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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Peter Kiss had 16 points and six assists as Bryant got past Brown 65-59. Dan Friday led the Bears with 17 points.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson will take a temporary leave to deal with an undisclosed medical issue. The Sharks say assistant general manager Joe Will will take take over the team’s day-to-day operations during Wilson’s absence. The 64-year-old Wilson has been the general manager for the Sharks since

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston scored 12 points and No. 1 South Carolina pulled away for a 79-38 victory over Elon. South Carolina had a 16-point lead trimmed to 33-27 early in the third quarter. But the Gamecocks responded with a 16-0 run to put away the Phoenix

ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Lindsey Thall scored 20 points, Casey Santoro made 7 of 8 from the free-throw line in the final 76 seconds and Kent State beat No. 19 UCLA 75-69 at the Gulf Coast Showcase. Thall made 7 of 9 from the field and made 5 of 7 from 3-point range and Santoro

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Logan Bonner threw five touchdown passes and Utah State rolled to a 35-10 win at New Mexico State on Friday, earning a berth in the Mountain West Conference title game. The Aggies needed a win and San Diego State’s 27-16 win over Boise State to earn the Mountain Division crown and

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers hasn’t practiced all week due to a toe injury but is expected to play Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams. Rodgers said Wednesday he has a toe fracture and that the injury occurred while he was working out at home during his quarantine after

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Julio Jones is on injured reserve. A.J. Brown is out against the New England Patriots with a chest injury. Marcus Johnson’s season is done after being put on injured reserve for the second time this season. The receiving corps Ryan Tannehill and the

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — While Maryland and Rutgers have not played in postseason football bowl games in a while, the two Big Ten Conference schools are going to get a taste of it. TScarlet Knights (5-6, 2-6 Big Ten) and Terrapins (5-6, 2-6) will play for bowl eligibility when

NEW ORLEANS — Derek St. Hilaire had 22 points, making four 3-pointers, as New Orleans got past VMI 79-71. Jake Stephens led the Keydets with 17 points.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — DeMarr Langford scored 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Boston College snapped a three-game skid with a 73-60 defeat of Columbia. Jaeden Zachary added 14 points, Makai Ashton-Langford 11 and Brevin Galloway nine for the Eagles. Liam Murphy and Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa led Columbia with 19 and

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — R.J. Cole scored 26 points, helping No. 22 UConn beat VCU 70-63 in overtime for third place at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Isaiah Whaley finished with 16 points for the Huskies, including the go-ahead 3-pointer in OT. He also had a punctuating three-point play

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns Pro Bowl tackle Jack Conklin feared his season might be over when he dislocated his left elbow against Pittsburgh on Oct. 30. But Conklin only spent the minimum three games on injured reserve and will play Sunday night when Cleveland plays the first of two

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Mustapha Amzil hit a running jumper in the lane at the buzzer, and Dayton beat No. 4 Kansas 74-73. Kansas’ David McCormack blocked Malachi Smith’s layup with 3 seconds left. Amzil picked up the loose ball, and his shot went off the rim and

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Daniel Richardson threw two touchdown passes to JaCorey Sullivan, Marion Lukes returned a second-half kickoff 100 yards and Central Michigan ended the season with a 31-10 defeat of rival Eastern Michigan. Lew Nichols carried 44 times and gained 194 yards with a 33-yard touchdown run for Central Michigan. It was

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Zach Edey scored 20 points in 16 minutes, and No. 3 Purdue pounded Omaha 97-40. Purdue used a huge size advantage to outrebound the Mavericks 53-22 and outscore them in the paint 48-16. The Boilermakers improved to 6-0 for the first first since 2015-16

KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Artemi Panarin scored the first of New York’s three third-period goals with 8:25 left and the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 to give coach Gerard Gallant the best start in his first 20 games as coach. The Rangers have 31 points in Gallant’s first 20. Phil Esposito

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) — No. 22 San Diego State claimed the Mountain West’s West Division title with a 27-16 victory over Boise State. Jordon Brookshire led the Aztecs to 24 unanswered points after replacing Lucas Johnson late in the first half, passing for one touchdown and rushing for another.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Eric Reed Jr. had 23 points as Southeast Missouri narrowly beat UIW 79-76. Robert ”RJ” Glasper led the Cardinals  with 19 points.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Matt McDonald completed 24 of 37 passes for 255 yards and a touchdown and Bowling Green beat Ohio 21-10 in the season finale for both teams. Nate Needham made field goals of 23, 43, 40 and 39 yards for the Falcons (4-8, 2-6 Mid-American Conference). On fourth-and-goal from the 1,

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — The first of two men’s World Cup downhills in Lake Louise has been canceled due to too much snow. A second downhill is scheduled for Saturday, followed by Sunday’s super-G.