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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Donovan Sims scored 17 points, Camryn Weston had 12 points and seven rebounds, and Middle Tennessee defeated UTEP 77-59. Josh Jefferson added 14 points for Middle Tennessee, which won its sixth straight game. Souley Boum had 24 points and nine rebounds for UTEP.

CONWAY, Ark. — Darius McGhee had 34 points as Liberty defeated Central Arkansas 85-66. Collin Cooper led the Bears on Monday night with 17 points.

HAMILTON, N.Y. — Jack Ferguson scored 15 points, Keegan Records had 11 points and 11 rebounds, and Colgate defeated American University 63-49, the Raiders’ 10th consecutive victory. Tucker Richardson added 13 points for Colgate. Stacy Beckton Jr. had 16 points and seven rebounds for American.

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Baseball negotiations have resumed with new intensity in an effort to salvage opening day. Owners made a pair of slight moves Monday toward locked-out players but put off big-ticket bargaining issues until later. With a week or perhaps a little more time left to preserve

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Elias Lindholm’s go-ahead goal with 47 seconds remaining extended his goal streak to eight games and the Calgary Flames tied a franchise record with their 10th consecutive victory, winning 3-1 over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Sean Monahan and Tyler Toffoli, into an empty net, also scored for Calgary, which wrapped

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Baseball negotiations resumed with renewed intensity Monday in an effort to salvage opening day, and Major League Baseball made slight moves toward locked-out players. With perhaps a week left to salvage opening day, union head Tony Clark attended negotiations for the first time since the

MADRID (AP) — Celta Vigo has been held by last-placed Levante to 1-1 at home in the Spanish league and missed a chance to move close to the Champions League qualification places. Franco Cervi put the hosts ahead in the 67th minute but Levante equalized through Roger Martí in the 82nd. Levante was coming off

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé has extended a scheduled stay in a Sao Paulo hospital due to a urinary infection. Hospital Albert Einstein says in a statement on Monday that 81-year-old Pelé came in on Feb. 13 to continue treatment for his colon cancer, and days later doctors found

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Matt Luke has resigned as Georgia’s associate head coach and offensive line assistant to spend more time with his family. Head coach Kirby Smart made the announcement Monday. The 45-year-old Luke is a former head coach at Mississippi. He spent the last two seasons working for Smart, helping the Bulldogs win

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Expect the NCAA Men’s Final Four to have a more familiar look and feel to it this spring. And that’s not just because it’ll be in New Orleans for a record sixth time. A capacity crowd of about 70,000 is expected in the Superdome. The

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Novak Djokovic has won his first match of the year after beating Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-3 to open the Dubai Championships. Djokovic couldn’t defend his Australian Open title last month because he was deported from the country for being unvaccinated. The United Arab Emirates allowed him entry, and Djokovic

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist and the Boston Bruins rolled past the Western Conference-leading Colorado Avalanche 5-1. Patrice Bergeron, Jake DeBrusk and Charlie Coyle also scored for Boston, which has won two straight. Jeremy Swayman had 28 saves and Taylor Hall added three

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — When the All-Star break ends, the stretch run begins. There isn’t much time left in the NBA season. The All-Star weekend came at about the 60-game mark for teams, far beyond the midpoint of the 82-game schedule. It’s a sprint to the finish now, and the

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans on Monday announced their full coaching staff under new coach Lovie Smith. New additions to the staff include tight ends coach Tim Berbenich, who spent last season as a running backs coach for the Raiders and offensive line coach George Warhop, who had the same job in Jacksonville for

ROME (AP) — Substitute Victor Osimhen has headed in a late equalizer and Napoli drawn at Cagliari 1-1 to move within two points of the Serie A lead. Cagliari dominated for long periods before Osimhen redirected a long cross from Mario Rui in the 87th minute. Gaston Pereiro put Cagliari ahead near the hour mark