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By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Aljaz Kunc scored 21 points and No. 20 Iowa State broke away in the second half to beat McNeese State 77-40 on Sunday. Jaren Holmes added 17 points for the Cyclones (8-2) and Gabe Kalscheur scored 15. Ahead 33-24 at the break, Iowa State scored the

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Towson has hired Pete Shinnick as its new football coach. The Baltimore native returns to Maryland after leading West Florida to a Division II national championship in 2019 and playoff appearances in four of the last five seasons played. Shinnick is 159-67 as a college head coach at West Florida, UNC

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Boden Skunberg scored 19 points as North Dakota State beat Waldorf 99-54 on Sunday night. Skunberg shot 7 for 11 from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Bison (3-9). Lance Waddles scored 14 points. Sam Hastreiter hit three 3-pointers and scored 13. The Warriors were led by Khyle Washington with

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Thierry scored a career-high 21 points and Taylor Mikesell added 16 as No. 3 Ohio State won its 10th game in a row Sunday defeating Michigan State 74-68. The Buckeyes (10-0) led by as many as 18 points in the first half before the Spartans

DENVER (AP) — Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson was ruled out with a concussion after taking a big hit early in the fourth quarter Sunday against Kansas City. Wilson scrambled for a first down near the goal line, but was stopped by a wall of Chiefs defenders. He stayed down for a moment before getting up

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Abby Meyers scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half, and Diamond Miller made a huge 3-pointer in the final minute to help No. 20 Maryland hold off a depleted Connecticut team in an 85-78 win over the sixth-ranked Huskies. Shyanne Sellers

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derrick Henry had his best game in weeks by the end of the first quarter, and the Tennessee Titans led 14-7. Then the ball and the game slipped through their fingers as the Titans turned the ball over three times before halftime and

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow shook off a sloppy start to throw two touchdown passes and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Cleveland Browns 23-10. The Bengals ended a five-game skid to their Ohio rivals. Cincinnati has won five straight and nine of 11 and kept pace with Baltimore in

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored in the final seconds of regulation and the first minute of overtime to complete his fifth career hat trick and give the Colorado Avalanche a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. Rantanen’s second goal of the game came with nine seconds left

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Deshaun Watson had an unspectacular season debut in last week’s win over the Texans. He was better on Sunday, but the Browns’ playoff hopes all but vanished with a 23-10 loss to the Bengals. And perhaps it was unrealistic for Cleveland to pin those hopes on a

PITTSBURGH — Issa Muhammad’s 17 points helped New Mexico State defeat Duquesne 73-60. Muhammad also added six rebounds for the Aggies (5-3). Deshawndre Washington scored 16 points and added nine rebounds. Xavier Pinson scored 11. Jimmy Clark III led the Dukes (7-3) with 16 points and three steals.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Isaiah Stevens scored 24 points as Colorado State beat Peru State 115-72. Stevens added 10 assists for the Rams (7-4). John Tonje had 19 points and James Moors scored 12. Lorenzo Anderson finished with 21 points and two steals for the Bobcats.

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Abby Meyers scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half, and Diamond Miller made a huge 3-pointer in the final minute to help No. 20 Maryland hold off a depleted Connecticut team in an 85-78 win over the sixth-ranked Huskies. Shyanne Sellers

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Diamond Johnson scored 14 points before a first-half injury and short-handed No. 8 North Carolina State pieced together enough offense combined with tenacious defense to defeat South Florida 65-57. Jakia Brown-Turner had 13 points and Camille Hobby had 10 for N.C. State, which won its fifth

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he didn’t know “the details regarding the sequence” that led to rookie quarterback Kenny Picket initially being cleared to play before being put into concussion protocol during a 16-14 loss to Baltimore. Pickett was shaken up after getting sacked by Baltimore linebacker Roquan Smith at the

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score on consecutive possessions and the Buffalo Bills persevered through wet, chilly and windy conditions to beat the AFC East division-rival New York Jets 20-12. Allen’s 24-yard touchdown pass to Dawson Knox in the

TEANECK, N.J. — Ansley Almonor’s 15 points helped Fairleigh Dickinson defeat NJIT 73-71. Sean Moore’s offensive rebound and putback with 2 seconds left broke a tie and gave the Knights the win. Almonor added seven rebounds for the Knights. Demetre Roberts added 15 points and Joe Munden Jr. added 11. Adam Hess finished with 15

NEWARK, Del. — Jameer Nelson Jr. scored 30 points to power Delaware to a 75-64 victory over Siena. Nelson had four steals for the Fightin’ Blue Hens (6-4). Jyare Davis added 19 points, five rebounds and three steals. Ebby Asamoah scored10. The Saints (5-5) were led by Jayce Johnson with 21 points and six rebounds.

NEW YORK (AP) — Justyn Mutts had three steals and three points in the last two minutes and sparked a game-changing 7-0 run to help Virginia Tech beat Oklahoma State 70-65 at the Hoop Hall Invitational. Mylyjael Poteat broke a tie with a pair of free throws with 1:59 to play, putting the Hokies on