Sports

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer Monaco striker Wissam Ben Yedder has quickly recovered from the disappointment of being left out by France coach Didier Deschamps for the World Cup. Since the league resumed at the end of December, the former Toulouse and Sevilla forward has scored eight goals and has embodied Monaco’s resurgence as

MERIBEL, France (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has taken the lead with her first run of the giant slalom at the world championships. Shiffrin was the third starter and beat the time of then-leader Tessy Worley of France by 0.12 seconds. Defending champion Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland had more than six-tenths to make up

SEATTLE (AP) — Freshman Keyon Menifield had a career-high 27 points, Jamal Bey scored a layup with 28 seconds left in overtime and Washington beat Oregon 72-71 to end a four-game losing streak. N’Faly Dante’s layup with 50 seconds left gave Oregon a 71-70 lead before Bey answered on the ensuing possession. Koren Johnson blocked

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer Emirates is expanding its sponsorship in sailing with a three-year deal to become the title partner of Sir Ben Ainslie’s British team in the SailGP global league. The squad will be known as Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team starting with this weekend’s regatta on Sydney Harbor. The airline’s red

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Pius Suter scored the winner in the fifth round of the shootout, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Dylan Larkin, Moritz Seider, Robby Fabbri and Olli Maatta scored in regulation for the Red Wings, who have won four straight. Ville Husso made 41 saves

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Matt Bradley scored 10 points and No. 21 San Diego State slipped past Fresno State 45-43. San Diego State has won four in a row and eight of nine overall, extending its winning streak against the Bulldogs to eight games. Nathan Mensah had eight points, eight rebounds and four blocks for

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Tage Thompson picked up his 36th goal of the season, Casey Mittelstadt had the go-ahead score late in the second period and the Buffalo Sabres snapped a four-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Alex Tuch had a goal and two

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 21 points in his first game since becoming the NBA’s career scoring leader, and D’Angelo Russell had 21 points and seven assists during his warm welcome home in the Lakers’ 120-102 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Anthony Davis had 28 points,

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad each had two goals and an assist as the New York Rangers beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-4 for their sixth straight win. Chris Kreider and K’Andre Miller also scored for the Rangers, who are 7-0-1 in their last eight games. Igor Shesterkin stopped 25 shots.

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Denis Malgin scored for the second consecutive night, Nathan MacKinnon got his fifth goal in five games since the All-Star break and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2. Andrew Cogliano also scored for Colorado, and Alexandar Georgiev made 41 saves. Georgiev had allowed

By The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Led by DJ Davis’ 25 points, the UC Irvine Anteaters defeated the UCSB Gauchos 70-59. The Anteaters are now 18-8 with the victory and the Gauchos dropped to 20-5.

JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller scored in the shootout, and Connor Ingram stopped 47 shots for his first career shutout as the Arizona Coyotes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0. Ingram made several stops on shots from point-blank range in the final 90 seconds of overtime and

By The Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Tyson Degenhart scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half and came up with a block as time expired and Boise State beat Colorado State 80-78. The Broncos are now 20-6 on the season, while the Rams fell to 11-15. Degenhart came up with a

SAN DIEGO — Led by Latrell Wrightsell Jr.’s 25 points, the CSU Fullerton Titans defeated the UCSD Tritons 76-73.  The Titans are now 15-12 on the season, while the Tritons fell to 8-18.

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas lawyer has been hit with a $335,000 penalty for pressing a bid in U.S. courts to force Cristiano Ronaldo to pay millions of dollars more than the $375,000 in hush money he paid to a Nevada woman who claimed the international soccer star

By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored 29 points — including the 10,000th of his career — and the Philadelphia 76ers survived a rocky second half to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-112 on Wednesday night. James Harden added 19 points and 12 assists to help send the 76ers into the All-Star

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 38 points, including 24 in the third quarter, and the Boston Celtics rolled to a 127-109 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Malcolm Brogdon had 25 points off the bench, and Al Horford added 11 points and seven rebounds for Boston. Marcus Smart finished

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored a career-high 45 points, including 15 in a row for Brooklyn to break open a game that had been close for 3 1/2 quarters, and the Nets beat the Miami Heat 116-105 on in the final game for both teams before the

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Alex Bowman won his third career Daytona 500 pole and will be joined by Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson on the front row for NASCAR’s season opener. The Hendrick dominance is no surprise. Bowman is on the Daytona 500 front row for the the