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By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Chris Paul scored 31 points, Mikal Bridges had 25  and the Phoenix Suns escaped with a 128-118 overtime victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night. San Antonio never led and trailed by 13 early in the fourth quarter, but forced overtime with an 18-7

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Led by Shemarri Allen’s 23 points, the UMKC Kangaroos defeated the Denver Pioneers 70-60. The Kangaroos are now 10-13 on the season, while the Pioneers fell to 12-12.

LAFAYETTE, La. — Led by Greg Williams Jr.’s 21 points, the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns defeated the Georgia Southern Eagles 94-87. The Ragin’ Cajuns are now 18-4 on the season, while the Eagles fell to 12-11.

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Led by Freddy Hicks’ 18 points, the Tarleton State Texans defeated the Grand Canyon Antelopes 81-62. The Texans are now 12-10 with the win and the Antelopes dropped to 14-8.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Led by Tasos Kamateros’ 20 points, the South Dakota Coyotes defeated the Saint Thomas Tommies 81-67. The Coyotes are now 10-12 on the season, while the Tommies fell to 14-10.

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Led by Darius McGhee’s 24 points, the Liberty Flames defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 74-57. The Flames are now 18-5 on the season, while the Eagles dropped to 14-9.

MIAMI — Led by Denver Jones’ 21 points, the Florida International Panthers defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 82-74. The Panthers are now 11-11 on the season, while the Blue Raiders dropped to 13-9.

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Devontae Blanton finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead Eastern Kentucky to a 73-63 victory over Bellarmine on Saturday night. Leland Walker hit three 3-pointers and scored 20 for the Colonels (14-9, 7-3 Atlantic Sun Conference). Michael Moreno added 11 points and seven rebounds. Garrett Tipton led the Knights

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Julian Strawther had a career-high 40 points, including eight 3-pointers, and No. 14 Gonzaga pulled away down the stretch for an 82-67 victory over Portland on Saturday. Anton Watson added 17 points for Gonzaga. It was the Bulldogs’ 16th consecutive victory over the Pilots, including a 115-75 win on Jan. 14

By SONJA CHEN Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Madison Chock and Evan Bates have defended their ice dancing title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, scoring 137.85 in the free dance for a top score of 229.75. Caroline Green and Michael Parsons earned the silver medal with a free dance score of 126.06.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Kario Oquendo scored all eight of Georgia’s overtime points and the Bulldogs beat South Carolina 81-78 on Saturday, snapping a 12-game losing streak to the Gamecocks. Jacobi Wright hit a 3-pointer to give the Gamecocks a two-point lead in overtime before Oquendo answered with a transition layup and four free throws

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