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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green scored a career-high 42 points and the Houston Rockets held on for a 119-114 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves to snap a 13-game losing streak. Green, the second overall pick in the 2021 draft, had 21 points by halftime and kept up his strong

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes had 25 points and 10 rebounds as No. 6 Indiana beat No. 13 Michigan 92-83. Sara Scalia added 19 points, Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sydney Parrish each scored 12, and Yarden Garzon and Grace Berger each had 10 points for the Hoosiers, who won their sixth straight. Leigha Brown

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Led by Khyrie Staten’s 19 points, the Delaware State Hornets defeated the South Carolina State Bulldogs 88-85 in overtime on Monday night. The Hornets improved to 2-16 with the victory and the Bulldogs fell to 3-18.

WASHINGTON — William Settle and Marcus Dockery scored 14 points apiece to help Howard defeat Coppin State 90-76. Settle added seven rebounds for the Bison (12-10, 4-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Dockery shot 5 for 10, including 4 for 7 from beyond the arc. Elijah Hawkins added 13 points. The Eagles (6-16, 1-4) were led by

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 20 of his 29 points in the first quarter, returning to the lineup after a five-game absence to lead the Milwaukee Bucks in a 150-130 win over the Detroit Pistons. The two-time MVP was joined by three-time All-Star Khris Middleton, putting the Bucks’

DURHAM, N.C. — Zion Styles and Donchevell Nugent scored 13 points apiece and Maryland-Eastern Shore scored the final eight points to beat North Carolina Central 59-58. The Hawks (11-8, 4-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) trailed 58-51 when Styles buried a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left. Nathanial Pollard Jr. grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with 28

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored a game-high 28 points and Monika Czinano added 22 as No. 10 Iowa defeated No. 2 Ohio State 83-72, giving the Buckeyes their first loss of the season. Iowa’s 12-point lead almost midway through the third quarter narrowed as slim as three with

DETROIT (AP) — Jalen House scored 32 points to lead Oakland to a 76-67 victory over Detroit Mercy. House made 8 of 16 shots with two 3-pointers and 14 of 16 free throws for the Golden Grizzlies (9-12, 7-3 Horizon League). He added seven assists and five rebounds. Rocket Watts sank three 3-pointers and scored

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jasmine Carson scored 20 points and Angel Reese had 14 points and 14 rebounds for her school-record 20th consecutive double-double to lead No. 4 LSU to an 89-51 victory over Alabama. The Tigers had hours earlier dropped a spot in the rankings after a 79-76

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Boo Buie had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Chase Audige added 16 points and Northwestern returned from an eight-day COVID-19 pause to beat Wisconsin 66-63. Neither team led by more than four points in the second half with 16 lead changes. Wisconsin struggled down the stretch, making just one

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame guard Dara Mabrey announced on social media that she tore her ACL, ending her college career with the seventh-ranked Irish. Mabrey hurt her right knee nearly 2 minutes into the game when she stole a ball and was racing down the court. She was fouled and went to

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Aaliyah Edwards had 23 points and 10 rebounds, leading No. 5 UConn to its 11th straight win, a 94-51 rout of DePaul. Lou Lopez Senechal scored 20 points and Dorka Juhasz had 19 for the Huskies (18-2, 11-0 Big East), who remained undefeated in conference

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Stadium’s tunnel will be a little wider next season. The school confirmed Monday that it will remove a portable section of seats from the front of the tunnel to give players, coaches and staff members more room to enter and exit the football field. A total of 45 portable

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills showed signs of taking a step back despite a season in which they matched a franchise record with 13 wins and won their third straight AFC East title. The team still got no closer to the Super Bowl, losing 27-10 at

By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — It looks as if Chicago White Sox slugger Eloy Jiménez could spend a lot of time at designated hitter this year. Jiménez himself has other plans. The 26-year-old Jiménez says he is preparing to play more games in the outfield, especially in right after Chicago signed

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Longtime slugger Nelson Cruz and the San Diego Padres have finalized a $1 million, one-year contract. The sides agreed to the deal on Jan. 11, pending a physical. The right-handed-hitting Cruz will turn 43 on July 1. He is expected to platoon at DH with 37-year-old lefty hitter Matt Carpenter, who

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Paxten Aaronson hopes to join brother Brenden and become the eighth set of brothers to play for the U.S. national team. A 19-year-old midfielder, Aaronson transferred to Eintracht Frankfurt from Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union at the start of the year, then went to Dubai with his new club for 10

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer SI.com is reporting a full LIV Golf schedule for 2023 that will include three stops at courses own by former President Donald Trump. And whether the rival league gets world ranking points will be decided by the four major championship and the chairman of the Official World Golf Ranking

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer The Great Britain SailGP Team led by former Olympic stars Ben Ainslie and Hannah Mills has signed a three-year partnership with renewable energy company Low Carbon in its quest to become the most sustainable elite sports team in the world. The partnership is intended to help the sailing team