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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott used his platform as the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year award recipient for an emotional tribute to his mother, whom he called his “moral compass” and his inspiration. The two-time Pro Bowl selection lost his mother, Peggy, to cancer

By The Associated Press DENTON, Texas (AP) — Tylor Perry scored 28 points and North Texas defeated UAB 82-79 in double overtime on Thursday night. Perry made all 10 of his foul shots for the Mean Green (20-5, 11-3 Conference USA). Abou Ousmane scored 15 points and added eight rebounds and Kai Huntsberry scored 15.

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Drake Allen scored 19 points, Harrison Butler had a double-double and Southern Utah defeated Tarleton 72-62 on Thursday night. Allen was 5-of-8 shooting, including 3 for 4 from distance, and went 6 for 7 from the free-throw line for the Thunderbirds (17-8, 9-3 Western Athletic Conference). Butler scored 17 points,

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Isaac Mushila finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds to power Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to a 91-68 romp over Houston Christian on Thursday night. Trey Tennyson added 18 points for the Islanders (16-9, 9-3 Southland Conference). Ross Williams sank three 3-pointers and scored 13. Maks Klanjscek finished with 30 points

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Joe Thomas gave fans of the new version of the Cleveland Browns something they could finally celebrate. The six-time All-Pro offensive lineman will join lockdown cornerback Darrelle Revis as inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on their first try, becoming the first Browns

PHOENIX (AP) — Joe Thomas, Darrelle Revis, DeMarcus Ware, Zach Taylor and Ronde Barber voted into Pro Football Hall of Fame.

By The Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Vladislav Goldin scored 19 points as Florida Atlantic beat Rice 90-81 on Thursday night. Goldin added nine rebounds for the Owls (23-2, 13-1 Conference USA). Johnell Davis added 16 points while going 5 of 13 from the floor, including 1 for 5 from distance, and 5

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas, Oklahoma will leave Big 12 for Southeastern Conference in 2024, one year earlier than planned.

DALLAS (AP) — John Isner extended his record by winning his 499th career tiebreaker, advancing to the quarterfinals of his hometown Dallas Open with a 6-3, 7-6 (1) victory over Daniel Altmaier on Thursday. Isner won the final seven points after falling behind 1-0 in the tiebreaker, getting two of his 18 aces. The fifth-seeded

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX is a big step closer to sending its giant Starship spacecraft into orbit, completing an engine-firing test at the launch pad on Thursday. Thirty-one of the 33 first-stage booster engines ignited simultaneously for about 10 seconds in south Texas. The team turned off one engine before sending the

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Keisei Tominaga already is one of the most popular players in his home country. The exuberant sharpshooter known as “the Japanese Steph Curry” also is building a big fan following at Nebraska in what otherwise has been another dismal season for the Cornhuskers. Almost every

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta general manager Landry Fields says the Hawks were looking to bolster their depth and improve their playoff hopes in two trades that involved the team sending out a combined seven second-round draft picks on Thursday. The Hawks acquired former Detroit small forward Saddiq Bey as

By Jim Vertuno AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas officials have more than doubled interim coach Rodney Terry’s salary to $1.2 million this season as he leads the No. 5 Longhorns after the midseason firing of former coach Chris Beard. Terry took over the team as acting head coach when Beard was initially

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream named former Dallas coach Vickie Johnson as an assistant coach Thursday, completing coach Tanisha Wright’s staff. Johnson was 32-36 in two seasons with Dallas with a 1-3 playoff record. The Wings did not pick up the option on Johnson’s contract following last season. Johnson also had coached the San

TAVERNIER, Fla. (AP) — Some 114 Haitian migrants made landfall in the Florida Keys early Thursday in the latest large group making their way to the state from Haiti and Cuba by water in recent months, the U.S. Border Patrol said. Border patrol and law enforcement responded to the site in Tavernier, south of Key

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Anti-doping authorities are seeking a six-year ban against four-time NCAA champion Divine Oduduru of Nigeria, whose alleged cheating was uncovered in the first case brought by U.S. authorities under a sweeping law designed to combat widespread doping schemes across the globe. The Athletics Integrity Unit, which oversees anti-doping in

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant is leaving Brooklyn, as Kyrie Irving just did and James Harden before that. Loading up on superstars didn’t pay off in Brooklyn. “Let’s be honest there,” general manager Sean Marks said. “We did not reach the full potential of where we thought we

By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court soon could find itself with easy ways out of two high-profile cases involving immigration and elections, if indeed the justices are looking to avoid potentially messy, divisive decisions. Off-ramps in those cases could prove attractive in a term with no shortage