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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson scored a season-best 38 points, raising his right arm in triumph to ignite…

By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Artemi Panarin had a goal and two of his three assists during New York’s four-goal first period and…

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hunter Cattoor scored a career-high 31 points and seventh-seeded Virginia Tech won the…

MONTREAL (AP) — Marcus Johansson scored in the seventh round of the shootout and the Seattle Kraken rebounded from blowing a two-goal lead in the…

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Xavier Bishop scored 19 points to help Montana State advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 26 years as the…

MIAMI (AP) — Jaylen Nowell scored 16 points, Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards each added 15 and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Miami…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points, Nikola Vucevic added 20 points and 14 rebounds, and the Chicago…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Enrique Freeman scored 23 points and Akron’s defense clamped down on Mid-American Conference…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Vazquez scored two goals to spark Cincinnati to a 2-1 victory over Orlando City in MLS play. Vazquez’s first goal…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Olivia Davies and Amy Atwell combined to score 27 points, 21 in the second half when Hawaii used 14-0 and 8-0 runs to defeat UC…

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points and 10 assists and the Indiana Pacers snapped a three-game…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — North Carolina A&T’s Randolph Ross Jr. ran a personal best and a Birmingham CrossPlex facility record 44.62 to win…

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Stanislav Ivanov scored in the first half, Jonathan Bornstein added a late goal and the Chicago Fire beat DC United 2-0 in…

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Cory Burke and Daniel Gazdag scored goals, Andre Blake saved all four shots he faced and the Philadelphia Union blanked the San…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Jonathan Toews and Caleb Jones each scored twice and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied to beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on…

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tate Schmitt scored a goal in the 3rd minute of second-half stoppage time, capping a wild comeback by Real Salt Lake in a…

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Tomas Tatar and Jesper Bratt scored in a shootout and Nico Daws stopped both Anahein attempts…

KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Charlie Coyle scored with 3:21 left in the third period and the Boston Bruins continued their recent…

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Kierstan Bell scored 18 of her 26 points in the second half to lead No. 23 Florida Gulf Coast to its sixth-straight NCAA…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — John Walker III scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half and Texas Southern pulled away for an 87-62 victory over…

HOUSTON (AP) — Darwin Quintero scored a goal in each half to spark the Houston Dynamo to a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in MLS action.…

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Collin Gillespie nailed consecutive 3-pointers late in the game that put No. 8 Villanova ahead for…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The island green is the most infamous hole on the TPC Sawgrass. Add gusts…

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — The Irish boxer who gestured at 2016 Rio Olympic judges with his middle fingers after losing a controversial decision is…

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyson Degenhart scored 13 points and Boise State defeated San Diego State 53-52 to win the…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Free agent pitcher Jordan Lyles and the Baltimore Orioles have finalized a $7 million, one-year contract. Lyles went 10-13 with a…

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa basketball coach Frank Haith resigned Saturday, ending an eight-year run with Golden Hurricane. Tulsa finished the season…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji was a lightly regarded three-star prospect when he left his home in…

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Lester Quinones hit a long contested go-ahead 3-pointer and Memphis held on to beat SMU 70-63 in an American Athletic…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — All-Star righty Chris Bassitt, who made a remarkable recovery from a frightening line…

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Robert Hight topped Funny Car qualifying Saturday in the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in his bid to open the…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Noah Gragson shook off some frustrating finishes over the past few weeks to earn his first…

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Kaitlyn Chen scored a career-high 30 points and No. 24 Princeton beat Columbia 77-59 to win the Ivy League tournament,…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Zya Nugent scored 20 points with 12 rebounds plus six assists and top-seeded Stephen F. Austin beat second-seeded Grand Canyon…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago star Zach LaVine missed the Bulls’ game Saturday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers…

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Heat forward Markieff Morris was cleared to play Saturday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves following a four-month…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — An Olympic gold medal wasn’t on the line this time for Marie-Philip Poulin, who added another…

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Doug Edert scored 20 points off the bench, including a key 3-pointer in the final minute, and Saint Peter’s defeated…

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Destiny Howell scored a career-high 25 points and Howard captured its first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament…

SEATTLE (AP) — Xavier Arreaga scored the deciding goal on a header in the 72nd minute, sending the Seattle Sounders past the LA Galaxy 3-2 in MLS…

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Rattled by a derogatory shout from a spectator, Naomi Osaka went on to lose 6-0, 6-4 to Veronika Kudermetova in the…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Kennedy Chandler scored 19 points, Zakai Zeigler added 11 and No. 9 Tennessee held off…

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Martinook broke a tie with 3:50 remaining, his first goal in 17 games, and the Carolina…

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rori Harmon scored 12 of her 30 points in overtime and No. 7 Texas outlasted No. 10 Iowa…

