AP National Sports

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Steven Crowl scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds as 13th-ranked Wisconsin fended off Minnesota 68-67. Tyler Wahl added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Badgers. They improved to 22-5 overall and 13-4 in the Big Ten for a first-place tie with Purdue. Illinois is

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul O’Neill’s No. 21 will be retired by the New York Yankees on Aug. 21 before their scheduled game against the Toronto Blue Jays. O’Neill will become the 23rd player or manager to have his number retired by the Yankees. O’Neill was a four-time World Series champion for New York. Nicknamed

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Andrew Jones scored 21 points and No. 20 Texas rallied from 10 points down in the second half and beat TCU 75-66. Marcus Carr scored 19 and Timmy Allen had 17 for Texas. The Longhorns reached 20 wins in the regular season for the first

MONTREAL (AP) — Samuel Montembeault made 32 saves for his first NHL shutout, Nick Suzuki scored his second goal of the game on a penalty shot and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory. Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist, and Jake Evans added

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Jared Bynum had 27 points, including a key 3-pointer to help 11th-ranked Providence hold off Xavier 99-92 in triple overtime. A.J. Reeves added 16 points and Al Durham had 13 to help the Friars win their second consecutive overtime game. They are 3-0 in OT

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP Sports Writer ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal have had comfortable wins at the Mexican Open to advance to a possible rematch of their epic five-set final at the Australian Open. Medvedev took another step toward top spot in the ATP rankings with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 second-round

CHICAGO (AP) — Holland Woods II scored 15 points and Grand Canyon defeated Chicago State 85-64 on Wednesday night, giving Bryce Drew his 200th coaching victory. Grand Canyon (19-7, 10-5 Western Athletic Conference) made 13 3-pointers. The Cougars fell to 6-22, 2-13.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Catarina Macario and Mallory Pugh each scored two goals and the U.S. women’s national team beat Iceland 5-0 on Wednesday night to win the SheBelieves Cup. The Americans won the annual four-team tournament, now in its seventh year, for the third straight year.  The United States has 17th straight shutouts on

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Jaylyn Sherrod scored 17 points, Quay Miller scored nine of her 11 points in overtime and Colorado edged Oregon 86-83 in double overtime. Mya Hollingshed had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Buffaloes, who had a 14-point lead early in the fourth quarter and led by 12 with less than

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Walker Kessler had 12 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocked shots to lead No. 3 Auburn to a 77-64 victory over Mississippi. With Kessler falling just shy of his third triple-double, the Tigers rebounded from a one-point loss at Florida to remain in sole possession

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kyler Edwards scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half, and No. 14 Houston defeated Tulane 81-67. Taze Moore scored 18 points and Fabian White Jr. had 12 points and three blocked shots for the Cougars, who shot 62% in the second half.

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Corey Perry became the 103rd NHL player to reach 400 goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3. Perry had a nifty deflection of Mikhail Sergachev’s shot from the left circle during a power play that put Tampa Bay up 4-1 with 4:36

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — David Roddy had 26 points and 11 rebounds as Colorado State defeated Wyoming 61-55. Drake Jeffries led the Cowboys on Wednesday night with 22 points and seven rebounds.

ORONO, Maine — Matt Cerruti had 18 points as Albany narrowly defeated Maine 72-68. Byron Ireland led the Black Bears on Wednesday night with 13 points.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Skylar Vann came off the bench to score 17 points to lead No. 20 Oklahoma in a 92-57 rout of TCU, snapping a three-game losing streak that included losses to No. 16 Texas and No. 6 Iowa State. The Sooners outscored the Horned Frogs 25-8 in the second quarter to

JONESBORO, Ark. — Rudi Williams had a career-high 31 points as Coastal Carolina edged past Arkansas State 74-69. Norchad Omier led the Red Wolves on Wednesday night with 23 points, 15 rebounds, five steals and five blocks.

HOMEWOOD, Ala. — Ques Glover had 22 points as Samford got past Furman 83-75. Mike Bothwell led the Paladins on Wednesday night with 21 points and six rebounds.

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Tavian Dunn-Martin had a career-high 43 points as Florida Gulf Coast beat Liberty 82-72 in overtime. Darius McGhee led the Flames on Wednesday night with 28 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — CJ Fleming had 20 points as Bellarmine edged past Lipscomb 76-73. Will Pruitt led the Bisons on Wednesday night with 18 points.