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By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elijah Harkless had 19 points in UNLV’s 74-63 victory against Southern Miss on Thursday. Harkless had seven rebounds, six assists, and four steals for the Rebels (11-1). Luis Rodriguez added 18 points while going 6 of 12 (5 for 8 from distance), and he also had seven

By The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Led by Cameron Parker’s 15 points, the Portland State Vikings defeated the Cal Baptist Lancers 74-72 on Thursday. The Vikings are now 6-7 with the victory and the Lancers dropped to 8-5.

HONOLULU (AP) — Jabe Mullins hit a 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left to give Washington State a 66-64 victory over George Washington in the Diamond Head Classic. Mouhamed Gueye scored on a putback layup with 24 seconds to go that tied it 63-all. E.J. Clark then made the first of two free throws to give

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Alex Ovechkin went without a goal for the fourth straight game, while Marcus Johansson scored 2:04 into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Ovechkin is stuck at 800 goals, one short of tying Gordie Howe for second place in NHL history

SAN FRANCISCO — Led by Isaiah Hawthorne’s 20 points, the San Francisco Dons defeated the Hartford Hawks 85-53 on Thursday night. The Dons improved to 11-4 with the victory and the Hawks fell to 4-11.

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Trevor Lawrence leaped for a touchdown and the Jacksonville Jaguars continued their push toward the playoffs with their third straight victory, 19-3 over an embarrassed Zach Wilson and the New York Jets on a rainy, windy night. Lawrence finished 20 of 31

By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kobe Brown set career highs with 31 points and eight assists, and D’Moi Hodge added 20 points to lead Missouri to a 93-71 upset of No. 16 Illinois in their annual neutral site contest. Brown’s 31 points were the most in school history against Illinois. Terrence

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Haaziq Daniels had a short scoring run and threw a touchdown pass in Air Force’s 30-15 victory over Baylor on Thursday night in cold conditions in the Armed Forces Bowl. The game kicked off with a temperature of 13 degrees and a wind chill of minus 4 at Amon G.

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaccob Slavin scored 23 seconds into overtime to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. Carolina won its seventh straight game and has points in 13 consecutive contests to match the franchise record. Martin Necas scored his 14th goal, Jordan

NEW YORK — Led by Larry Moreno’s 20 points, the Saint Francis (BKN) Terriers defeated the Medgar Evers Cougars 89-66 on Thursday night. The Terriers are now 6-6 on the season, while the Cougars moved to 3-5.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have placed veteran receiver Jarvis Landry on injured reserve because of a nagging ankle injury. The move virtually ends the season for Landry and perhaps his stint with his hometown NFL club. Landry grew up near New Orleans and joined the Saints on a one-year free-agent deal.

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jalen Wilson scored 21 points and No. 4 Kansas overcame a frigid performance from 3-point range to beat Harvard 68-54. The Jayhawks (11-1) went 4 for 20 from behind the arc, with no player besides Gradey Dick hitting one until Wilson made one with just over

By The Associated Press The Carolina Panthers are coming off a rough weekend running the football, held to 21 yards on 16 carries in a 24-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. But that won’t deter the run-first Panthers from trying to control the line of scrimmage with some smash-mouth football. D’Onta Foreman had

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — Gianna Kneepkens scored 17 points and No. 12 Utah used a hot second half to race past Southern Utah 90-56 as the Utes matched the best start in school history. The 2018-19 team also started 12-0. The chance to set the record comes when the Utes resume Pac-12 Conference

HONOLULU — Led by Steven Ashworth’s 17 points, the Utah State Aggies defeated the Seattle U Redhawks 84-56 on Thursday night. The Aggies are now 10-1 on the season, while the Redhawks moved to 8-3.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Hakim Hart scored 20 points, Cam Young added 14 points and Maryland beat Saint Peter’s 75-45 to snap a three-game losing streak. It was Maryland’s second game this season holding an opponent under 50 points after beating Niagara 71-49 in a season opener. Saint Peter’s made just three of its

By The Associated Press The Minnesota Vikings host the New York Giants in a potential preview of an NFC wild-card round playoff game. The Vikings are 11-3 and have won the NFC North. The Giants are 8-5-1. They can clinch a playoff spot this week with a win at Minnesota and losses by two of

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Trevor Bauer has been reinstated by Major League Baseball’s independent arbitrator, allowing the pitcher to resume his career at the start of the 2023 season. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher was given an unprecedented two-season suspension without pay by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on April

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Derwin James is on his way back to the Los Angeles Chargers’ lineup after returning to practice. Joey Bosa isn’t there yet, but he must be getting closer. The Chargers defense came together over the past two weeks even without its big stars, and