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By BRUCE MATTHEWS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Local professional David Micheluzzi shot a course-record equaling 7-under 63 to take the first-round lead at the Australian Open where the men’s and women’s championships are being played concurrently for the first time. Micheluzzi rode a hot putter to roll in eight birdies to match the

By RIZWAN ALI AP Sports Writer RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett have provided virus-hit England with an electrifying start to its first test in Pakistan in 17 years. Crawley, one of the lucky England players not to get affected by the viral infection which affected six or seven of his teammates,

HONOLULU (AP) — Demarcus Demonia scored 13 points to help Texas A&M-Commerce hold off Hawaii 53-51. The Lions improved to 4-4, the Rainbow Warriors fell to 5-2.

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored a season-high 51 points in just three quarters, Deandre Ayton had 30 points and 14 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns stretched their winning streak to six games with a 132-113 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Booker scored 25 points in

By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Barnes and Malik Monk each scored 22 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Indiana Pacers 137-114 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Monk has scored 20 points or more in five games this season for Sacramento (11-9). Prior to the three-game

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had two goals and an assist, helping the Edmonton Oilers top the slumping Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 for their third straight win. Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Mattias Janmark each had a goal and an assist as Edmonton improved to 2-0 in Chicago this season.

By ANTHONY ANDERSON Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Cormac Ryan scored 20 of his 23 points in the first half as Notre Dame cruised to a 70-52 win over No. 20 Michigan State on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. He went 6-of-7 on 3′s, missing his last one to keep him

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 31 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, Austin Reaves added a season-high 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers rebounded from a heartbreaking loss with a 128-109 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers. Anthony Davis had 27 points and 12 rebounds in

SEATTLE — Led by Riley Grigsby’s 22 points, the Seattle U Redhawks defeated the CSU Fullerton Titans 69-62 on Wednesday. The Redhawks moved to 6-1 with the victory and the Titans dropped to 4-4.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Wyatt Lowell scored 20 points off of the bench to help lead the Portland Pilots past the Multnomah Lions 100-79 on Wednesday. The Pilots are now 6-4 with the win and the Lions dropped to 2-2.

SAN FRANCISCO — Led by Khalil Shabazz’s 16 points, the San Francisco Dons defeated the Little Rock Trojans 90-68 on Wednesday. The Dons are now 7-1 on the season, while the Trojans moved to 2-6.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Led by Bobby Harvey’s 18 points, the Portland State Vikings defeated the Portland Bible Wildcats 114-31 on Wednesday. The Vikings moved to 4-4 with the victory and the Wildcats fell to 0-5.

MORAGA, Calif. — Led by Jaelen House’s 17 points, the New Mexico Lobos defeated the Saint Mary’s Gaels 69-65 on Wednesday. The Lobos improved to 7-0 with the victory and the Gaels fell to 6-2.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Keisei Tominaga matched a career best with 23 points and Nebraska rolled to an 88-67 win over Boston College in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Nebraska used a 33-6 run that spanned the halves for a 64-40 lead with 8:41 remaining. Boston College didn’t score in the last 2:25 of the first

By BRUCE MATTHEWS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Local professional David Micheluzzi shot a course record-equaling 7-under 63 to set the early pace at the historic Australian Open featuring men’s and women’s championships being held concurrently. Micheluzzi had had eight birdies to match fellow Australians Geoff Ogilvy (2011) and Ryan Ruffels (2014) at Victoria

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Hannah Jump scored 19 points with four 3-pointers, Kiki Iriafen added 16 points, and No. 2 Stanford beat Bay Area neighbor Santa Clara 82-69.Fran Belibi contributed 12 points and eight rebounds off the bench as the Cardinal (9-1) won their fourth straight game since falling

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jordan Clarkson had a season-high 33 points and five assists, and the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing streak with a 125-112 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Collin Sexton added 21 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Jazz. Lauri Markkanen chipped in

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Ethan Taylor scored 16 points as Air Force beat UAPB 81-53. Taylor also had five rebounds, five assists, and three steals for the Falcons. Corbin Green added 15 points while going 5 of 8 and 5 of 7 from the free throw line, and also had seven rebounds, three steals, and