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TOLEDO, Ohio — Ryan Rollins had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Toledo extended its win streak to seven games, beating Buffalo 86-75. Rollins shot 13 for 16 from the line. Setric Millner Jr. had 13 points for Toledo (16-4, 8-1 Mid-American Conference). JT Shumate added 13 points and three blocks. Ra’Heim Moss had 12

KENT, Ohio (AP) — Andrew Garcia scored 18 points to lead five Kent State players in double figures and the Golden Flashes beat Western Michigan 75-64. Sincere Carry 14 points, VonCameron Davis and Malique Jacobs 11 apiece and Justyn Hamilton scored 10, grabbed 10 rebounds and distributed six assists. Lamar Norman Jr. had 22 points

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Aaron Cook scored 15 points, Jabri Abdur-Rahim added 13 points and Georgia beat Alabama 82-76 to snap an eight-game losing streak. Georgia won its first conference game since Feb. 23, 2021, ending a streak of nine straight SEC losses. The Bulldogs were a 14-1/2 point underdog — making Alabama and Kent

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Justin Moore scored 16 points, Collin Gillespie had 14 and No. 14 Villanova beat DePaul 67-43 on Tuesday night. The Wildcats beat the Blue Demons for the 22nd straight time. The Wildcats last lost to DePaul in 2008.  Javan Johnson led the Blue Demons with

CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Poles has been hired as Chicago’s general manager almost 15 years after the former offensive tackle signed with the team as an undrafted free agent and then failed to make the final roster. Poles spent the previous 13 seasons in the Chiefs’ front office, the past year as executive director of

KINGSTON, R.I. — Tyler Burton recorded 14 points and 13 rebounds to carry Richmond to a 70-63 win over Rhode Island. Antwan Walker led the Rams on Tuesday night with 12 points.

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — With World Cup spots secured, Brazil and Argentina appear set to test players in qualifying who are beloved by fans while trying to prove themselves with national teams. Vinícius Júnior has not scored in his first nine appearances for Brazil and Paulo Dybala has two

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The fourth-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols will be without center Keyen Green for the rest of the season after she tore an ACL in a win over Georgia. Coach Kellie Harper announced Tuesday that Green suffered the season-ending injury. Harper called it a gut punch for the Lady Vols. The 6-foot-1 Green

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 20 points, a career-high 17 assists and seven rebounds, nearly missing her third triple-double in four games, and No. 23 Iowa beat Penn State 107-79 to spoil Makenna Marisa’s third 30-plus performance of the season. Clark, who was named the Big Ten player of the week for

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton, whose 16-year tenure with the club included its only Super Bowl championship and also a one-season suspension stemming from the NFL’s bounty investigation, is leaving coaching. Payton informed the team on Tuesday that he is stepping down from his

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll has had his second interview for the New York Giants head coaching job. Daboll met with new general manager Joe Schoen and the team’s ownership on Tuesday at the Giants headquarters. Daboll was first interviewed on Friday, hours after Schoen was hired by New

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Marquette’s postseason hopes were teetering as the new year arrived. The Golden Eagles had lost four straight games and dropped their first three Big East matchups. The skid culminated with a crushing, double-overtime home loss to Creighton on New Year’s Day in which they allowed a

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while steroid-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to Cooperstown in their final year under consideration by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Ortiz was a clutch slugger and

NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Davis will play for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Brooklyn Nets after missing 17 games with a sprained left knee. Coach Frank Vogel said there was no set minutes level for the All-Star big man, but the Lakers had a range they wanted to keep him in Tuesday night.

SCHLADMING, Austria (AP) — Six World Cup races. Six different winners. It’s anyone’s guess who will win the men’s slalom at the upcoming Winter Olympics. Germany’s Linus Strasser won the final slalom before the Beijing Games. He moved up from fifth after the opening leg to finish a slim 0.03 seconds ahead of Atle Lie