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Knights claim district win over Okanogan
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Knights (14-1-2) got the best of Okanogan Thursday evening with a 2-1 victory as they move …
Appalachian St. beats Georgia Southern with big 4th quarter
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Jalen Virgil scored on a 100-yard kickoff return and Nate Noel broke loose for a 70-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, and Appalachian State beat Georgia Southern 34-26 on Saturday nig…
Griesel leads North Dakota St. over North Dakota 53-52
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sam Griesel posted 14 points as North Dakota State narrowly beat North Dakota 53-52 on Saturday.
El-Amin scores 20 to lift Ball St. over Illinois St. 82-66
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Ishmael El-Amin had 20 points as Ball St. defeated Illinois State 82-66 on Saturday night.
Louisiana-Lafayette defeats Louisiana Tech 61-56
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Cedric Russell had 25 points as Louisiana-Lafayette narrowly defeated Louisiana Tech 61-56 on Saturday night.
Kier scores 18 as Georgia rallies to beat Samford 79-75
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Justin Kier hit four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, Sahvir Wheeler added 15 points, five rebounds and six assists, and Georgia overcame its slow start to beat Samford 79-75 on Saturday n…
Auburn squeaks past Memphis with a 74-71 win
ATLANTA (AP) — Justin Powell scored 26 points, Allen Flanigan scored 16 and Auburn beat Memphis 74-71 in a Holiday Hoopsgiving matchup on Saturday.
Thomas lifts California Baptist past Fresno Pacific 110-71
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Elijah Thomas had a career-high 22 points as California Baptist easily beat Fresno Pacific 110-71 on Saturday.
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Akinjo, Arizona hold off UTEP for 69-61 win
TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) — James Akinjo scored 18 points and cold-shooting Arizona held on for a 69-61 win over UTEP on Saturday.
Arkansas State hiring former Tennessee coach Butch Jones
Arkansas State hired former Tennessee coach Butch Jones as its new head coach Saturday.
Nelson carries Manhattan over Rider 87-77
NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Nelson scored a career-high 27 points as Manhattan topped Rider 87-77 on Saturday night. Elijah Buchanan added 20 points for the Jaspers. Buchanan also had seven rebounds.
Ex-Yankee Linz, key player in '64 harmonica flap, dies at 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Yankees infielder Phil Linz, who knocked a Game 7 home run off Bob Gibson in the 1964 World Series but made even more noise by hitting a few sour notes on his harmonica, has died. He…
Harding scores 17 points, BYU cruises past Utah 82-64
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Connor Harding scored 17 points, Richard Harward didn't miss a shot and had a career-high 15 points, and BYU beat rival Utah 82-64 on Saturday night.
Wallace carries E. Illinois past W. Illinois 92-88
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Josiah Wallace had 22 points as Eastern Illinois narrowly defeated Western Illinois 92-88 on Saturday.