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CINCINNATI — Led by Souley Boum’s 17 points, the Xavier Musketeers defeated the Southern Jaguars 79-59. The Musketeers are now 8-3 on the…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Free agent left-hander Ryan Yarbrough has signed a one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals after spending the past…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Armando Bacot had 11 rebounds, reaching double digits for a program-record 62nd time, and scored 14 points as North…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — KJ Williams scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Derek Fountain also recorded a double-double and LSU beat North…

WASHINGTON — Led by Matt Rogers’ 20 points, the American Eagles defeated the VMI Keydets 69-61 on Tuesday night. The Eagles moved to 8-2 with…

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Terquavion Smith scored 24 points, Casey Morsell added 17 points and North Carolina State forced a season-high 20 turnovers in…

WASHINGTON — The George Washington Colonials defeated the Coppin State Eagles 83-71 on Tuesday night led by James Bishop’s 30 points. The…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Aledmys Díaz and Jace Peterson, who both can play the infield and outfield, reached agreements with the Oakland Athletics…

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Coming off perhaps his worst performance of the season, Geno Smith decided he’s been a little…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — No. 24 Mississippi State will be playing in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Florida. That is one…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Free agent right-hander Ross Stripling and the San Francisco Giants have reached…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brock Purdy is trying to heal from injuries to his oblique and ribs and prepare for…

MONACO (AP) — United States sprinter Randolph Ross has been banned for three years for whereabouts failures and faking an email to anti-doping…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp is likely to miss the rest of the season with his…

By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The streets of Argentina turned into a party Tuesday as the national team beat…

By The Associated Press Some of the reaction around college football following the death of veteran college football coach Mike Leach: ___ Every…

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have released running back Damien Williams, the veteran who was slowed by an early season rib…

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Luka Modric pulled his shirt up over his face as he trudged over to the sideline. Croatia’s…