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Oluyitan leads balanced Southern Utah rout of Idaho, 73-45

January 27, 2020

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Cameron Oluyitan scored 15 points and led four players into double figure scoring as Southern Utah walloped Idaho, 73-45 in a Big Sky Conference battle Monday night.The Thunderbirds built a 19-point lead by intermission and padded...

Prairie View A&M cruises past Mississippi Valley St, 102-83

January 27, 2020

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Antione Lister scored 30 points as Prairie View A&M cruised past Mississippi Valley State, 102-83 for its fourth straight Southwestern Conference victory Monday night.The Panthers built a 15-point lead by intermission...

Garza, No. 18 Iowa rally to beat Wisconsin 68-62

January 27, 2020

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s offense was sputtering, so the 18th-ranked Hawkeyes vowed to beat Wisconsin with defense.“We knew we weren’t going to lose this game,” center Luka Garza said. “We had to string together some stops, and we would...

LaVine delivers late, Bulls edge Spurs 110-109

By JAY COHEN | January 27, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine felt he was one shot away. Once they started going in, he took over.LaVine scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, including two clutch foul shots with 2.1 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls beat the San Antonio...

Kobe helicopter tried to climb to avoid clouds before crash

By STEFANIE DAZIO, DAVID KOENIG, and BERNARD CONDON | January 27, 2020

CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — The pilot of the helicopter that crashed near Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message that he was climbing to avoid a cloud layer before...

Aiken Jr. lifts E. Washington past N. Colorado 89-84 in OT

January 27, 2020

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Kim Aiken Jr. scored 20 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime, and Eastern Washington beat Northern Colorado 89-84 on Monday night to win its fourth straight.Aiken hit his go-ahead 3 off a turnover for an 81-79 Eagles'...

Love’s big first half lifts Cavaliers past Pistons 115-100

By NOAH TRISTER | January 27, 2020

DETROIT (AP) — Before his team took the court, Cavaliers star Kevin Love spent some of his day looking back at Kobe Bryant's life and career.“I watched his short film, I watched all of his highlights, I watched his interviews,” Love said. “I have...

Vrana has goal, assist as Capitals beat Canadiens 4-2

January 27, 2020

MONTREAL (AP) — The Washington Capitals proved they can score a lot of goals even without Alex Ovechkin.Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist as the Eastern Conference-leading Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 Monday night for their fourth straight...

Nylander scores in fourth straight, Leafs beat Predators 5-2

By JIM DIAMOND | January 27, 2020

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — William Nylander, Zach Hyman and Rasmus Sandin each scored and had an assist to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Nashville Predators 5-2 Monday night.Jason Spezza and Auston Matthews also scored and Frederik Andersen made...

Bradford sparks Southern to 67-46 win over Alabama A&M

January 27, 2020

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Micah Bradford had 13 points and six assists as Southern easily distanced Alabama A&M 67-46 on Monday night.Lamarcus Lee had 11 points and six rebounds for Southern (8-13, 5-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference), which earned...

Thomas scores 24 pts, leads Coppin State past Howard, 82-75

January 27, 2020

BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) — Koby Thomas had a career-high 24 points as Coppin State defeated Howard 82-75 on Monday night.Thomas made 10 of 12 shots.Brendan Medley-Bacon had 16 points, 11 rebounds and three assists for Coppin State (6-16, 2-5 Mid-Eastern...

Langley triple-double sparks NC A&T past Delaware St, 82-67

January 27, 2020

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kameron Langley had a triple-double with 15 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to lead North Carolina A&T to an 82-67 win over Delaware State on Monday night.Fred Cleveland Jr. had 16 points for NC A&T (10-12, 6-1 Mid-Eastern...