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CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Oh Su eagled her final hole to grab a share of the lead alongside Nasa Hataoko after the second round of the LPGA Thailand. Oh represents Australia but was born in South Korea. She had five birdies through 15 holes before play was suspended because of weather at the Siam Country

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — By the time Justin Minaya hit his early teens, he knew the score. Baseball was in his heart. Baseball was in his blood. But basketball was his dream. Now he just needed to tell his father, and that made him nervous — because Minaya’s pop

By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The start of the NFL free agency period next week is the first big chance for teams to make big moves to fill significant holes on their rosters. But for nearly every big-ticket addition that brings optimism to a fan base in hopes of an overhaul similar to

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nine-year major league veteran Stephen Vogt was eligible to sign a free agent contract in recent months due to a quirk of roster management, but he preferred to wait and stand by his big league brotherhood locked out by owners. Baseball’s work stoppage ended Thursday

By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Now comes the test: Will baseball players be happy with their new collective bargaining agreement in 2026? They clearly were unhappy with the just-expired five-year contract, which saw payrolls drop to their lowest level since 2015. The new agreement raises the competitive-balance tax threshold by

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Boogie Ellis scored 17 points and No. 21 Southern California overcame a rash of turnovers to hold off Washington 65-61 in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals. The third-seeded Trojans had trouble stopping Terrell Brown Jr. in the first half and struggled with turnovers all night, allowing

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chad Baker and reserve Adam Seiko scored 11 points apiece to propel San Diego State to a 53-46 victory over Fresno State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament. Trey Pulliam added 10 points for the third-seeded Aztecs (22-7). Orlando Robinson had 25 points and 11 rebounds for the

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Junior Madut hit a go-ahead layup and two late free throws, finishing with 17 points, to help send Hawaii get past UC Riverside 68-67 in the quarterfinals of the Big West Conference tournament. Jerome Desrosiers pitched in with 14 points and 12 rebounds and he added a basket between Madut’s final

PARADISE, Nev. (AP) — Mahki Morris had a career-high 22 points to spark Abilene Christian to a 76-62 victory over Stephen F. Austin in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference tournament. Morris hit 8 of 10 shots from the floor for the sixth-seeded Wildcats (21-9). Gavin Kensmil had 15 points and seven rebounds for

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored 1:13 into overtime, Zach Sawchenko made 33 saves to get his first career win, and the San Jose Sharks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3. Brent Burns and Nick Bonino each scored on the power play, Alexander Barbanov had a goal, and the

By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 24 of his 34 points in the second half, and the Golden State Warriors closed the game with a 13-0 run to beat the Denver Nuggets 113-102. Jordan Poole had 21 points, and Jonathan Kuminga and Klay Thompson added 18 each for the Warriors

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — R.J. Cole and Tyrese Martin each scored 17 points to lead No. 20 Connecticut into the Big East Tournament semifinals with a 62-52 win over Seton Hall on Thursday night. Myles Cale led Seton Hall with 17 points. The sixth-seeded Pirates snapped a six-game winning

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Matt Johnson II had 24 points as Northern Colorado held off Eastern Washington 68-67 in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament. Daylen Kountz had 17 points for the third-seeded Bears (19-14). Steele Venters had 22 points for the sixth-seeded Eagles (18-15). Northern Colorado advances to play No. 7 seed

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Diamond Battles scored 17 points and No. 25 UCF pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat South Florida 53-45 to win the American Athletic Conference tournament championship. Top-seeded UCF (25-3) won its first AAC tournament title, avenged a loss to South Florida (24-8) in last season’s championship and extended

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Johnny Gaudreau had his sixth career hat trick to extend his point streak to seven games and the Calgary Flames beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1. Mikael Backlund also scored for Calgary, which is 15-2-1 in its last 18 games. The Flames are 13-1-1 in their last 15 games at home.

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — R.J. Cole and Tyrese Martin each scored 17 points to lead No. 20 Connecticut into the Big East Tournament semifinals with a 62-52 win over Seton Hall on Thursday night. Myles Cale led Seton Hall with 17 points. The sixth-seeded Pirates snapped a six-game winning

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Johnson had 15 points and nine rebounds as Alabama A&M turned back Florida A&M 61-56 in the quarterfinals of the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament. Dailin Smith and Garrett Hicks both pitched in with 12 points and nine rebounds for the fifth-seeded Bulldogs (12-17). MJ Randolph had 19 points for the

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Walker Miller had 17 points and Shavar Reynolds Jr. scored 15 to help Monmouth fend off Niagara 61-58 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals. Marcus McClary added 10 points and Nikkei Rutty grabbed nine rebounds for the fourth-seeded Hawks (20-12). Marcus Hammond had 17 points for the fifth-seeded