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LiAngelo Ball signs music deal with Def Jam following popularity of hit song 'Tweaker'

Jan. 13, 2025 16:52 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LiAngelo Ball is expanding his life playbook, taking a pivot from his hoop dreams to a fresh focus on music with a new record deal. Ball signed with Def Jam and Universal Music Group, a representative from the label confirmed Monday. He had a brief stint in the...

Isaiah Collier's late layup in OT lifts the Jazz over the Nets 112-111

Jan. 12, 2025 23:14 PM EST

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Isaiah Collier drove for the go-ahead layup with 2 seconds left to lift the Utah Jazz to a 112-111 overtime victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday night. Collier finished with a career-high 23 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Collin Sexton added...

Garzon scores 21, Moore-McNeil adds 18 to help Indiana beat No. 23 Iowa women 74-67

Jan. 12, 2025 17:49 PM EST

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Yarden Garzon scored 21 points on 7-of-8 shooting, including 5 of 5 from 3-point range, Chloe Moore-McNeil added 18 points and the Indiana women beat No. 23 Iowa 74-67 on Sunday. Sydney Parrish made three 3s and finished with 15 points for Indiana (12-4, 4-1...

Taylasia Cooper scores 20 as No. 16 Tennessee women overwhelm Arkansas 93-63

Jan. 12, 2025 15:49 PM EST

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Taylasia Cooper scored 20 points and No. 16 Tennessee breezed to a 93-63 victory over Arkansas on Sunday. Cooper made half of her 14 shots from the floor with a 3-pointer and 5 of 7 free throws for the Lady Volunteers (14-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference),...

Okananwa, Mair deliver for No. 14 Duke women in 60-55 win over Virginia

Jan. 12, 2025 14:56 PM EST

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Backup guard Oluchi Okananwa scored 17 points, Taina Mair hit two big 3-pointers, and No. 14 Duke rallied in the second half to defeat Virginia 60-55 on Sunday. Okananwa hit a 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter and followed with a mid-range jumper to...

Caleb Love hits 4 3s, scores 16, Arizona beats UCF 88-80 for 5th straight win

Jan. 12, 2025 00:38 AM EST

TUSCON, Ariz. (AP) — Caleb Love scored 16 points, Anthony Dell’Orso made 9 of 9 from the free-throw line and finished with 15 points and Arizona beat UCF 88-80 Saturday night to extend its win streak to six games. Love made 4 of 7 from 3-point range, grabbed eight rebounds and...

Payton Sandfort, Owen Freeman, Brock Harding propel Iowa to 85-60 romp over Indiana

Jan. 11, 2025 22:39 PM EST

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Payton Sandfort scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half, sophomores Owen Freeman and Brock Harding added double-doubles and Iowa pummeled Indiana 85-60 on Saturday night. Sandfort only had a pair of free throws in the first half, but he made 7 of 9...

Campbell's 30 points, Anderson's buzzer-beater lead Northern Iowa past Illinois State, 85-84

Jan. 11, 2025 22:19 PM EST

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Trey Campbell led Northern Iowa with 30 points and Tytan Anderson scored the game-winning layup at the buzzer as the Panthers beat Illinois State 85-84 on Saturday night. Campbell also contributed five rebounds for Northern Iowa (10-7, 4-2 Missouri Valley...

Cunningham's triple-double leads Pistons to 123-114 victory over slumping Raptors

Jan. 11, 2025 21:41 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 22 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 123-114 on Saturday night. Cunningham fell one assist of his career high, set on Dec. 16, and has the second-most triple-doubles in Pistons history. ...

Trio helps Utah beat Oklahoma State 83-62, ending 4-game skid with first Big 12 Conference victory

Jan. 11, 2025 21:39 PM EST

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ezra Ausar had a season-high 21 points, sophomores Keanu Dawes and Jake Wahlin both scored a career-best 16, and Utah rolled past Oklahoma State 83-62 on Saturday night for its first Big 12 Conference victory. Ausar made 7 of 12 shots from the floor and 7 of 8...