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LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Jeremiah Kendall scored 33 points to propel Alcorn State past Texas Southern 89-81 on Monday night. Kendall also grabbed six rebounds for the Braves (16-12, 13-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Keondre Montgomery scored 18 points and Dekedran Thorn scored 10. PJ Henry led the Tigers (11-19, 7-10) with 41 points. Joirdon Karl

By TONY SELLARS Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — LJ Cryer and Dale Bonner each scored 15 points, and No. 7 Baylor held off Oklahoma State for a 74-68 victory. Jalen Bridges had 14 points and Adam Flagler added 13 for Baylor, which earned its second straight win since dropping consecutive games at Kansas State

DALLAS (AP) — Andrei Kuzmenko scored 48 seconds into overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 5-4 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. The play was reviewed for being offside and was allowed. Anthony Beauvillier backed into the offensive zone with the puck on his stick. Beauvillier scored two goals and Sheldon Dries

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (AP) — Will Thomas scored 23 points to help Morgan State defeat Maryland-Eastern Shore 68-61. Thomas added six rebounds for the Bears (15-14, 8-6 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). David McCullough finished with 14 points and nine rebounds, while Isaiah Burke hit two 3-pointers and scored 10. Da’Shawn Phillip finished with 17 points, four

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the league-leading Boston Bruins beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 night for their seventh straight win. Nick Foligno and Tomas Nosek also scored for the Bruins, and Dmitry Orlov had two assists for his first points since being acquired from

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Justin Wright scored five of his 20 points in overtime and North Carolina Central beat Norfolk State 76-75. Wright added six rebounds and three steals for the Eagles (16-11, 9-4 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference), who upped their win streak to six. Fred Cleveland Jr. totaled 16 points and Brendan Medley-Bacon scored 10.

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Paolo Banchero capped a 29-point performance with three clutch mid-range jumpers in the closing minutes, and the Orlando Magic defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 101-93. The first two of Banchero’s big shots broke ties before he hit another to make it 97-93. Markelle Fultz and

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Claude Giroux scored the tiebreaking goal and had three assists, Thomas Chabot had a goal and two assists and the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle, Drake Batherson and Jake Sanderson also scored to help Ottawa win its second straight after a two-game skid. Cam

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Julius Randle and Immanuel Quickley each scored 23 points, and the surging New York Knicks knocked the Boston Celtics out of the top spot in the NBA with their sixth straight victory, 109-94. Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum struggled through a 6-for-18 shooting performance and was

By The Associated Press Nick Bontis has resigned as president of the Canadian Soccer Association. He acknowledges change is needed to achieve labor peace with the men’s and women’s teams. The move followed a letter from provincial and territorial soccer leaders asking Bontis to step down. The Canadian men earlier this month asked for Sport

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Carte’Are Gordon scored 22 points to help Grambling defeat Bethune-Cookman 66-54. Gordon added eight rebounds for the Tigers (20-8, 13-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who have won seven straight. Shawndarius Cowart scored 18 points while shooting 9 of 12 from the field. Cameron Christon had 12 points and seven rebounds. Kevin

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball made six 3-pointers before breaking his right ankle in the third quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-106 for their fifth straight victory. Terry Rozier scored 22 points and Gordon Hayward had 19 points for Charlotte, which

By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Butler hit an acrobatic reverse layup in the final minutes, and his 23 points led five Miami players in double figures as the Heat edged the Philadelphia 76ers 101-99. James Harden had a chance to win the game for the 76ers, but his 3-point try at

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Ben Johnson led Bellarmine with 26 points and Juston Betz hit a game-winning jump shot with 0.4 seconds left as the Knights defeated North Florida 76-74 on Monday night in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. Johnson also added three steals for the Knights (15-17, 9-9). Peter Suder scored 13 points and

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — BJ McLaurin and Kenny Dye scored 12 points apiece to lead Queens University to a 61-55 victory over Florida Gulf Coast in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. McLaurin hit two 3-pointers and all four of his free throws for the Royals (17-14, 1-0 Atlantic Sun Conference). Jay’Den

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Freshman Darrianna Littlepage-Buggs finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds off the bench to lead Baylor to a 63-54 victory over No. 12 Texas. Littlepage-Buggs, who averages 9.5 rebounds per game to lead all first-year players, has 10 double-doubles this season for the Bears (19-10, 10-7 Big 12 Conference). She has

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — R.J. Davis scored 19 points, Leaky Black had 18 points and nine rebounds and North Carolina eased by Florida State 77-66 for its third straight victory. North Carolina pulled away in the first half with 11 3-pointers in building a 43-25 lead. Davis and Caleb Love each made three 3-pointers in