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Nova Southeastern completes perfect season, wins D-II title
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Will Yoakum scored 31 points, Dallas Graziani added 24 points, nine assists and three steals and top-ranked Nova Southeastern beat West Liberty 111-101 on Saturday to win the first NCAA Division II national championship in program history. “They're...
Jackson scores 28 as Grizzlies rally late to defeat Mavs
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 28 points, including a key layup with 17 seconds left as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Dallas Mavericks 112-108 on Monday night in Ja Morant's first game back with the team after an eight-game league suspension. Santi Aldama added...
Villanova star Siegrist insists she's undecided on WNBA
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Maddy Siegrist had her shooting style compared to Larry Bird and she has set or is closing in on so many Villanova records that the Guinness Book should just keep her statistics. She's been projected as a WNBA lottery pick and former Wildcats star and current...
Venters hits late 3, Eastern Washington beats WSU in NIT
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Steele Venters scored 27 points and buried a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining to rally Eastern Washington to an 81-74 victory over Washington State on Tuesday night in the first round of the NIT. Venters, the player of the year in the Big Sky...
Battle's late heroics carry Montana St. past Weber St.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — RaeQuan Battle scored 17 points and his dunk off a lob from Darius Brown II with 1.6 seconds left in the second overtime lifted Montana State past Weber State 60-58 Tuesday night in a Big Sky Conference semifinal matchup. Battle then blocked Steven Verplancken...
Northern Arizona stuns Eastern Washington in Big Sky tourney
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Oakland Fort came off the bench to score 15 points, burying a 3-pointer at the buzzer to rally No. 9 seed Northern Arizona to an 81-80 victory over top-seeded Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament on Sunday night. Xavier...
Kennesaw State wins ASUN title, earns 1st NCAA tourney berth
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Terrell Burden scored 19 points and made a free throw with less than a second left to rally Kennesaw State to a 67-66 victory over Liberty on Sunday, earning the Owls their first Atlantic Sun Conference championship and their first trip to the NCAA Tournament. ...
Johnson, N. Colorado beat Portland State in Big Sky tourney
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Matt Johnson led Northern Colorado with 22 points and Dalton Knecht sealed the victory with a layup with 56 seconds remaining as the Bears knocked off Portland State 84-80 on Saturday in the first round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament. Johnson was 6 of 13...
No. 18 UConn rolls to 95-86 win over St. John's at MSG
NEW YORK (AP) — “Joey California” looked right at home in the heart of New York City as No. 18 UConn knocked off another Big East rival on its self-described "revenge tour.” Jordan Hawkins scored 20 points, Adama Sanogo added 18 points and nine rebounds, and the Huskies...
No hurt feelings: NBA changes format for All-Star Draft
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The “last pick” of Sunday night's All-Star Draft will be a starter. The NBA has changed the format of Sunday’s draft, and LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo — the captains — will make their picks from the pool of reserve players first. ...
