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By MARK LONG and JOE REEDY AP Sports Writers THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr.’s 2,000-mile trip on short notice allowed him to…

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — If you’re a journalist, there are few advantages to working inside the hermetically sealed…

By SALLY HO Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — U.S. figuring skating gold medalist Nathan Chen says he’s looking forward to going back to school and…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Jake Burton Carpenter died in 2019, and his absence is being felt at the Beijing…

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Veteran NFL coach Anthony Lynn designed a personal defense in response to the league policy that requires teams to…

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The Russians are unhappy with their play despite winning their first two games in shutouts in the…

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Iivo Niskanen of Finland has won gold in the 15-kilometer cross country race at the…

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Japanese rider Ayumu Hirano linked his trendsetting, once-thought-impossible triple-cork…

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Columnist BEIJING (AP) — NASCAR and pro wrestling are not sports at the Beijing Olympics. That’s OK. There’s…

By BRIAN CAROVILLANO and TED ANTHONY Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Be it sports, politics, hacking or war, the recent history of Russia’s…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Nordic combined is a niche sport. That means Olympians who participate in the mix of ski…

HONOLULU (AP) — Aboubacar Traore scored 18 points with 11 rebounds, Colin Slater added 16 points and Long Beach State used a late 7-0 surge to…

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — One way or another, there’s a good chance Marie-France Dubreuil and husband Patrice Lauzon will…

BARWON HEADS, Australia (AP) — Former Women’s PGA champion Hannah Green shot a 2-under 70 and trails surprise leader and fellow West Australian…

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BEIJING (AP) — The U.S. women’s hockey team avoided an upset when it rallied to beat the Czech Republic 4-1 in…

SAN FRANCISCO — Khalil Shabazz scored 24 points as San Francisco easily defeated Pepperdine 105-61. Gabe Stefanini added 21 points for the Dons.…

LOS ANGELES — Fousseyni Traore had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Seneca Knight made a free throw with 0.7 seconds to play to give BYU an 83-82…

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Julius Randle scored 28 points and matched his season high with 16 rebounds and the New…

SEATTLE (AP) — Terrell Brown Jr., scored 19 points with eight assists and Washington led wire-to-wire in an 87-64 win over Arizona State. The…

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — Elijah Hardy scored 26 points and Atin Wright had 24 as Cal State Northridge ended its eight-game losing streak with an…

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Ajay Mitchell scored 21 points and UC Santa Barbara beat CSU Bakersfield, 74-62. The Gauchos built a 12-point lead in…

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Ajay Mitchell had a season-high 21 points as UC Santa Barbara defeated Cal State Bakersfield 74-62. Justin McCall led the…

DALLAS (AP) — Second-seeded Reilly Opelka has advanced to the quarterfinals of the inaugural Dallas Open with a straight-sets win over…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Led by Noah Hanifin’s goal and assist, the Calgary Flames scored four times in the second period for a 5-2 victory over…

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Trevor Keels tied his career high with 25 points and added a career-best 11 rebounds as No.…

IRVINE, Calif. — Collin Welp recorded 15 points and 13 rebounds to lift UC Irvine to a 66-56 win over UC Riverside. Dominick Pickett led the…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Tre Armstrong had 25 points and 10 rebounds as California Baptist romped past Lamar 83-61. C.J. Roberts led the Cardinals on…

SEATTLE — Cameron Tyson had 13 points and Brandton Chatfield swatted four blocks as Seattle set a season-high with 10 blocks in a 67-59 win over…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Deandre Ayton scored 27 points, Mikal Bridges added 18 and the Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee 131-107…

By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog, Devon Toews and Valeri Nichushkin scored for Colorado, and the Avalanche…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Australia has never won an Olympic medal in a sliding sport. Never even been close. The country’s…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — In Shaun White’s farewell performance, Ayumu Hirano of Japan won an elusive Olympic…

HAMMOND, La. — Gus Okafor had 24 points as Southeastern Louisiana edged past McNeese State 91-86. Christian Shumate led the Cowboys on Thursday…

By HUIZHONG WU and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Bringing in more than 15,000 people for the Winter Olympics poses risks for a…

MOSCOW, Idaho — Tarik Cool had a season-high 30 points as Idaho State broke its 11-game road losing streak, beating Idaho 79-70. Mikey Dixon led…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Daylen Kountz had 27 points as Northern Colorado got past Sacramento State 79-61. Bryce Fowler led the Hornets on Thursday…

By CADEN FRANK Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 20 points, Azuolas Tubelis added 15, and No. 4 Arizona pulled away…

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Rasir Bolton scored 20 points, Drew Timme added 13 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 2…

By DANIELLA MATAR and ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland finally has her Olympic gold medal. She won the…

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Teddy Allen had 20 points as New Mexico State topped Dixie State 77-69. Frank Staine led the Trailblazers on Thursday night with…

NATCHITOCHES, La. — Darius Lee had 22 points as Houston Baptist defeated Northwestern State 76-69. Kendal Coleman led the Demons on Thursday night…

DENVER — Douglas Wilson had 18 points as South Dakota State won its 13th consecutive game, rolling past Denver 84-61. Coban Porter led the Pioneers…

By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Sebastian Aho scored twice, Frederik Andersen made 34 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes shut out the…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — De’Vion Harmon had a season-high 21 points, Will Richardson scored all 12 of his in the final 10 minutes and Oregon defeated…

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Paisley Harding scored 22 points and No. 20 BYU led wire-to-wire in a 102-53 rout of Pepperdine to pick up its 20th win of the…

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Paul Bruns had 22 points and 14 rebounds as North Dakota ended its 12-game road losing streak, defeating St. Thomas (MN) 78-70.…

OREM, Utah — Holland Woods and Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 23 points apiece as Grand Canyon beat Utah Valley 79-69. Le’Tre Darthard led the…

