AP National Sports

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Aaliyah Edwards scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for No. 4 UConn, which opened up a close game in the second half to beat Georgetown 65-50. The Huskies who last week postponed a game because of a lack of healthy players lost leading scorer

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Donovan Clay’s 21 points helped Missouri State defeat Indiana State 64-62. Bryan Trimble Jr. made five 3-pointers and finished with 20 points for the Bears. Cameron Henry led the Sycamores with 17 points.

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freshman Londynn Jones had 18 points and Charisma Osborne added 17 to lead No. 8 UCLA to 87-70 win over Cal. UCLA star freshman Kiki Rice had a double double with 15 points and a career-high 12 assists. The Bruins (15-3, 4-2 Pac-12) trailed by

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills opened the season with Super Bowl aspirations. One week into the playoffs, their objective remains in sight — but barely. Allen shrugged off a three-turnover outing, and the three-time defending AFC East champion Bills avoided a major collapse

By JAMES MCCLENDON Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Olivia Miles scored 13 of her game-high 23 points during the second half of No. 7 Notre Dame’s 70-58 victory over Syracuse. The Fighting Irish went on an 11-2 run to start the fourth quarter. Dara Mabrey chipped in 15 points for the Irish. Miles also

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — The race for the Champions League qualifying spots is getting tighter in Serie A. Roma, Atalanta and Lazio all won to move within three points of Inter Milan and Juventus which occupy the final qualifying positions for European soccer’s top club competition. Second-place AC Milan is

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have signed 16-year-old catcher Ethan Salas of Caracas, Venezuela, to a $5.6 million bonus on the first day of the international signing period. Salas is the consensus top overall prospect in this year’s class. The left-handed hitter is the younger brother of Jose Salas, one of the

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese had 23 points and 15 rebounds to maintain her streak of double-doubles in every game this season, and No. 5 LSU improved its program-record best start to 18-0 with a 84-54 victory over Auburn. Jasmine Carson scored 18 points, and Alexis Morris

By EVAN GERIKE Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes scored 29 points and Yarden Garzon added 19 to help No. 6 Indiana run to a 93-56 win over Wisconsin. Indiana (16-1, 5-1 Big Ten) shot 55% from the field, including 8-for-20 from beyond the arc, while its defense held Wisconsin (6-12, 2-5) to

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 20 points and 10 rebounds for her 71st career double-double and No. 1 South Carolina won its 24th straight with a 81-50 victory over Missouri. Boston is one double-double away from matching the program’s all-time record held by Sheila Foster. The Gamecocks

LONDON (AP) — A spectator climbed onto an advertising board and appeared to kick Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale after the team’s 2-0 win over Tottenham in the Premier League. The incident took place moments after the final whistle at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday as Ramsdale went to pick up his water bottle from behind

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Diamond Miller had 17 points, six rebounds and five steals, and No. 9 Maryland forced 17 first-half turnovers in an 80-56 victory over Rutgers. The Terrapins rebounded from a loss at No. 6 Indiana earlier in the week. Brinae Alexander led Maryland with 20

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Skipper Peter Burling of Team New Zealand expertly extricated himself from a pre-regatta penalty to win the Singapore Sail Grand Prix and strengthen his position as the top threat to two-time defending SailGP champion Tom Slingsby of Australia. Burling nailed the start of the podium race aboard his foiling

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Kobe Bufkin scored 20 points, Jett Howard had 16 points and seven assists, and Michigan defeated Northwestern 85-78. There were four ties and seven lead changes in the second half before an 8-0 run by the Wolverines gave them a 68-59 lead near the seven-minute mark. The Wildcats cut their

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Joel Soriano scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as St. John’s beat No. 6 UConn 85-74 to win in Hartford for the first time since 1988. The double-double was the 16th of the season for Soriano. AJ Storr and Posh Alexander each added 14

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays are searching for a new bullpen coach. The team announced Sunday that Matt Buschmann has opted to leave the organization to pursue other opportunities. Toronto also said it would announce its complete coaching staff in the coming weeks. The 38-year-old Buschmann joined the Blue Jays in 2018 and

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Houston’s Garrison Mathews and Tari Eason and Sacramento’s Malik Monk are facing fines for an on-court altercation during Friday’s game. Jalen Green and Jae’Sean Tate with the Rockets also are suspended one game without pay for leaving the bench area. The NBA announced the discipline on Sunday. Mathews was fined $35,000

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer This season can hardly get any better for Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal. It’s eight points clear in the Premier League and playing the most free-flowing soccer in England. On Sunday Arsenal humbled its fiercest rivals in front of their own fans with a 2-0 win over Tottenham. Arsenal has now

By MATTIAS KAREN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Arsenal has extended its Premier League lead to eight points with a 2-0 win at Tottenham in the north London derby that was helped by an own-goal by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. Lloris turned a cross from Bukayo Saka into his own net in the 14th minute to

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Striker Wissam Ben Yedder scored a 14-minute hat trick as Monaco routed Ajaccio 7-1 to move up to fourth place in the French league. Leader Paris Saint-Germain plays at Rennes later Sunday. PSG was expected to line up with World Cup winner Lionel Messi, World Cup