January 31st, 2026
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No. 6 LSU women pull away after slow start to beat Arkansas 92-70

By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Flau’jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams each scored 17 points and No. 6 LSU beat Arkansas 92-70 on Thursday night for its sixth straight Southeastern Conference win. The Tigers (20-2, 6-2) led by just three points at halftime against the Razorbacks (11-11, 0-7), who have lost all their league games by ... Read More »

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Pitcher Edwin Uceta and Tampa Bay Rays go to arbitration with $325,000 gap in first case of year

By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Pitcher Edwin Uceta and the Tampa Bay Rays argued the first salary arbitration case of the year Thursday, with the 28-year-old right-hander asking for $1,525,000 and the team arguing for $1.2 million. A decision by the panel of Janice Johnston, Alan Ponak and Melinda Gordon will be held until other cases ... Read More »

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MLB Remaining Free Agents List

By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — The 99 remaining free agents (q-rejected qualifying offer from former team): AMERICAN LEAGUE ATHLETICS (2) — José Leclerc, rhp; Scott McGough, rhp. BALTIMORE (2) — Gary Sánchez, c; Tomoyuki Sugano, rhp. BOSTON (3) — Lucas Giolito, rhp; Liam Hendriks, rhp; Justin Wilson, lhp. CHICAGO (3) — Miguel Castro, rhp; Martín Pérez, ... Read More »

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MLB Free Agent Signings List

By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — The 76 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, terms for major league contract base salaries are in parentheses: AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (3) — ... Read More »

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Rivera-Torres, Monmouth take down N.C. A&T 83-81 in OT

By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Jason Rivera-Torres scored 26 points and Corey Miller hit the winning 3-pointer with one second remaining in the overtime as Monmouth defeated North Carolina A&T 83-81 on Thursday night. Dwayne Pierce made two free throws that gave the Aggies a one-point lead with 4.2 seconds left, but Miller caught ... Read More »

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Rivera-Torres, Monmouth take down N.C. A&T 83-81 in OT

By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Jason Rivera-Torres scored 26 points and Corey Miller hit the winning 3-pointer with one second remaining in the overtime as Monmouth defeated North Carolina A&T 83-81 on Thursday night. Dwayne Pierce made two free throws that gave the Aggies a one-point lead with 4.2 seconds left, but Miller caught ... Read More »

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Rivera-Torres, Monmouth take down N.C. A&T 83-81 in OT

By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Jason Rivera-Torres scored 26 points and Corey Miller hit the winning 3-pointer with one second remaining in the overtime as Monmouth defeated North Carolina A&T 83-81 on Thursday night. Dwayne Pierce made two free throws that gave the Aggies a one-point lead with 4.2 seconds left, but Miller caught ... Read More »

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Rivera-Torres, Monmouth take down N.C. A&T 83-81 in OT

By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Jason Rivera-Torres scored 26 points and Corey Miller hit the winning 3-pointer with one second remaining in the overtime as Monmouth defeated North Carolina A&T 83-81 on Thursday night. Dwayne Pierce made two free throws that gave the Aggies a one-point lead with 4.2 seconds left, but Miller caught ... Read More »

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Rivera-Torres, Monmouth take down N.C. A&T 83-81 in OT

By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Jason Rivera-Torres scored 26 points and Corey Miller hit the winning 3-pointer with one second remaining in the overtime as Monmouth defeated North Carolina A&T 83-81 on Thursday night. Dwayne Pierce made two free throws that gave the Aggies a one-point lead with 4.2 seconds left, but Miller caught ... Read More »

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Koffi has 21, Hackett makes winning free throws as Stonehill beats Fairleigh Dickinson 58-57

By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026

SOUTH EASTON, Mass. (AP) — Hermann Koffi’s 21 points and Davante Hackett’s winning free throws pushed Stonehill past Fairleigh Dickinson 58-57 on Thursday. Trailing by four points with 1:02 remaining, Koffi hit a 3-pointer to cut into that deficit. With 17 seconds left, Fairleigh Dickinson’s Eric Parnell committed a foul, and Hackett made the winning ... Read More »

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Hurley scores 18, Vermont beats UMBC 64-55

By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — TJ Hurley had 18 points in Vermont’s 64-55 victory over UMBC on Thursday. Hurley also added seven rebounds for the Catamounts (14-8, 6-1 America East Conference). Lucas Mari scored 16 points off the bench while going 4 of 8 from the floor, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and 5 ... Read More »

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