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By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 28th and 29th goals of the season in the third period, Nicklas Backstrom pounced on a turnover to get the winner 1:13 into overtime and the Washington Capitals rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators. Backstrom also assisted on Ovechkin’s

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Jake LaRavia scored a career-high 31 points on 9-of-13 shooting and grabbed a season-best 10 rebounds to help Wake Forest beat North Carolina 98-76. LaRavia made 12 of 15 from the free-throw line and finished with four assists and three steals. Alondes Williams had 20 points and tied his career high

STEPHENVILLE, Texas (AP) — Cameron Tyson had 21 points as Seattle University stretched its win streak to seven games, beating Tarleton 76-68. Tyson hit 5 of 7 3-pointers and added eight rebounds for the Redhawks (15-4, 6-0 Western Athletic Conference). Montre Gipson had 23 points for the Texans (8-13, 3-5), whose losing streak stretched to

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — KJ Williams scored  a career-high 33 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Murray State beat UT Martin 74-66 to remain perfect in Ohio Valley Conference play. Williams’ basket with 2:57 left before halftime gave the Racers a 28-27 lead and they remained ahead the rest of the way. Justice Hill made

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the New Jersey Devils rallied to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-4. Nathan Bastian scored twice, Andreas Johnsson had a goal and two assists, Michael McLeod and Pavel Zacha each added a goal and an

HONOLULU (AP) — The University of Hawaii has hired former quarterback Timmy Chang as its new head coach. Athletics director David Matlin announced Chang’s hiring on Saturday in a news release. Just last month, Chang was hired by Colorado State to be its wide receivers coach, following Jay Norvell to CSU. Previously, Chang spent five

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. is out of health and safety protocols and available to be on the sideline Sunday against the Boston Celtics. Unseld said Saturday he felt good. He said he had mild symptoms after his positive test. Assistant Pat Delany coached the Wizards for one game in Unseld’s

By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Kreider had a hat trick to set his career high with 29 goals, tying for the NHL lead, and the New York Rangers scored six unanswered to beat the Arizona Coyotes 7-3 for their eighth win in 11 games. Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba scored twice

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dylan Penn had 29 points and Bellarmine scored the last six points of the game to beat Jacksonville 76-73 in overtime. Penn’s four-point play gave Bellarmine a 74-73 lead with 23 seconds left. Juston Betz then forced a Jacksonville turnover and CJ Fleming added two free throws with five seconds left. Fleming

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Graham Ike had 29 points and 15 rebounds as Wyoming narrowly beat New Mexico 93-91. Hunter Maldonado added 25 points for the Cowboys. Jay Allen-Tovar led the Lobos on Saturday with a season-high 25 points.

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Rielly had a goal and an assist, Petr Mrazek stopped 25 shots and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 3-1. Mitch Marner and Pierre Engvall also scored as the Maple Leafs finished a six-game road trip at 3-2-1. Zach Parise got his

By CHARLES F. GARDNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday led the Milwaukee Bucks to a 133-127 victory over Sacramento on Saturday, the second win in two nights for the defending NBA champions. Giannis Antetokounmpo sat out for Milwaukee due to right knee soreness. The Bucks hit 21 of 42 three-point

MALIBU, Calif. — Julian Rishwain had a season-high 20 points as San Francisco romped past Pepperdine 71-45. Mike Mitchell Jr. led the Waves with 11 points.

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Devontae Blanton had 21 points as Eastern Kentucky beat North Florida 67-58. Jomaru Brown had 12 points for the Colonels (10-10, 2-4 Atlantic Sun Conference), who won despite scoring a season-low 26 points in the second half. Cooper Robb added 11 points, while Russhard Cruickshank had eight assists. Jose Placer had

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ben Shungu scored 24 points as Vermont won its seventh straight game, defeating Hartford 82-72. Ryan Davis added 21 points for the Catamounts. Austin Williams led the Hawks on Saturday night with a season-high 24 points.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Jalen Slawson had 18 points and three blocks as Furman rolled past Wofford 75-50. B.J. Mack led the Terriers on Saturday night with 14 points and nine rebounds.

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — Jeremiah Gambrell, Jr. had a career-high 26 points and his 3-pointer with three seconds left lifted Prairie View past Alabama State 70-67. Isaiah Range led the Hornets on Saturday with 15 points and six rebounds.

NEWARK, N.J. — Jacob Falko had 20 points as Binghamton defeated NJIT 68-57. Souleymane Diakite led the Highlanders on Saturday night with 14 points and nine rebounds.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Terrell Williams had a career-high 21 points as Southern romped past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 99-51. Williams made 9 of 10 shots from the floor and added seven rebounds for the Jaguars (10-8, 4-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who have won five straight at home. Dequan Morris had 21 points for the Golden

AKRON, Ohio — Ali Ali had 15 points as Akron edged past Eastern Michigan 46-44. Bryan Trimble Jr.’s jump shot gave Akron a 46-42 lead with 2:30 to play. Eastern Michigan’s Colin Golson Jr. made a jump shot to cap the scoring with 1:51 remaining. The Eagles missed a free throw and a then a