AP National Sports

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.

MIAMI (AP) — New York Mets fans began the year dreaming about a World Series closed out by Edwin Díaz. For now, they’re facing a potential nightmare. In a startling scene, Díaz was taken off the field in a wheelchair after injuring his right knee celebrating Puerto Rico’s victory over the Dominican Republic in the

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Golden State forward Andre Iguodala is set to have surgery next week on his fractured left wrist. The Warriors announced Iguodala’s status Wednesday night before their game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Iguodala sustained the injury Monday night in a home victory over the Phoenix Suns. An update on how long

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 26 points, Tyler Herro added 24 and the Miami Heat enjoyed a rare easy win by topping the Memphis Grizzlies 138-119. Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, Max Strus had 12, Caleb Martin finished with 11 and Kevin Love and Gabe Vincent each had

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Joel Embiid had 36 points and 18 rebounds and played the final 4:12 after initially being called for his sixth foul, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to their sixth straight victory, 118-109 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night. James Harden added 28 points and Tyrese Maxey

TORONTO (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon was the only scorer in the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Wednesday night. Mikko Rantanen scored in regulation for Colorado (38-22-6), which got 18 saves from Alexandar Georgiev. Morgan Rielly scored for Toronto (40-18-9). Ilya Samsonov stopped 28 shots.

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Ansley Almonor scored a game-high 23 points and Fairleigh Dickinson beat Texas Southern 84-61 to earn its first NCAA Tournament win in four seasons. The Knights held a 14-2 lead after a 12-0 run in the opening 3:29 and never gave up the lead. Grant Singleton

By The Associated Press YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Led by Tyreek Smith’s 13 points, the Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated the Youngstown State Penguins 69-64 in the NIT.

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have added two offensive weapons for their incoming rookie quarterback via free agency. The Panthers announced they have agreed to terms with running back Miles Sanders from the Philadelphia Eagles and tight end Hayden Hurst from the Cincinnati Bengals. Sanders ran for

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the negotiations says the Cleveland Browns reached agreement with former Kansas City Chiefs free agent safety Juan Thornhill on a contract. Thornhill is getting a three-year, $21 million deal, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the 27-year-old has