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MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Josh Bannan had 23 points as Montana turned back Montana State 80-74. Brandon Whitney had 17 points for the Grizzlies…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Oshae Brissett scored 27 points and Buddy Hield had 11 of his 21 points during the final…

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson held off Austin Dillon and Daniel Suarez…

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored in the 90th minute to give the LA Galaxy a 1-0 victory…

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Pedro Martinez of Spain has won his first professional title at the Chile Open clay-court tournament. The 24-year-old…

ATLANTA (AP) — Luiz Araujo and Dom Dwyer scored first-half goals and 17-year-old homegrown forward Caleb Wiley scored in his debut to spark Atlanta…

CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Robert Hight raced to his second straight Funny Car to open the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season, beating Matt…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Miguel Angel Jimenez had his second hole-in-one of the tournament and closed with a 7-under…

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Connor scored twice in the third period and the Winnipeg Jets broke a four-game skid…

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — David Sloan had 19 points to propel East Tennessee State to a 73-69 victory over UNC Greensboro 73-69. Jordan King and…

By RICH DUBROFF Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Fatts Russell matched his career high with 27 points, Eric Ayala scored 23 and Maryland…

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Rudy Gobert added 16 points and 14 rebounds and the Utah Jazz…

CHAPEL HILL,N.C. (AP) — Anya Poole and Alyssa Ustby scored 15 points each and No. 18 North Carolina defeated Duke 74-46. Kennedy Todd-Williams…

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 38 points and 11 assists and No. 21 Iowa clinched a share of the Big…

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Sepp Straka is going back to Georgia in a few weeks. He’s headed to his first…

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Alexandre Pato had a go-ahead goal and Pedro Gallese made five saves to lead Orlando City to a 2-0 victory over CF Montreal in…

DALLAS (AP) — Michael Raffl scored twice to end a 16-game goalless streak and Jake Oettinger made 38 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the Buffalo…

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored 27 points and Alfonso Plummer had 26, helping No. 15 Illinois beat…

By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets have hired Elizabeth Benn as director of major league operations, making her…

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Kyrou, Pavel Buchnevich and David Perron scored during St. Louis’ dominant second period, and…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Damian Dunn scored 19 points and Jahlil White added a double-double to help Temple get past Tulane 75-70. White finished with…

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Taylor Mikesell scored 17 points, Jacy Sheldon added 13 points and 10 assists, and No. 17 Ohio State defeated Michigan…

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Oregon has spent February trying to overcome shaky losses on its NCAA Tournament resume. The Ducks missed a big…

FAIRFAX, Va. — Josh Oduro had 27 points and 14 rebounds as George Mason topped George Washington 69-62. Joe Bamisile led the Colonials with 18…

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The madness arrived early this year. An unpredictable college basketball season took an unprecedented turn…

NEW YORK — TJ Long had 14 points off the bench to lift Fairfield to a 66-62 win over Manhattan. Ant Nelson led the Jaspers on Sunday with 20 points…

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Jenna Staiti scored 14 of her 17 points in the second half, including 10 in the pivotal third, to lead No. 25 Georgia to a 67-58…

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jailin Cherry scored 14 points and No. 8 LSU held off a furious fourth-quarter comeback by No.…

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Destanni Henderson tied her career high with 23 points and Aliyah Boston had 15 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 1 South…

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers made her first start since getting injured two months ago and Christyn…

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen had a goal and an assist, Sebastian Aho also scored and the Carolina…

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Philadelphia Sixers made it two straight wins with their new duo of Joel Embiid and James…

By ALAN SUDERMAN and CIARÁN FAHEY Associated Press DIEZ, Germany (AP) — As head of the German soccer federation and a FIFA executive committee…

HAMDEN, Conn. — Jordan Henderson had a career-high 25 points as Canisius narrowly beat Quinnipiac 72-67. Matt Balanc led the Bobcats on Sunday with…

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s government joined the wave of European opposition to playing any sports games against Russia following the…

HOUSTON (AP) — Fabian White Jr. had 21 points and nine rebounds and Josh Carlton added 19 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 14 Houston to a…

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Scott McLaughlin got his first IndyCar Series victory in the season-opening race…

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Langston Galloway scored 16 points and seven-time NBA All-Star Joe Johnson added 14 to lift the…

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — Departing Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne scored one goal and set up a stoppage-time winner for…

By BOBBY BANCROFT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — R.J. Cole scored 18 points and No. 21 UConn excelled from behind the arc to beat Georgetown…

By The Associated Press American midfielder Luca de la Torre scored his first goal of the season to help Heracles beat Zwolle 2-0 in the Dutch…

LONDON (AP) — Liverpool has won its first domestic final in a decade after beating Chelsea 11-10 on penalties to clinch the League Cup. All 10…

GAINSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hayley Frank scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Missouri to a 78-73 upset of No. 15 Florida to close the…

BOSTON — Tosan Evbuomwan registered 18 points, including the game-winning layup with 4.8 seconds left, and eight rebounds as Princeton edged past…

