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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s pursuit of a record-breaking 83rd World Cup victory is still on hold. Shiffrin stands sixth 0.39 seconds behind leader Ilka Stuhec with other skiers still coming down during a downhill on the course that will be used for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. Shiffrin therefore remained tied

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek takes on Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina for a place in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. Swiatek has yet to drop a set in this year’s tournament, while Rybakina beat last year’s runner-up, Danielle Collins, to reach the fourth round. Swiatek is trying to win her fourth Grand

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open for the third time in four years with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 win over Dan Evans. Rublev hit 60 winners, including 10 aces. Rublev will play ninth-seeded Holger Rune in the last

By The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jamal Mashburn Jr. led the New Mexico Lobos with 25 points and Morris Udeze hit the game-winning layup with two seconds remaining in the overtime as the Lobos knocked off the Boise State Broncos 81-79. The Lobos are now 18-2 on the season, while the Broncos dropped to

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame football player Shannon Sharpe had a heated courtside conversation with Memphis Grizzlies players Ja Morant and Dillon Brooks and Morant’s father at the end of the first half Friday night in a nationally televised game against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Fox

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lakers coach Darvin Ham had seen his squad on the wrong end of close losses for the past week. On Friday night, Ham saw his team’s mettle and resolve pay off. Dennis Schröder completed a three-point play with 7.6 seconds after a steal, and Los

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Talia von Oelhoffen scored 16 points and freshman Timea Gardiner, playing just her third collegiate game, added another 15 as Oregon State upset its arch rivals, the No. 23 Oregon Ducks, 68-65 in a Pac-12 Conference showdown. It was Oregon State’s first win at home against the rival Ducks since 2019.

By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rookie Keegan Murray had season highs of 29 points and 14 rebounds, Domantas Sabonis added his fifth triple-double of the season and the Sacramento Kings beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-113 for their sixth consecutive win. Sabonis finished with 18 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds.

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Talk about going bananas: There has been an unusual show of sportsmanship at the Australian Open when one player offered a piece of fruit to his opponent during their third-round match. Dan Evans helped out Andrey Rublev during a changeover late in the first set.

By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Charisma Osborne nailed a half-court 3-pointer at the first-half buzzer to kick off a 19-0 scoring run for No. 9 UCLA, and the Bruins held on to beat Washington 51-47. UCLA shot just 23% in the first half and trailed 27-15 before Osborne’s buzzer-beater. The Bruins then

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 for their fourth straight victory. Andrew Cogliano, Valeri Nichushkin and Brad Hunt also scored for Colorado, and Nathan MacKinnon had two assists. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 28 shots. Elias Pettersson scored for Vancouver, which

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray got his first career triple-double and the Denver Nuggets extended their winning streak to nine games by beating the Indiana Pacers 134-111 without Nikola Jokic. The two-time reigning NBA MVP sat out due to hamstring tightness. Murray finished with 17 points, 14 assists and

JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 48 points, including 21 in the fourth quarter, and the Brooklyn Nets won for the first time since Kevin Durant’s knee injury with a 117-106 victory over the Utah Jazz. Irving accounted for 18 of the Nets’ 43 baskets by himself. He also

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 36 points against his former team, and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a two-game skid by beating the San Antonio Spurs 131-126 on Friday night. The Clippers had lost nine of 11, but coach Tyronn Lue believed this game could mark

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Franz Wagner had 30 points and nine assists, Cole Anthony scored 22 off the bench and the Orlando Magic beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-110. CJ McCollum led New Orleans with 23 points. Jonas Valanciunas had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Trey Murphy III added

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Maddy Siegrist scored 23 points to become the all-time leading scorer at Villanova and the No. 22 Wildcats used a stout defense in the first half to set the tone for a 73-57 win over Creighton in a Big East rematch. Villanova held the Bluejays to just four made field goals