AP National Sports

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Barcelona star Gerard Piqué is bidding to disrupt Spanish soccer with a new amateur seven-a-side competition designed to tap into the millions of young people who now prefer to watch a live stream online instead of a 90-minute televised match. The Kings League is shown

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The next stop on Ben Shelton’s impressive debut run at the Australian Open will be the quarterfinals. The 20-year-old NCAA champion from the University of Florida pulled out a five-set victory over J.J. Wolf in an all-American matchup at Melbourne Park. Shelton is playing in

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Sacred Heart and UConn have new state-of-the art ice arenas that put a national spotlight on college hockey in Connecticut. The buildings cost more than $70 million a piece and opened the same week that Quinnipiac’s men’s team took the top spot in the national

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Magda Linette has reached the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam tournament in her 30th appearance. She made it that far Monday at the Australian Open by eliminating No. 4 seed Caroline Garcia in straight sets. Linette credits work on the mental side of the game

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LeBron James had 37 points and 11 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the second half to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 121-112. Thomas Bryant added 31 points and 14 rebounds for the Lakers, who have won three of their last four

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Royce O’Neale hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 28.5 seconds left, and the Brooklyn Nets capitalized on Golden State’s third straight game squandering a double-digit lead, beating the defending champion Warriors 120-116 on Sunday night. Golden State went ahead 106-93 on Klay Thompson’s jumper with 6:57

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Dak Prescott threw two interceptions and led only one touchdown drive and the Dallas Cowboys fell short of the NFC title game for the 12th straight postseason trip, losing 19-12 to the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round. A franchise that won

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Defensemen Hampus Lindholm and Charlie McAvoy each scored a highlight-reel goal, netminder Linus Ullmark stopped 17 shots and the NHL-leading Boston Bruins beat the San Jose Sharks for the 11th straight time, 4-0 on Sunday night. It was the fifth consecutive win for the Bruins, who improved

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul had 22 points and 11 assists in his return after missing seven games with a hip injury, leading the Phoenix Suns over the Memphis Grizzlies 112-110. The Suns had to hold on in the final minutes after dominating most of the night. They jumped

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Clayton Keller had his second hat trick of the season and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Golden Knights 4-1 on Sunday night for their second victory in the last 13 games. Dylan Guenther scored and Karel Vejmelka had 35 saves for the Coyotes, who had been

By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander banked in a decisive 8-foot jumper with 9.2 seconds remaining and finished with 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped Denver’s league-leading nine-game win streak and beat the Nuggets 101-99. Oklahoma City’s victory ended the Nuggets’ 16-game home win streak — the franchise’s longest

By TIM CRONIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jaret Anderson-Dolan scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1. Kevin Fiala had two assists and Pheonix Copley stopped 18 shots to help the Kings snap a four-game losing streak. Defenseman Ian Mitchell scored his first goal of the season for Chicago, spoiling

By SONJA CHEN Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Alissa Pili and Gianna Kneepkens each scored 20 points to lead No. 8 Utah to an 87-62 rout of California. Kneepkens hit four of five 3-point attempts and had 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Jenna Johnson added 15 points for Utah (16-2,

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Axel Jonsson-Fjällby, Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele gave Winnipeg an early three-goal lead, and the Jets held on to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Sunday night. Karson Kuhlman also scored, Kevin Stenlund had an empty-netter and David Rittich made 28 saves for the Jets, who improved

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Christian McCaffrey scored on a go-ahead 2-yard run in the fourth quarter and San Francisco’s defense did the rest, sending the 49ers to their second straight NFC title game with a 19-12 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. The 49ers (15-4) used

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer The Kansas City Chiefs got good news Sunday, learning they’ll host the AFC championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals next weekend instead of playing at a neutral site. One problem for the Chiefs? They have to play the Bengals. Cincinnati is on a 10-game winning streak after an impressive

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 28 points, Gary Trent Jr. had 24 before fouling out and the Toronto Raptors snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the New York Knicks 125-116 . Pascal Siakam scored 24 points, Scottie Barnes had 19 and Precious Achiuwa added 12 points and 11