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By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Seth Jarvis had three goals for his first career hat trick and the Carolina Hurricanes scored three times in the first five minutes of the third period to beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2. Jarvis scored in the first and third periods for his first multigoal game

EL PASO, Texas — Jordan Walker scored 22 points to guide UAB to a 79-66 victory over UTEP. Walker shot 8 for 15 from the floor (4 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Blazers (19-8, 10-6 Conference USA). Ledarrius Brewer added 13 points and Ty Brewer scored 11. Ze’Rik Onyema led the Miners (12-14,

By The Associated Press TULSA, Okla. — Led by Max Abmas’ 19 points, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles defeated the North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks 73-70. The Golden Eagles are now 24-4 on the season, while the Fightin’ Hawks fell to 10-18.

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Led by Nico Galette’s 27 points, the Sacred Heart Pioneers defeated the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 94-86 in overtime on Thursday night. The Pioneers improved to 14-14 with the victory and the Knights fell to 15-13.

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 in a big game in the Eastern Conference wild-card race. The Panthers have closed an 11-point gap since New Year’s Day and have now tied the Capitals at 62. Veteran defenseman Marc Staal scored his first goal with

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Camryn Weston scored 16 points, Elias King added 15 and Middle Tennessee beat No. 25 Florida Atlantic 74-70 for the Blue Raiders’ first win over a ranked opponent since 2016. Middle Tennessee avenged an 85-67 loss to then-No. 21 FAU on Jan. 26 in its first home game against a ranked

STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Tyler Stephenson-Moore scored 17 points and Stony Brook held off William & Mary 71-66 in overtime. Stephenson-Moore added five assists for the Seawolves (10-18, 6-9 Colonial Athletic Association). Keenan Fitzmorris finished with 14 points and four blocks. Frankie Policelli scored 13. Ben Wight finished with 21 points and nine rebounds to

BOSTON — Led by Jahmyl Telfort’s 17 points, the Northeastern Huskies defeated the Monmouth Hawks 77-62 on Thursday night. The Huskies improved to 9-17 with the win and the Hawks fell to 6-22.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Led by Jayden Brown’s 10 points, the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils defeated the Wagner Seahawks 58-57 on Thursday night. The Blue Devils are now 9-19 with the victory and the Seahawks fell to 13-11.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Led by Adrian Nelson’s 19 points, the Youngstown State Penguins defeated the Milwaukee Panthers 87-58 on Thursday night. The Penguins are now 21-7 on the season, while the Panthers moved to 18-9.

By The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Aly Khalifa scored Charlotte’s only points in overtime on back-to-back 3-pointers to lift the 49ers to a 68-64 win over Western Kentucky on Thursday nights. Khalifa finished with 24 points and had eight rebounds for the 49ers (15-11, 6-9 Conference USA). Montre’ Gipson added 11 points while

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Demaree King scored 27 points and Jacksonville State beat Queens 76-69. King also had six assists for the Gamecocks (11-17, 4-11 Atlantic Sun Conference). Skyelar Potter hit three 3-pointers and scored 19 points with five rebounds. Kenny Dye finished with 34 points for the Royals (16-12, 6-9).

PHILADELPHIA — Led by Jaykwon Walton’s 21 points, the Wichita State Shockers defeated the Temple Owls 79-65 on Thursday night. The Shockers are now 14-12 on the season, while the Owls fell to 14-13.

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR champion Joey Logano won the first qualifying race for the Daytona 500 on Thursday night for his third victory in the event that sets the field for “The Great American Race.” Zane Smith in a Ford for Front Row Motorsports earned one

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A grand jury in Nevada has indicted New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara and Cincinnati Bengals newly acquired cornerback Chris Lammons in connection with an alleged beating at a Las Vegas nightclub last February. The Clark County grand jury handed up the indictment in Las Vegas on Wednesday on the

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Ta’Niya Latson scored 19 points and Erin Howard drilled a critical 3-pointer in the final minute and No. 24 Florida State defeated Syracuse 78-65 to end a two-game losing streak. Howard’s 3 from the right corner with 48.1 seconds to go gave Florida State a 74-65 lead. On the play, a

BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Dominic Thiem and Diego Schwartzman were eliminated from the Argentina Open on Thursday. Thiem, the 2020 U.S. Open champion who is trying to regain his form after falling to 99th in the rankings, lost 6-4, 6-4 to Juan Pablo Varillas. Schwartzman, the local favorite, was beaten by Bernabe Zapata Miralles, 6-1,

CHICAGO (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo broke the Milwaukee Bucks’ career assists record Thursday night against the Chicago Bulls. The two-time MVP came in needing two assists to break Paul Pressey’s record of 3,272 from 1982 to 1990. Antetokounmpo also is the Bucks’ career leader in blocks, triple-doubles, free throws made, free throws attempted and minutes.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay outfielder Harold Ramírez and Los Angeles Angels infielder Luis Rengifo won their salary arbitration cases, while St. Louis closer Ryan Helsley and Arizona infielder Josh Rojas lost. Ramírez will get $2.2 million rather than Tampa Bay’s offer of $1.9 million, and Rengifo will receive $2.3 million instead of