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ATHENS, Ohio — Dwight Wilson and Elmore James scored 15 points each to help Ohio defeat Buffalo 85-61 on Tuesday night. The Bobcats are now 15-11 on the season, while the Bulls moved to 12-14.

By JAMES MCCLENDON Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Judah Mintz scored 20 points and Syracuse knocked off No. 23 North Carolina State 75-72. With the score tied at 70 with two minutes to go, Jesse Edwards finished strong at the rim, plus the foul, to give the Orange a three-point lead. Syracuse would then

NEWARK, N.J. — Led by Al-Amir Dawes’ 20 points, the Seton Hall Pirates defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 76-68 on Tuesday night. The Pirates improved to 16-11 with the victory and the Hoyas fell to 6-21.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Liam Robbins scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Ezra Manjon added 15 points and Vanderbilt beat South Carolina 75-64 for its fourth straight conference victory. Vanderbilt has its first four-game winning streak in SEC play since the 2016-17 season. The win also gave the Commodores their first season sweep of

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer New Mexico State fired basketball coach Greg Heiar on Tuesday in the wake of hazing allegations within the team that shut down the program for the rest of the season. Chancellor Dan Arvizu announced the firing of the first-year coach and said “hazing has no place on our campus,

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles are already moving on from their Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Offensive coordinator Shane Steichen was named coach of the Indianapolis Colts. Defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon was named coach of the Arizona Cardinals. The Eagles have 19 free agents. The players

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Two-time All-Star Corbin Burnes went to salary arbitration with the Milwaukee Brewers, and Brady Singer had a hearing with the Kansas City Royals. Burnes asked for a raise from $6.55 million to $10.75 million and the Brewers argued for $10.01 million. Singer requested a raise from $726,250 to $3,325,000 and

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo is teaming up with his brothers once again on All-Star Saturday. Portland’s Damian Lillard is taking a third shot at the 3-point title, Indiana’s Buddy Hield will aim to win that one again and Philadelphia’s Mac McClung now can be a slam-dunk champion at the NBA

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Spring training games might be a little ugly this year, particularly during the first few weeks of the schedule. For Major League Baseball, that’s a feature, not a bug. The Grapefruit and Cactus League games in Florida and Arizona will be used as a petri

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer The coordinators for the Super Bowl runner-up Philadelphia Eagles both landed first-time head coaching gigs 48 hours after their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. DC Jonathan Gannon replaced Kliff Kingsbury in Arizona on Tuesday and OC Shane Steichen was hired in Indianapolis, succeeding interim head coach Jeff

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Bronny James, the son of NBA career scoring leader LeBron James, was one of 26 players announced Tuesday as members of the USA Basketball rosters for this year’s Nike Hoop Summit. The U.S. teams will play April 8 against international players at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon. The international

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Not even Kylian Mbappé’s substitute appearance could end Paris Saint-Germain’s slump as it lost 1-0 at home to Bayern Munich in the first leg of their round-of-16 Champions League clash. A third straight loss made it five defeats in 11 games this year for PSG. Bayern

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The France family migrated from Washington, D.C. to Florida because Bill France Sr. said he wanted to escape the cold. But the young businessman and mechanic was a racing enthusiast. France chose Daytona Beach to settle because of the racing on the sand.

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Quarterback Derek Carr was released by the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday as the club evaluates its future at the position. The move was expected after Carr was benched with two games remaining this season because the Raiders would have owed him $40.4 million in

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer There were some familiar faces in new places as teams picked up the pace on the second day of spring training. Justin Verlander threw his first bullpen session for the New York Mets in Port St. Lucie, Florida, six days before he turns 40. Verlander helped Houston win the

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — An early goal was enough for troubled AC Milan to edge Tottenham 1-0 in its first Champions League knockout match in nearly 10 years. Brahim Díaz netted in the seventh minute to give Milan a slender advantage to take to London when the teams meet again

More than 600 fake championship rings for professional and collegiate sports were confiscated by law enforcement agents last week during a raid of a South Carolina memorabilia store, officials said. The haul seized from Kirk’s Collectibles had an estimated retail value of about $15 million and included phony rings for the Super Bowl, NBA Finals,

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins’ commitment of at least $200 million and six years to Carlos Correa brightened up their outlook for this season and beyond. The path to becoming a major league regular also grew murkier for the organization’s top two prospects, Brooks Lee and Royce Lewis.

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Noah Gragson is ready to making winning fun again racing for a team co-owned by Jimmie Johnson. Gragon is making the full-time jump to the NASCAR Cup Series this season. He’s driving for Legacy Motor Club. Johnson has served as a mentor already. Gragson