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EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — KJ Williams had 29 points and 10 rebounds and No. 22 Murray State advanced to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship, beating  Southeast Missouri State 88-74 on Friday night for its 19th straight victory. Murray State (29-2) will play the Morehead State in the title game Saturday night. Morehead State beat

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Cameron Beckman eagled the par-5 18th for a 7-under 64 and the first-round lead Friday in the PGA Tour Champions’ Hoag Classic. Beckman also had six birdies and bogey in cool, breezy conditions at Newport Beach Country Club. The 52-year-old Beckman won the 2021 Dick’s Sporting Goods Open for his

By SAM METZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says he’ll veto a ban on transgender girls in youth sports. The Legislature had passed legislation late Friday night that said transgender girls wouldn’t be able to compete in sports on teams that correspond with their gender identity. Without the

By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — DeMarcus Cousins, starting in place of ailing Nikola Jokic, scored a season-high 31 points and the Denver Nuggets bounced back from a loss to beat the struggling Houston Rockets 116-101 on Friday night. Jokic, the reigning MVP, was held out because of a non-COVID-19 illness. JaMychal Green

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chandler Smith used a last lap pass to hold off both Daytona winner Zane Smith and boss Kyle Busch to win the Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was the third win in 40 career starts for Smith. He’s a 19-year-old

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rae Burrell matched her season-high scoring 21 points, and the 18th-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols never trailed Friday night routing Alabama 74-59 in the Southeastern Conference women’s tournament quarterfinals. The third-seeded Lady Vols reached their second straight semifinal and 34th in program history. They will

PARADISE, Nev. — Alex Barcello had 22 points as BYU rolled past Loyola Marymount 85-60 in the West Coast Conference tournament second round. Eli Scott led the Lions on Friday night with 24 points.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Kamar Robertson had 16 points and 12 rebounds to lift Mercer to an 81-53 win over Western Carolina in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament. James Glisson III had 13 points for the Bears. Nick Robinson led the Catamounts with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

DEKALB, Ill. — Keshawn Williams had 15 points and nine rebounds as Northern Illinois narrowly defeated Ohio 58-57. Mark Sears led the Bobcats with 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Lance Terry posted 14 points as Gardner-Webb narrowly beat Campbell 54-53 in the quarterfinals of the Big South Conference tournament. Jordan Whitfield led the Fighting Camels on Friday night with a season-high 20 points.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Sebastian Korda won his Davis Cup debut by outlasting scrappy Nicolas Mejia 6-4, 1-6, 6-4  to help give the United States a 2-0 lead in its qualifier against Colombia. Taylor Fritz, the No. 1 American in this qualifier, had a much easier time in the second singles match. He overwhelmed Alejandro

AKRON, Ohio — Xavier Castaneda had 17 points and seven rebounds as Akron edged past Central Michigan 57-56. Greg Tribble made two free throws for the go-ahead points with 32 seconds left and the Zips held on for the win. Harrison Henderson led the Chippewas with 17 points.

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Haley Jones scored a game-high 17 points and No. 2 Stanford defeated Colorado 71-45 in a Pac 12 semifinal Friday night. The win marked Stanford’s 33rd consecutive win over a Pac 12 opponent. The Cardinal’s last loss to a conference foe was on Jan. 22, 2021.

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Allison Weidner and Sam Haiby each scored 16 points to lead Nebraska to a 76-73 victory over No. 10 Michigan in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament Sixth-seeded Nebraska (24-7) will play No. 12 Iowa in the Saturday’s semifinals. The No. 2-seeded Hawkeyes advanced

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cory Hightower had 21 points as Winthrop topped High Point 68-51 in the quarterfinals of the Big South Conference Championship. John-Michael Wright led the Panthers with 21 points and eight rebounds.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Olivia Miles had 17 points and 13 assists, Maddy Westbeld also had 17 points and No. 20 Notre Dame defeated No. 25 Georgia Tech 71-53 in a quarterfinal game of the women’s ACC tournament. Sam Brunelle added 14 points, including four 3-pointers, and Sonia Citron scored 12 points for Notre Dame.

TOLEDO, Ohio — JT Shumate had 22 points as Toledo routed Bowling Green 96-56. Daeqwon Plowden led the Falcons on Friday night with 19 points.

ST. LOUIS — Isiaih Mosley had 18 points as Missouri State beat Valparaiso 67-58 in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. Donovan Clay added 17 points for the Bears, while Gaige Prim chipped in 16. Thomas Kithier led Valpo with 17 points and seven rebounds.

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 16 rebounds,  Jrue Holiday came on strong down the stretch to finish with 26 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Chicago Bulls 118-112 on Friday night. Holiday scored 10 points over the final five minutes as the defending champion