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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored two power-play goals and the Minnesota Wild continued their dominance over the Anaheim Ducks with a 4-1 victory Wednesday night. The game was tied 1-1 after two periods before the Wild took control. Matt Dumba scored the go-ahead goal 1:21 into the

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Led by Kristian Sjolund’s 20 points, the Portland Pilots defeated the Florida A&M Rattlers 91-54. The Pilots are now 2-0 with the victory and the Rattlers fell to 0-2.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Led by Seikou Sisoho Jawara’s 22 points, the San Diego Toreros defeated the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 79-73. The Toreros moved to 2-0 with the win and the Eagles dropped to 1-1.

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The effort to legalize sports betting in California ran headlong into a typical challenge for competing ballot measures as they were battered by negative advertising that doomed both to spectacular failure in the most expensive ballot race in U.S. history. With more than 5 million votes

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Led by Matt Dentlinger’s 19 points, the South Dakota State Jackrabbits defeated the Boise State Broncos 68-66. The Jackrabbits are now 1-1 on the season, while the Broncos dropped to 0-1.

SYDNEY (AP) — Rafael Nadal and world No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek were among the top players who had their pre-Australian Open tournament destinations set when the draw was held for the new United Cup mixed teams event. Nadal will team with world No. 13 Paula Badosa for Spain. They are headed to Sydney and will

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half, including seven straight late in the fourth quarter, to give the New Orleans Pelicans a 115-111 victory over the Chicago Bulls. The Pelicans overcame a 3-for-19 performance from 3-point range. DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Ja Morant and Desmond Bane had 32 points each and the Memphis Grizzlies beat San Antonio 124-122 in overtime Wednesday night, handing the Spurs their fifth straight loss. Memphis won its seventh straight over San Antonio. Devin Vassell and Jakob Poeltl had 22 points each and

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Garrett Tipton had 21 points, Bash Wieland added 13 and Bellarmine survived a late Louisville rally to stun the Cardinals 67-66 on Wednesday night and spoil Kenny Payne’s debut as coach. Facing Louisville for the first time since 2006, the Knights trailed 15-14 before scoring 11 consecutive points for the lead.

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Devin Booker had 32 points and a season-high 10 assists, and Mikal Bridges scored 13 of his 31 points in the first quarter as the Phoenix Suns bounced back with a 129-117 win against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite playing without Chris Paul due to right heel soreness

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Tray Jackson scored 12 points off of the bench to help lead the Seton Hall Pirates past the Monmouth Hawks 79-52 on Wednesday night in both teams’ season opener. The Hawks were led by Myles Foster, who finished with 18 points and 15 rebounds.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Led by Chance Moore’s 18 points, the Missouri State Bears defeated the Missouri Science & Technology Miners 82-47. The Bears are now 1-0 with the win and the Miners fell to 0-1.

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jevon Carter had career highs of 36 points and 12 assists, and the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 136-132 in two overtimes. The Bucks were missing top scorers Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday. Carter filled the scoring void by making 15 of

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. World Cup roster had some surprises: Ricardo Pepi was left off along with Zack Steffen, Paul Arriola and Jordan Pefok. U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter picked 35-year-old defender Tim Ream, who hasn’t played with the team since September 2021 Also selected were Haji Wright,

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 24 points in 21 minutes to help the Denver Nuggets overcome an 18-point deficit and rally past the Indiana Pacers 122-119. Jokic was in foul trouble most of the night. But when the Nuggets needed him most, the two-time NBA MVP pulled them

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Spencer Knight made 40 saves in his first shutout of the season and the third of his career, leading the Florida Panthers to a 3-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Nick Cousins, Aleksander Barkov and Sam Bennett scored for Florida, which handed Carolina its second straight loss following a four-game winning

TEANECK, N.J. (AP) — Demetre Roberts had 22 points in Fairleigh Dickinson’s 106-66 win against Mercy on Wednesday night. Roberts added six assists for the Knights. Grant Singleton added 18 points while shooting 7 for 12. Heru Bligen finished with 13 points. James Taylor Jr. led the Mavericks in scoring, finishing with 12 points. Jayden

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Damian Lillard overcame a slow start to finish with 26 points on six 3-pointers and the Portland Trail Blazers beat Charlotte 105-95 to hand the Hornets their sixth straight loss. Anfernee Simons scored 19 points and Shaedon Sharpe chipped in with 17 points off the

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Led by Terrence Edwards’ 21 points, the James Madison Dukes defeated the Hampton Pirates 106-58 on Wednesday night. The Dukes improved to 2-0 with the victory and the Pirates fell to 0-1.