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Kenney carries La Salle past George Washington 72-62

February 22, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sherif Kenney came off the bench to score 13 points to lift La Salle to a 72-62 win over George Washington on Saturday.Ed Croswell had 12 points for La Salle (13-13, 4-10 Atlantic 10 Conference), which ended its five-game road losing...

Rivers lifts Florida Gulf Coast past NJIT 55-39

February 22, 2020

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dakota Rivers had 10 points and 13 rebounds to lead Florida Gulf Coast to a 55-39 win over NJIT on Saturday.Caleb Catto had 13 points for Florida Gulf Coast (9-20, 6-8 Atlantic Sun Conference). Jalen Warren added 10 points, six rebounds...

Charter bus rollover kills 3, injures 18 outside San Diego

February 22, 2020

PALA MESA, Calif. (AP) — A charter bus swerved on a rain-slicked Southern California highway and rolled down an embankment Saturday, killing three people and injuring 18 others, authorities said.Several passengers were thrown from the bus, and one of...

Thistlewood lifts Colorado St. past San Jose St. 78-71

February 22, 2020

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Adam Thistlewood scored 16 points, Nico Carvacho had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Colorado State beat San Jose State 78-71 on Saturday.Dischon Thomas added 13 points and David Roddy had 10 for Colorado State (19-10, 10-6...

Italy towns close down amid virus case clusters, 2 deaths

By LUCA BRUNO and NICOLE WINFIELD | February 22, 2020

CODOGNO, Italy (AP) — A dozen towns in northern Italy effectively went into lockdown Saturday after the deaths of two people infected with the new virus from China and a growing cluster of cases with no direct links to the origin of the outbreak abroad.The...

Michigan extends winning streak with rare victory at Purdue

By MICHAEL MAROT | February 22, 2020

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Michigan freshman Franz Wagner made everything look easy Saturday.Everybody else struggled to find their shooting touch.Wagner scored a season-high 22 points and Isaiah Livers added 19 to help the Wolverines earn their fifth...

Morehead St. holds off Tennessee St. for 66-63 win

February 22, 2020

MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — James Baker scored 21 points with nine rebounds and three blocks and Morehead State survived Tennessee State 66-63 on Saturday.Jordan Walker made 1 of 2 foul shots with nine seconds left for a 66-63 lead before Michael Littlejohn...

Louisiana-Monroe tops Louisiana-Lafayette 83-77

February 22, 2020

MONROE, La. (AP) — Michael Ertel had 22 points as Louisiana-Monroe defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 83-77 on Saturday.Tyree White had 18 points for Louisiana-Monroe (9-18, 5-13 Sun Belt Conference), which broke its four-game home losing streak. Chris Efretuei...

Achiuwa’s free throw gives Memphis win over No. 22 Houston

By CLAY BAILEY | February 22, 2020

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis overcame its trouble closing out games, dispatching Houston with defense down the stretch.A free throw by Precious Achiuwa with 28.2 seconds left gave the Tigers a 60-59 victory over the 22nd-ranked Cougars on Saturday,...

Wampler, Love lead Wright St. in OT, win No. 500 for Nagy

February 22, 2020

CLEVELAND (AP) — Loudon Love put Wright State ahead for good with a pair of free throws less than a minute into overtime and the Raiders walked away to an 81-74 victory at Cleveland State on Saturday. The win was No. 500 for coach Scott Nagy.Bill Wampler...

Viktor Hovland shoots 64 to take Puerto Rico Open lead

February 22, 2020

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — PGA Tour rookie Viktor Hovland shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the windy Puerto Rico Open.“Hopefully, I just continue doing what I have been doing the first three days,”...

Ruffin with 30, Omaha tops W. Illinois despite Webster’s 40

February 22, 2020

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Marlon Ruffin had a season-high 30 points to lift Omaha to a 93-86 win over Western Illinois on Saturday, its third win in a week.Ruffin was out-dueled by the Leathernecks' Kobe Webster, who had 40 points, also a season high and...