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By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Two almost identical goals in the opening six minutes have set Roma on the way to a comfortable 2-0 win over Empoli in Serie A. Roma has moved level on points with second-placed Inter Milan. The Nerazzurri host defending champion AC Milan in the derby on

By MURRAY EVANS Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Kalib Boone scored 25 points and Oklahoma State blew a 19-point second-half lead before recovering to beat depleted No. 15 TCU 79-73. Caleb Asberry added 19 points and John-Michael Wright had 17 for Oklahoma State. The Cowboys have won three straight and five of six to

By The Associated Press BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — Led by Anthony Selden’s 15 points, the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs defeated the Presbyterian Blue Hose 56-48. The Runnin’ Bulldogs are now 13-11 on the season, while the Blue Hose dropped to 5-20.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Matt Cleveland drove the baseline for a layup with 1:32 left to allow Florida State to fend off a late, 17-2 run by Louisville to escape with an 81-78 victory on Saturday. After picking up their first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season, a 68-58 win over Georgia Tech to

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Led by Nico Galette’s 22 points, the Sacred Heart Pioneers defeated the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 78-65 on Saturday. The Pioneers are now 13-13 on the season, while the Blue Devils dropped to 6-19.

By The Associated Press CHICAGO — Steven Clay scored 17 points off of the bench to lead the UIC Flames past the Evansville Purple Aces 70-61. The Flames improved to 10-15 with the victory and the Purple Aces fell to 4-21.

WORCESTER, Mass. — The Navy Midshipmen defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders 86-68 on Saturday led by Daniel Deaver’s 35 points and 16 rebounds. He is the first first Navy player with a 30/15 game since David Robinson had 33 points and 15 rebounds on Feb. 9, 1987. The Midshipmen are now 13-11 on the season,

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman defended the way the league and two teams handled controversial developments involving Pride night celebrations. Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov did not take part in warmups citing religion for his refusal to wear a Pride-themed jersey. The New York Rangers opted

TANGIER, Morocco (AP) — Mohamed Afsha has scored on a deflected shot in the 88th minute and sent Al Ahly into the Club World Cup semifinals after beating the Seattle Sounders 1-0. Afsha scored after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd. He sent Al Ahly into the semifinals for the third straight year

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It is like Sean Dyche never went away. Everton’s new manager earned a winning debut and blew the English Premier League title race wide open when table-topping Arsenal was beaten 1-0 at Goodison Park. Dyche immediately made his presence felt and defender James Tarkowski score

By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Adama Sanogo and Tristen Newton each scored 15 and Alex Karaban knocked down two late 3-pointers as No. 24 UConn held on for a 68-62 win at last-place Georgetown on Saturday. Despite leading for most of the game, the heavily favored Huskies (18-4, 7-6 Big East) needed

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers are offering Canadian forward Sarah Nurse a job to run their new program designed to get more girls playing hockey. Nurse scored a highlight-reel goal against New York Rangers netminder Igor Shesterkin during the NHL’s All-Star Skills Competition on Friday night.

JIMMY ROBERTSON Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Sean Pedulla scored 22 points to lead Virginia Tech to a 74-68 victory over No. 6 Virginia on Saturday. Pedulla hit 6 of 13 shots from the floor and made 8 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Hokies (14-10, 4-8 Atlantic Coast Conference). Virginia Tech

INDIANAPOLIS — DJ Jackson and Vincent Brady II scored 16 points each and IUPUI beat Green Bay 68-53 to snap an 11-game losing streak. Jackson added six rebounds and Brady five boards for the Jaguars. Cade Meyer finished with 16 points and seven rebounds for the Phoenix, who have lost 14 in a row.

HAMMOND, La. — Terrion Murdix’s 23 points helped Texas A&M-CC defeat SE Louisiana 83-72. Murdix was 9 of 18 shooting, including 2 for 4 from distance, and went 3 for 3 from the line for the Islanders. Trey Tennyson added 16 points and he also had seven rebounds. Jalen Jackson finished with 11 points. Roger

LONDON (AP) — Duhan van der Merwe has scored an early contender for try of the tournament and went over for the match-clincher as Scotland beat England 29-23 in the Six Nations to continue its recent dominance of the Calcutta Cup. The winger’s 75th-minute try in the left corner sealed a fourth victory in Scotland’s

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Jaren Holmes led No. 13 Iowa State with 15 points in the Cyclones’ 68-53 win over No. 8 Kansas on Saturday. Osun Osunniyi added 13 for the Cyclones (16-6, 7-3 Big 12), who stayed within at least a game of front-running Texas in the conference standings.

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Fresh from a dramatic late winner against Liverpool in the FA Cup, Kaoru Mitoma struck in the 87th minute for Brighton to beat Bournemouth 1-0 in the English Premier League. The Japan international’s headed goal was his third in as many games and sent his side up to sixth place. It

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says Karim Benzema and Éder Militão will miss Sunday’s Spanish league match at Mallorca due to minor injuries. Ancelotti says both players will travel with the team to the Club World Cup in Morocco next week, even though their availability is still doubtful. Benzema and Militão had

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sport Writer PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi’s second-half goal has helped a lackluster Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-1 to move eight points clear at the top of the French league. The superstar struck with a typical curling strike in the 57th minute following a move with Morocco right back Achraf Hakimi.