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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Filip Gustavsson stopped 35 shots for his first NHL shutout as the Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0 to snap a two-game skid. Matt Boldy, Connor Dewar and Sam Steel scored and Mats Zuccarello had two assists for the Wild, who were playing for the third time in four

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rudi Williams scored 26 points and BYU handed No. 21 Creighton its fourth straight loss, 83-80 in the Jack Jones Hoopfest. After squandering an 11-point lead in the second half, the Cougars fell behind by one when Creighton went on a 12-0 run down the stretch.

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The light heavyweight title remained vacant after judges awarded the main event in UFC 282 a controversial draw between third-ranked Jan Blachowicz and No. 4 Magomed Ankalaev. Blachowicz said he didn’t think he won the fight and that Ankalaev deserved the belt. One judge gave

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Led by Brantly Stevenson’s 20 points, the Cal Poly Mustangs defeated the Portland State Vikings 72-49. The Mustangs are now 5-3 on the season, while the Vikings moved to 5-5.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Led by Daylen Kountz’s 19 points, the Northern Colorado Bears defeated the CSU Northridge Matadors 70-63. The Bears improved to 5-5 with the win and the Matadors fell to 2-7.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Led by Joe Quintana’s 17 points, the Cal Baptist Lancers defeated the San Diego Toreros 76-73. The Lancers moved to 7-4 with the victory and the Toreros fell to 5-5.

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Japanese pitcher Kodai Senga and the New York Mets have agreed to a $75 million, five-year contract, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical. It’s the latest

OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Led by Steven Verplancken Jr.’s 21 points, the Weber State Wildcats defeated the Saint Martin’s Saints 82-58. The Wildcats are now 3-7 on the season, while the Saints fell to 0-1.

By ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 36 points and eight assists, Anfernee Simons added 31 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-118 on Saturday night. Portland overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to beat Minnesota in the opener of a two-game set.

NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — As soon as Hansel Emmanuel began to weave in from the right wing, his Northwestern State teammates started to stand up. When he dribbled between two defenders for a stylish layup, most everyone in the gym joined them. The freshman with one arm was finally on the board. And a minute

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Unbeaten world champion Terence Crawford knocked out David Avanesyan in the sixth round to retain his WBO welterweight belt. Crawford, fighting for the first time in more than a year, had the sixth-ranked challenger wobbling with a flurry of blows before landing a right cross

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Mike Miles Jr. returned to the TCU lineup with 18 points and the 24th-ranked Horned Frogs extended their winning streak to six games with an 83-75 win over SMU. Miles was one of five players scoring in double figures for the 8-1 Frogs. Eddie

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner scored 43 seconds into overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-4 victory over the Calgary Flames. The winner came on the power play after Calgary’s Jonathan Huberdeau took a high-sticking penalty on the opening faceoff of the extra period. Marner also picked up an assist in the

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Noah Reynolds scored 20 points off of the bench to lead the Wyoming Cowboys over the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 92-65. The Cowboys improved to 5-5 with the victory and the Bulldogs fell to 6-3.

By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds in his 80th career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets held off the depleted Utah Jazz 115-110. Jamal Murray added 30 points for the Nuggets, who scored the final five to finally put away a Utah team missing

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 28 points and nine rebounds and the Chicago Bulls took advantage of NBA scoring leader Luka Doncic’s absence to rout the Dallas Mavericks 144-115 on Saturday night. Doncic sat out with a strained right quadriceps. Swingman Josh Green also was out with a right

MONTREAL (AP) — Anze Kopitar and Viktor Arvidsson scored in the first period, and the Los Angeles Kings held off the Montreal Canadiens for a 4-2 win. Alexander Edler also scored for Los Angeles, and Adrian Kempe added an empty-netter. Pheonix Copley made 20 saves. Mike Hoffman and Cole Caufield scored for Montreal, and Jake

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, Monika Czinano scored 22 and No. 16 Iowa dispatched Minnesota 87-64 on Saturday night. Clark, who led the nation with a 27.3 scoring average coming into the game, sank 11 of 26 shots with four 3-pointers for the Hawkeyes

PORTLAND, Ore. — Led by Moses Wood’s 21 points, the Portland Pilots defeated the New Orleans Privateers 100-61. The Pilots improved to 8-5 with the win and the Privateers fell to 2-6.

FARGO, N.D. — Led by Josh Bannan’s 27 points, the Montana Grizzlies defeated the North Dakota State Bison 82-75. The Grizzlies improved to 5-5 with the victory and the Bison fell to 2-9.