CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Travis Evee had 25 points as VMI narrowly beat Western Carolina 74-71 on Wednesday night.Jake Stephens had 13 points, eight rebounds, four assists and four blocks for VMI (8-20, 3-12 Southern Conference). Kamdyn Curfman added...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Juwan Howard refers to Zavier Simpson as the Tom Brady of Michigan basketball, with the point guard leading and directing the Wolverines.Simpson did just that, scoring 16 points with five assists and two steals, while Franz Wagner...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Braxton Key and Kihei Clark scored 17 points each and Virginia gradually pulled away for its third consecutive victory, 78-65 against Boston College on Wednesday night.The Cavaliers already led 45-39 when two free throws...

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Lindsey Pulliam and Veronica Burton combined for 50 points, 30 in a dominate middle two quarters as No. 18 Northwestern won its sixth straight by blitzing Rutgers 82-65 on Wednesday night.Pulliam finished with 27 points, hitting...

ALBANY N.Y. (AP) — Elijah Burns hit the winning free throw with 2.3 seconds remaining and Siena defeated four-time defending conference champion Iona 65-64 on Wednesday night, pulling into a first-place tie with idle Saint Peter's.Burns finished with...

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Warith Alatishe recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead Nicholls State to a 73-69 win over Northwestern State on Wednesday night.Andre Jones had 13 points and six rebounds for Nicholls State (18-9, 12-4 Southland Conference),...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Precious Achiuwa scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Boogie Ellis hit the clinching free throw with 8.3 seconds left as Memphis edged East Carolina 77-73 on Wednesday night.The Pirates battled back from a 16-point second-half...

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Jeff Gary had a career-high 32 points as Mercer rolled past Samford 106-66 on Wednesday night.Gary made 12 of 16 shots, including 8 of 10 from deep.Mercer is undefeated (2-0) when scoring at least 100 points this season.The 106 points...

WASHINGTON (AP) — There's a common thread among the 11 felons who found favor with President Donald Trump this week — all who were pardoned or set free had advocates among the president’s wealthy friends and political allies.In at least some cases,...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Well-wishers at Pope Francis' weekly audience have thrust soccer T-shirts, flowers and many a wailing baby into his arms. And on New Year's Eve, one admirer, trying to pull him closer, yanked his arm so hard he slapped her hand to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump went on a clemency blitz Tuesday, commuting former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's 14-year prison sentence and pardoning former New York City police commissioner Bernie Kerik, among a long list of others.Those...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Immanuel Quickley's reliable scoring and Nick Richards' shot-altering defensive presence gave No. 10 Kentucky a decisive edge in a challenging road game with first place in the Southeastern Conference at stake.Quickley scored...