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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Ja’Kobi Gillespie helped lead Belmont past Northern Iowa on Sunday with 24 points off of the bench in an 83-75 victory. Gillespie added three steals for the Bruins (21-10, 14-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Keishawn Davidson added 17 points while going 4 of 11 from the floor, including 1 for 4

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has lost at Almeria 1-0 in the Spanish league in another setback just days after exiting European competition. Barcelona headed to southern Spain after second-place Real Madrid was held 1-1 by Atletico Madrid on Saturday and had the chance to add to its seven-point lead

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Shaheen Shah Afridi took five wickets and Lahore Qalandars’ top-order scored heavily as the defending champions beat Peshawar Zalmi by 40 runs in cricket’s Pakistan Super League. Tayyab Tahir earlier made an impressive debut in the PSL with a half century that lifted Karachi Kings to a 66-run victory over first-place

By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ed Croswell scored a career-high 25 points and No. 20 Providence easily dispatched last-place Georgetown 88-68 despite leading scorer Bryce Hopkins matching his season low with six points. The Friars got double-digit performances from Jared Bynum, who had 18 points, and Noah Locke and Devin Carter, who

OLEAN, N.Y. — Daryl Banks III scored 36 points, leading St. Bonaventure over Saint Joseph’s 89-76. Banks shot 10 for 18 and 12 of 15 from the free throw line for the Bonnies. Chad Venning scored 13 points and added six rebounds. Yann Farell shot 4 for 8, including 3 for 6 from beyond the

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bruce Thornton scored 20 points, fellow freshman Brice Sensabaugh scored 14, senior Justice Sueing contributed a double-double, and Ohio State defeated Illinois 72-60, snapping a nine-game losing streak. The Buckeyes had lost 14 of their past 15 games coming in but have showed signs of improvement since starting four true freshmen

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Three players scored nine points and No. 22 North Carolina went 9 of 9 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to deny No. 11 Duke a share of the ACC championship with a 45-41 win, the lowest scoring game in the 105 meetings of these bitter rivals. Combined with

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Sonia Citron scored 27 points, including four key free throws in the final 1:20, and No. 10 Notre Dame overcame the loss to star guard Olivia Miles to a knee injury to beat Louisville 68-65 on Sunday and clinch the Atlantic Coast Conference regular

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Former Manchester United striker Odion Ighalo scored four goals as titleholder Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia advanced to the final of the Asian Champions League with a 7-0 rout of Qatar’s Al-Duhail. The four-time continental champion will meet Urawa Reds of Japan in the two-legged final in April and May. Al-Duhail had

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Jahmir Young scored 18 points and Don Carey added 13 to help Maryland wrap up an undefeated home season in Big Ten play with a 75-59 win over No. 21 Northwestern. The Terrapins finished 16-1 overall at home in Kevin Willard’s first season as

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 25 points and 11 rebounds and Zia Cooke added 12 points as No. 1 South Carolina completed a perfect Southeastern Conference championship season with a 73-63 victory over Georgia on Sunday. Boston and Cooke were part of the Gamecocks’ top-ranked recruiting class

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Georgia lost, and then celebrated. Iceland won, and was devastated. One of the last Basketball World Cup spots went to Georgia on Sunday — even though it lost to Iceland 80-77 in the final Europe Region qualifying game for both teams. Iceland needed to win by four points or

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich top-scorer Jamal Musiala has struck again on his birthday to help the team reclaim first place in the Bundesliga with a 3-0 win over surprise challenger Union Berlin. Musiala marked his 20th birthday with his 11th league goal of the season just before the

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Notre Dame star guard Olivia Miles left Sunday’s ACC game at Louisville with a right knee injury sustained while diving for a loose ball under the Irish basket late in the second quarter. Miles, who leads the No. 10 Irish with 14.7 points, 7.4

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Manchester United’s six-year wait for a trophy is over after beating Newcastle 2-0 to win the League Cup. United manager Erik ten Hag has wasted no time in guiding the club to silverware just 10 months after being hired. Casemiro headed United in front in the

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer All-Star slugger Manny Machado has agreed to a new $350 million, 11-year contract that will keep him with the San Diego Padres through 2033, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Machado must pass a

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris and running back JaMycal Hasty to contract extensions. Robertson-Harris signed a three-year, $30 million extension, according to NFL Network. He had one year remaining on a three-year, $23.4 million deal. He is coming off the best season of his NFL career. He

ROME (AP) — The race for second place in Serie A is wide open following Inter Milan’s 1-0 loss at Bologna. The defeat left Inter 18 points behind runaway leader Napoli and just three points ahead of Roma and AC Milan with both of those teams still to play this round. Riccardo Orsolini took advantage

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres’ playoff push hit a speed bump with top-line forward Alex Tuch and top defenseman Rasmus Dahlin ruled out from playing against the Washington Capitals. Tuch was placed on injured reserve. General manager Kevyn Adams says Tuch will miss at least two weeks

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Australia has won the Women’s T20 World Cup by beating host South Africa by a comfortable 19 runs to underline its status as the best team in the world with a third straight title. Australia has now won six of the eight T20 World Cups played. The latest victory