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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy delivered an exhibition of short iron play to shoot 7-under 65 in his third round and build a three-stroke lead at the Dubai Desert Classic. The top-ranked McIlroy made eight birdies at Emirates Golf Club and none of the birdie putts were from more than 7 feet.

SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin will have to wait for at least five more weeks before tying the World Cup record for most career wins with 86. The American skier finished second in a slalom Sunday and remained one victory short of Ingemar Stenmark’s total on the all-time overall winners list among

LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has completed its 16th signing in two transfer windows since the club came under new ownership by bringing in France under-21 right back Malo Gusto from Lyon. The 19-year-old Gusto moves for a reported 26.3 million pounds ($32.5 million) and will finish the season on loan at the French club where

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic climbed into the Rod Laver Arena stands to celebrate his 10th Australian Open championship and record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title Sunday and, after jumping and pumping his fists with his team, he collapsed onto his back, crying. When he returned to the playing

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Swiss skier Marco Odermatt has overcome a tricky course setting to win a men’s World Cup super-G for his second victory in two days. Odermatt extended his lead in both the overall and super-G standings. Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was among the 10 racers in the top 30 who failed

SPINDLERUV MLYN, Czech Republic (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin had what she called a “perfect run” to lead a women’s World Cup slalom after the opening leg Sunday as she approached the all-time record for the most career wins with 86. If Shiffrin wins the race, she matches Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s best mark

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has won the opening set 6-3 against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open men’s singles final. Djokovic broke Tsitsipas’ serve in the fourth game of the opening set to take a 3-1 lead and maintained the advantage for the rest of the opening set. In addition to the championship,

By The Associated Press HONOLULU — Led by Kamaka Hepa’s 17 points, the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors defeated the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners 72-69. The Rainbow Warriors are now 16-6 on the season, while the Roadrunners moved to 6-15.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova have extended their Grand Slam tournament winning streak to 24 matches with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Japan’s Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara to win the Australian Open women’s doubles title. It was the seventh Grand Slam doubles title by the Czech pair, who broke their

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Tyson Barrie scored twice, Connor McDavid had his NHL-best 41st goal and the Edmonton Oilers headed into their All-Star break with a 7-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman each had a goal and two assists, and Evander Kane and Ryan McLeod also

By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Alex Wennberg scored midway through the second period against his former team to help the Seattle Kraken beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 on Saturday night. Wennberg, who was drafted by the Blue Jackets in the first round in 2013, had his 10th goal of the season

By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Precious Achiuwa scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in place of the injured OG Anunoby to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 123-105 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Pascal Siakam scored 24 points and Gary Trent Jr. added 19 against his former team

By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Led by Cameron Shelton’s 26 points, the Loyola Marymount Lions defeated the Pepperdine Waves 84-70. The Lions are now 16-7 on the season, while the Waves fell to 7-16.

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Logan Johnson had 14 points and freshman Aidan Mahaney scored all 10 of his points, including a fade-away jumper just before the buzzer, in the second half and No. 22 Saint Mary’s (Cal) escaped Saturday night with a 57-56 win over short-handed BYU. Mitchell Saxen had 11 points and 10 rebounds

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Trevor Zegras scored at 3:34 of overtime and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 on Saturday night for their first three-game winning streak of the season. John Klingberg stole the puck from Matias Maccelli in the offensive zone and found Zegras in the slot

By The Associated Press PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Kylen Milton had 23 points in UAPB’s 88-72 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday. Milton also contributed six assists for the Golden Lions (10-12, 6-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Shaun Doss was 4-of-10 shooting, including 2 for 5 from distance, and went 12 for 14 from

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Jordan Pope scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half and Oregon State rallied to beat Colorado 60-52. Pope, who missed all three of his 3-pointers in the first half, sank 5 of 7 in the second for the Beavers (9-13, 3-8 Pac-12 Conference). Glenn Taylor Jr. pitched in

By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Led by Elijah Harkless’ 18 points, the UNLV Rebels defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack 68-62. The Rebels moved to 14-7 with the victory and the Wolf Pack dropped to 16-6.

By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 37 points, completing a tying 3-point play with 4.1 seconds left in regulation and adding 11 more in overtime as the NBA-leading Boston Celtics snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the archrival Los Angeles Lakers 125-121. Brown added nine rebounds, and Jayson