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WASHINGTON — If you wondered where many of Hollywood’s A-list celebrities had gone during President Donald Trump’s inauguration, you didn’t have to wonder any longer on Saturday, when scores of them showed up at huge women’s marches in Washington and other cities to send the new president a pointed message that he was in for

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Dequon Miller matched his career high with 24 points and Alize Johnson added 13 points while grabbing 13 rebounds as Missouri State pulled away late to beat Bradley 76-62 on Saturday. Johnson, who garnered his 12th double-double this season and had his ninth straight game with 10 or more rebounds, hauled in

NEW YORK — Nielsen estimates 31 million viewers watched TV coverage of President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday. That audience total, measuring continuous coverage by 12 broadcast and cable networks, soundly beat the 20.6 million who viewed President Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013. But a president’s second swearing-in typically logs a drop-off in viewership.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers have signed rookie receiver Max McCaffrey from the practice squad, adding depth at a position plagued by injuries ahead of Sunday’s NFC championship game against the Atlanta Falcons. Offensive lineman JC Tretter, who had knee surgery this week, was placed on season-ending injured reserve on Saturday to

MACOMB, Ill. — A.J. Jacobson tied his career-best with six 3-pointers and North Dakota State connected on 13 of 16 long-range shots in an 89-57 defeat of Western Illinois on Saturday. North Dakota State’s 81-percent 3-point shooting is a school record. The Bison (14-6, 6-1 Summit League) made four of their first six shots for

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — In a curious twist even for this occasionally erratic soccer tournament, the African Cup of Nations was targeted by hackers on Saturday, with a group claiming to be Russian saying they had “taken down” the tournament’s official website in a protest against what they called host country Gabon’s dictatorial president. The Confederation

ATLANTA — Jeremy Hollowell scored 16 points, D’Marcus Simonds had 14 points, Jeff Thomas added 13 and Georgia State beat Coastal Carolina 76-56 on Saturday. Georgia State (11-7, 4-2 Sun Belt) dominated from the outset. Jaylen Shaw’s layup gave the Chanticleers their last lead of the game at 5-2. Simonds followed with a 3 to

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Nana Foulland tied a career-high with 23 points, Kimbal Mackenzie added 12, and Bucknell exploded for 48 second-half points en route to a 70-59 win over Boston University on Saturday. Trailing 52-46 with 7:44 remaining, the Bison finished on a 24-7 run, including 10 straight points to take a 56-52 lead, capped

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Corey Baldwin had career bests of seven 3-pointers and 23 points and North Dakota blew past Idaho State in the second half in winning 89-64 on Saturday. Idaho State (4-15, 1-5 Big Sky) gave up a 15-point advantage before Brandon Boyd made two free throws to give the Bengals a 36-35

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — Laquincy Rideau scored 15 points and had a career-high nine steals and Gardner-Webb never trailed in its 78-61 victory over Presbyterian on Saturday, handing the Blue Hose their ninth straight loss and 12th straight road loss. Tyrell Nelson scored 13, and David Efianayi and Liam O’Reilly added 12 apiece for the

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Zack Denny scored 17 points and Bowling Green held off Ball State 79-74 on Saturday. A Francis Kiapway free throw for Ball State sliced its deficit to 70-68 with 1:37 left, but a 3 on the next possession by the Falcons’ Matt Fox pushed the margin back to five. With Bowling

NEW YORK — Spartiatis rallied to beat Bond Vigilante by a length Saturday in the $69,000 allowance feature at Aqueduct. The 7-year-old gelding launched a five-wide bid on the turn and pressed on for his fourth win in 30 starts. Rajiv Maragh was aboard for trainer Leon Blusiewicz as Spartiatis ran the six furlongs in

MILAN — Inspired by Diego Maradona’s visit to training, Dries Mertens led Napoli to a 2-1 victory at AC Milan in Serie A on Saturday. Mertens, who has often been compared to Maradona, provided two sublime assists to help Napoli race into a 2-0 lead, with less than 10 minutes gone at San Siro. The

PITTSBURGH — Kuran Iverson had 17 points and 12 rebounds as Rhode Island ran away from Duquesne in the second half for a 90-69 victory on Saturday. Hassan Martin added 20 points with seven boards and E.C. Matthews had 19 points for the Rams (12-6, 4-2 A10 Conference). Rhode Island, up 41-31 at halftime, started

ATLANTA — We’ve all heard the adage: defense wins championships. In the NFL, that doesn’t necessarily apply. Of course, it still helps — a lot, actually — to have a stout group on that side of the line. But, as the Atlanta Falcons and the Green Bay Packers have proven this season, a team can

NORMAN, Okla. — Iowa State coach Steve Prohm liked what he learned about his team on Saturday. Deonte Burton scored a career-high 31 points, and Iowa State rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit to beat Oklahoma 92-87 in double overtime. “I just want to say how proud I am of these guys,” Prohm said. “All

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Nick Perkins scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Buffalo in a 66-54 win over Western Michigan on Saturday. It was the third double-double this season for Perkins who was 5 of 10 from the floor and 9 of 10 from the free throw line for the Bulls (9-10, 3-3

OMAHA, Neb. — Marquette turned to its three seniors to quiet Creighton’s home crowd on an emotional afternoon when the seventh-ranked Bluejays were playing their first full game without their star Maurice Watson Jr. Katin Reinhardt scored 17 of his season-high 21 points in the first half to help the Golden Eagles get out to

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Kethan Savage scored 20 points and No. 13 Butler held off last-place DePaul 70-69 in overtime on Saturday. Kamar Baldwin added 18 points and Kelan Martin had 12 for the Bulldogs (17-3, 6-2 Big East), who improved to 3-3 in road games after trailing at halftime for the sixth straight time in

TIPTON, Ind. — An agency that oversees the Indiana State Fair train is looking for a new partner to operate the 37-mile route. The Indianapolis Star (http://indy.st/2kerMvb ) reports that the Indiana Transportation Museum will no longer manage the train. There’s been a dispute over repairs and maintenance on the railroad between Tipton and Indianapolis.

WEST POINT, N.Y. — Shawn Anderson scored a career-high 30 points, Bryce Dulin tallied 21 points and 17 rebounds, and Navy outscored Army 21-5 in overtime to salvage a 96-80 win on Saturday after the Midshipmen lost a 10-point lead in the final minute of regulation. Anderson, who made 13 of 17 from the free-throw

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Matt Scott scored 15 points and had eight rebounds and Marvin Prochet totaled 13 points and nine rebounds to lead Niagara to a 57-55 upset win over Saint Peter’s on Saturday. Niagara (6-14, 3-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic) snapped a four-game losing streak while ending the Peacocks’ (10-9, 6-3) four-game winning streak.

LUBBOCK, Texas — Jeffrey Carroll scored 25 points as Oklahoma State broke its Big 12 Conference losing streak by beating Texas Tech, 83-64 in a Saturday afternoon matchup. Oklahoma State got its first conference win this season and the Red Raiders suffered their first loss at home this year. Carroll shot 6 of 12 from

PARK CITY, Utah — Representatives for the Sundance Film Festival say that they their network systems were subject to a cyberattack that caused its box offices to shut down briefly Saturday afternoon. The Festival issued updates to attendees via their official account and say that online ticketing for future shows is currently back up and

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Chargers intend to hire former Jacksonville coach Gus Bradley as their defensive coordinator, the club confirmed Saturday. The 50-year-old Bradley went 14-48 in nearly four seasons in charge of the Jaguars, who fired him last month with two games left in the season. Although Jacksonville never won more than