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Perry scores career-high 27, Miss State tops Florida 78-71

By MARK LONG | January 28, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Reggie Perry's mother and sister were on hand for his game at Florida, about a two-hour drive from his hometown.Perry treated them to one of his best collegiate performances.Perry scored a career-high 27 points, Robert Woodard...

Clark drives Virginia past No. 5 Florida State, 61-56

By HANK KURZ Jr. | January 28, 2020

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kihei Clark scored 15 points, including a go-ahead layup with 59 seconds left, and Virginia ended No. 5 Florida State's 10-game winning streak, 61-56 on Tuesday night.Mamadi Diakite had 19 points and nine rebounds for Virginia,...

Cumberland’s 28 points lead Cincinnati over SMU 65-43

By JOE KAY | January 28, 2020

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jarron Cumberland is finally feeling healthy, and it shows in his shooting.The American Athletic Conference's reigning player of the year had a season-high 28 points Tuesday night, and Cincinnati led the whole way during a 65-43 victory...

Diggs lifts Bowling Green over Ball St. 67-61

January 28, 2020

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Trey Diggs hit 5 of 8 3-pointers and scored a career-high 25 points and Bowling Green beat Ball State 67-61 on Tuesday night to win its seventh straight, it's longest Mid-American Conference win streak in 40 years.Justin Turner...

Kent State rallies to beat Toledo 83-70 behind

January 28, 2020

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Troy Simons scored 21 points with four assists and four steals and Kent State rallied from 21 points down to beat Toledo 83-70 on Tuesday night for a season sweep of the Rockets.Antonio Williams scored 21 points with four assists...

BKC–Richmond-VCU

January 28, 2020

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — xx beat crosstown rival xxRichmondBlake FrancisJacob Gilyard, who scored 29 points in a loss to No. 7 Dayton on Saturday,Nick SherodGrant GoldenRichmond trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half, but took its first lead...

Mack, Clemson rally past Syracuse for 71-70 victory

By PETE IACOBELLI | January 28, 2020

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Tevin Mack had a carer-high 32 points and Clyde Trapp hit a go-ahead driving layup with 2.5 seconds left as Clemson rallied from 10-points down in the second half to defeat Syracuse 71-70 on Tuesday night.Mack, a grad transfer who...

Michigan ends losing streak with 79-68 win over Nebraska

By ERIC OLSON | January 28, 2020

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Eli Brooks scored 20 points, Franz Wagner added 18 and and short-handed Michigan pulled away in the middle of the second half for a 79-68 win over Nebraska on Tuesday night.The Wolverines (12-8, 3-6 Big Ten) ended a four-game losing...

Tributes build outside arena known as House that Kobe Built

By JOHN ROGERS | January 28, 2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans call it The House that Kobe Built, and since Kobe Bryant's death in a helicopter crash mourners by the thousands have gathered daily outside the arena where the Los Angeles Lakers' legend made basketball history.Admirers, including...

The most VIP Super Bowl weekend costs $1.5M, includes butler

By KELLI KENNEDY | January 28, 2020

MIAMI (AP) — Private jet service, a personal butler, or how about a meal with former Patriots star Rob Gronkowski to top off Super Bowl weekend? From legendary nightclubs to exclusive parties, no place caters to the rich and famous quite like glitzy...

Astronaut craves salsa and surf after record 11 months aloft

By MARCIA DUNN | January 28, 2020

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After nearly 11 months in orbit, the astronaut holding the record for the longest spaceflight by a woman can't wait to dig into some salsa and chips, and swim and surf in the Gulf of Mexico.NASA astronaut Christina Koch told...

Judge rejects Sandusky’s latest request for shorter sentence

By MARK SCOLFORO | January 28, 2020

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge flatly rejected Jerry Sandusky's latest request to have his 30- to 60-year child molestation sentence reduced during a brief hearing Tuesday.Judge Maureen Skerda said she purposely fashioned the prison term to have an...