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Led by Austin Rapp's 24 points, the Portland Pilots defeated the Oregon State Beavers 84-72. The Pilots are now 9-17 with the win and the Beavers fell to 17-9.

Led by Isaiah Hawthorne's 24 points, the Northern Colorado Bears defeated the Sacramento State Hornets 77-61. The Bears moved to 19-7 with the victory and the Hornets dropped to 6-19.

JuJu Watkins broke out of a scoring slump with 38 points, helping sixth-ranked USC topple No. 1 UCLA 71-60 and further delivering on her goal of restoring the program to its earlier glory. Some of those Trojans stars from the early 1980s —…

LONDON (AP) — At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. “In films…

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A dentist charged with killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes offered a fellow jail inmate $20,000 to kill the case's lead investigator, calling her “the worst, dirtiest detective,” a prosecutor said…

Jurors have gotten the case at the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky. The Los Angeles jury will consider two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm when they begin their deliberations on Tuesday after a three-day weekend.…

JuJu Watkins scored 38 points to lead sixth-ranked Southern California over No. 1 UCLA 71-60, handing the crosstown rival Bruins their first loss of the season. The Trojans rallied with a huge fourth quarter after being held to nine points…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Jacksen Moni scored 32 points, including nine in the overtime, as North Dakota State beat Oral Roberts 94-88 on Thursday night. Moni added eight rebounds for the Bison (18-9, 7-5 Summit League). Jacari White added 30…

Led by Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones' 20 points, the UC San Diego Tritons defeated the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 73-54. The Tritons improved to 21-4 with the win and the Roadrunners fell to 10-16.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Taelon Peter's 20 points off of the bench helped lead Liberty to a 64-54 victory over New Mexico State on Thursday night. Peter also contributed six rebounds for the Flames (20-5, 8-4 Conference USA). Owen Aquino…

TY Johnson scored 23 points, Niko Rocak hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 27 seconds left and the UC Davis Aggies defeated the UC Riverside Highlanders 75-74. The Aggies improved to 15-10 with the win and the Highlanders fell to 16-10.

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Jabe Mullins scored 17 points as Montana State beat Weber State 74-66 on Thursday night. Mullins shot 5 for 7 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Bobcats (11-15, 6-7 Big Sky…

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Money Williams' 17 points helped Montana defeat Idaho State 81-68 on Thursday night. Williams added six rebounds for the Grizzlies (18-8, 11-2 Big Sky Conference). Joe Pridgen scored 12 points and added six rebounds.…

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Kevin Kalu scored 14 points as UTEP beat Florida International 77-63 on Thursday night. Kalu shot 6 of 7 from the field and 2 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Miners (17-7, 7-4 Conference USA). Devon Barnes…

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Jamir Simpson scored 17 points and Jeffrey Langston Jr. made the go-ahead basket with two seconds left as Southern Utah beat Utah Tech 76-74 on Thursday night. Simpson shot 5 of 13 from the field, including 2 for 5…