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By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dominik Kubalik scored the go-ahead goal with 4:07 remaining and the Detroit Red Wings snapped a six-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. Jake Walman, Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond also scored for Detroit. Ville Husso made 39 saves. Taylor Raddysh scored twice and

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Georgetown and coach Patrick Ewing were blown out in the first round of the Big East Tournament amid speculation that the former Hoya great’s tenure as coach will soon come to an end. Ewing’s Hoyas lost to Villanova 80-48 at Madison Square Garden,

STUART, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods’ girlfriend wants to nullify a nondisclosure agreement following a six-year relationship with the professional golfer. Attorneys for Erica Herman filed a complaint seeking declaratory judgment on Monday in Martin County, Florida, circuit court, according to online court records. The couple had been living together in the area, according to

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Darius Garland scored 25 points, Donovan Mitchell added 18 and the Cleveland Cavaliers assured themselves of a second consecutive winning season with a 104-100 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Jarrett Allen had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Cleveland, while Evan Mobley also

NEW YORK — Cam Whitmore had 19 points and 10 rebounds in Villanova’s 80-48 win over Georgetown night in the first round of the Big East Conference Tournament. Justin Moore scored 13 points with four 3-pointers for the sixth-seeded Wildcats, who will take on third-seeded Creighton in Thursday’s quarterfinals. Brandon Slater, Brendan Hausen and Mark

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Marc-Andre Fleury made 46 saves and the Minnesota Wild extended their points streak to 11 games with a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets. Marcus Foligno had a goal and assist, and Frederick Gaudreau, Ryan Hartman and Mason Shaw also scored for the Wild. Logan Stanley and Nino Niederreiter scored for

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kedrian Johnson scored 20 points, Tre Mitchell added 17 points and nine rebounds, and No. 8 seed West Virginia rolled to a 78-62 victory over ninth-seeded Texas Tech in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night. Erik Stevenson added 18 points and Emmitt Matthews Jr. had

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant’s home debut with the Phoenix Suns will have to wait a little longer. The 13-time All-Star slipped on the floor during pregame warmups and was ruled out Wednesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder because of left ankle soreness. The game was supposed to

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A group of 42 retired Canadian Olympians are urging their country’s Olympic leaders to take a stand against Russians participating in next year’s Paris Games. In a statement, the Olympians argue that refusing Russian participation is not simply a matter of denying them a chance to compete because of

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Nakashima has reached the second round at the BNP Paribas Open in California by beating John Isner 7-6 (7), 6-3 in an all-American contest. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was in the stands Wednesday as play got started at the year’s first Masters 1000 event. It is a

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer Juan Soto ran sprints in the outfield and took some big swings in batting practice during an early workout at the San Diego Padres spring training complex. It was a test on his left calf that has kept him in Arizona instead of being with the Dominican Republic team

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — McNeese State fired basketball coach John Aiken on Wednesday after the Cowboys went 22-45 the past two seasons. Athletic director Heath Schroyer announced the move. Schroyer, a former basketball coach, had Aiken on his staffs at UT Martin and at McNeese from 2018 to 2021. When Schroyer left coaching to

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens have hired Chuck Smith as their outside linebackers coach and Greg Lewis as wide receivers coach. Smith played in the NFL from 1992-2000 with Atlanta and Carolina. He has over 20 years experience developing and operating a pass rush training program that’s been used by professional and

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA will tip off ESPN’s coverage of the league’s 27th season when the Phoenix Mercury visit the Los Angeles Sparks on May 19 — opening night. Griner missed all of last season after being arrested at an airport just outside

NEW YORK (AP) — The sports world reacted to the announcement that Jim Boeheim’s tenure as coach of Syracuse basketball is over after 47 years. The 78-year-old Boeheim won a national championship in 2003, reached five Final Fours and won 10 Big East regular-season titles. The Hall of Fame coach’s career ended after a loss

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Jim Boeheim’s 47-year tenure as coach at Syracuse ended Wednesday, with the university saying Orange assistant Adrian Autry has been promoted into the job. The move came less than three hours after Syracuse lost to Wake Forest in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, after which Boeheim hinted at retirement

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans say Zion Williamson will be sidelined for at least two more weeks while the club monitors the All-Star forward’s recovery from a right hamstring injury that occurred more than two months ago. The Pelicans will have 10 games left in the

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals released receiver Robbie Anderson on Wednesday, ending a short and unproductive stint. The Cardinals traded for Anderson midway through last season, sending a pair of future late-round draft picks back to the Carolina Panthers. The hope was the 6-foot-3, 190-pounder would help the offense after an injury to