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By BOB SUTTON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The NCAA changed one of the officials at the half of the Chattanooga-N.C. State game Saturday because of a background conflict.Tommi Paris was removed from the NCAA Tournament first round game and replaced by Angelica Suffren, who had worked the first contest …

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Aziaha James scored each of her 19 points in the second half, and North Carolina State pulled away from Chattanooga for a 64-45 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Saniya Rivers scored 16 points and River …

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Jada Guinn scored 18 of her 32 points in the fourth quarter to lead Chattanooga to its 20th Southern Conference Tournament championship and 17th NCAA Tournament berth with a 69-60 win over UNC Greensboro on Sunday.The top-seeded Mocs (28-4) took the lead for good early in …

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports WriterDalton Knecht’s decision to transfer to Tennessee and hopefully improve his NBA draft stock sure seems poised to pay off.Both for him and the fifth-ranked Volunteers. Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht (3) blocks a shot by Missouri forward Noah Carter (35) during the second half …

By JOE REEDY AP Sports WriterThe longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history.According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, Kansas City’s 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco on Sunday night averaged 123.7 million viewers across television and streaming platforms. That shattered last …

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports WriterNick Saban, the stern coach who won seven national championships and turned Alabama back into a national powerhouse that included six of those titles in just 17 seasons, is retiring, according to multiple reports.The 72-year-old Saban restored a Crimson Tide program once ruled by Paul …

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Tyler Millin scored 16 points as Chattanooga beat Furman 73-58 on Saturday night. Millin also contributed five rebounds for the Mocs (9-6, 1-1 Southern Conference). Trey Bonham scored 12 points while going 5 of 6 from the field, and added five rebounds. Jan Zidek shot 4 …

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Clayton Crile kicked a 35-yard field goal on the final play of the game to rally Chattanooga to a 24-21 victory over Austin Peay in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.Crile had a 44-yard field goal blocked late in the third quarter and …

By The Associated Press CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Sam Alexis’ 22 points and 15 rebounds helped Chattanooga defeat Tennessee Tech 68-63 on Sunday.Alexis added three blocks for the Mocs (4-0). Jan Zidek scored 18 points, going 5 of 9 from the floor, including 4 for 8 from 3-point range, and …

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Milroe launched a 56-yard bomb to Jermaine Burton on Alabama’s first play. There was no nonconference letdown for the Crimson Tide. Milroe passed for 197 yards and three touchdowns before sitting out the second half of No. 8 Alabama’s …