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New look, same hunger: Lady Vikings chase another regional crown
MOSES LAKE — After a special season that saw the Big Bend Community College Lady Vikings compile a 27-4 record, th…
Williams, Grimes lead Fresno State past Air Force 79-68
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — New Williams scored 25 points and Nate Grimes added 21 points, nine rebounds and three blocks as Fresno State beat Air Force 79-68 on Tuesday night.
Mavs' Powell has surgery for season-ending Achilles injury
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks center Dwight Powell underwent surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon, an injury that ended his season.
Brooks, Tar Heels beat rival Wolfpack on road 75-65
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The injuries have piled up at North Carolina. So too have the losses in the roughest season of Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams' tenure with his alma mater.
Freshman Braun leads short-handed Kansas past Oklahoma State
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Freshman Christian Braun had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 3 Kansas to a 65-50 victory over Oklahoma State on Monday night.
NFL tries to dispel mystery around sideline medical tent
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The blue medical tent on each NFL sideline is a place no player ever wants to go, and everyone else would love to sneak inside for a peek.
Baldwin heats up again, No. 16 Butler beats Georgetown 69-64
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamar Baldwin found some more second-half magic and another way to lead a comeback.
Love's big first half lifts Cavaliers past Pistons 115-100
DETROIT (AP) — Before his team took the court, Cavaliers star Kevin Love spent some of his day looking back at Kobe Bryant's life and career.
Pacers' Oladipo set for 1st game after recovery from injury
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Victor Oladipo spent 12 months working, wondering and watching. He strengthened his body, his mind, his injured right knee and promised to return a better player.
Column: Super Bowl streak ends at age 89 for Izenberg
MIAMI (AP) — Jerry Izenberg can still write, as anyone who reads his columns in the Star-Ledger in New Jersey knows. Just the other day he wrote a good one about an aging sports writer who has been to every Super B…
Shaq: 'Never could have imagined' anything like Kobe's death
Shaquille O'Neal tearfully said Tuesday he never could have imagined anything like Kobe Bryant's death, remembering his former teammate as a great player whose kids called him “Uncle Shaq."
Virginia ends No. 5 Florida State's winning streak
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kihei Clark scored 15 points, including a go-ahead layup with 59 seconds left, and Virginia ended No. 5 Florida State's 10-game winning streak, 61-56 on Tuesday night.
Clark drives Virginia past No. 5 Florida State, 61-56
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kihei Clark was the littlest player on the court, but he made the biggest play.
Hornets beat Knicks 97-92 to snap 8-game losing streak
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets are back home and back in the win column.
Oluyitan leads balanced Southern Utah rout of Idaho, 73-45
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Cameron Oluyitan scored 15 points and led four players into double figure scoring as Southern Utah walloped Idaho, 73-45 in a Big Sky Conference battle Monday night.
Eduardo Núñez agrees to minor league deal with Mets
NEW YORK (AP) — Eduardo Núñez is back in New York, this time with the Mets.