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8:20 PM on Thursday, February 5

Led by DJ Armstrong's 17 points, the UMBC Retrievers defeated the Binghamton Bearcats 79-62 on Thursday

8:02 PM on Thursday, February 5

Nyla Harris notched a double-double to lead No. 25 North Carolina 53-44 over Clemson on Thursday

8:01 PM on Thursday, February 5

Chris Gotterup shot a bogey-free 8-under 63 to take a two-shot lead in the first round of the Phoenix Open on a rare day when top-ranked Scottie Scheffler struggled

7:39 PM on Thursday, February 5

Brandi Carlile plans to perform “America the Beautiful” live at the Super Bowl, without prerecorded tracks

6:53 PM on Thursday, February 5

Mike Tirico is set to call his first Super Bowl this Sunday, marking a significant milestone in his broadcasting career

6:29 PM on Thursday, February 5

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey eleased an affidavit backing the NCAA in its eligibility case against Alabama’s Charles Bediako

5:55 PM on Thursday, February 5

5:52 PM on Thursday, February 5

Drake Maye has a long way to go to achieve what Tom Brady did on an NFL field

5:34 PM on Thursday, February 5

Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson is set to make his season debut Friday after recovering from a torn left hamstring

5:11 PM on Thursday, February 5

Ademola Lookman scored on his Atletico Madrid debut in a 5-0 rout of Real Betis that sent Diego Simeone’s team to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey

5:05 PM on Thursday, February 5

Nobody on the Seattle Seahawks has supported Sam Darnold quite like Ernest Jones IV

5:04 PM on Thursday, February 5

The LA Bowl is shutting down after five years of play

4:28 PM on Thursday, February 5

The Baltimore Orioles acquired utility player Blaze Alexander in a trade on Thursday with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who received reliever Kade Strowd and minor league players Wellington Aracena and José Mejia

4:12 PM on Thursday, February 5

Scottie Scheffler stubbed a chip shot on the par-4 18th and showed a rare bit of anger, repeatedly tapping the shaft of his wedge against his legs as the ball rolled back to his feet

4:04 PM on Thursday, February 5

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that pitcher José Urquidy and the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year contract

3:29 PM on Thursday, February 5

The Southeastern Conference is distributing more than $1 billion to its 16 universities for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which ended last August

2:34 PM on Thursday, February 5

The San Francisco 49ers will be the team facing the division-rival Los Angeles Rams in the first-ever regular-season NFL game in Australia next season, and the Dallas Cowboys will be one of the teams playing the first game in Rio de Janeiro, the league said Thursday

2:03 PM on Thursday, February 5

The Mexican state of Jalisco has issued a health alert and mandated face masks in schools due to a measles outbreak in the state capital

11:22 AM on Thursday, February 5

A BYU sports team was the target of a derogatory chant in an opponent’s venue for at least the fourth time in a year, and the Big 12 again announced the conference would look into the matter and the home team offered an apology

7:04 AM on Thursday, February 5

Finland women’s hockey team’s opening game against Canada at the Milan Cortina Olympics has been postponed because a stomach virus has depleted the Finns' roster