By JOHN FINERAN Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Kianna Smith and Hailey Van Lith each scored 20 points and No. 4 Louisville raced to a…

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Marseille missed the chance to move three points clear in second place in the French league after…

By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund has stumbled again in the Bundesliga with a 1-1 draw at relegation-threatened…

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Representatives for the league and union paused exchanging formal proposals and instead held…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer With Russian troops encircling the capital of Kyiv, more than 60 athletes from Ukraine and elsewhere sent an open…

MADRID (AP) — Spanish media reports say former Wales forward and coach John Toshack is in intensive care in a Barcelona hospital. Toshack has been…

LONDON (AP) — Tomas Soucek has boosted West Ham’s push for a Champions League spot by clinching a 1-0 Premier League victory over Wolverhampton.…

By ALAN SUDERMAN and CIARÁN FAHEY Associated Press DIEZ, Germany (AP) — As head of the German soccer federation and a FIFA executive committee…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Several issues remain a day after Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich handed over the “stewardship…

PORTLAND, Ore. — Khalid Thomas had a career-high 27 points as Portland State edged past Idaho State 73-69 in overtime. Tarik Cool led the Bengals…

DHARAMSALA, India (AP) — Shreyas Iyer struck his third consecutive half-century as India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in their third and final…

LEEDS, England (AP) — Marcelo Bielsa has been fired by Leeds after another heavy loss dropped the team to within two points of the Premier League…

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss skier Priska Nufer has got a breakout win at age 30 in a World Cup downhill on home snow at Crans-Montana.…

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — FIFA drew a swift backlash from European nations for not immediately expelling Russia from…

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Vladimir Putin has temporarily lost his most senior official position in world sports. The International Judo Federation…

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Henrik Kristoffersen came from behind to win his second men’s World Cup slalom in two days after the top…

IRVINE, Calif. — Dawson Baker registered 18 points as UC Irvine narrowly defeated Long Beach State 77-72. Joel Murray led the Beach with 20…

HONOLULU — Bernardo Da Silva had 14 points off the bench to lead Hawaii to a 62-50 win over Cal State Bakersfield. Shawn Stith led the Roadrunners…

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk and Tyler Toffoli each had two goals and an assist, and the Calgary Flames beat the Minnesota Wild 7-3.…

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Roy and Trevor Moore had a goal and an assist, and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the New…

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The invasion of Ukraine could further undermine Russia’s status as an elite sports dynasty, which already has…

By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist and the Boston Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1…

LOGAN, Utah — Kendle Moore had a season-high 23 points as Colorado State topped Utah State 66-55. RJ Eytle-Rock led the Aggies with 14 points and…

W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored in the third period to lift the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the…

LAS VEGAS — Marcus Shaver Jr. scored 27 points as Boise State defeated UNLV 86-76. Abu Kigab added 23 points for the Broncos. Bryce Hamilton led…

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP Sports Writer ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Rafael Nadal said earlier in the week that he´s not very aware of his career…

By STEVE MIMS Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Drew Peterson scored 20 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 11.5 seconds…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jay Heath hit four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and Arizona State gave up a 14-point…

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Tommy Kuhse had 14 points and six rebounds and No. 23 Saint Mary’s beat No. 1 Gonzaga…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bryce Fowler scored 26 points as Sacramento State topped Eastern Washington 81-75. William FitzPatrick added 20 points for…

By MICHAEL KELLY The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Monte Morris hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 28 seconds left, Nikola Jokic had 18 points, 11…

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Hanging with the Arizona Wildcats for one half wasn’t going to cut it for Colorado…

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Flo Thamba had 18 points, Jeremy Sochan had 17 and 10th-ranked Baylor overcame a big early…

ST. GEORGE, Utah — Darrion Trammell had 16 points and seven assists as Seattle defeated Dixie State 73-65. Riley Grigsby had 11 points for Seattle…

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Steven Stamkos had a goal and two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Omir Fernandez scored the deciding goal in a 3-1 win for the New York Red Bulls over the San Jose Earthquakes in the season…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Estrada’s two goals and Bill Hamid’s four saves lifted D.C. United to a win over by a score of…

HOUSTON — PJ Henry scored 14 points, Brison Gresham swatted five shots and Texas Southern set a season-high with 12 blocks in an 81-66 win over…

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Kenny White Jr. had 18 points as Tennessee Tech beat UT Martin 88-75. Diante Wood added 17 points and eight rebounds for…

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 38 points and the Brooklyn Nets stopped their recent slide by…

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jonathan Osorio scored the tying goal in the 45th minute for Toronto in a 1-1 draw with Dallas in the season opener for both…

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Ajay Mitchell scored 10 of his team-high 30 points in the second overtime as UC Santa Barbara beat UC Riverside 97-90.…

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 for their fifth straight win. Andrew…

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tari Eason scored 18 points off the bench, leading four in double figures, and LSU rolled past Missouri 75-55. Brandon…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A.J. Reeves made seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points to help No. 11 Providence win its first Big East regular-season…

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Ja Morant scored a franchise-record 46 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies hung on to beat DeMar…