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BOONE, N.C. — Efe Odigie recorded 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead Troy to a 67-61 win over Appalachian State. Adrian Delph led the Mountaineers on Thursday night with 17 points.

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Brad Keselowski has won his first race as owner of his team. Keselowski drove his new No. 6 Ford to a win in one of the duel 150-mile qualifying races for the Daytona 500. It was his first win since he bought into

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Nicolas Timberlake had 18 points to lead five Towson players in double figures as the Tigers easily defeated UNC Wilmington 79-55. Charles Thompson added 15 points for the Tigers on Thursday night. Jason Gibson chipped in 14, Cam Holden scored 13 and Antonio Rizzuto had 10. Jaylen Sims led the Seahawks with

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kiara Smith had 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Emanuely de Oliveira added 15 points and eight rebounds and No. 17 Florida beat Arkansas 76-67. Florida led by 19 points early in the fourth quarter but went without a field goal for the final six minutes as Arkansas used a

By The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — In an image taken by Associated Press photographer Matt Slocum, the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team skates jubilantly across the ice Thursday with their newly acquired gold medals after defeating the United States. Front and center is Marie-Philip Poulin, Canada’s captain. Behind her, the smiles crisscross the frame

By EVAN GERIKE Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Aleksa Gulbe scored 20 points and Grace Berger had 11 of her 15 points in the second half to help No. 5 Indiana pull away for a 69-58 win over Northwestern. Nicole Cardaño-Hillary scored 17 points, including three 3-pointers, for Indiana (19-4, 11-2 Big Ten). Mackenzie

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Kennedy Todd-Williams knocked down the go-ahead free throws with 16.2 seconds left and No. 24 North Carolina survived Louisville’s two final-play missed shots to upset the third-ranked Cardinals 66-65. Todd-Williams finished with 19 points to lead the Tar Heels, who ended an eight-game skid

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Mickelson has managed to blast the Saudis and the PGA Tour in one published report. His remarks came in a phone interview with a journalist writing his biography. Alan Shipnuck has published the remarks on his “Firepit Collective” site. Mickelson uses a vulgarity to

KELVIN CHAN and JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The sport of curling is steeped in centuries of tradition. At the Winter Olympics in Beijing curling is moving further into the digital age as some teams deploy the latest digital technology to crunch game stats and performance data to maximize their chances at a

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — There isn’t much to indicate anything other than a typical college swim meet is taking place this week at Harvard University’s Blodgett Pool. But there is evidence of the discussion surrounding the sport during the past year. Transgender athletes Lia Thomas and Iszac Henig have

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A devastating fire swept through the century-old clubhouse Thursday at Oakland Hills Country Club, the suburban Detroit course that housed artifacts of some of golf’s biggest stars and the championships they won there. Flames ripped through the roof at the sprawling, multi-story clubhouse. It was built in 1922 and housed

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Some of the best players in the world at the Genesis Invitational lived up to their reputations. So did Riviera. Even in ideal conditions, Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler were happy with rounds of 66. That gave them the early lead by one shot over

LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA has hired Bill McGovern as its next defensive coordinator. McGovern was the inside linebackers coach for the Chicago Bears last season. The move reunites McGovern with head coach Chip Kelly. McGovern was the outside linebackers coach on Kelly’s staff with the Philadelphia Eagles from 2013-15. McGovern replaces longtime Kelly assistant

By The Associated Press Matt Turner’s knowledge of Arsenal was raised by the FIFA video game, He read of the Gunners’ history and watched Thierry Henry’s move to Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls from 2010-14. This summer, he’ll be joining the London club. The 27-year-old goalkeeper has made an incredible progression from when

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Injuries are ending the college playing career of Clemson’s Hunter Rayburn and the offensive lineman is joining Dabo Swinney’s staff in a a student coaching role. The school said that a neck injury has forced Rayburn to give up playing. Rayburn is 6-foot-4, 320-pound junior from Pensacola, Florida. He made six

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway has pulled out of the Rio Open clay-court tournament with an abdominal injury. Ruud told a news conference that he was still feeling the effects of an injury he picked up during Sunday’s final of the Argentina Open, which he won. Ruud was replaced by

CHICAGO (AP) — The defending WNBA champion Chicago Sky have re-signed three-time All-Stars Allie Quigley and Courtney Vandersloot and finals MVP Kahleah Copper. All three helped Chicago go on a championship run after finishing 16-16 during the regular season. The sixth-seeded Sky became the first team not seeded first or second to win the title,