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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has lost ground to Barcelona at the top of the Spanish league after a 0-0 home draw with third-place Real Sociedad. The result leaves the defending champion five points behind Barcelona. Sociedad is three points behind Madrid. Atletico Madrid earlier rebounded from its elimination

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alissa Pili drove to the rim for a go-ahead layup with 0.8 seconds left to give No. 9 Utah a 71-69 win over No. 8 UCLA. Pili scored 23 points and had nine rebounds to lead Utah, which rallied twice closed the game on a

CLEVELAND — Tujautae Williams scored 15 points as Cleveland State beat IUPUI 78-72. Williams had eight rebounds for the Vikings. Drew Lowder added 15 points and three steals. Tristan Enaruna scored 14 points. The Jaguars were led in scoring by Armon Jarrard with 22 points.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Garrett Sturtz scored 16 points as Drake beat Belmont 79-61 on Sunday. Sturtz had six rebounds for the Bulldogs (17-6, 8-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Roman Penn scored 16 points and added seven assists. Darnell Brodie had 15 points. Ben Sheppard led the Bruins (16-7, 9-3) in scoring, finishing with 21 points

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Dwayne Cohill scored 20 points and Adrian Nelson had a double-double to lead Youngstown State to a 73-63 victory over Detroit Mercy and Antoine Davis. Cohill added seven rebounds and five assists for the Penguins (17-6, 9-3 Horizon League). Nelson totaled 18 points and 11 rebounds. Bryce McBride hit two 3-pointers and

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Terry Rozier scored 31 points, P.J. Washington had 27 and the Charlotte Hornets stopped Miami’s three-game win streak with a 122-117 victory over the Heat. LaMelo Ball scored 13 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as Charlotte improved to 7-16 at home. Gordon

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was questionable to return to the NFC championship game on Sunday after he took a hard hit to his right elbow in the first quarter. Purdy was drilled in the arm by Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Haason Reddick on a play that was ruled a fumble. The

PITTSBURGH — Kahliel Spear finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds to power Robert Morris to a 68-63 victory over Oakland. Jackson Last scored nine points for the Colonials (11-12, 6-6 Horizon League). Stephaun Walker added eight points and nine rebounds. The Golden Grizzlies (9-14, 7-5) were led by Jalen Moore, who finished with 24

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 16 points and 12 rebounds, Bree Hall scored a career-high 18 and No. 1 South Carolina beat Alabama 65-52. It’s the Gamecocks’ 27th straight win, but was close through the third quarter. Sarah Ashlee Barker scored a season-high 15 points for Alabama and Brittany Davis scored 11 of

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Led by Keith Higgins Jr.’s 19 points, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks defeated the Boston University Terriers 66-55 on Sunday. The Mountain Hawks improved to 13-8 with the win and the Terriers fell to 10-13.

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Led by Craig Porter Jr.’s 20 points, the Wichita State Shockers defeated the East Carolina Pirates 85-72 on Sunday. The Shockers improved to 11-10 with the win and the Pirates fell to 11-11.

By JACOB BENGE Associtated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Abbey Ellis made a season-high five 3 pointers and Purdue earned its first top-five road victory in program history, beating No. 2 Ohio State 73-65. Leading by as many as 17 points early in the third quarter, the Boilermakers saw their lead dwindle as Ohio State

FAIRFAX, Va. — Erik Reynolds II scored 30 points to lead Saint Joseph’s to a 79-76 victory over George Mason. Reynolds was 9-of-18 shooting, including 5 for 12 from distance, and went 7 for 10 from the free-throw line for the Hawks (10-11, 4-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Lynn Greer III pitched in with 18 points

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jared Bynum scored 19 points and hit a key jumper and two free throws late to help No. 23 Providence defeat Villanova 70-65. Ed Croswell scored 14 points for the Friars, who improved to 17-5. Cam Whitmore had 21 points to lead Villanova, which returned to the

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy delivered an exhibition of short iron play to shoot 7-under 65 in his third round and build a three-stroke lead at the Dubai Desert Classic. The top-ranked McIlroy made eight birdies at Emirates Golf Club and none of the birdie putts were from more than 7 feet.

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool has become the latest high-profile club to exit the FA Cup as the defending champions conceded a goal in the second minute of stoppage time to lose 2-1 at Brighton in the fourth round. Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma drove a close-range finish into the roof of the net

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored 25 points with eight rebounds and eight assists, Andrew Funk surpassed 1,500 points and Penn State raced past Michigan 83-61. Seth Lundy scored 22 points for the Nittany Lions, who matched last season’s win total.  Penn State, which lost the first meeting 79-69, was shooting 58% and

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Ryan Reynolds went from joy to despair, and punch-the-air ecstasy to desolation. The unlikely new love of his life — Welsh soccer club Wrexham — put the movie star on an emotional roller coaster Sunday in a thrill-a-minute FA Cup match that had an ending not quite in the

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Acura dominated the debut of hybrid engines in North American sports car racing with a 1-2 finish Sunday at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Helio Castroneves and the automaker won the prestigious endurance race for a third consecutive year. Castroneves won the Rolex