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DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon has marched on at the African Cup of Nations with a brace by striker Karl Toko Ekambi sending the tournament host into the semifinals with a 2-0 win over Gambia. Toko Ekambi scored his goals in the space of seven minutes in the second half at the Japoma Stadium in

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jack Nunge and Paul Scruggs fueled a dramatic turnaround that saw No. 21 Xavier score 29 of the first 31 points of the second half to wipe out a 17-point deficit and beat Creighton 74-64. Scruggs scored 18 points and Nunge made a career-high four

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Max Christie scored 14 of his 16 points in the first half and Malik Hall finished with 15 points, leading No. 10 Michigan State to an 83-67 win over Michigan. The Spartans pulled away by outscoring their rivals 14-3 early in the second half

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Armando Bacot recorded his 16th double-double of the season scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds and North Carolina beat North Carolina State 100-80. North Carolina led 56-31 at halftime and pushed the margin to 73-38 on Davis’ 3 with 14:53 remaining. Terquavion Smith scored 34 points for North Carolina

TOWSON, Md. — Charles Thompson scored a career-high 23 points on 11-for-14 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds and Towson beat Drexel 66-62. Camren Wynter scored 20 points and Amari Williams scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Dragons.

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ryan Davis had 21 points as Vermont extended its winning streak to nine games, beating Maine 81-68. Vukasin Masic led the Black Bears with 17 points.

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Jabari Smith bounced back from a rough shooting night with 23 points and 12 rebounds and Walker Kessler scored 21 to lead No. 1 Auburn to an 86-68 victory over Oklahoma. The Tigers built a big lead, lost most of it and then dominated the

BUIES CREEK, N.C. — Jordan Whitfield and Jesus Carralero scored 14 points apiece and Campbell beat High Point 77-72 for its third-straight win. Zach Austin scored a season-high 21 points and had seven rebounds for the Panthers.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Emily Ryan scored 20 points with seven assists, Lexi Donarski added 19 points and No. 13 Iowa State cruised to an 88-65 win over Texas Tech. Taylah Thomas scored 22 points for the Red Raiders. Iowa State took a 24-22 lead after a fast-paced first quarter that saw both teams shoot

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Adama Traoré is returning to Barcelona on loan from Wolverhampton until the end of the season. Barcelona says it will pay for the winger’s salary and there will be an option to make the deal permanent. The conditions for any permanent deal were not immediately disclosed. Wolverhampton technical director Scott Sellars

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady is retiring from the NFL after an unprecedented career in which he won seven Super Bowls and set numerous passing records, according to his company’s Twitter account.  The 44-year-old Brady goes out after leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Aaron Duhart had 18 points and seven rebounds as Army narrowly beat Lafayette 60-56. Duhart made a layup with 46 seconds remaining to give Army a 57-56 lead and the Cadets added 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to seal the win. Neal Quinn had 16 points for Lafayette.

LEXINGTON, Va. — Trey Bonham had a career-high 21 points as VMI narrowly defeated East Tennessee State 83-79. Jordan King led the Buccaneers on Saturday with a career-high 27 points.

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady is retiring from the NFL after an unprecedented career in which he won seven Super Bowls and set numerous passing records, according to his company’s Twitter account.  The 44-year-old Brady goes out after leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl title last season and NFC South championship

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Max Christie scored 14 of his 16 points in the first half and Malik Hall finished with 15 points, leading No. 10 Michigan State to an 83-67 win over Michigan. The Spartans pulled away by outscoring their rivals 14-3 early in the second half

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Norchad Omier had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Arkansas State got past Coastal Carolina 73-66. Omier hit 10 of 13 shots from the floor for the Red Wolves (14-5, 5-2 Sun Belt Conference). Ebrima Dibba had 16 points and eight rebounds to pace the Chanticleers (12-9, 4-5).

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Chuck O’Bannon scored 16 of his career-high 19 points after halftime and TCU held on to beat slumping 19th-ranked LSU 77-68 in the Big 12/SEC Challenge. TCU had its largest lead at 50-34 with 15:59 left after O’Bannon’s third consecutive 3 in a 76-second

ATLANTA (AP) — Kameron McGusty scored 20 points and ACC-leader Miami held off a late Georgia Tech run for a 73-62 win. McGusty was only 5-of-16 shooting but came on late in the first half to spark the Hurricanes. Jordan Miller added 13 points and a team-high eight rebounds and Charlie Moore scored 12 points

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Luka Brajkovic scored 22 points, Foster Loyer added 14 and No. 25 Davidson held off La Salle 77-69 in Bob McKillop’s 1,000th game as head coach of the Wildcats. The 71-year-old McKillop is 624-376 during his 33 seasons at Davidson. Hyunjung Lee had 14 points,