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No. 19 Illinois holds on to beat Minnesota 59-51

By TERRY TOWERY | January 30, 2020

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Andres Feliz scored 17 points while Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn added 13 each as No. 19 Illinois held on to beat Minnesota 59-51 on Thursday night.It was the seventh consecutive win for the Fighting Illini (16-5, 8-2 Big Ten)....

Morehead St. beats SE Missouri 90-74

January 30, 2020

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Jordan Walker and Djimon Henson scored 21 points apiece as Morehead State defeated Southeast Missouri 90-74 on Thursday night.Henson also had eight rebounds. Tyzhaun Claude had 15 points for Morehead State (10-12, 4-5 Ohio Valley...

Taylor leads E. Kentucky past UT-Martin 99-86

January 30, 2020

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Ty Taylor scored a season-high 27 points as Eastern Kentucky beat UT Martin 99-86 on Thursday night. Tre King and Jomaru Brown added 22 points each for the Colonels. King also had five steals.Michael Moreno had eight rebounds for...

No. 1 South Carolina races to 27-point lead, routs Ole Miss

By CHRIS BURROWS | January 30, 2020

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Leticia Amihere scored 16 points and No. 1 South Carolina held Mississippi scoreless in the first quarter and limited Ole Miss to two points in the first half on the way to an 87-32 win on Thursday night.The Gamecocks (20-1, 8-0...

Wary of irking China, Trump offers rosy take on virus threat

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, AAMER MADHANI, and JONATHAN LEMIRE | January 30, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump regaled a friendly New Jersey campaign crowd with his thoughts about with his thoughts about impeachment, the economy, the border wall, local politics and much more.But he was conspicuously quiet Tuesday about...

Jones, Jackson give No. 15 A&M women 64-63 win over Georgia

January 30, 2020

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — N'dea Jones earned her ninth-straight double-double, Aahliyah Jackson scored her only point with one second left and No. 15 Texas A&M edged George 64-63 on Thursday night.After Jackson made 1 of 2 free throws Gabby...

Ramirez scores 22, No. 25 Arkansas women beat Alabama 66-48

January 30, 2020

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Amber Ramirez scored 22 points, Alexis Tolefree added 17, and No. 25 Arkansas beat Alabama 66-48 on Thursday night.Arkansas (17-4, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) has won nine of its last 10 games against Alabama and won in Tuscaloosa...

Jackson, No. 9 Mississippi State rally past Auburn 78-73

By ROBBIE FAULK | January 30, 2020

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Freshman Rickea Jackson scored 18 of her season-high 22 points in the second half and No. 9 Mississippi State rallied to beat Auburn 78-73 Thursday night.Jackson made 10 of 14 shots from the field for the Bulldogs (19-3, 7-1...

Burns lifts Winthrop over Charleston Southern 77-60

January 30, 2020

D.J. Burns had a career-high 23 points as Big South Conference leader Winthrop stretched its win streak to 11 games, getting past Charleston Southern 77-60 on Thursday night.Burns shot 11 for 14 from the field.Josh Ferguson had 13 points and 11 rebounds...

Pulliam scores 32, No. 23 Northwestern women beat Michigan

January 30, 2020

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Lindsey Pulliam scored a season-high 32 points on Thursday night, and No. 23 Northwestern led throughout the fourth quarter in an 81-73 win over Michigan.Pulliam, a junior, was one short of the career high she set in her freshman...

Warren leads Florida Gulf Coast past Jacksonville, 63-61

January 30, 2020

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jalen Warren scored seven points in the final three-and-a-half minutes, including a jumper with five seconds left to give Florida Gulf Coast a 63-61 win over Jacksonville on Thursday night.Warren hit a 3 with 3:24 left to put...

Trump rails against Democratic rivals ahead of Iowa caucuses

By AAMER MADHANI and KEVIN FREKING | January 30, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out at his top Democratic presidential rivals Thursday, taking his fight to the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa and the crucial battleground state of Michigan.With Democrats set to hold...