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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Spain’s Pablo Carreño-Busta, the No. 4 seed and the 18th-ranked player in the world, was eliminated at the Rio Open clay court tournament Wednesday, falling  5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to Fabio Fognini of Italy in a round-of-16 clash. Fognini advanced to face Argentina’s Federico Coria in the quarterfinals. Coria beat Spanish

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Teddy Allen had 20 points and 10 rebounds as New Mexico State stretched its home win streak to nine games, topping Dixie State 75-64. Johnny McCants had 17 points and five steals for the Aggies (21-4, 10-2 Western Athletic Conference). Hunter Schofield had 14 points for the Trailblazers (12-14, 5-8). 

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored in the final minute of regulation to force overtime, then Aaron Ekblad got free for a breakway goal just 16 seconds into overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night. It was an abrupt

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Toronto Raptors were without All-Star Fred VanVleet but beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-91. Gary Trent Jr. scored 30 points in his home state, and Pascal Siakam added 17 points, eight rebounds and nine assists. The Raptors have won nine of their last 11 games. Karl-Anthony

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored 22 points to help the San Antonio Spurs defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 114-106. Jakob Poeltl had 20 points and 17 rebounds for San Antonio. All-Star Dejounte Murray scored 18 points and Lonnie Walker IV added 17 for the Spurs. Josh Giddey

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Ithiel Horton scored 19 points, making all five of his 3-point tries, and Pittsburgh rode a huge first half to beat North Carolina 76-67. John Hugley scored 18 points, Jamarius Burton added 14 points and seven rebounds, Mouhamadou Gueye had 11 points and Femi Odukale 10 for the Panthers, who

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Fardaws Aimaq had 22 points and 20 rebounds as Utah Valley topped Tarleton 69-56. Blaze Nield had 12 points for the Wolverines (17-8, 8-5 Western Athletic Conference). Montre Gipson had 14 points and six rebounds for the Texans (11-15, 6-7), who scored a season-low 21 points in the second half.

VALPARAISO, Ind. — Chris Knight had a season-high 20 points as Loyola Chicago edged past Valparaiso 71-69. Sheldon Edwards led Valpo on Wednesday night with 23 points, tying his career high.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Prentiss Hubb scored the last six points for Notre Dame in overtime and the Fighting Irish survived in a 99-95 win over Boston College on Wednesday night to rejoin idle Duke atop the Atlantic Coast Conference after their fifth straight victory. Hubb finished with 13 points and seven rebounds. Dane

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kamila Valieva aims for the top step of a podium she may never see when the Russian figure skating star at the center of a doping scandal competes in the women’s free skate at the Beijing Olympics. The International Olympic Committee has said there will be

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jerami Grant hit the winning basket and scored 24 points to help the Detroit Pistons end an eight-game losing streak and the Boston Celtics’ nine-game winning streak, 112-111 on Wednesday night. Jayson Tatum had a chance to send the Celtics into the All-Star break on a 10-game

ST. LOUIS — Fred Thatch Jr. had a career-high 21 points as Saint Louis rolled past La Salle 90-64. Clifton Moore led the Explorers on Wednesday night with 20 points and four blocks.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Tucker DeVries had 16 points as Drake routed Evansville 73-51. Blake Sisley led the Purple Aces on Wednesday night with 14 points.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Gavin Kensmil had 26 points as Stephen F. Austin topped Chicago State 88-71. Bryce Johnson led the Cougars on Wednesday night with 17 points and eight rebounds.

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese people working in hazmat suits inside the Beijing Olympics’ closed-loop “bubble” don’t hesitate to be photographed. In fact, they seem to welcome it, showing pride in carrying out a national mission of controlling COVID-19. Associated Press photographer Jae C. Hong has spent time around

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Drew Pember had 30 points as UNC Asheville defeated Charleston Southern 85-66. Deontaye Buskey led the Buccaneers on Wednesday night with a season-high 21 points.

HAMPTON, Va. — Marquis Godwin scored a career-high 27 points as Hampton beat North Carolina A&T 93-82. Russell Dean added 24 points for the Pirates. Justin Whatley led the Aggies on Wednesday night with 17 points.

PITTSBURGH — Joe Bamisile had 21 points as George Washington romped past Duquesne 73-52. Tre Williams led the Dukes on Wednesday night with 18 points.

VESTAL, N.Y. (AP) — Jarvis Doles sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 46 seconds remaining on the way to matching his career high of 21 points and Albany edged Binghamton 68-67. Matt Cerruti had 16 points for the Great Danes (11-15, 7-7 America East Conference). Tyler Bertram had 21 points for the Bearcats (10-13, 7-7).

By The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The Olympics are supposed to be a time for nations to cast aside politics and conflict. This year’s Beijing Games, against a backdrop of human rights concerns and the latest Russian doping scandal, have challenged those values. And yet there are occasional hints that the Olympic spirit lives