AP National Sports

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia men’s basketball coach Tom Crean is facing another challenge in his difficult season after assistant coach Wade Mason was suspended following an incident earlier in the week. The Georgia athletic association said an incident “is under review” following reports Mason was involved in an

By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bryson Williams scored 17 points and No. 11 Texas Tech held off a late charge by No. 20 Texas to win 61-55 and earn a sweep of the regular-season series. Clarence Nadolny added 14 points for the Red Raiders. Texas Tech led by 10 with

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Argentina’s Diego Schwartzman and countryman Francisco Cerundolo will meet in the semifinals of the Rio Open clay-court tournament. Third-seeded Schwartzman beat Spain’s Pablo Andujar 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 in the delayed quarterfinals on Saturday. Cerundolo topped Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic 5-7, 6-2, 6-4. Fabio Fognini also advanced to the last four

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored a goal and assisted on Alex Newhook’s tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3. Nathan MacKinnon also had a goal and an assist, J.T. Compher and Nazem Kadri scored the other goals, and Colorado

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kellan Grady made seven 3-pointers for a season-high 25 points, Oscar Tshiebwe added 21 points with 14 rebounds and No. 4 Kentucky rallied twice to top No. 25 Alabama 90-81. Short-handed because of injuries to starting guards TyTy Washington Jr. and Sahvir Wheeler, the

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Alondes Williams scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half, Jake LaRavia added 20 points and Wake Forest defeated Notre Dame 79-74. Williams had 13 points in the last 10 minutes, including a layup at the 4:20 mark that put the Demon Deacons up for good 67-66. Khadim Sy

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sam Iorio had 17 points off the bench to lead Niagara to a 65-54 win over Canisius. Jordan Henderson led the Golden Griffins on Saturday with 13 points.

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Anthony Modeste has returned from the sick bay to shoot Cologne to a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt and sixth place in the Bundesliga. Relegation-threatened Stuttgart was on the verge of claiming its first league win since December when it conceded a penalty in the third

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Harry Kane scored his second goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time to stun Manchester City and clinch a 3-2 win for Tottenham in the Premier League. The header came minutes after Riyad Mahrez’s penalty looked to have clinched a point for City.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Tye Fagan scored 20 points against his former school, Jaemyn Brakefield and Austin Crowley had career highs of 19 and 18 points, respectively, and short-handed Mississippi defeated Georgia 85-68. That trio came through in the absence of the Rebels’ top three scorers, Jarkel Joiner, Daeshun Ruffin and Matthew Murrell. Joiner and

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The Premier League title race really is back on and it’s all because of Harry Kane. The striker Manchester City wanted to sign in the offseason last year consigned the leaders to their first league loss in nearly four months by scoring twice for Tottenham in a dramatic 3-2

By NEILL OSTROUT Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Former UConn star James Bouknight of the Charlotte Hornets was tossed from his courtside side by a game official in the second half as the No. 24 Huskies held off Xavier 72-61. Bouknight, who played two seasons for Connecticut and is in his NBA rookie season,

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Jeremy Sochan matched his season high with 17 points as five players scored in double figures for seventh-ranked Baylor. The Bears led throughout despite missing two hurting guards in a 72-62 victory over TCU. Baylor played with only six players, except for a two-minute stretch

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Aaron Deloney had 20 points as Vermont won its 12th consecutive home game, easily beating Maryland-Baltimore County 86-59. Keondre Kennedy led the Retrievers on Saturday with 13 points.

TAMPA, Fla. — Sam Griffin had 23 points as Tulsa ended its eight-game road losing streak, topping South Florida 65-57. Javon Greene led the Bulls on Saturday with 15 points.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Buddy Boeheim and Cole Swider scored 18 points each, Jimmy Boeheim added a double-double and Syracuse cruised by Boston College 76-56. Jimmy Boeheim scored 13 points with 10 rebounds and Joseph Girard III had four 3-pointers and 16 points for Syracuse, which has won five of its last six games. James