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By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Katie Benzan made a floater with 11.8 seconds to play to put Maryland up by three, and the No. 13 Terrapins held on for a 67-64 victory over No. 10 Indiana on Friday night when Nicole Cardano-Hillary missed everything on a shot from the

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Kings coach Todd McLellan entered COVID-19 protocols and wasn’t behind the bench for Friday night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. The Kings announced McLellan’s status less than an hour before faceoff. Assistant Trent Yawney was to serve as the acting head coach. The Kings started a stretch of three

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Chuma Okeke scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 119-111 win over the Houston Rockets in a game between the bottom teams in the NBA’s Eastern and Western Conferences. Wendell Carter Jr. added 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic,

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points and made the decisive 3-point play with 20.4 seconds left in overtime to give the Oklahoma City Thunder a 129-125 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. Tre Mann finished with 22 points to help Oklahoma City snap a two-game

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Dwight Murray Jr. registered 18 points and seven rebounds as Rider narrowly beat Niagara 70-68. Marcus Hammond led the Purple Eagles with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Raheim Sullivan and Jao Ituka had 15 points each as Marist defeated Manhattan 74-56. Ant Nelson led Manhattan with 15 points.

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — KC Ndefo recorded 14 points and 11 rebounds to carry St. Peter’s to a 70-65 win over Monmouth. George Papas led Monmouth with 23 points.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Vince Cole had 21 points as Coastal Carolina defeated Arkansas-Little Rock 68-55. Ebrima Dibba had 15 points, seven assists and six rebounds for Coastal Carolina. Admir Besovic led the Trojans with 14 points.

STATESBORO, Ga. — Kamari Brown had a career-high 22 points as Georgia Southern beat ULM 81-75 in overtime. Koreem Ozier led the Warhawks with a season-high 23 points.

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal got Carolina on the board with a determined second-period sequence, then the Hurricanes broke it open with two quick third-period goals to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Friday night. Teuvo Teravainen scored late in the second for a 2-0 lead. Nino

ATLANTA — Jalen Thomas registered 16 points as Georgia State extended its winning streak to seven games, beating Louisiana-Lafayette 65-58. Greg Williams Jr. led the Ragin’ Cajuns with 18 points.

RICHMOND, Va. —  Tyler Burton had 23 points to lead Richmond past Saint Louis 68-66. Francis Okoro converted a two-point play with 2:45 left to pull Saint Louis within two, but the Spiders were able to hold off the Billikens. Francis Okoro led Saint Louis with a career-high 23 points.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Terry Rozier and Kelly Oubre Jr. each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets emerged from the All-Star break looking reenergized with a 125-93 rout of the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Montrezl Harrell added 20 points for the Hornets. They never trailed and led

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Albert Ramos-Viñolas of Spain has advanced to the semifinals of the Chile Open. The second-seeded player beat Argentina’s Facundo Bagnis 7-5, 6-2 to reach the final four of the clay-court tournament in Santiago. Ramos-Viñolas will face another Argentinian in the next round, Sebastián Báez, who earlier won 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 against

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored eight points in 12 minutes in her return from a knee injury that kept her out for more than two months. She helped No. 7 UConn to a 93-38 rout of St. John’s. The reigning national player of the year had not

ATHENS, Ohio — Ali Ali had 22 points as Akron defeated Ohio 91-83. Greg Tribble had 17 points for Akron. Mark Sears led Ohio with 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.

By ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer The NCAA has relaxed the amount of THC an athlete can have to trigger a positive test, and is recommending less-stringent penalties for athletes who do test positive for marijuana. The threshold levels for THC, which is the active ingredient in marijuana, will go from 35 nanograms per milliliter