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By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Dejounte Murray sank three free throws with 2:14 remaining to give Atlanta the lead and added a fall-away jumper with less than a minute remaining to lead the Hawks to a 120-118 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers. Murray led Atlanta with 29 points and Onyeka

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jakub Vrana scored two goals, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 6-5 overtime victory Tuesday over the Vancouver Canucks. Vrana scored 28 seconds into overtime for St. Louis. The Blues improved to 5-1-1 in their past seven games. Vancouver had a three-game winning streak snapped

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Filip Chytil, Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane scored early and Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves as the New York Rangers beat the hapless Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2. Artemi Panarin, Mika Zibanejad and Vincent Trocheck also had goals for the Rangers, who clinched a playoff berth on

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — P.J. Washington scored a career-high 43 points, and the Charlotte Hornets stunned the Oklahoma City Thunder 137-134. Washington scored 29 points in the second half. Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who entered the day fourth in the league averaging 31.3 points per game, sat out

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 26 points, Scottie Barnes had 22 points and a career-high 12 assists and the Toronto Raptors beat the Miami Heat 106-92. O.G. Anunoby scored 22 points, and Precious Achiuwa and Fred VanVleet each had 12 as Toronto won for the 10th time in 11

By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — David Perron had a hat trick in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings overcame the ejection of coach Derek Lalonde to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-4. Perron posted his ninth career three-goal game. He scored on a wrist shot early in the third, put Detroit

By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 31 points and made 8 of 10 free throws down the stretch as the Memphis Grizzlies held off the Orlando Magic 113-108. Bane’s free throws thwarted a last-minute rush by the Magic, led by Franz Wagner, who ended up with 25 points, including

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brayden Point had two goals and an assist and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 29 saves, including 12 in the third period, for his third shutout of the season. Steven Stamkos added a

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Morgan Frost scored his second goal of the game with 2:15 left in the third period and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Tuesday night. Frost gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead in the second period with a goal just as the power

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tylor Perry scored 14 of his 16 points in the first half, Rubin Jones scored all 12 of his after halftime and North Texas closed on a 10-0 run to beat Wisconsin 56-54 in the semifinals of the NIT. North Texas (30-7) advances to the program’s first NIT championship game on

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis had 32 points and 13 rebounds, and the Washington Wizards boosted their flickering postseason hopes with a 130-111 victory over the Boston Celtics. The Wizards won despite the absence of Bradley Beal and Kyle Kuzma and pulled within 2 1/2 games of Chicago for

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors coach Steve Kerr remains hopeful that Andrew Wiggins will return this season after the veteran forward missed his 20th straight game because of a family matter.Wiggins has been working out on his own every day but when and if he returns to the defending

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Embattled Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder could very well sell the franchise before an investigation into his organization’s conduct can be complete. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said even if that’s the case, any report will be made public. Goodell said Tuesday at the league’s annual meetings

SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO, Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi netted a hat trick and surpassed 100 career goals for Argentina with three in the first half of an international friendly against Curacao. The World Cup champions beat the Caribbean side 7-0 in their second match since they won the trophy in December. The Argentine captain trails

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — First baseman Luke Voit has a $2 million major league salary in his one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, and the former big league home run champion can earn an additional $3 million in performance bonuses. Voit’s contract includes a $12 million team option for 2024 with no buyout. He can

PHOENIX (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers assigned infielder Keston Hiura outright to their Triple-A affiliate in Nashville on Tuesday after he cleared waivers. The move means the 26-year-old Hiura will remain with the Brewers organization after they had designated him for assignment. Hiura had an outstanding rookie season in 2019 but hasn’t been able to

The Associated Press Hervé Renard has quit as coach of Saudi Arabia’s national team amid reports he is set to take over France’s women’s team. The Saudi national team says it has agreed to terminate Renard’s contract, ending a four-year spell in charge that was highlighted by beating eventual champion Argentina in the group stage

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — As the most eagerly anticipated season in San Diego Padres history approaches, it’s not a stretch to say that owner Peter Seidler is as beloved as the superstar quartet of Manny Machado, Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Xander Bogaerts that will be on the

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Scott McTominay scored twice as Scotland upset Spain 2-0 in qualifying for the European Championship for its first win in 39 years over one of soccer’s biggest heavyweights. McTominay’s goals ended Spain’s 19-game unbeaten run in European qualifiers and put Scotland top of Group A with six points from two games.