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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland is refusing to play its World Cup qualifier against Russia in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Polish soccer federation president Cezary Kulesza made the announcement on Twitter, citing Russia’s aggression, and indicated Poland was in talks with other federations to present a unified position to FIFA. Previously, Poland had

By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ AP Sports Writer ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — This time around there was no drama. In a rematch of an epic five-set Australian Open final, Rafael Nadal defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the Mexican Open final, where he will play Cameron Norrie. Norrie has extended his hot streak in February

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Schmaltz scored two goals in the third period  Scott Wedgewood made 43 saves to lead Arizona to a 3-1 victory over Vegas on Friday. Schmaltz tripped in shot from Anton Strålman at 3:16 of the third period to break a tied at 1-all and hit

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terance Mann had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Amir Coffey added 12 of his 14 in the fourth quarter and the Los Angeles Clippers returned from the All-Star break with a 105-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Luke Kennard scored 18 points for the

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jonathan Quick became the fourth American-born goalie to reach 350 victories in the NHL, Adrian Kempe scored twice and the Los Angeles Kings extended their winning streak to four with a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Quick stopped 24 shots and improved to 25-13-9

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Hagel and Patrick Kane each scored three times and Kirby Dach snapped a tie in the third period, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a wild 8-5 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Alex DeBrincat and Seth Jones each had three assists for Chicago, and Kevin

By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Schmaltz scored two goals in the third period  Scott Wedgewood made 43 saves to lead Arizona to a 3-1 victory over Vegas on Friday. Schmaltz tripped in shot from Anton Strålman at 3:16 of the third period to break a tied at 1-all and hit

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog scored three times, Nathan MacKinnon added two more and the Colorado Avalanche stormed back from a three-goal deficit to beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-3. It was Landeskog’s second hat trick this season against the Jets. The Avalanche scored six straight goals after falling behind

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — CJ McCollum continued his scorching start with New Orleans, scoring 32 points to help the Pelicans beat the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns 117-102 on Friday night. McCollum is averaging about 30 points over six games since joining the Pelicans in a trade from his longtime home in

TROY, Ala. — Caleb Asberry had a season-high 26 points as Texas State won its ninth straight game, defeating Troy 66-61. Mason Harrell had 16 points for Texas State. Efe Odigie had 19 points and nine rebounds for Troy.

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell hit a career-high seven 3-pointers and scored 33 points to help the Utah Jazz beat the Dallas Mavericks 114-109 on Friday night. Bojan Bogdanovic added 18 points, Mike Conley had 15, Rudy Gobert finished with 14 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks, and

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Tony Perkins scored 15 of his career-high 20 points in the second half, Keegan Murray had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 25 Iowa beat Nebraska 88-78. The Hawkeyes won for the sixth time in seven games and posted their first

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Kirby Dach snapped a tie in the third period and Patrick Kane had three goals and an assist, helping the Chicago Blackhawks beat the New Jersey Devils 8-5. Brandon Hagel also scored three times for Chicago, which had dropped three in a row and seven of

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky hired former San Francisco 49ers assistant Rich Scangerello as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Friday to replace Liam Coen, who returned to the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams as OC. The 25-year coaching veteran at the collegiate and NFL levels spent 2021 as the 49ers’ QBs coach during their run to

By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Chuma Okeke scored a career-high 26 points to lead the Orlando Magic to a 119-111 win over the Houston Rockets in a game between the bottom teams in the NBA’s Eastern and Western Conferences. Wendell Carter Jr. added 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic,

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Cameron Norrie has extended his hot streak in February with an upset win over Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the Mexican Open final where he´ll play either Rafael Nadal or Daniil Medvedev. After losing all four of his matches in January, Norrie is 10-1 in February and arrived in

By WARREN MAYES Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordan Kyrou had two goals and an assist, Colton Parayko scored the game-winner and the St. Louis Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3. Jake Walman and Brayden Schenn also scored, and Ville Husso had 35 saves for St. Louis to improve to 10-1-1 since the start

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — James Harden had 27 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds in his 76ers debut, Joel Embiid added 34 points and 10 rebounds and Philadelphia routed the Minnesota Timberwolves 133-102  on Friday night. Philadelphia finally got to see how its star twosome worked together after Harden missed his