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Belmont wins 7th straight, tops Morehead State 80-67

February 20, 2020

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Grayson Murphy scored 16 points, hauled down 10 rebounds and had eight assists to carry Belmont to an 80-67 win over Morehead State on Thursday night, the Bruins' seventh straight victory.Adam Kunkel also scored 16 points for Belmont...

No. 22 Arkansas women beat Tennessee 83-75

February 20, 2020

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Amber Ramirez scored 29 points with five 3-pointers to help No. 22 Arkansas beat Tennessee 83-75 on Thursday night.Alexis Tolefree added 22 points and Chelsea Dungee scored 16 for the Razorbacks (21-5, 9-4 SEC), who made all...

Taylor sparks Eastern Kentucky past Tennessee State 83-62

February 20, 2020

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Ty Taylor tossed in 22 points and Eastern Kentucky rolled to an 83-62 victory over Tennessee State on Thursday night.Taylor hit 6 of 14 shots from the floor, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and all seven of his free throws...

Garza leads No. 20 Iowa past No. 25 Ohio State 85-76

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP | February 20, 2020

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa used just two players off its bench in Thursday’s 85-76 win over No. 25 Ohio State.Those two players, coach Fran McCaffery said, made the difference in the game.Luka Garza scored 24 points, and the 20th-ranked Hawkeyes...

Mom of 2 missing Idaho children arrested in Hawaii

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER | February 20, 2020

HONOLULU (AP) — The mother of two Idaho children missing since September was arrested Thursday in Hawaii.Lori Vallow, also known as Lori Daybell,46, was arrested on a warrant issued in Madison County, Idaho, and was being held on $5 million bail, Kauai...

NJIT halts five-game loss string, holds off Stetson 78-69

February 20, 2020

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Cooks had 25 points as NJIT topped Stetson 78-69 on Thursday night.Shyquan Gibbs had 12 points for NJIT (8-18, 5-8 Atlantic Sun Conference), which snapped its five-game losing streak. Reilly Walsh added 11 points. Levar Williams...

Knight powers William & Mary past Towson 61-51

February 20, 2020

TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Nathan Knight had 14 points and 10 rebounds for his nation-leading 22nd double-double of the season to lead William & Mary to a 61-51 victory over Towson on Thursday night.Knight sank 4 of 11 shots from the floor and all five...

Darling stays hot, Delaware rolls past Northeastern 70-48

February 20, 2020

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Nate Darling hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points and Delaware romped past Northeastern 70-48 on Wednesday night to reach 20 wins for the eighth time in school history.Justyn Mutts added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Blue...

LaRavia, Key lead Indiana State to 67-64 upset of UNI

February 20, 2020

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Jake LaRavia had 18 points and seven rebounds and Tyreke Key had 18 points and six rebounds as Indiana State held off Northern Iowa 67-64 on Thursday night.Northern Iowa (22-5, 11-4) dropped into a first-place tie with Loyola...

Walton carries N. Kentucky past Cleveland St. 73-59

February 20, 2020

CLEVELAND (AP) — Dantez Walton had 22 points as Northern Kentucky defeated Cleveland St. 73-59 on Thursday night.Jalen Tate had 16 points for Northern Kentucky (20-8, 12-4 Horizon League). Tyler Sharpe added 10 points. Adrian Nelson had 13 rebounds.Torrey...

James carries North Alabama over Kennesaw State 65-46

February 20, 2020

FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Mervin James recorded 16 points and 12 rebounds to carry North Alabama to a 65-46 win over Kennesaw State on Thursday night.Christian Agnew had 13 points for North Alabama (11-16, 6-8 Atlantic Sun Conference), which ended its five-game...

16 cruise ship evacuees being moved to US hospitals

By CARLA K. JOHNSON | February 20, 2020

SEATTLE (AP) — Eleven Americans who were brought to the U.S. from a quarantined cruise ship have been moved to hospitals, because delayed Japanese test results showed they had the new virus that caused an outbreak in China, officials said Thursday.Five...