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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins were smitten after one season of Carlos Correa’s hitting, defense, intelligence, experience and leadership. The belief in those traits was strong enough to commit a franchise-record amount of guaranteed money for at least the next six years. Correa picked two other teams before

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Grant Sherfield scored a season-high 30 points, and Oklahoma beat No. 2 Alabama 93-69 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Jalen Hill added a career-high 26 points on 9-for-11 shooting, helping second-year Oklahoma coach Porter Moser to his biggest win with the program. Tanner Groves had

CLINTON, S.C. ( — Led by Toneari Lane’s 16 points, the Winthrop Eagles defeated the Presbyterian Blue Hose 76-58 on Saturday. The Eagles are now 10-13 on the season, while the Blue Hose fell to 5-18.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Xavier Bledson’s 20 points off of the bench helped lead Indiana State to a 79-71 victory against Northern Iowa on Saturday. Bledson shot 7 for 10 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free throw line for the Sycamores (14-9, 7-5 Missouri Valley Conference). Cameron

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown scored 20 points, and D’Moi Hodge scored 17 points to help Missouri beat No. 12 Iowa State 78-61 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday. Brown scored 14 of his points in the first half and led Missouri (16-5) with 12 rebounds. Nick Honor

PHILADELPHIA — Led by Jordan Dingle’s 27 points, the Penn Quakers defeated the Harvard Crimson 83-68 on Saturday. The Quakers improved to 11-11 with the victory and the Crimson fell to 12-9.

NEW YORK — The Fordham Rams defeated the George Washington Colonials 85-70 on Saturday led by Khalid Moore’s 30 points. The Rams are now 17-4 on the season, while the Colonials moved to 11-10.

SOUTH EASTON, Mass. — Led by Isaiah Burnett and Andrew Sims with 23 points each, the Stonehill Skyhawks defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers 82-81 on Saturday. The Skyhawks moved to 10-14 with the win and the Pioneers dropped to 11-13.

By The Associated Press The National Women’s Soccer League is close to expanding by three teams in Boston, Utah and the San Francisco area. That’s according to a Friday report in the Wall Street Journal. The women’s pro league previously indicated it would expand by at least two teams by 2024. The WSJ says that

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 33 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 10 Iowa held off Nebraska for an 80-76 win on Saturday. It was the 10th double-double of the season for Clark, who came into the game second in the nation in scoring at 26.8 points

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Led by Davonte Sweatman’s 20 points, the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils defeated the Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash 88-74 on Saturday. The Blue Devils moved to 6-17 with the win and the Red Flash dropped to 8-13.

NEWARK, Del. — Led by Jameer Nelson Jr.’s 21 points, the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens defeated the Northeastern Huskies 81-78 on Saturday. The Fightin’ Blue Hens improved to 12-11 with the victory and the Huskies fell to 8-13.

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Erik Stevenson scored a career-high 31 points and West Virginia withstood a furious late rally from No. 15 Auburn to beat the Tigers 80-77 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday. The Mountaineers have won two straight for the first time in a month and

By STEVE BEIDECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Arthur Kamula scored 20 points, Creighton’s four other starters finished in double-figures and the Bluejays toppled No. 13 Xavier 84-67 for their fourth straight Big East win. Creighton steadily built a double-digit lead throughout the game and made 34 of its 60 field goal attempts before

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Robin Duncan scored 20 points in Vermont’s 74-68 win over UMBC. Duncan also contributed seven rebounds for the Catamounts. Aaron Deloney scored 13 points and Kameron Gibson added 11. The Retrievers were led in scoring by Yaw Obeng-Mensah, who finished with 18 points, 16 rebounds and two steals.

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Chase Audige scored 24 points and Northwestern beat Minnesota 81-61 on Saturday for the Wildcats’ third straight win. Their 15th win matched last season’s total for the Wildcats and moved them into a tie for second place in the Big Ten with Rutgers. Audige shot 9 of 14 with three 3-pointers.

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Lautaro Martínez has continued his rich vein of scoring form with two goals to help Inter Milan win at bottom club Cremonese 2-1 and move into second spot in Serie A. Cremonese took a surprise lead with a stunning strike from David Okereke but Martínez scored

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — While they are fighting for survival in the English Premier League, Leeds, Leicester and Southampton are advancing in the FA Cup. Securing top-flight status remains the priority for all three but the cup is providing some welcome relief from their battles against relegation. Leeds won