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(AP) — Andrej Stojakovic scored 17 points and No. 5 Illinois made 17 3-pointers in an 84-44 win over Northwestern on Wednesday night. Keaton Wagler, Zvonimir Ivisic and Ben Humrichous each had 13 points for Illinois (20-3, 11-1 Big Ten), which won its 12th straight game. David Mirk Italy's World Cup debut: Cricket team on the rise as storied soccer team falters 02/05/2026 12:49am • Italy is finally heading to the World Cup — just not in the sport most people might expect. Amid dark times for the country’s storied but ailing soccer team, some salvation comes in the form of the Azzurri’s unheralded cricketers after their first-ever qualification for a global tournament. Ad Nick Davidson scores 16 points, grabs seven rebounds as No. 20 Clemson holds off Stanford 66-64 02/05/2026 12:33am • STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Nick Davidson made a pair of free throws with 24.9 seconds left to put his team ahead and had a team-high 16 points to go with seven rebounds as No. 20 Clemson held off Stanford 66-64 on Wednesday night. Both teams struggled to make key shots in the waning moments. Tigers l Harry Brook's England ready for T20 World Cup after sweeping Sri Lanka 02/05/2026 12:25am • Better late than never. England didn't finalize its Twenty20 World Cup preparations until this week when it swept Sri Lanka 3-0, after its previous few series had been spoiled by wet weather. The home campaign against South Africa in September was drawn 1-1 after the decider at Nottingham was washed Okananwa's 23 points helps No. 22 Maryland women upset No. 12 Michigan State women 86-70 02/05/2026 12:05am • EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Oluchi Okananwa scored 23 points, and the No. 22 Maryland women pulled away in the second half for an 86-70 win over No. 12 Michigan State on Wednesday. Maryland (18-6, 6-6 Big Ten) led 43-33 at halftime and broke the game open in the third quarter. Okananwa went 8 of 13 Fudd scores 25 points as No. 1 UConn routs DePaul 86-40 for 40th straight win 02/04/2026 10:01pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Azzi Fudd scored 25 points, and No. 1 UConn won its 40th straight game dating to last season, routing DePaul 86-40 on Wednesday night. Fudd made four 3-pointers. Sarah Strong added 14 points, six rebounds and five assists, and the defending national champions made it look easy yet a Taliah Scott scores 26 points and No. 15 Baylor women beat Cincinnati 76-70 02/04/2026 09:12pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — Taliah Scott scored 26 points and made five 3-pointers, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs had 10 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 15 Baylor beat Cincinnati 76-70 on Wednesday night. Baylor (20-4, 9-2 Big 12) secured its 26th consecutive 20-win season — the second-longest streak in Divis Epstein files rife with uncensored nudes and victims' names, despite redaction efforts 02/04/2026 09:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view. 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The 6 An angel resembling Italy's Meloni is painted over after an outcry from church and state 02/04/2026 07:54pm • ROME (AP) — Call it divine intervention, or maybe just a hasty fix-it job to put an end to days of speculation and scandal. But the end result is that the Angel Meloni is no more. A painting of a cherub with a face bearing a remarkable resemblance to Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni had attracted la