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Scarborough gets shutout over Cape in girls’ hockey

Courtney Brochu reached the rebound of an Abby Joy save and released a shot that bounced off defenders’ legs Monday, producing the first goal in a 3-0 victory for Scarborough against Cape Elizabeth/Waynflete/South Portland at the Troubh Arena in Portland.

Lauren Topchik scored in the second and third periods for the Red Storm (6-7-1).

Ivy DiBiase needed 18 saves for the shutout. Joy stopped 30 shots for the Capers (8-6).

Emily Demers scored four goals while leading visiting Portland/Deering (11-4) past the Yachtsmen (4-8-1) 5-2 at Falmouth. Emma Merrill also scored for Portland; Reade Carmichael and Abby Lebel answered for the Yachtsmen.

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL: Tristan Chamberlain had four 3-pointers and 20 points for A.R. Gould (9-2) in a 67-44 win over Temple (6-7) at Waterville.

COLLEGES

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Jackson McCoy scored the final seven points of a 36-10 run as the University of New England (8-9, 6-4 Commonwealth Coast) transformed a 50-44 deficit into an 80-60 lead with 5:11 left against Nichols (14-3, 8-2) for a 99-85 win at Biddeford.

McCoy scored nine during the run. Alex Kravchuk added seven points to the rally, including a layup that made it 50-50. Gavin Dibble drained the go-ahead 3-pointer and added seven in the run.

Justin Robinson scored 19 points and Virginia Tech (14-6, 3-4 Atlantic Coast) pulled away in the second half to beat No. 10 North Carolina (16-5, 5-3) 80-69 at Blacksburg, Virginia.

Villanova maintained its hold on No. 1 in the AP Top 25, while Kentucky, after losses to South Carolina and Florida, slid out of the rankings for the first time since March 2014.

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Keita Bates-Diop scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half and No. 13 Ohio State (18-4, 9-0 Big Ten) beat Nebraska (14-8, 5-4) 64-59 at Columbus, Ohio – the fourth victory for the Buckeyes in the last eight days.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Kalia Charles scored 32 points, Eleanna Christinaki added 26 with six 3-pointers and No. 14 Maryland (17-3, 6-1 Big Ten) cruised past 12th-ranked Ohio State (16-4, 5-2) 99-69 at College Park, Maryland.

Anriel Howard had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 15 Texas A&M (16-5, 5-2 Southeastern) overcame a three-point halftime deficit to beat LSU (12-6, 4-3) 69-59 at College Station, Texas.

Texas Christian is in the AP Top 25 for the first time since November 2010 and Connecticut remains the unanimous No. 1 choice.

GYMNASTICS

OFFICIALS RESIGN: USA Gymnastics announced the resignations of three key leaders while more women and girls told a judge about being sexually assaulted at the hands of a sports doctor who spent years with Olympic gymnasts and other female athletes.

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The resignations of chairman Paul Parilla, vice chairman Jay Binder and treasurer Bitsy Kelley were given in Indianapolis as a Lansing, Michigan, judge heard a fifth day of statements from females who said they were molested by Larry Nassar.

BASEBALL

MAJOR LEAGUES: Center fielder Austin Jackson agreed to terms on a $6 million, two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants, filling the club’s top remaining void just a few weeks before pitchers and catchers report to spring training.

San Francisco announced the acquisition a week after trading for right fielder Andrew McCutchen.

– From staff and news report


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