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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese had a school-record 28 rebounds and 26 points as No. 7 LSU matched its best start to a season with its 15th straight win, beating Texas A&M 74-34. The unbeaten Tigers (15-0, 3-0 SEC) joined the 2002-03 team with a 15-win start. Reese, who missing her first four

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Jon Rahm shares the lead at the Sentry Tournament of Champions with a 64. Collin Morikawa and J.J. Spaun also had 64. The low scoring is nothing new to Rahm. Last year he shot 33 under on the Plantation Course at Kapalua. That would have

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nashville goalie Juuse Saros made a franchise-record 64 saves and Mark Jankowski’s goal 5:06 into the third period gave the Predators their first lead in a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Saros stopped all 28 shots in the third. Filip Forsberg, Mattias Ekholm and Cody

TORONTO (AP) — Vince Dunn had a goal and two assists, Martin Jones stopped 26 shots and the Seattle Kraken beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Thursday night for their third straight victory. Jared McCann had a goal and an assist to help Seattle improve to 21-12-4. Eeli Tolvanen opened the scoring for the

By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Taylor Mikesell scored 22 points and Rikki Harris added 19 as No. 3 Ohio State rallied to beat Minnesota 83-71. Rebeka Mikulasikova contributed 15 points on five 3-pointers for the Buckeyes, who outscored Minnesota 28-10 in the fourth quarter. Ohio State improved to 16-0, the best start

FARGO, N.D. — Led by Andrew Morgan’s 24 points, the North Dakota State Bison defeated the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 65-59 on Thursday night. The Bison are now 5-11 on the season, while the Jackrabbits moved to 7-9.

CLEVELAND — Led by BJ Freeman’s 24 points, the Milwaukee Panthers defeated the Cleveland State Vikings 68-64 in overtime on Thursday night. The Panthers improved to 10-5 with the win and the Vikings fell to 8-8.

BOSTON — Ethan Brittain-Watts scored 19 points and hit several big shots to lead Boston University to a 73-69 overtime victory over Lafayette. Brittain-Watts added five assists for the Terriers (9-7, 2-1 Patriot League). Fletcher Tynen pitched in with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Miles Brewster recorded 12 points. Eric Sondberg led the Leopards (2-14,

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL said Thursday it will not resume the Bills-Bengals game that was suspended Monday night after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest on the field. The league said some of the factors in coming to its decision included that “not playing the Buffalo-Cincinnati

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 32 points, Jaren Jackson added 31 points and 10 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Orlando Magic 123-115 for their fifth straight win. Ziaire Williams came off the Memphis bench with 6-of-7 shooting and 16 points. Paolo Banchero had 30 points and

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have received a much-needed jolt of good news. Coach Sean McDermott and his team found out Thursday that safety Damar Hamlin has made remarkable progress in his recovery since his heart stopped during Monday night’s game. In three days since the

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Kamilla Cardoso scored 16 points and Aliyah Boston had 13 points and nine rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina won its 13th straight over Auburn 94-42. The Gamecocks improved to 15-0 and 3-0 in Southeastern Conference play. South Carolina opened a big lead early and

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — T.J. Oshie scored twice and the Washington Capitals used a four-goal second period to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 on Thursday night for their franchise-record seventh straight road victory. Washington has won 12 of its last 15 games, with points in eight straight. Columbus has

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Ivan Barbashev tied the game late in the second period and set up Brandon Saad’s go-ahead goal early in the third to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 5-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Robert Thomas scored twice, Jordan Kyrou once and Jordan

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fletcher Loyer made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 11 seconds left and No. 1 Purdue bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 71-69 victory over No. 24 Ohio State on Thursday night. The Boilermakers (14-1, 3-1 Big Ten) trailed 69-66 with 41 seconds

BOONE, N.C. — Led by Tyree Boykin’s 16 points, the Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 63-62 on Thursday night. The Mountaineers are now 8-8 with the win and the Chanticleers fell to 7-7.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Sophomore Johnell Davis came off the bench to score 36 points — doubling his career high — and Florida Atlantic held off UAB 88-86 to run its win streak to 12 while grabbing the top spot in Conference USA. Davis, who scored 18 points in each half, made 11 of

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — All-Star Kevin Hayes scored one of five Philadelphia Flyers goals in the second period to lift them to their fourth straight win, 6-2 over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night. Hayes was a surprise selection as the Flyers’ selection to All-Star weekend, earning the nod over

NEW YORK (AP) — Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin were among the first round of All-Star selections revealed by the NHL. Crosby was selected for his ninth All-Star Game and Ovechkin his 13th, a Washington Capitals record. The league’s hockey operations department picked the first 32 All-Stars, one from each team. Fans will choose the