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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Tre’ McLean scored 23 points and Chattanooga held off Samford’s late rally for an 82-78 victory on Saturday. Chattanooga led by as many as 13 points in the second half, and had a 10-point lead with four minutes left. The Bulldogs used a 16-8 spurt, capped by Demetrius Denzel-Dyson’s 3-pointer, to pull

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Ahmad Thomas scored 26 points on 12-for-16 shooting and Kevin Vannatta had 13 points and UNC-Asheville beat Campbell 72-56 on Saturday night. Marcus Burk’s 4-point play brought the Camels to within 48-45 with 11:44 to play but they couldn’t get closer. Thomas hit a jumper, Alec Wnuk made a layup, and Thomas’

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has told an interviewer that he’ll wait to see what U.S. President Donald Trump does before forming his opinion. In an interview published Saturday evening by Spanish newspaper El Pais, Francis says he doesn’t like “judging people early. We’ll see what Trump does.” Asked about populist-style political leaders emerging in

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings have acquired defenseman Cam Schilling from Chicago in exchange for forward Michael Latta. The clubs announced the minor league swap Saturday. Schilling has seven goals and 10 assists in 40 games for the Blackhawks’ AHL affiliate in Rockford. He has played six games for the Blackhawks over three

DEKALB, Ill. — Jaaron Simmons scored 23 points, Jason Carter added 15 with 12 rebounds, and Ohio rallied late for a 78-69 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday. Mike Laster and Jordan Dartis added 14 points apiece for Ohio (12-5, 4-2 Mid-American), combining to make 7 of 12 3-pointers. Ohio led 39-32 at halftime, but

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Bakari Copeland grabbed 10 rebounds and scored seven of his career-high 24 points in the final 4:03 to help Maryland-Eastern Shore rally to an 82-79 win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, snapping a two-game skid. Ryan Andino scored 18 with four 3-pointers and Logan McIntosh added 15 with seven assists for the

THIBODAUX, La. — Nick Garth came off the Lamar bench to score 18 points and the Cardinals overcame a six-point halftime deficit to beat Nicholls State, 87-76 on Saturday. Garth drilled a 3-pointer with 8:52 to give Lamar the lead for good, 62-60. Another Garth 3 gave the Cardinals a 76-67 lead, then he fed

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Bryan Little scored twice on the power play, Ondrej Pavelec set a franchise record for saves in a period and the Winnipeg Jets handed the St. Louis Blues their third straight loss with a 5-3 victory on Saturday. Pavelec, starting his second game this season after being called up from the minors

CONWAY, Ark. — Erik Thomas and Nate Frye each finished with 16 points and New Orleans maintained its first-place conference position with an 81-63 win over Central Arkansas on Saturday. New Orleans, which has won 7 of 8, sits atop the Southland Conference, one game ahead of Sam Houston State. Travin Thibodeaux and Tevin Broyles

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland senior point guard Alec Wintering has torn a ligament in his left knee, effectively ending his college career. Captain of the Pilots for three straight seasons, Wintering was hurt in Thursday’s game against San Francisco and an MRI on Saturday that confirmed an ACL tear. Wintering started in 110 career games

CORAOPOLIS, Pa. — Marcel Pettway scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Bryant held on for a 59-56 win at Bryant Saturday afternoon in a Northeastern Conference battle. Kavon Stewart hit two free throws with 2:04 left to get the Colonials within a point, 55-54, but Robert Morris did not score again until Dachon

WASHINGTON, Conn. — A journalist and author who covered Charles Manson’s arrest, the Lebanese civil war and dissident activities in the Soviet Union and who later wrote about media issues has died in Connecticut. George Krimsky was 75. His family says he died Friday after a battle with lung cancer. Krimsky grew up in New

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Grant Riller and Joe Chealey each scored 17 points and the College of Charleston defeated James Madison 73-60 on Saturday, rebounding from its first loss in Colonial Athletic Association play. Charleston had fallen to North Carolina-Wilmington on Thursday, ending a seven-game win streak, in a meeting of the CAA unbeatens. The rematch

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Freshman Charles Williams scored a career-high 30 points to lead Howard to a 78-63 win over North Carolina A&T on Saturday. Williams was 11 of 21 from the floor and sank all five of his free throws for the Bison (5-14, 2-2 MEAC). James Miller added 26 points and six rebounds. A

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jared Brownridge hit a long, step-back 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds remaining to give Santa Clara a 64-63 win over Loyola Marymount on Saturday. Brownridge’s game-winner was the first field goal for the Broncos since the 6:47 mark when they led 58-53. A 3-pointer by LMU’s Brandon Brown with 1½ minutes left

MIAMI — Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker is out of the starting lineup for the first time this season Saturday night at Miami after breaking a team rule. Parker will play coming off the bench, coach Jason Kidd said. Kidd declined to elaborate on the move, which came after the Bucks held a long players-only

LAKE CHARLES, La. — Sabri Thompson nailed 5 of 7 from long range for 21 points as Northwestern State started strong and finished off McNeese State 78-65 on Saturday. Izaihiah Sweeney finished with 14 points with seven rebounds, Josh Boyd added 11 points while dishing out six assists and Ishmael Lane contributed 10 for Northwestern

NEW YORK — Michael Goldberg, who served as executive director of the National Basketball Coaches Association for nearly four decades and was revered by many within the game, has died. His death was announced Saturday by the NBCA. It came within a week of two significant honors for Goldberg, with the NBCA announcing plans to

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Devontae Cacok scored 12 points and set a Colonial Athletic Association record with 24 rebounds, helping UNC Wilmington stay perfect in conference with an 87-74 win over Drexel on Saturday. Cacok, whose previous career-high rebounding was 16, broke the school record (21) and conference record (22) late in the second half as

CHENEY, Wash. — Jacob Wiley and Bogdan Bliznyuk each scored 21 points to propel Eastern Washington to an 83-68 win over Southern Utah on Saturday. Felix Von Hofe added 12 points — all from behind the arc — for Eastern Washington (13-7, 5-2 Big Sky), which hit 10 of 20 from 3-point range and shot

MINNEAPOLIS — Ethan Happ scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead No. 17 Wisconsin to a 78-76 overtime victory over Minnesota on Saturday. Nigel Hayes added 21 points for the Badgers (16-3, 5-1 Big Ten) and Bronson Koenig hit two huge 3-pointers in overtime to help beat the Golden Gophers for

CHICAGO — Aundre Jackson scored 17 points and Loyola-Chicago held on in the final two minutes to beat Evansville 67-61 on Saturday. A 3-pointer by Evansville’s Ryan Taylor cut the Rambler lead to 60-59 with 2:28 left. After 1:12 expired from the clock without a point, Bruno Skokna made a layup with 1:16 left and

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Maia and Alex Shibutani did nothing to dispute their claim as America’s best hope for an ice dance gold medal at the world championships in March or the Winter Olympics in South Korea. Madison Chock and Evan Bates made for a few nervous moments, though. After performing a technically proficient routine

DELAND, Fla. — Deion Holmes and Mike Cunningham scored 24 points each and South Carolina Upstate defeated Stetson 97-86 on Saturday. Cunningham made 5 of 7 3-point attempts in tying his career-high scoring total, and Holmes hit 10 of 11 free throws. Josh Cuthbertson grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds for the Spartans (14-8, 4-1), who

ELKHART, Ind. — A Louisiana woman on a birthday trip to Indiana has recovered her car, four days after it was stolen from her sister’s driveway. Christinna Cerigny tells The Elkhart Truth (http://bit.ly/2jLbYPF ) that her Scion coupe still had gas and was found “in one piece.” Her credit cards were also still in the