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Jamiya Neal scores 21, No. 21 Creighton beats Notre Dame 80-76

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jamiya Neal had 21 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 21 Creighton past Notre Dame 80-76 on Saturday in the seventh-place game of the Players Era Festival. Notre Dame cut the lead to three with 24 seconds left, but Creighton (5-3) ...

US and England women draw 0-0 in Emma Hayes’ homecoming

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Emma Hayes oversaw a dominant display from her United States team at a packed Wembley Stadium without tasting victory on her return to England on Saturday. Hayes, a Londoner who coached the U.S. women to the Olympic soccer gold medal ...

Andrew Luck returns to Stanford as the GM of the football program

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Andrew Luck is returning to Stanford in hopes of turning around a struggling football program that he once helped become a national power. Athletic director Bernard Muir announced Saturday that Luck has been hired as the general ...

Defensive touchdowns power Utah to season-ending 28-14 win over UCF

By Philip Rossman-Reich ASSOCIATED PRESS Orlando, Fla. (AP) — Utah forced three turnovers and scored two defensive touchdowns Friday night, including a 60-yard pick-6 by Zemaiah Vaughn, as the Utes snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 28-14 victory over UCF. The Utes (5-7, 2-7 Big ...

No. 6 Georgia rallies to beat Georgia Tech 44-42 in eighth overtime

By The Associated Press ATHENS, Ga (AP) — Nate Frazier ran for a 2-point conversion in the eighth overtime of a marathon for the ages after No. 6 Georgia pulled off an improbable fourth-quarter comeback, giving the Bulldogs a 44-42 victory over Georgia Tech on Friday night. After falling ...

Drew Stevens’ 53-yard field goal lifts Iowa over Nebraska 13-10

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Drew Stevens kicked a 53-yard field goal as time expired and Iowa rallied to defeat Nebraska 13-10 on Friday night. Stevens got his chance after defensive end Max Llewellyn forced and recovered a fumble by Nebraska quarterback ...

No. 13 Purdue beats No. 23 Mississippi 80-78 with last second putback

By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Myles Colvin rebounded Braden Smith's missed fadeaway jumper and scored with 0.5 seconds left to give No. 13 Purdue an 80-78 win over No. 23 Ole Miss in the championship game of the Rady Children's Invitational on Friday. Trey Kaufman-Renn had 25 ...

Hawks beat Cavaliers for the second time in three days

By The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — De'Andre Hunter scored 23 points off Atlanta's bench and the Hawks beat Cleveland 117-101 on Friday in the NBA Cup, handing the Cavaliers a loss for the second time in three days. The Cavaliers still boast the NBA's best record but they once again ...

Jokic leads the Nuggets to a 122-103 win over the Jazz

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 122-103 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Jokic scored 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting in the first quarter alone to rally Denver from an early 12-point deficit. Jamal ...

Murray scores career-high 28 points as No. 23 Ole Miss beats BYU 96-85 in OT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaylen Murray scored nine of his career-high 28 points in overtime and No. 23 Mississippi beat BYU 96-85 on Thursday in the Rady Children's Invitational to extend its nonconference winning streak to 19 games, the longest in the country. Murray hit a jumper 1:17 into OT to ...

Jalen Green’s 41 points lead Rockets to 122-115 overtime win over 76ers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Green scored a season-high 41 points, Alperen Sengun added 22 points and 14 rebounds and the Houston Rockets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 122-115 in overtime on Wednesday night. Tyrese Maxey scored 39 points, including 28 in the second half, in the loss for ...

Rust helps Penguins beat Canucks 5-4 to snap three-game skid

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Rust had two goals and an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Wednesday night. Blake Lizotte scored after missing five games with a concussion, while Kevin Hayes had a power-play goal and Rickard Rakell also scored for Pittsburgh. ...

Couturier scores in OT to give Flyers 3-2 win over Predators

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sean Couturier scored at 2:31 of overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night. Scott Laughton and Morgan Frost also scored and Aleksei Kolosov made 25 saves for the Flyers, who have won two of three. Roman Josi ...