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By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lou Lopez Senechal scored 26 points and Aaliyah Edwards had 25 to lead No. 5 Connecticut to a 84-67 victory over Tennessee in a matchup of iconic basketball programs. The Huskies (19-2), who got 13 points from Aubrey Griffen and Dorka Juhasz, led by as many

NEW YORK (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored 25 points and the Detroit Pistons won in Brooklyn for the first time in nearly five years, beating the Nets 130-122. Alec Burks added 20 for the Pistons, who snapped a four-game losing streak and were playing for the first time since giving up 150 points in a

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Led by Vado Morse’s 15 points, the James Madison Dukes defeated the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 75-69 on Thursday night. The Dukes are now 14-8 with the win and the Chanticleers dropped to 10-11.

By JOHN KREISER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Victor Hedman scored the go-ahead goal with 6:31 remaining and the Tampa Bay Lightning tied a team record with their 11th straight home victory by defeating the NHL-best Boston Bruins 3-2. The Lightning matched the franchise mark for consecutive home wins, set in 2019-20. They ended

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Johnell Davis scored 25 points as No. 21 Florida Atlantic won its school-record 19th straight game, beating Middle Tennessee 85-67. The Owls improved to 20-1. The victory gave FAU its second 20-win season in the program’s Division I history. Davis, the Owls’ leading scorer, once again came off the bench

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Devon Savage scored 17 points to lead the Merrimack Warriors and Javon Bennett knocked down the game-winning 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining as the Warriors knocked off the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 64-61 on Thursday night. The Warriors improved to 7-15 with the win and the Blue Devils fell to

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Led by Anders Nelson’s 27 points, the William & Mary Tribe defeated the Stony Brook Seawolves 77-74 on Thursday night. The Tribe are now 9-13 on the season, while the Seawolves fell to 7-14.

By The Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio — Led by Alex Huibregste’s 25 points, the Wright State Raiders defeated the Milwaukee Panthers 93-86 on Thursday night. The Raiders are now 12-10 with the victory and the Panthers dropped to 14-7.

By The Associated Press FLORENCE, Ala. — Led by KJ Johnson’s 20 points, the North Alabama Lions defeated the Jacksonville Dolphins 80-62 on Thursday night. The Lions improved to 12-10 with the victory and the Dolphins fell to 11-9.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Kseniya Malashka scored 12 of her 25 points in the fourth quarter to make sure Middle Tennessee State’s first game as a ranked team in nine years wasn’t an upset, leading the No. 23 Blue Raiders to a 63-48 win over Florida Atlantic. MTSU ran its winning streak to 15 games

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Flightline ran away in all six of his races, and ran away with top honors at the Eclipse Awards on Thursday night. And trainer Todd Pletcher, for the first time in nearly a decade, received the sport’s top prize as well. Flightline — the now-retired winner of last year’s Breeders’

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Diamond Miller scored 23 points, and No. 10 Maryland closed the first quarter with a 13-2 run and led the rest of the way in a 72-64 victory over No. 13 Michigan. Abby Meyers contributed 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Terrapins, who

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Garrett Tipton drilled a contested 3-pointer from the top of the key with less than a second to play, Juston Betz scored 18 points and Bellarmine defeated Eastern Kentucky 72-71 on Thursday night. Alex Priem drove into the lane and kicked the ball back out to Tipton for the winner with

BOONE, N.C. — Led by Terence Harcum’s 21 points, the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Georgia State Panthers 71-59 on Thursday night. The Mountaineers moved to 12-10 with the win and the Panthers fell to 9-12.

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Diamond Miller scored 21 points, and No. 10 Maryland closed the first quarter with a 13-2 run and led the rest of the way in a 72-64 victory over No. 13 Michigan. Abby Meyers contributed 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Terrapins, who

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — On the day Indianapolis Colts interim coach Jeff Saturday completed his second interview for next season’s job, one Indy fan started an online petition to stop Saturday’s candidacy. It received nearly 3,000 signatures by Thursday night. Saturday took over his former team in November despite having no coaching experience at the pro

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Deja Kelly scored 23 points, Kennedy Todd-Williams added 22 points and No. 15 North Carolina used a big fourth quarter to beat Pittsburgh 72-57. It was tied at 44-all after three quarters until North Carolina opened the fourth on a 17-1 run to take control. Todd-Williams highlighted the run by making a