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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami is one of only two teams that made the NCAA Tournament’s field of 68 to have four players averaging at least 13 points per game. That means they’re deep, balanced and poised to possibly make another run. The Hurricanes are seeded fifth in

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer Watch out, No. 1 seeds. Thursday marks the five-year anniversary of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County pulling off the biggest upset in college basketball history, knocking off the 2018 NCAA Tournament’s top seed in Virginia. No. 16 seeds were 0-135 against 1 seeds before UMBC’s iconic 75-54 win. And

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Gianni Infantino has been re-elected FIFA president by acclaim through 2027. He suggested to FIFA member federations meeting in Rwanda that the financial results under his leadership would keep an industry CEO in the job for life. Infantino had no election opponent and won by acclaim instead of a formal vote

TOKYO (AP) — Lars Nootbaar’s pepper-grinder gesture is catching on all across Japan. You see people doing it on the trains, across the counter ordering a coffee and of course among the 40,000 fans who have packed the Tokyo Dome to watch Japan play in the World Baseball Classic. Nootbaar says “the fans have leaned

By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer From the First Four to the Final Four, the NCAA Tournament captivates sports fans for more than three weeks every year. How well do you think you know it? Think you know the leading scorer in a game? A career? Or how about the program with the most

By The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. — Led by Rivaldo Soares’ 21 points, the Oregon Ducks defeated the UC Irvine Anteaters 84-58 in the first round of the NIT.

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan Hartman had two goals and an assist and the surging Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis 8-5 on Wednesday night in a game in which Blues goalie Jordan Binnington was ejected for throwing a punch. Binnington was whistled for a match penalty with 7:35 left in

BY CHETAN NARULA Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — U.S.-born Tara Norris set the tone early with a five-wicket haul and others including Australia captain Meg Lanning soon were also pushing boundaries as foreign players starred in the inaugural Women’s Premier League. It was only Day 2 of the tournament when the Philadelphia-born Norris became

By The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Led by Qua Grant’s 21 points, the Sam Houston Bearkats defeated the Santa Clara Broncos 58-56 in the first round of the NIT.

MIAMI (AP) — New York Mets star closer Edwin Díaz injured his right knee celebrating a win Wednesday night that advanced Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic and eliminated the Dominican Republic. Díaz was taken off the field in a wheelchair in Miami soon after pitching a perfect ninth inning to close out Puerto

By The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Utah Valley Wolverines defeated the New Mexico Lobos 83-69 in the NIT led by Justin Harmon’s 32 points.

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Palmieri had a career-high four points with a goal and three assists, Brock Nelson scored two goals and linemate Pierre Engvall also scored in the New York Islanders’ 6-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Nelson scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points, Paul George had 24 and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame Stephen Curry’s 50-point night to beat the Golden State Warriors 134-126 on Wednesday night. The Clippers have won four straight to move into fifth place in the Western Conference. The

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan Hartman had two goals and an assist as the surging Minnesota Wild beat St. Louis 8-5 Wednesday night in a game in which Blues goalie Jordan Binnington was ejected for throwing a punch.  Joel Eriksson Ek added a goal and two assists for the Wild.

By The Associated Press New York Mets closer Edwin Díaz injured his knee while celebrating Puerto Rico’s 5-2 win over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday night. The All-Star right-hander had just finished pitching a perfect ninth inning when the injury occurred in Miami. Díaz isn’t the first player injured while

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie scored in the shootout to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Tom Wilson tied it with 68 seconds left in the third period. Charlie Lindgren stopped Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson in the shootout after making

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Porter Jr. scored 27 points and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 114-110 on Wednesday night. It’s the second straight win for the Western Conference-worst Rockets, who beat Boston on Monday night. Already without LeBron James because of an injury, the Lakers

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 35 points and Jayson Tatum added 22 as the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-102. The Celtics remained a game ahead of Philadelphia for second place in the Eastern Conference and closed within 2 1/2 games of Milwaukee for first.