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Swartz scores 20, Creighton takes down Villanova 76-72 01/07/2026 09:57pm • VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Austin Swartz's 20 points helped Creighton defeat Villanova 76-72 on Wednesday night. Swartz shot 9 for 15, including 2 for 7 from beyond the arc for the Bluejays (10-6, 4-1 Big East Conference). Josh Dix and Blake Harper each scored 17 points. The Wildcats (12-3, 3-1) were Johnston scores 24, Richmond downs Saint Bonaventure 89-80 01/07/2026 09:57pm • OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — Will Johnston scored 24 points as Richmond beat Saint Bonaventure 89-80 on Wednesday. Johnston shot 6 for 12 (3 for 4 from 3-point range) and 9 of 9 from the free-throw line for the Spiders (12-4, 2-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). AJ Lopez scored 19 points, shooting 6 of 8 from the f Chris Shula says he's focused on fixing the Rams' defense, not his likely head coaching candidacy 01/07/2026 09:55pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Shula is the son of a former NFL head coach and the grandson of the winningest coach in league history. For the past nine seasons, he has been an assistant coach to Sean McVay, the youngest head coach in the Super Bowl era, the youngest coach ever to win a Super Bowl — Rattray and Keller score as Boston Fleet holds off Seattle Torrent, 2-1 01/07/2026 09:54pm • BOSTON (AP) — Jamie Lee Rattray and Megan Keller each scored for the Boston Fleet in a 2-1 win over the Seattle Torrent on Wednesday night. Rattray, who scored in her second straight game, found the back of the net in the first period on a 2-on-0. Keller scored on the power play 18 seconds into th Photos show a military funeral for Venezuelan soldiers killed during US operation 01/07/2026 09:53pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s military held a funeral Wednesday for some of the soldiers killed during the U.S. operation that captured then-President Nicolás Maduro. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Quickley's 3-pointer at the buzzer sends the Raptors past the Hornets 97-96 for 5th win in 6 games 01/07/2026 09:53pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Immanuel Quickley hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer and the Toronto Raptors rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Charlotte Hornets 97-96 on Wednesday night. RJ Barrett finished with 28 points and seven rebounds, while Quickley McNair scores 29 as Boston University takes down Lafayette 83-67 01/07/2026 09:53pm • EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Michael McNair scored 29 points as Boston University beat Lafayette 83-67 on Wednesday. McNair added five rebounds for the Terriers (6-10, 1-2 Patriot League). Ben Defty scored 15 points while shooting 6 of 8 from the field and 3 for 4 from the free-throw line and added seven re Missouri beats Kentucky 73-68 for first win in Lexington 01/07/2026 09:51pm • LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Mark Mitchell and Jayden Stone combined for 41 points, and Missouri ended the game with a 15-2 run to beat Kentucky 73-68 on Wednesday night for the Tigers' first win in Lexington. Missouri (12-3), which entered 0-9 at Rupp Arena, is also 2-0 for the first time in Southeaste Venezuela's military buries soldiers killed in US operation to capture Maduro 01/07/2026 09:48pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's military held a funeral in the capital Wednesday for some of the dozens of soldiers killed during the U.S. operation that captured then-President Nicolás Maduro. Music from a military orchestra echoed over the cemetery as family members and soldiers marched b Hadnot's 14 lead Purdue Fort Wayne over Youngstown State 71-69 01/07/2026 09:48pm • YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Corey Hadnot II scored 14 points as Purdue Fort Wayne beat Youngstown State 71-69 on Wednesday night. Imanuel Zorgvol's dunk for Youngstown State tied it 69-all with 54 seconds left. Hadnot ended the scoring with a pair of free throws with 22 second remaining. Cris Carroll Cottle scores 25 as Kennesaw State takes down Missouri State 90-80 01/07/2026 09:48pm • KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Simeon Cottle scored 25 points as Kennesaw State beat Missouri State 90-80 on Wednesday night. Cottle added six rebounds and 11 assists for the Owls (9-6, 1-3 Conference USA). Trey Simpson scored 16 points and added six rebounds and four blocks. Frankquon Sherman finished wit High Point defeats Gardner-Webb 104-49 01/07/2026 09:48pm • HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — Conrad Martinez scored 22 points off the bench as High Point beat Gardner-Webb 104-49 on Wednesday. Martinez had six assists and three steals for the Panthers (15-3, 3-0 Big South Conference). Caden Miller added 14 points while finishing 7 of 8 from the floor and added six Stars beat the Capitals 4-1 to end their losing streak at 6 games 01/07/2026 09:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Radek Faksa scored a shorthanded goal, Casey DeSmith made 23 saves and the Dallas Stars ended their losing streak at six games by defeating the Washington Capitals 4-1 on Wednesday night. The Stars bounced back from a 6-3 drubbing at Carolina 24 hours earlier that included the Okorie scores 31, game-winning 3 to send Stanford 69-68 past Virginia Tech 01/07/2026 09:38pm • BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Ebuka Okorie scored 31 points and hit the winning 3-pointer with three seconds left to lead Stanford past Virginia Tech 69-68 on Wednesday night. Okorie scored 11 points for Stanford over the final 2:18, as the Cardinal (13-3, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) closed on a 14-1 Maupin scores 27, No. 17 Texas Tech women beat West Virginia 71-66, win 17th straight 01/07/2026 09:37pm • MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Bailey Maupin scored a season-high 27 points, Snudda Collins added 19, and No. 17 Texas Tech beat West Virginia 71-66 on Wednesday night to continue the best start to a season in program history. Texas Tech (17-0, 4-0 Big 12) has won its first four conference game for the