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By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer With re-branding commonplace in Formula One this Aston Martin team might consider calling itself “Awesome Martin” after a stunning start to the season at Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso showed his talent is not fading at the advanced age of 41 by finishing third to give the

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld is quitting international soccer, the Belgian federation said. The 34-year-old Alderweireld made his debut with the national team in 2009. He was part of the squad that finished third at the 2018 World Cup. He also took part in the 2014 and 2022 World Cups and could not

PARIS (AP) — Two more players have been ruled out of France’s upcoming Six Nations match against England, the French rugby federation said. The uncapped Julien Delbouis and Alexandre Roumat were replaced by players with no international experience _  Montpellier center Thomas Darmon and La Rochelle flanker Paul Boudehent _ in France’s 42-man squad. The

By The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — Led by Raequan Battle’s 21 points, the Montana State Bobcats defeated the Northern Colorado Bears 84-73 in the second round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament.

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 42 points and led a fourth-quarter comeback to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 135-129. Los Angeles ended a five-game skid with its first win since the All-Star break. Kawhi Leonard added 34 points and 10 rebounds for the

By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Yanni Gourde scored 1:24 into overtime, and the Seattle Kraken rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2. Brandon Tanev and Alexander Wennberg also scored for Seattle and Philipp Grubauer stopped 21 shots against his former team. Alexandar Georgiev rebounded from a rough game in Dallas with 32

By The Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Grant Nelson scored 23 points to lead the North Dakota State Bison and Tajavis Miller secured the victory with a layup with 15 seconds remaining as the Bison took down the South Dakota Coyotes 70-68 in the quarterfinals of the Summit League Tournament.

By The Associated Press PENSACOLA, Fla. — Led by Jordan Brown’s 18 points, the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns defeated the Texas State Bobcats 64-58 in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

By The Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, La. — Led by Jordan Johnson’s 29 points, the New Orleans Privateers defeated the Houston Christian Huskies 90-69 in the first round of the Southland Conference Tournament.

IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 23 points, had a season-high 13 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds for his fourth triple-double of the season as the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks outlasted the Washington Wizards 117-111. Jevon Carter added 20 points while shooting 6 of 10 from beyond the arc, and Jrue

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Immanuel Quickley scored a career-high 38 points, playing 55 minutes in place of injured starter Jalen Brunson, and the New York Knicks outlasted the Boston Celtics 131-129 in two overtimes for their season-high ninth straight victory. Quickley had seven points in the second overtime and added eight

By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Led by Nicolas Timberlake’s 19 points, the Towson Tigers defeated the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens 86-60 in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament.

By MURRAY EVANS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 38 points and seven rebounds in his return from a five-game absence and the Oklahoma City Thunder led all the way while beating the Utah Jazz 129-119 on Sunday night. Rookie Jalen Williams added a career-high 32 points on 12-of-15 shooting and Josh