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Basin soccer roundup, Oct. 15-21
MOSES LAKE — The final week of Basin soccer is upon us, as teams battle for a spot in the postseason. See below ho…
Last-second shot by Williams lifts Stanford over Colordo
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Junior Kiana Williams hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 12 seconds left, then stole the ball from Mya Hollingshed and sank a 40-footer at the buzzer to send eighth-ranked Stanford past Colorado …
Walker, Nelson-Ododa lead No. 5 UConn over USF 67-47
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — South Florida’s Jose Fernandez is puzzled by the chatter about the struggles of the UConn women’s basketball team this season.
BBC takes soccer pundit off air after racist comment
DERBY, England (AP) — The BBC has dropped a soccer pundit from broadcasts after he made a racist comment about players at second-tier club Derby.
Vital, Bouknight lead UConn to 64-61 win over Memphis
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Coach Dan Hurley fought back tears as he described the high price his UConn Huskies paid during Sunday's win over Memphis.
Dentlinger rallies South Dakota State to 75-64 win over PFW
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Sophomore Matt Dentlinger totaled 18 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots and South Dakota State dominated the second half and beat Purdue Fort Wayne 75-64 on Sunday.
No. 3 Oregon routs Southern California 93-67
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erin Boley scored 25 points, Ruthy Hebard added 22 and Satou Sabally had 18 to help No. 3 Oregon rout Southern California 93-67 on Sunday for the Ducks' 12th consecutive victory.
Held scores 26 and No. 13 DePaul women roll, 97-65
CHICAGO (AP) — Lexi Held scored 26 points and No. 13 DePaul rolled past Xavier 97-65 on Sunday.
No. 17 Iowa women run home streak to 34, top Badgers 97-71
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kathleen Doyle scored 22 points and No. 17 Iowa ran its winning streak at home to 34 with a 97-71 win over Wisconsin on Sunday.
Bauer gets positive reaction to criticism of playoff plan
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Cincinnati Reds pitcher Trevor Bauer says he has gotten positive response to his criticism of a plan being considered by Major League Baseball to expand the playoffs, one that includes an ext…
Marseille closes on Champions League as rivals drop points
PARIS (AP) — Marseille took a big step Sunday toward qualifying for next season's Champions League, winning 2-1 at Lille after another rival Rennes earlier lost 1-0 at Reims.
Carter helps No. 16 Texas A&M beat No. 25 Lady Vols 73-71
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chennedy Carter scored a season-high 37 points in her first start since returning from an ankle injury as No. 16 Texas A&M edged slumping No. 25 Tennessee 73-71 on Sunday.
Loyola (MD) leads start to finish in win over Colgate
BALTIMORE (AP) — Santi Aldama had 22 points and Loyola (MD) surprised defeated Colgate 84-80 on Sunday.
Mets minor leaguer Tebow keeps aiming for majors at age 32
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Be it on a Triple-A field in Syracuse or a tennis court in South Asia, Tim Tebow is still working, hoping for a shot at the majors.
Teammates appear to stop Marega leaving after racist abuse
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — FC Porto striker Moussa Marega, who tried to walk off the field after being the target of racist abuse from fans, faced apparent attempts Sunday by his own teammates and opposition players t…
Burton helps No. 19 Northwestern rally past Nebraska 60-56
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Veronica Burton scored 21 points and No. 19 Northwestern scored the last nine points of the game to pull out a 60-56 win over Nebraska on Sunday.