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By The Associated Press Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is the undeniable star of March Madness. Now she will get to play in April. The Hawkeyes’ high-scoring guard, who was named the AP Player of the Year earlier this week, scored 41 points to lead the Hawkeyes over previously undefeated South Carolina 77-73 on Friday night. The

By JOE YERDON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner scored at 1:50 of overtime and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 3-2. J.J. Peterka and Jordan Greenway also scored for the Sabres, who recovered after giving up a 2-0 lead to improve to 3-0-1 in their last four games. Devon Levi

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Kim Mulkey is back in another national championship game, this time taking the flagship university from her home state there for the first time. It took LSU only two seasons to get there with the feisty and flamboyantly dressed coach, and a big comeback in the

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 48 points and the New York Knicks moved closer to a playoff berth while waiting for All-Star Julius Randle to get healthy, outrunning the Cleveland Cavaliers 130-116. The Knicks reduced their magic number to one in their first game without Randle,

HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Porter Jr. scored 30 points and Jalen Green added 26 to help the Houston Rockets end their seven-game losing streak with a 121-115 win over the Detroit Pistons. Porter shot 12 of 20 from the field and made seven 3-pointers, the last of which put Houston up by six with less

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler each had a goal and an assist as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2. Dylan DeMelo and Nikolaj Ehlers also had a goal and an assist, and Nino Niederreiter also scored as Winnipeg snapped a two-game skid. Mason Appleton and Vladislav

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 30 points and 12 rebounds, Markelle Fultz added 25 points and the Orlando Magic overcame a 16-point second half deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 116-109 on Friday night. The Wizards managed only 13 points in the final quarter and fell to three

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges had 42 points to continue his torrid scoring stretch in Brooklyn, and the Nets increased their lead for the final guaranteed playoff spot in the Eastern Conference by beating the Atlanta Hawks 124-107. Dorrian Finney-Smith added 19 points in his best game with

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Brandon Naurato was promoted from interim to full-time head coach of Michigan’s hockey team Friday. Naurato has led the Big Ten Tournament champion Wolverines to the Frozen Four — in which they play Quinnipiac on April 6 — after being named interim coach in August. The university said Naurato’s five-year

By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Alexis Morris scored 27 points and had two of her misses in the fourth quarter turned into putback baskets by Angel Reese in a big run as LSU rallied to beat top-seeded Virginia Tech 79-72 in a national semifinal game Friday night. Reese finished with 24

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and James Harden had 23 points and 11 assists to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 117-110 win over the Toronto Raptors. Scottie Barnes scored 29 points and OG Anunoby had 19 for the Raptors. The Sixers made

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Skip Schumaker got his first win as a major league manager behind five shutout innings from Jesús Luzardo and home runs by Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jorge Soler that carried the Miami Marlins over the New York Mets 2-1. Shumaker, an 11-year-big league veteran, got his

By The Associated Press Horse racing’s new anti-doping program was dealt a blow Friday when a judge in Texas ordered the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority to stop enforcing its rules involving medications and illegal drugs until May 1. Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners acquired infielder/outfielder Nick Solak from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for cash. Solak was designated for assignment by the Reds. Seattle had an open spot on its 40-man roster and assigned Solak to Triple-A Tacoma. Before this season, Solak, 28, spent his entire career with Texas. He appeared in

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NBA has levied fines for Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert and coach Chris Finch for their public criticisms of the officiating after their previous game. Gobert was fined $25,000 and Finch was fined $15,000. Finch and Gobert sounded off after Minnesota’s 107-100 loss at Phoenix earlier this week. The Timberwolves were

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer DALLAS (AP) — The NCAA has an entirely female crew working the national semifinals and championship game at the women’s Final Four this weekend. It’s the first time that’s ever happened, according to the organization. The NCAA is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX this year, which makes

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Brandon Naurato was promoted from interim to full-time head coach of Michigan’s hockey team Friday. Naurato has led the Big Ten Tournament champion Wolverines to the Frozen Four — in which they play Quinnipiac on April 6 — after being named interim coach in August. The university said Naurato’s five-year