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Knights battle into district championships
ROYAL CITY — The second seeded Royal Knights (16-2-1) battled in a tight matchup against the third seeded Naches V…
No. 6 Louisville hosts Clemson to headline ACC's week ahead
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference:
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Chicharito seizes chance to be center of the Galaxy
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Javier Hernández has been to the top of the soccer world. He spent the last 10 years in Europe's top leagues, winning trophies and representing some of the biggest clubs.
Doyle scores 26, No. 19 Iowa women defeat Ohio State
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kathleen Doyle scored 13 of her 26 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 19 Iowa defeat Ohio State 77-68 on Thursday night.
Dragic says his retirement from international game is final
MIAMI (AP) — Goran Dragic is not going to play for Slovenia in this summer’s Olympic qualifying tournament, insisting Thursday that he will not change his stance on being retired from international basketball.
New York Mets announce they have hired Luis Rojas as their manager.
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Mets announce they have hired Luis Rojas as their manager.
Garoppolo gets 49ers to Super Bowl with handoffs not throws
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Maybe it was fitting that Jimmy Garoppolo did his best Bob Griese impersonation in the victory that sent the San Francisco 49ers to Griese's old stomping grounds in Miami for the Super Bo…
Siewert leads No. 23 Colorado past Washington State 78-56
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Lucas Siewert and Evan Battey teamed up to hit the boards with a vengeance in the absence of Colorado's top rebounder, Tyler Bey.
Colombia soccer star extradited to US on trafficking charges
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A former midfielder for Colombia's national soccer team was extradited on Thursday to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.
Jacksonville survives late 3, beats Lipscomb 89-85 in OT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — David Bell grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds and made key free throws late to help Jacksonville beat Lipscomb 89-85 in overtime on Thursday night.
No. 21 Illinois in first-place tie, faces Michigan next
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Mavericks make 22 3-pointers, beat Trail Blazers 133-125
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had another big performance, scoring a game-high 47 points. But a tough loss and issues with the officiating had the Portland Trail Blazers star in a foul mood.
CSU Bakersfield holds on in OT to beat Utah Valley, 58-57
BAKERSFIELD, Ca. (AP) — Shawn Stith hit a free throw with 25 seconds left in overtime to put CSU Bakersfield in front and the Roadrunners held on to earn a 58-57 win over Utah Valley on Thursday night.
Rematch! James, Antetokounmpo are All-Star captains again
MIAMI (AP) — It’ll be an All-Star rematch: Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis.
Willis, Eaton lead Arkansas State past South Alabama, 75-71
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Christian Willis had 17 points and six assists and Marquis Eaton posted 19 points as Arkansas State edged South Alabama 75-71 on Thursday night.