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By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cam Jones had 21 points and Tyler Kolek scored 19 as No. 20 Marquette defeated No. 22 Providence 83-75. With members of Marquette’s 2003 Final Four team, including former NBA great Dwyane Wade, cheering them on from the stands, the surging Golden Eagles won for the sixth

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dejounte Murray scored 30 points, Trae Young had 18 points and 12 assists in another matchup with Luka Doncic and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Dallas Mavericks 130-122. John Collins added 19 points as the Hawks won a season-best fourth consecutive game to get over .500

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Emily Ryan scored 14 points, reserve Nyamer Diew had eight of her 12 in the fourth quarter and No. 18 Iowa State defeated Oklahoma State 69-64 on Wednesday night. The Cyclones closed the third quarter with a pair of 3-pointers, the second by Ryan in the closing secon ds, that put

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka improved her winning streak to six as she beat American Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-1 to reach the third round of the Australian Open. The No. 5-seeded Sabalenka, who began the year by winning the title in Adelaide, trailed the American 3-1 early in the match but won five straight

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Led by Josh Rivera’s 27 points, the Lafayette Leopards defeated the American Eagles 70-59. The Leopards are now 6-14 on the season, while the Eagles fell to 12-6.

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Kedrian Johnson scored 20 points and West Virginia built a big early lead and outlasted No. 14 TCU 74-65 on Wednesday night. Jimmy Bell Jr. added 15 points and 12 rebounds for West Virginia. The Mountaineers broke a five-game losing streak. Mike Miles Jr. scored

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Led by Justin Bailey’s 16 points, the South Carolina Upstate Spartans defeated the Presbyterian Blue Hose 61-60 on Wednesday night. The Spartans are now 9-9 on the season, while the Blue Hose dropped to 5-15.

WORCESTER, Mass. — Led by Keegan Records’ 18 points, the Colgate Raiders defeated the Holy Cross Crusaders 77-71 on Wednesday night. The Raiders are now 13-7 with the win and the Crusaders fell to 6-14.

FARMVILLE, Va. — Led by Walyn Napper’s 17 points, the Longwood Lancers defeated the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 64-59 on Wednesday night. The Lancers moved to 14-6 with the victory and the Runnin’ Bulldogs fell to 8-11.

PHILADELPHIA — Damian Dunn scored 22 points off of the bench to help lead the Temple Owls over the East Carolina Pirates 73-58 on Wednesday night. The Owls are now 11-9 on the season, while the Pirates moved to 10-10.

CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Led by Vonterius Woolbright’s 20 points, the Western Carolina Catamounts defeated the Wofford Terriers 76-71 on Wednesday night. The Catamounts moved to 11-9 with the victory and the Terriers dropped to 11-9.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Led by Drew Pember’s 20 points, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs defeated the Charleston Southern Buccaneers 73-63 on Wednesday night. The Bulldogs improved to 14-6 with the victory and the Buccaneers fell to 7-11.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California will name the field at the university’s track stadium after Olympic champion sprinter Allyson Felix. She graduated from USC in 2008 with a degree in elementary education. Felix grew up in Los Angeles and used to walk the campus as a child with her grandmother and brother. The 37-year-old

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Former United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann says the fallout from the public dispute between coach Gregg Berhalter and the family of young star Gio Reyna is “obviously not looking good” for U.S. soccer. Klinsmann says he felt the problems between Berhalter and Reyna may have played

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Staley’s status that he would remain coach of the Los Angeles Chargers was a source of debate among fans and commentators during the past two weeks. Staley though said during his season-ending press conference on Wednesday that he was aware of the speculation,

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United’s title momentum has been dramatically halted ahead of Sunday’s visit to Premier League leader Arsenal. United was leading 1-0 after 90 minutes at Crystal Palace and looked set to rack up a 10th straight win in all competitions and move up to second.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bradley Beal is back in the starting lineup for the Washington Wizards after missing five games with a left hamstring strain. Coach Wes Unseld Jr. said the Wizards would be cautious with Beal’s minutes against the New York Knicks, because he has been troubled by the hamstring multiple times this season.

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have signed kicker Tristan Vizcaino to the practice squad. The move adds an option in case Brett Maher’s wild-card meltdown lingers into practice this week. Maher missed his first four extra points in the 31-14 victory over Tampa Bay. He made

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies hope their run to the World Series is just the start of a championship window. The Phillies made the playoffs as the third NL wild card. They knocked off the St. Louis Cardinals and the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves, then beat