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By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored in the final seconds of regulation and the first minute of overtime to complete his fifth career hat trick and give the Colorado Avalanche a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. Rantanen’s second goal of the game came with nine seconds left

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Deshaun Watson had an unspectacular season debut in last week’s win over the Texans. He was better on Sunday, but the Browns’ playoff hopes all but vanished with a 23-10 loss to the Bengals. And perhaps it was unrealistic for Cleveland to pin those hopes on a

PITTSBURGH — Issa Muhammad’s 17 points helped New Mexico State defeat Duquesne 73-60. Muhammad also added six rebounds for the Aggies (5-3). Deshawndre Washington scored 16 points and added nine rebounds. Xavier Pinson scored 11. Jimmy Clark III led the Dukes (7-3) with 16 points and three steals.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Isaiah Stevens scored 24 points as Colorado State beat Peru State 115-72. Stevens added 10 assists for the Rams (7-4). John Tonje had 19 points and James Moors scored 12. Lorenzo Anderson finished with 21 points and two steals for the Bobcats.

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Abby Meyers scored 18 of her 20 points in the first half, and Diamond Miller made a huge 3-pointer in the final minute to help No. 20 Maryland hold off a depleted Connecticut team in an 85-78 win over the sixth-ranked Huskies. Shyanne Sellers

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Diamond Johnson scored 14 points before a first-half injury and short-handed No. 8 North Carolina State pieced together enough offense combined with tenacious defense to defeat South Florida 65-57. Jakia Brown-Turner had 13 points and Camille Hobby had 10 for N.C. State, which won its fifth

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he didn’t know “the details regarding the sequence” that led to rookie quarterback Kenny Picket initially being cleared to play before being put into concussion protocol during a 16-14 loss to Baltimore. Pickett was shaken up after getting sacked by Baltimore linebacker Roquan Smith at the

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score on consecutive possessions and the Buffalo Bills persevered through wet, chilly and windy conditions to beat the AFC East division-rival New York Jets 20-12. Allen’s 24-yard touchdown pass to Dawson Knox in the

TEANECK, N.J. — Ansley Almonor’s 15 points helped Fairleigh Dickinson defeat NJIT 73-71. Sean Moore’s offensive rebound and putback with 2 seconds left broke a tie and gave the Knights the win. Almonor added seven rebounds for the Knights. Demetre Roberts added 15 points and Joe Munden Jr. added 11. Adam Hess finished with 15

NEWARK, Del. — Jameer Nelson Jr. scored 30 points to power Delaware to a 75-64 victory over Siena. Nelson had four steals for the Fightin’ Blue Hens (6-4). Jyare Davis added 19 points, five rebounds and three steals. Ebby Asamoah scored10. The Saints (5-5) were led by Jayce Johnson with 21 points and six rebounds.

NEW YORK (AP) — Justyn Mutts had three steals and three points in the last two minutes and sparked a game-changing 7-0 run to help Virginia Tech beat Oklahoma State 70-65 at the Hoop Hall Invitational. Mylyjael Poteat broke a tie with a pair of free throws with 1:59 to play, putting the Hokies on

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Dwight Wilson’s shot bounced softly off the rim about five times before falling through after time expired, lifting Ohio to an 81-79 win over Youngstown State on Sunday. Wilson’s heroics were set up when Dwayne Cohill drilled a long 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds lef to tie the score at 79. Wilson was

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Led by Nigel Hawkins’ 20 points, the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks defeated the Paul Quinn Tigers 103-40 on Sunday. The ‘Jacks improved to 5-4 with the win and the Tigers fell to 0-4.

By BRENNAN DOHERTY Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — No. 8 North Carolina quickly overcame a cold start on offense and then heated up the rest of the way, recording a season-high point total as it defeated Wofford 99-67 on Sunday. Four different players reached double figures for UNC, including Kennedy Todd-Williams and Eva

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Liz Scott scored 16 points, one of six players in double figures for Oklahoma, and the No. 23 Sooners coasted to a 94-65 win over Robert Morris. Madi Williams added 15 points and Aubrey Joens 14 for the Sooners. All 11 players played at least 11 minutes and scored, grabbed a

By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Pess AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 10 Iowa State rolled past Jacksonville 84-50 on Sunday. It was the 53rd double-double of Joens’ career, helping the Cyclones (7-2) bounce back from Wednesday’s loss at Iowa. Stephanie Soares added 20 points and had

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Croatia has already ended Neymar’s World Cup dream by beating Brazil in the quarterfinals. Now it hopes to do the same to Lionel Messi in the semifinals on Tuesday. The 2018 runner-up Croatia is the next obstacle for Argentina to overcome as Messi bids

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks will be without top two running backs Kenneth Walker III and DeeJay Dallas after both were inactive for the game against Carolina. Both Walker and Dallas suffered ankle injuries last week against the Los Angeles Rams. Walker seemed a longshot to play all week, while coach Pete Carroll said

By JIMMY ROBERTSON Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Taylor Soule scored 21 points to lead No. 7 Virginia Tech to an 86-48 victory over UNC Asheville. Soule connected on 7 of 10 from the floor and added five rebounds for the Hokies. They improved to 10-0 for the third time in coach Kenny Brooks’