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Tariq Silver had 18 points off the bench to lift Austin Peay to a 74-66 win over Southeast Missouri. Phillip Russell led the…

OMAHA, Neb. — Tasos Kamateros had 20 points as South Dakota routed Omaha 91-69. Frankie Fidler led the Mavericks on Thursday night with 22…

By TIM ROBINSON Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson had 22 points to lead Michigan in a lopsided 82-58 win over No. 3 Purdue.…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Alexis Morris scored 26 points, Khayla Pointer added 21 and No. 14 LSU beat No. 17 Georgia 73-67. LSU never trailed and…

MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Logan Johnson had 16 points, a career-high nine rebounds and five steals, and No. 22 Saint…

CLEVELAND — Damaria Franklin had 19 points and Kevin Johnson hit the game winning basket with 1.8 seconds left on his birthday as Illinois-Chicago…

By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 14 points and 15 rebounds, including a key free throw and steal late…

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A four-time MVP, three Super Bowl players and the beginning of a brother act. The…

By CHIP CIRILLO Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — KJ Williams led No. 23 Murray State with a career-high 39 points and the Racers extended…

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Knicks Go won Horse of the Year and older dirt male horse honors at the Eclipse Awards. His trainer, Brad Cox, won for the…

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 42 points, and the Toronto Raptors pushed their season-high…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Grayson Murphy’s floater in the paint with five seconds left lifted Belmont to a 48-47 win over Morehead State on Thursday…

By GRAHAM DUNBAR and JAMES ELLINGWORTH AP Sports Writers BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s…

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin completed the super-G at the Beijing Olympics in a time way out of medal…

By CANDICE CHOI and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — To stage the Winter Games in the Chinese capital, organizers embarked on a massive…

CHICAGO — Gavin Kensmil had 19 points as Stephen F. Austin romped past Chicago State 81-61. Bryce Johnson led the Cougars on Thursday night with 15…

MONTREAL (AP) — Joe Snively had his first two-goal game in the NHL and the Washington Capitals defeated Montreal 5-2, spoiling the debut of…

MACOMB, Ill. — Sam Griesel had 23 points as North Dakota State edged past Western Illinois 84-81 in double overtime. Tyree Eady added 22 points for…

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 29 points and 10 rebounds, Jimmy Butler also scored 29, and the Miami Heat beat…

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pro Football Hall of Fame ended several long waits and voted linebacker Sam Mills,…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley had 10 first-quarter points as Virginia Tech started the game on a 22-11 run and the Hokies led…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Timbers have terminated the contract of Andy Polo, who was accused by his…

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Second-seeded and home crowd favorite Diego Schwartzman defeated Spain’s Jaume Munar to reach the quarterfinals of the…

MONROE, La. — Andre Jones had 23 points as ULM edged past Texas-Arlington 74-71. David Azore led the Mavericks on Thursday night with 29 points and…

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jakub Voracek scored 16 seconds into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a comeback…

TEANECK, N.J. — Brad McCabe had a career-high 21 points as St. Francis (Pa.) beat Fairleigh Dickinson 78-65. Anquan Hill led the Knights on…

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Trenton McLaughlin had 14 points off the bench to carry Central Connecticut to a 60-57 win over Merrimack. Jordan Minor led…

By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Ja Morant scored 23 points, Steven Adams added 17 points and 14 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies…

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Jarred Godfrey had 21 points as Purdue Fort Wayne beat IUPUI 72-57. B.J. Maxwell led the Jaguars on Thursday night with 19…

NEW YORK — Ty Flowers had 32 points and 12 rebounds as Long Island Brooklyn beat St. Francis (N.Y.) 74-69. Michael Cubbage led the Terriers on…

LEXINGTON, Va. — Jake Stephens had 27 points and 10 rebounds as VMI topped Mercer 85-79. Shawn Walker Jr. led the Bears on Thursday night with 18…

HARRISONBURG, Va. — Hunter McIntosh had a season-high 23 points as Elon snapped its 10-game road losing streak, narrowly beating James Madison…

CONWAY, S.C. — Jalen Thomas posted 11 points and 13 rebounds to carry Georgia State to a 61-50 win over Coastal Carolina. Vince Cole led the…

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Bas Leyte had a career-high 20 points as UNC Greensboro easily defeated The Citadel 86-66. Jason Roche led the Bulldogs on…

PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Estrada had 32 points as Hofstra topped Drexel 83-73. Amari Williams led the Dragons on Thursday night with 19…

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics had two goals ahead of the annual trade deadline: Get under the luxury tax threshold…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Mikesell scored 21 points, Rebeka Mikulasikova added 15 and No. 21 Ohio State beat Nebraska 80-70. Mikesell and…

BOONE, N.C. — Adrian Delph had 19 points and 11 rebounds as Appalachian State edged past Georgia Southern 65-61. Michael Almonacy and Donovan…

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Zippy Broughton scored 20 points, Kiara Smith had 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and No. 19 Florida beat…

By The Associated Press With wind gusts forecast in the 30 mph range at the team headquarters in Thousand Oaks, the Rams opted to travel 52 miles to…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jordan Horston had 21 points and 13 rebounds, Alexus Dye had all 11 of her points in the pivotal third quarter and No. 13…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Portland interim general manager Joe Cronin spoke Thursday about a flurry of trades the Trail Blazers made ahead…

By JAYNA BARDAHL Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Nia Clouden spurred a third-quarter comeback, and Michigan State toppled rival No. 4…

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Diamond Johnson scored six of her 22 points in overtime to help No. 5 North Carolina State escape with…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Maddy Westbeld scored 21 points with a career-best four 3-pointers on her birthday, Maya Dodson had a double-double and No.…