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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fred VanVleet tried to take a double breath before addressing reporters. But the Toronto Raptors guard was unable to suppress his frustration with referee Ben Taylor and his crew. VanVleet was extremely critical of Taylor after the Raptors’ 108-100 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Warren Washington scored 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Arizona State slugged out a 63-57 win over Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament. Washington’s jump shot with 12:47 left broke a 36-all tie and started a 10-0 Sun Devils run and they rode that spurt to

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — J.T. Miller scored his second goal of the game 20 seconds into overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night. Miller beat goalie Lukas Dostal with a high wrist shot. Miller also scored short-handed in the first period, Andrei Kuzmenko added a

TOKYO (AP) — Robbie Perkins hit one of Australia’s three homers to beat South Korea 8-7 on Thursday in Group B at the Tokyo Dome. It was both team’s first game in the group. In Taiwan in Group A, the Netherlands defeated Panama 3-1. It was the Netherlands second win in two days after beating

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — RaeQuan Battle scored 25 points and Montana State beat Northern Arizona 85-78 to clinch its second consecutive Big Sky Conference title and an automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Jalen Cone converted a three-point play to cap a 12-6 spurt and pull the Lumberjacks within five points — as close

NEW YORK (AP) — Umoja Gibson made three free throws with 3.9 seconds left and Nick Ongenda blocked a layup at the buzzer to give DePaul a 66-65 win over Seton Hall on Wednesday in the first round of the Big East Tournament. The 10-seed Blue Demons will face second-seeded Xavier in Thursday’s semifinals. After

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points, Paul George had 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers broke away in the second half to beat the Toronto Raptors 108-100 on Wednesday night. Leonard also had season-high 12 rebounds against the team he helped lead to the NBA title

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A U.S. lineup expected to provide plenty of power managed just four hits in a 5-1 exhibition loss to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night ahead of the team’s participation in the World Baseball Classic. Mark DeRosa finally got a chance to make his managerial debut with the U.S. team

By The Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Led by Jaylen Murray’s 22 points, the Saint Peter’s Peacocks defeated the Rider Broncs 70-62 in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Led by Davon Barnes’ 19 points, the Texas Southern Tigers defeated the Alcorn State Braves 66-62 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament.

By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Vucevic had 25 points and 15 rebounds, Zach LaVine scored 29 points on 12-of-18 shooting and the Chicago Bulls gave their playoff hopes an unexpected boost with a 117-96 victory against the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets. It was Vucevic’s 40th double-double of the season. With the

By The Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Led by Quincy Olivari’s 18 points, the Rice Owls defeated the UTSA Roadrunners 72-71 in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament.

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic says he’s unsure how he injured his left thigh or how serious it might be. Doncic had to leave the Mavericks’ 113-106 loss in New Orleans during the third quarter because of pain that he says was affecting his

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Desi-Rae Young scored 28 points and pulled down 17 rebounds to lead No. 21 UNLV to its 22nd  win and second-straight NCAA Tournament with a 71-60 win over Wyoming in the Mountain West Conference Tournament championship game. Essence Booker added 19 points for the Rebels, who are headed to the NCAA’s

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texas Tech coach Mark Adams, who had been suspended recently for racially insensitive comments made toward one of his players, resigned shortly after the Red Raiders were eliminated from the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night. Second-year assistant Corey Williams had led the Red

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and made six 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics beat the Portland Trail Blazers 115-93 to snap a three-game losing streak. Tatum’s 36th game this season with 30 or more points helped the Celtics avoid their first four-game losing streak. Derrick White

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