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2:39 PM on Sunday, January 4

Jordan Lee scored 17 points, including a clutch layup and free throw late in the game, helping No. 2 Texas hold off a big rally by No. 15 Mississippi for a 67-64 win Sunday

2:10 PM on Sunday, January 4

Aaliyah Chavez scored 17 points and Zya Vann added 16 and 11 rebounds to help No. 8 Oklahoma rout cold-shooting Mississippi State 95-47 on Sunday

2:08 PM on Sunday, January 4

Britt Prince hit four 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, Amiah Hargrove and Eliza Maupin each scored 13 points, and No. 20 Nebraska beat Purdue 78-62

1:58 PM on Sunday, January 4

Cade Cunningham scored 27 points, Daniss Jenkins added 25 — 21 in the second quarter — and Detroit held on for a rare road win at Cleveland, downing the Cavaliers 114-110

1:41 PM on Sunday, January 4

Novak Djokovic has cut ties with the Professional Tennis Players Association, the players’ union he co-founded, saying his values are no longer aligned with the current direction of the organization

1:23 PM on Sunday, January 4

Raven Johnson had 17 points while Joyce Edwards had seven of her 11 points in the fourth quarter as No. 3 South Carolina held on to win its 18th straight game over Florida 74-63 on Sunday

1:23 PM on Sunday, January 4

Jaloni Cambridge finished with 18 points, Chance Gray scored 17 and No. 19 Ohio State pulled away in the second half to beat Rutgers 71-49

1:22 PM on Sunday, January 4

The Las Vegas Raiders will pick first in this year's NFL draft

1:10 PM on Sunday, January 4

Solo Ball had 11 of his 17 points in the second half and Tarris Reed Jr. finished with 13 points and nine rebounds as No. 4 UConn rolled to a 73-57 win over visiting Marquette to extend its winning streak to 10 games

1:09 PM on Sunday, January 4

Carolina Panthers win NFC South title and earn playoff spot with Atlanta Falcons' 19-17 win over New Orleans Saints

1:07 PM on Sunday, January 4

The San Jose Sharks have signed forward Alexander Wennberg to a three-year, $18 million contract extension

12:49 PM on Sunday, January 4

Courtney Ogden scored 21 points, Chloe Clardy scored four key points in overtime, and Stanford defeated No. 16 North Carolina 77-71

12:31 PM on Sunday, January 4

Myles Garrett sets the NFL single-season sack record with his 23rd sack

12:20 PM on Sunday, January 4

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that infielder Paul DeJong and the New York Yankees have agreed to a minor league contract

11:37 AM on Sunday, January 4

Taina Mair scored 23 points, Toby Fournier added 20, and Duke defeated No. 18 Notre Dame 82-68 on Sunday, extending the Blue Devils’ winning streak to six games

11:35 AM on Sunday, January 4

Kennedy Blair had 19 points, Rashunda Jones and Grace VanSlooten each scored 15 and No. 24 Michigan State ended Illinois’ 11-game win streak with an 81-75 victory

11:34 AM on Sunday, January 4

Miami defensive lineman Rueben Bain Jr. surprised everyone with a halftime speech during the Hurricanes' win over Ohio State in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal

10:19 AM on Sunday, January 4

Brahim Díaz kept Morocco’s Africa Cup of Nations title hopes on track while five-time winner Cameroon beat South Africa 2-1 for a showdown with the host nation in the quarterfinals

6:54 AM on Sunday, January 4

Liverpool and Manchester City have been stunned by late goals to drop points in the Premier League

5:32 AM on Sunday, January 4

Napoli has secured a 2-0 victory over Lazio in a chaotic finish to the Serie A match on Sunday