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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jalen Mayden threw three touchdown passes, Jordan Byrd returned a kickoff 95 yards for a TD and San Diego State beat San Jose State 43-27 to become bowl eligible. San Diego State (6-4, 4-2 Mountain West) has won nine of its last 10 against the Spartans. Chevan Cordeiro scored on a

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carl Grundstrom scored just 9 seconds into the game, Sean Durzi added two goals and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-3. Cal Petersen made 18 saves for the Kings, who swept their four-game homestand and have won five in a row on

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Pereira defeated Israel Adesanya by TKO in the fifth round to win the UFC middleweight championship on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Pereira rocked Adesanya in the final round of the main event and improved his overall against his rival to 3-0. The

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues rallied to beat Vegas 3-2, snapping the Golden Knights’ nine-game winning streak. Ivan Barbashev and Brandon Saad also scored to help St. Louis get its second straight win after an eight-game skid. Jordan

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tavion Thomas rushed for a career-high 180 yards and Cameron Rising threw for three touchdowns to lead No. 13 Utah to a 42-7 win over Stanford. Utah (8-2, 6-1 Pac-12) started slow on a below-freezing night in the shadow of the Wasatch Mountains, but scored

GARY HOROWITZ The Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State’s Ben Gulbranson threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score, and the Beavers’ defense turned in another strong performance in a 38-10 victory over California. Oregon State (7-3, 4-3 Pac-12) got a 55-yard punt return for a touchdown from Anthony Gould, and did

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Elias Lindholm and Adam Ruzicka each had a goal and assist as the Calgary Flames beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2, ending a seven-game winless skid. Trevor Lewis also scored and Rasmus Andersson had two assists for for Calgary, which came in on an 0-5-2 slide. Jacob Markstrom had 21 saves. Neal

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Carl Grundstrom scored just nine seconds into the game, Sean Durzi added two goals and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-3. Cal Petersen made 18 saves for the Kings, who swept their four-game homestand and have won five in a row on

By ROBBIE FAULK Associated Press STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — No. 1 Georgia is going to the SEC championship game. Stetson Bennett and company just keep rolling along. Bennett threw for three touchdowns, and undefeated Georgia beat Mississippi State 45-19 on Saturday night. “I’m really proud of our team. When you go on the road in

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — D.J. Burns finished with 20 points and nine rebounds, Rob Perry scored 18 and Murray State cruised to a 90-53 victory over NAIA-member Lindsey Wilson College on Saturday night. Burns sank 7 of 8 shots from the floor for Murray State (1-1). Perry made all four of his 3-point attempts. Jacobi

By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Led by Zach Chappell’s 19 points, the Sacramento State Hornets defeated the UCSD Tritons 65-55. The Hornets improved to 1-1 with the victory and the Tritons fell to 0-2.

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Noah Burnette kicked a 33-yard field goal with 2:12 left and No. 15 North Carolina’s defense came up with two key fourth-quarter stops to beat Wake Forest 36-34 and secure spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. The Tar Heels won the league’s Coastal

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — LaMelo Ball is finally back with the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets’ point guard — an All-Star a year ago — made his season debut at Miami and was in Charlotte’s starting lineup. He was inactive for each of Charlotte’s first 13 games because of a sprained

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Peyton Henry kicked a 43-yard field goal with 51 seconds left and No. 24 Washington snapped No. 6 Oregon’s eight-game winning streak with a 37-34 victory. The loss dealt a blow to the Ducks’ chances for a spot in the College Football Playoff. Michael

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar lost the final bout of his MMA career after he was dropped by Chris Gutierrez in the first round of their fight at Madison Square Garden. The 41-year-old Edgar took a knee to the head at UFC 281 and

By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Jordan Travis threw for three touchdowns, caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score, and No. 25 Florida State beat reeling Syracuse 38-3, the Orange’s fourth straight loss. Travis scored on a 3-yard run to cap the Seminoles’ first possession, then hit Malik McClain

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson scored 26 points and Brandon Ingram iced the game with six points in a 13-0 run in the final 2:07 to power the New Orleans Pelicans to a 119-106 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. The Pelicans led by as many as 18 points in the third

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 42 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his third triple-double of the season, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 117-112. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 20 points, capped by three 3-pointers in the final 2½ minutes. The first of those tied it at 106 with 2:35 to

By The Associated Press Led by Kendall Lewis’ 24 points, the Illinois State Redbirds defeated the Northwestern State Demons 69-67 on Saturday night. The Redbirds improved to 2-1 with the win and the Demons fell to 1-2.