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LAKE CHARLES (AP) — Najee Garvin had 20 points as Nicholls State stretched its win streak to seven games, defeating McNeese State 80-67 on Thursday night.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 29 points and nine assists, and the Miami Heat took advantage of Zion Williamson’s absence to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 103-93 on Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will hold its first Lou Gehrig Day on June 2, adding Gehrig to Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente on the short list of players honored throughout the big leagues.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Troy Green posted 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as New Orleans got past Northwestern State 92-83 on Wednesday night.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trey Wade scored a careerhigh 23 points on 9 of 12 shooting and Wichita State beat Tulane 78-70 on Wednesday.

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Rylan Bergersen scored 20 points as short-handed Central Arkansas beat Southeastern Louisiana 88-71 on Wednesday night.

(AP) - Caught in South Carolina’s shadow most of the season, No. 2 Texas A&M has stepped into the spotlight as the women’s team to beat in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Cameron Thomas had 23 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season, and LSU overwhelmed short-handed Vanderbilt 83-68 on Tuesday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — The last shot of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game will be worth $300,000 for either the Thurgood Marshall College Fund or United Negro College Fund, the league said Wednesday in revealing how an estimated $3 million in charitable donations from the contest will be distributed.