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Dixon scores 26, UC Irvine takes down Cal State Bakersfield 81-77 01/01/2026 08:18pm • BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Jurian Dixon scored 26 points as UC Irvine beat Cal State Bakersfield 81-77 on Thursday. Dixon shot 8 for 13 (6 for 7 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Anteaters (10-5, 3-0 Big West Conference). Harrison Carrington scored 11 points while sho Venus Williams is back at the Australian Open 5 years after her last appearance, 28 after her 1st 01/01/2026 08:13pm • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams has received a wild-card entry for the Australian Open beginning Jan. 18 in Melbourne. The tournament said Friday that the 45-year-old Williams would make a return to Melbourne Park 28 years after her first appearanc Nuggets' injury woes continue as Jonas Valanciunas sidelined for a month with strained calf 01/01/2026 08:09pm • DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets' injury woes continued Thursday with news that backup center Jonas Valanciunas will miss at least a month with a strained right calf he suffered in his first start in place of injured superstar Nikola Jokic. Valanciunas was injured with 4:03 left in the third quart Wilkinson puts up 24 as South Dakota State takes down Omaha 84-69 01/01/2026 08:03pm • BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Damon Wilkinson scored 24 points as South Dakota State beat Omaha 84-69 on Thursday. Wilkinson also contributed 19 rebounds and three blocks for the Jackrabbits (8-8, 1-0 Summit League). Matthew Mors went 7 of 11 from the field to add 16 points. Joe Sayler shot 5 for 12, inc Weeks' 24 lead Southern Miss past Louisiana-Monroe 87-73 01/01/2026 08:03pm • MONROE, La. (AP) — Tylik Weeks had 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists to help Southern Miss defeat Louisiana-Monroe 87-73 on Thursday. Djahi Binet added 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds for the Golden Eagles (8-7, 2-1 Sun Belt Conference). Curt Lewis shot 5 for 13, incl Berry Wallace scores 22 points, Illinois wins 11th straight with 73-70 victory over No. 7 Maryland 01/01/2026 07:56pm • CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Berry Wallace scored 22 points including two free throws with 15.6 seconds left to lead Illinois to a 73-70 victory over No. 7 Maryland on Thursday. Maryland's Saylor Poffenbarger missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer. The previously undefeated Terrapins (14-1, 2-1 Big Ten) UC Davis secures 89-80 win over CSU Northridge 01/01/2026 07:53pm • DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Connor Sevilla's 23 points helped UC Davis defeat CSU Northridge 89-80 on Thursday. Sevilla shot 9 for 15, including 5 for 10 from beyond the arc, for the Aggies (8-5, 1-1 Big West Conference). Marcus Wilson added 19 points while shooting 6 for 10, including 5 for 6 from beyon Ring Malith's 12 help SIU-Edwardsville take down Southern Indiana 59-55 01/01/2026 07:53pm • EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Ring Malith scored 12 points as SIU-Edwardsville beat Southern Indiana 59-55 on Thursday. Malith added six rebounds for the Cougars (9-5, 2-1 Ohio Valley Conference). Jack Campion scored 11 points and added four steals. Arnas Sakenis shot 4 of 6 from the field and 2 of 5 Radakovic's 18 help UT Martin take down Western Illinois 67-60 01/01/2026 07:43pm • MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Filip Radakovic's 18 points helped UT Martin defeat Western Illinois 67-60 on Thursday. Radakovic had six rebounds and three steals for the Skyhawks (10-4, 2-1 Ohio Valley Conference). Matas Deniusas added 12 points while going 5 of 13 and 2 of 5 from the free-throw line and h College Football Bowl Glance 01/01/2026 07:39pm • All Times Eastern Dec. 13 Celebration Bowl Atlanta SC State 40, Prairie View A&M 38, 4 OT LA Bowl Inglewood, Calif. Washington 38, Boise State 10 Dec. 16 Salute to Veterans Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Jacksonville State 17, Troy 13 Dec. 17 Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. Old Dominion 24, South Florida 10 68 V Right-hander Tatsuya Imai and Houston Astros agree to $54 million, 3-year contract, AP source says 01/01/2026 07:38pm • Right-hander Tatsuya Imai and the Houston Astros have agreed to a $54 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. Imai gets a $2 million At least 7 reported killed during widening protests in Iran sparked by ailing economy 01/01/2026 07:38pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Widening demonstrations sparked by Iran's ailing economy spread Thursday into the Islamic Republic's rural provinces, with at least seven people being killed in the first fatalities reported among security forces and protesters, authorities said. The deaths may Orange Bowl Winners 01/01/2026 07:37pm • Jan. 1, 2026 — No. 5 Oregon 23, No. 4 Texas Tech 0 Jan. 9, 2025 — No. 7 Notre Dame 27, No. 8 Penn St. 24 Dec. 30, 2023 — No. 6 Georgia 63, No. 4 Florida St. 3 Dec. 30, 2022 — No. 6 Tennessee 31, No. 10 Clemson 14 Dec. 31, 2021 — CFP No. 3 Georgia 34, No. 2 Michigan 11 Jan. 2, 2021 — No. Rose Bowl Winners 01/01/2026 07:36pm • Jan. 1, 2026 — CFP: Indiana 38, Alabama 3 Jan. 1, 2025 — CFP: Ohio St. 41, Oregon 21 Jan. 1, 2024 — CFP: Michigan 27, Alabama 20, OT Jan. 2, 2023 — Penn St. 35, Utah 21 Jan. 1, 2022 — Ohio State 48, Utah 45 Jan. 1, 2021 — CFP: Alabama 31, Notre Dame 14 Jan. 1, 2020 — Oregon 28, Wiscon Islanders' Bo Horvat to be evaluated after leaving his team's game because of injury 01/01/2026 07:33pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York Islanders center Bo Horvat will get evaluated by a doctor after leaving his team’s game Thursday with an undisclosed lower-body injury, coach Patrick Roy said. Horvat did not play after departing with 12 minutes left in the Islanders’ 7-2 home loss to the Utah Mammoth.