WASHINGTON — Grant Golden had 18 points and nine rebounds as Richmond narrowly defeated Dayton 68-64 in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tourney…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jaden Ivey had 22 points and 19 rebounds and Eric Hunter Jr. made two back-breaking…

BOSTON — Azar Swain had 25 points as Yale topped Penn 67-61 in the Ivy League tournament semifinals. Jordan Dingle led the Quakers on Saturday with…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Sergiy Stakhovsky is a recently retired professional tennis player from Ukraine who has left his wife and three…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyler Edwards had 20 points with six 3-pointers and 18th-ranked Houston advanced to…

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By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge and the rest of baseball’s biggest stars are due at spring…

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Villarreal is back on the winning path in time for its trip to Italy to face Juventus…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Kwadwo Opoku scored late in the first half and Ismael Tajouri-Shradi added an insurance goal in the second half to…

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche say captain Gabriel Landeskog is scheduled to undergo knee surgery Monday and there’s no timetable for…

By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had a career-high 37 points as No. 4 Baylor routed No. 21 Oklahoma 91-76 in…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lucas Zelarayan and Derrick Etienne Jr. scored second-half goals and the Columbus Crew rallied to beat Toronto FC 2-1 in MLS…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — It was an impressive holdout for the National League, which made it nearly 50 years staving off a…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer LSU has fired men’s basketball coach Will Wade after receiving formal allegations of serious NCAA violations this…

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Conference player of the year Joe Bryant Jr. scored 23 points and top-seeded Norfolk State used a closing flourish to finish…

WASHINGTON — Foster Loyer had 21 points as Davidson defeated Saint Louis 84-69 in a semifinal of the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship. Hyunjung…

NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Callens scored a goal — the first this season for the defending MLS Cup champions — and New York City FC breezed to a 4-1…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jordan Bohannon banked in a 3-pointer from just inside the midcourt logo with 0.8 seconds…

By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Quenton Jackson scored 20 points and eighth-seeded Texas A&M took down a ranked opponent…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Robert Thomas scored his second goal of the game with 2:38 left as the St. Louis Blues…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Rafael Nadal has become the latest big draw to pull out of the Miami Open. Nadal is a five-time finalist at the event…

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The rain finally went away and then The Players Championship really got tough. In…

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — AC Milan took another significant step toward its first Serie A title since 2011 by grinding out a…

NEW YORK (AP) — Santiago Rodriguez’s goal proved to be the game-winner as New York City FC picked up a 4-1 win over CF Montreal on Saturday.…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Tom Brady picked the perfect moment to come to Old Trafford to witness a rarity…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Cleveland Browns have found their No. 1 wide…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Tyler Reddick is enjoying his status among NASCAR’s fastest drivers through the…

BOSTON — Jaelin Llewellyn scored 23 points and Tosan Evbuomwan added 21 points as Princeton narrowly beat Cornell 77-73 in the semifinals of the…

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — College basketball icon Dick Vitale was recognized by the Southeastern Conference for his…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State has hired longtime Louisville assistant Sam Purcell as head coach to succeed interim coach Doug Novak.…

CLEVELAND (AP) — Dyaisha Fair and freshman Georgia Woolley combined for 59 points and second-seeded Buffalo beat No. 5 seed Ball State 79-75 in the…

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Four Kent State players, including starting guard Malique Jacobs, have been disciplined by the…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says right-handed reliever Steve Cishek and the Washington…

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Ryan Davis scored 20 points, Ben Shungu added 19 and Vermont completed a dominant America East season with its fourth…

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Musher Brent Sass is maintaining his lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and was…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Second-place Nice escaped with a 0-0 draw in the French league after captain Dante was sent off and…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer The Texas Rangers have traded Isiah Kiner-Falefa, their starting shortstop last season who was supplanted by…

LONDON (AP) — Ivan Toney’s late double eased Brentford’s relegation fears with a 2-0 win over fellow Premier League struggler Burnley. The…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich has dropped more points in a 1-1 draw at Hoffenheim. It was…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer American racer Colton Herta has been signed as a test driver for Formula One team McLaren as part of its 2022…

BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah have led Liverpool to a 2-0 victory over Brighton, maintaining the attempt to chase down…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has no plans to emulate sporting greats like Tom Brady and…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer World champion Max Verstappen topped the charts for Red Bull on the last day of Formula One preseason testing…

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Nanna Koerstz Madsen has birdied her last two holes to take a one-shot lead after three rounds of the LPGA Thailand. The…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The Premier League has disqualified Roman Abramovich from running Chelsea after the club owner was sanctioned…

ÅRE, Sweden (AP) — Austrian skier Katharina Liensberger has won the penultimate women’s World Cup slalom as pre-race favorites Petra Vlhová and…

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt has finished runner-up to Henrik Kristoffersen in a men’s World Cup giant slalom…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Pressure-packed hoops are back. College players ultimately carry the brunt of the mental challenge of making a shot or…