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MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield scored two power-play goals and the Montreal Canadiens held off the Nashville Predators 4-3 on Thursday night after honoring former defenseman P.K. Subban in a pregame ceremony. Kirby Dach added a goal and an assist for Montreal, Jake Evans also scored and Jonathan Drouin had three assists. Samuel Montembeault stopped

JOHN COON Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Julian Strawther hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 9.8 seconds left to lift No. 8 Gonzaga to a 75-74 victory over BYU. Drew Timme had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs. Anton Watson added 18 points and Strawther finished with 11 _ including the game-winner.

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Brady Tkachuk and Alex DeBrincat each had a goal and an assist, and the Ottawa Senators stretched the Arizona Coyotes’ losing streak to seven games with a 5-3 win. Tkachuk and Derick Brassard scored in a testy first period that included Arizona All-Star Clayton Keller’s

BEAUMONT, Texas — Nate Calmese scored 20 points and made a 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left to give Lamar a 69-66 victory over Nicholls State. The Cardinals improved to 5-12 with the win and the Colonels fell to 7-9.

DETROIT (AP) — Lucas Raymond had a goal and two assists as the Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto 4-1 for their first victory over the Maple Leafs in nearly four years. Robby Fabbri, Ben Chiarot and Moritz Seider also scored for Detroit. Rasmus Sandin scored for the Maple Leafs, who had won three in a

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drew Peterson knocked down a clutch jumper with 1:35 left and added a pair of clutch free throws in the closing seconds and Kobe Johnson hit four straight from the line as Southern California held off Colorado, 68-61 in a Pac-12 Conference battle. As big as the win was for the

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Led by Nick Caldwell’s 21 points, the SE Louisiana Lions defeated the Texas A&M-CC Islanders 85-82 in overtime. Alec Woodard made back-to-back layups and a pair of free throws in a 6-2 surge in overtime to help the Lions pull away. Woodard also made a 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining in

By TIM CRONIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Taylor Raddysh snapped a tie in the third period, and the last-place Chicago Blackhawks beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 for their third straight victory. Sam Lafferty and Andreas Athanasiou also scored for Chicago, and Petr Mrazek made 31 saves. The Blackhawks had a 2-20-1 stretch before their

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jaylen Sebree scored 20 points as Tennessee Tech beat Morehead State 79-62 on Thursday night. Sebree shot 6 for 9 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free throw line for the Golden Eagles (7-11, 3-2 Ohio Valley Conference). Tyrone Perry scored 14 points while going

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Israel Barnes scored 20 points to help Southeast Missouri State defeat Lindenwood 94-71 on Thursday night. Barnes also contributed three steals for the Redhawks (8-10, 3-2 Ohio Valley Conference). Phillip Russell scored 16 points, shooting 5 for 9 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and  Josh Giddey had 20 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 133-114 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. The Thunder won for the fourth time in six games but this was perhaps their signature win of the

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Gabe Vincent scored a career-best 28 points, Bam Adebayo had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the Miami Heat beat the Milwaukee Bucks 108-102 in a matchup of short-handed teams. Jimmy Butler had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat, who got 14 points, eight

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Maddy Westbeld matched her career-high with 25 points and No. 7 Notre Dame bounced back from its worst offensive game of the season with an 86-47 win over Wake Forest. Westbeld dominated the first half with 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting with a couple of 3-pointers and also had six

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 35 points, Scottie Barnes added 21 and the Toronto Raptors have won three consecutive games for the first time this season, beating the Charlotte Hornets 124-114. Gary Trent Jr. scored 19 points and O.G. Anunoby had 15 as the Raptors swept a pair of

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored his 499th goal on a 5-on-3 power play in the third period to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Thursday night. On the verge of becoming the 47th NHL player to reach 500 goals, Stamkos beat Collin Delia

By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Brett Pesce had two goals, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 to stop a four-game slide. Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slevin each had a goal and an assist for Carolina, which had won 11 in a row before its losing streak. Brent

By EVAN GERIKE Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Sydney Parrish scored 18 points and No. 6 Indiana’s defense stifled No. 9 Maryland in a 68-61 win. Maryland guard Diamond Miller led a late fourth-quarter charge, scoring 12 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter as the Terrapins closed an eight-point deficit. But after

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Led by Shiloh Robinson’s 27 points, the Liberty Flames defeated the North Alabama Lions 72-54 on Thursday night. The Flames moved to 13-5 with the victory and the Lions fell to 9-9.

DETROIT — Led by Brandon Rush’s 19 points, the Youngstown State Penguins defeated the Detroit Mercy Titans 84-79 on Thursday night. The Penguins are now 13-5 with the victory and the Titans dropped to 6-12.

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Japanese right-hander Shintaro Fujinami has reached agreement on a $3.25 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Fujinami’s contract is pending a physical.