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By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 23 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans shot a season-best 58.4% to defeat…

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji scored 20 points and No. 6 Kansas saw all five starters score in double figures…

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Jaylen Sims tossed in 26 points and Shykeim Phillips scored a career-high 24 to power UNC Wilmington to an 80-73 victory…

HOUSTON — Tyrone Lyons had 18 points as Southern defeated Texas Southern 70-58. Joirdon Karl Nicholas led Texas Southern with 14…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Eileen Gu earned a silver medal with her final run in the Olympic women’s ski…

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Tabitha Peterson is fighting a tricky and troublesome injury as she tries to guide the U.S.…

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Sophomore Angel Reese finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season to power No. 13…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 31 points and the Portland Trail Blazers capitalized on Giannis…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Will Richardson knocked down a wide-open 3-pointer with a minute left to allow Oregon to hold onto a 62-59 victory over…

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Jacy Sheldon scored 22 points and the No. 18 Ohio State women moved into a first-place tie in the Big Ten, rolling past…

OMAHA, Neb. — Alex O’Connell had 27 points as Creighton beat Georgetown 88-77. Aminu Mohammed led the Hoyas with a season-high 27 points.…

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Rookie Matt Boldy had his first career hat trick to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 7-4 win over…

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Becky Hammon, Penny Taylor and Doug Bruno are headlining the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022.…

JACKSON, Miss. — Ken Evans Jr. had 22 points plus 10 rebounds as Jackson State easily beat Bethune-Cookman 71-51. Joe French led the Wildcats on…

By ADRY TORRES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Giddey had a triple-double of 28 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — When John Madden died in December, his widow Virginia knew exactly where she wanted to honor her late husband’s life. The…

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Jarred Godfrey scored five points in the final two minutes of the third overtime period to lift Purdue Fort Wayne to a…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, the heavily favored 15-year-old dynamo at the center of the…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter, and the Chicago Bulls beat the San…

GREELEY, Colo. — Daylen Kountz had 30 points as Northern Colorado narrowly defeated Southern Utah 100-95. Jason Spurgin led the Thunderbirds on…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Kris Monroe had a career-high 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help North Carolina Central hold off Coppin State 77-74. Monroe…

By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Seth Curry scored 23 points in his first game with the Nets to lead Brooklyn to a 109-85 win…

By SAM McNEIL Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Skiing, skating and other competitions take place before a global TV audience, but few see them in…

By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Anna Gasser of Austria executed a massive cab 1260 on her final jump to overtake Zoi Sadowski…

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Zippy Broughton scored 18 points to lead five in double figures and No. 17 Florida held off a late Auburn rally, defeating the…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Markquis Nowell scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, Mark Smith notched his seventh double-double and Kansas State…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Keve Aluma scored 24 points and knocked down a pair of clutch shots down the stretch to allow Virginia Tech to hold off…

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Nick Farrar had 17 points off the bench to carry College of Charleston to a 79-75 win over Drexel. Coletrane Washington led…

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Jameer Nelson Jr. had a career-high 30 points as Delaware romped past James Madison 81-60. Jyare Davis had 14 points and 14…