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MONACO (AP) — Olympic high jump champion Mariya Lasitskene is among 22 Russians given permission to compete in international track and field events as neutrals this year while Russia remains suspended. The decision by World Athletics comes in time for Lasitskene to defend her world indoor championship title next month. Also on the list are

By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press KITZBÜHEL, Austria (AP) — Italian skier Alex Vinatzer led a group of three that built a commanding advantage in the first leg of a men’s World Cup slalom. Vinatzer edged Clément Noël of France by 0.08 seconds and Sebastian Foss-Solevåg came one-hundredth further back in third. The Norwegian leads the

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Daniil Medvedev has reached the fourth round at the Australian Open for a fourth straight year after a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win over Botic Van de Zandschulp. He’s got the crowd back on his side, too. The U.S. Open champion is bidding to become the

By BRUCE MATTHEWS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Alize Cornet is into the fourth round at the Australian Open for the first time 13 years. She advanced with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 comeback win over 29th-seeded Tamara Zidansek in 2 hours, 43 minutes on the hottest day of the tournament so far at Melbourne

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Hilary Knight is preparing to compete in her fourth Winter Games and help the U.S. women’s hockey team defend its Olympic title. There is no telling when the 32-year-old player and face of the team is going to slow down. Knight was drawn the sport by Cammi Granato, who

By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer So it’s just another competition? Got to treat the Winter Olympics that way? Many athletes say that, perhaps trying to convince themselves that the Games are a regular event. Adam Rippon even used that ploy back in 2018. Then Rippon — and the sporting world — discovered something very

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored the deciding goal in the shootout and the Florida Panthers beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1. Sam Reinhart scored in regulation for Florida, and Spencer Knight stopped 27 shots in the win. The Panthers are 10-1-1 in their last 12 games. Alex Chiasson scored in the first period

HONOLULU (AP) — Former Hawaii football coach June Jones has declined an offer to return to lead the program. The school’s wins leader in Division I, Jones met Friday with the athletic director David Matlin, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported, and rejected the proposal when he learned it would only be for two years and Matlin

By MARK MOSCHETTI Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Ville Husso stopped 27 shots, Tyler Bozak scored short-handed and the St. Louis Blues pounded the Seattle Kraken 5-0. The Blues have won two straight and five of six. Bozak and Brayden Schenn scored in the first period, and Pavel Buchnevich, Colton Parayko and Jordan Kyrou scored

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry hit a game-winning 20-foot jumper from the top of the key to beat the final buzzer, scoring 22 points and sending the Golden State Warriors past the Houston Rockets 105-103. The sellout crowd went into a frenzy, confetti fell and Curry pumped his

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Derek Grant scored two goals, John Gibson made 32 saves and the Anaheim Ducks emphatically snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Kevin Shattenkirk and Vinni Lettieri had a goal and an assist apiece, and Nicolas Deslauriers added

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan says the flagrant foul that resulted in Milwaukee Bucks guard Grayson Allen’s ejection could have caused a serious injury and merits a closer look from the NBA. Bulls guard Alex Caruso was driving to the basket midway through the third quarter

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The calculus on the halfpipe remained hazy as ever when Scott James notched his fourth victory at the Winter X Games even though he didn’t attempt snowboarding’s most-difficult trick. The question heading into the Olympics is whether it’s even worth it. Less than five weeks

By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Haley Jones scored eight of her season-high 26 points as part of a big run coming out of halftime, and No. 2 Stanford rolled past California 97-74. Fran Belibi added a season-high 20 points and six rebounds to help the Cardinal to their seventh straight win

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Malik Hall scored 14 points and No. 14 Michigan State beat No. 8 Wisconsin 86-74 to snap the Badgers’ seven-game winning streak. Max Christie, Tyson Walker and A.J. Hoggard scored 12 points apiece for the Spartans, who shot 53% from the field. Michigan State moved into first place in the conference,

By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Ja Morant scored 38 points and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame Nikola Jokic’s fourth straight triple-double to beat the Denver Nuggets 122-118. Morant scored on floaters, runners, fadeaways, 3-pointers, an emphatic alley-oop and driving layups while slicing through a variety of Nuggets defenders. He set a career-high with