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AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — It was midway through the third quarter of the Oklahoma City-Houston NBA Cup semifinal matchup on Saturday night. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had just made a short jumper in the lane and, to his delight, a time-out was immediately called. He needed it. He retreated to midcourt, crouched

AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Diving for loose balls. Blocking dunk attempts. Getting tackled by airborne teammates. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a very eventful final few minutes of the NBA Cup semifinals. He shrugged it all off, too. “I just tried to compete,” Antetokounmpo said. That he did — and that’s why he and

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Christian Alston had 17 points in Abilene Christian’s 93-62 win over Division-III Hardin-Simmons on Saturday night. Alston had six rebounds for the Wildcats (7-4). Dontrez Williams scored 16 points while shooting 5 for 11 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line and added seven

AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Travis Hunter turned every play into prime time — on both sides of the ball — and ultimately took home the Heisman Trophy. Now he’s got a leg up on his celebrity coach at Colorado. The two-way star won college football’s most prestigious award Saturday night, punctuating a

EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Cliff Davis had 21 points in UT Rio Grande Valley’s 72-60 win against Northern New Mexico on Saturday night. Davis had five rebounds for the Vaqueros (6-4). K.T. Raimey added 14 points while shooting 4 for 9 and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line while he also had five rebounds.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Matt Cross scored 16 points and tied a career-high with 16 rebounds and SMU used a strong second half to win its fifth straight game, beating LSU 74-64 on Saturday in the Compete 4 Cause Classic at the Comerica Center. It was Cross’ third double-double of the season. B.J. Edwards and

AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and was an assist away from a triple-double, Damian Lillard added 25 and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 110-102 on Saturday to earn a spot in the NBA Cup championship game. The Bucks will meet Oklahoma City, which beat Houston in

AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No. 11 Purdue and No. 17 Texas A&M arrived in Indianapolis fully anticipating a bruising battle in the paint. Steven Crowl made sure No. 20 Wisconsin created a similar image Saturday against Butler. So, the four teams participating in the second Indy Classic reverted to their more natural styles

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lance Ware had 17 points in UT Arlington’s 77-68 win over UL Monroe on Saturday. Ware had six rebounds and three blocks for the Mavericks (5-6). Diante Smith shot 5 of 11 from the field, including 2 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 4 from the line to

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Tre Carroll scored 18 points off the bench to lead Florida Atlantic to an 89-80 victory over Texas State on Saturday. Carroll shot 7 of 9 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Owls (7-5). Niccolo Moretti scored 15 points, shooting 4 of 6

AP Pro Football Writer (AP) — Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs is set for season-ending surgery on his left knee to deal with an issue that was about to sideline him for the third time in four games, two people with knowledge of the decision said Saturday. It’s the same knee that needed surgery early

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge in Las Vegas sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for his role in a two-state shooting rampage on Thanksgiving 2020 that included the killing of a man in Nevada and a shootout with authorities in Arizona. Christopher McDonnell, 32, pleaded guilty in October to more than

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Mark Gronowski threw for three touchdowns and ran for two in leading two-time defending champion South Dakota State past Incarnate Word 55-14 on Saturday in an FCS quarterfinal. Third-seeded South Dakota State (12-2) will face No. 2 North Dakota State in the semifinals. North Dakota State defeated Mercer 31-7 on Saturday.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech junior quarterback Behren Morton will miss the Liberty Bowl after undergoing elective shoulder surgery, the school said Saturday. Morton had surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles for a joint sprain in his right shoulder that he has played with for most of two seasons. He initially suffered the sprain in

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Andrew Holifield scored 17 points as Lamar beat Louisiana 74-45 on Saturday. Holifield also contributed 11 rebounds for the Cardinals (5-5). Janko Buljic scored 12 points, shooting 6 of 9 from the field. Alexis Marmolejos had 11 points and shot 4 for 5, including 3 for 3 from beyond the arc.

AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Zhuric Phelps and Pharrel Payne each scored 16 points Saturday to lead No. 17 Texas A&M past No. 11 Purdue 70-66 in the first of two games at the Indy Classic. The Aggies (9-2) have won five straight. Payne had season-high totals in points and rebounds with nine. All-SEC

Associated Press A woman who accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 at an awards show after-party has acknowledged certain inconsistencies in her story, while her lawyer said he will continue to vet her claims. The unnamed woman described being driven from Rochester, New York, to New

AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 28 points and made two free throws with 2.1 seconds left to push the San Antonio Spurs over the Portland Trail Blazers 118-116 on Friday night. Jerami Grant made a layup to tie the game at 116 with 6.1 seconds to go, but he fouled

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — San Antonio veteran guard Chris Paul was ejected from the Spurs’ game at Portland on Friday night after getting his second technical foul. Paul left the game when he earned his second tech with 1:03 left in the first quarter, just 11 seconds after his first. It was unclear why Paul

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Amir “Primo” Spears’ 28 points helped UTSA defeat North Dakota 80-76 on Friday night. Spears added three steals for the Roadrunners (4-5). Damari Monsanto scored 12 points, going 4 of 10 (4 for 9 from 3-point range). Marcus Millender had 10 points and went 4 of 11 from the field (2

AP Sports Writer Doug Meacham has returned to Oklahoma State as former teammate Mike Gundy’s offensive coordinator, the school announced Friday. Meacham played offensive line for the Cowboys from 1983 to 1987 and worked with tight ends and inside receivers on Oklahoma State’s coaching staff from 2005 to 2012. Meacham most recently was an offensive

AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Winning the NBA Cup won’t bring a championship parade to Oklahoma City or Houston or Atlanta or Milwaukee. There’s a trophy. There’s some cash. There are bragging rights. And that’s about it. The way the final four teams in the tournament see things, that’s enough. The semifinals of

Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — In the decade since SpaceX arrived on the Texas coast, billionaire Elon Musk’s company has created thousands of jobs near the Mexico border, launched rockets and sprung up new homes — all around an area dubbed Starbase. Now SpaceX wants to make Starbase a recognized city. Nearby residents are

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU leading scorer Frankie Collins will miss the rest of the season because of a broken bone in his left foot, the school said Friday. The 6-foot-2 senior guard, in his first season at TCU after spending the past two at Arizona State, is scheduled to have surgery Tuesday in

AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Trae Young might be the NBA’s biggest enigma. Young’s fans can point to numbers and say he’s an elite player. His detractors can point to numbers and say he’s overrated. Both arguments have validity. To some, his cocky ways are endearing. To others, they’re infuriating. This can’t be

AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If anybody knows Deion Sanders’ mind, it might be Travis Hunter. And the two-way Colorado star says Coach Prime is indeed staying put with the Buffaloes. “I got a lot of insight. He ain’t going nowhere. He’s going to be right where he’s at right now,” Hunter said

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Dallas man who tried to fly overseas to join the Russian military and fight against Ukraine was sentenced on Friday to six months in prison for violating the terms of his probation for storming the U.S. Capitol four years ago. Kevin Loftus, a 56-year-old veteran of the U.S. Army,

AP Baseball Writer DALLAS (AP) — The championship vision that led Nathan Eovaldi to sign with Texas as a free agent two years ago is the same one that brought him back to the Rangers. A World Series title in his first season was followed by a losing record this year. “I believe in the

AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs acquired All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker in a trade with the Houston Astros on Friday, paying a big price for one of baseball’s best hitters. The Cubs sent third baseman Isaac Paredes, right-hander Hayden Wesneski and Cam Smith, one of their top infield prospects, to the Astros