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No. 19 BYU beats Houston 30-18 to snap two-game skid

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Jake Retzlaff ran for two touchdowns and threw for 167 yards to lead No. 19 BYU to a 30-18 victory over Houston on Saturday night. LJ Martin added 87 yards on a season-high 22 carries and Chase Roberts had three catches for 76 yards. BYU (10-2, 7-2 Big 12, No. 19 CFP) ...

Maxey scores 28 as 76ers rout Pistons 111-96

DETROIT (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 28 points and the Philadelphia 76ers won their fourth game of the season by beating the Detroit Pistons 111-96 on Saturday night. Jared McCain added 19 points and Ricky Council IV scored 17 for Philadelphia, which had lost seven of its previous eight ...

Michkov scores in OT to give Flyers 3-2 victory over Blues

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matvei Michkov scored 26 seconds into overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Saturday night. Owen Tippett and Tyson Foerster also scored for Philadelphia, and Aleksei Kolosov had 25 saves. Dylan Holloway and Jake Neighbours scored for St. ...

West Virginia fires coach Neal Brown after going 37-35 in six seasons

By JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer West Virginia fired coach Neal Brown on Sunday as the Mountaineers continue to flounder in the Big 12, finishing the season 6-6. Athletic director Wren Baker announced the firing in a statement, wishing Brown and his family "the very best in their next ...

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 ...