout. That was one more

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 30 points and Ja Morant added 20 as the Memphis Grizzlies breezed by the Houston Rockets 113-99. Morant wasn’t nearly as dominant against Houston as he was Tuesday night when he scored 28 of his 39 points in the third quarter of a

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Adama Sanogo scored 26 points to lead five UConn players in double figures and the 14th-ranked Huskies closed out their home schedule in emphatic style with an 88-59 win over skidding DePaul. Andre Jackson filled up the stat sheet for Connecticut with 11 points, nine

FAIRFAX, Va. — Josh Oduro scored 17 points and Ronald Polite III scored eight points in the overtime as the George Mason Patriots took down the Fordham Rams 64-58 on Wednesday night. The Patriots are now 18-12 on the season, while the Rams fell to 23-7.

LORETTO, Pa. — Led by Josh Cohen’s 25 points, the Saint Francis (Pennsylvania) Red Flash defeated the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 83-69 in the Northeast Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Philadelphia Phillies pitching prospect Andrew Painter tossed two solid innings in his spring training debut. The 19-year-old allowed one run on three hits with a strikeout in a 4-4 tie with Minnesota. Painter’s fastball touched 99 mph against Twins star Carlos Correa. Painter also struck out eight-year veteran Max

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The flurry of movement around the NHL continues well ahead of the trade deadline Friday. Defending champion Colorado acquired center Lars Eller from Washington. Carolina made another under-the-radar deal by getting defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere from Arizona. And the Coyotes finally traded Jakob Chychrun by sending him to Ottawa. Columbus