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By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Rylan Griffen scored 16 points, Mark Sears added 15 and No. 3 Alabama held off a big challenge from its in-state rival, beating Auburn 77-69. The Crimson Tide remained the only Power-5 team without a league loss. Alabama is 12-0 in the Southeastern Conference and

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Bill Richards thinks way in advance. While watching last year’s Super Bowl, he planned the look of this year’s pregame show. Richards is the lead producer for Fox’s Super Bowl pregame show for the fifth time. The five hours leading up to Sunday’s showdown between the

By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer QUEBEC CITY (AP) — The decision to have players from both teams line up arm-in-arm at center ice for the playing of the Ukrainian and United States’ national anthems was pre-planned in what stood as a symbol of unity and solidarity. What no one anticipated was the spontaneous celebration

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — One of trainer Bob Baffert’s promising 3-year-old colts is off the Kentucky Derby trail. Newgate will be out of training for at least two months after being diagnosed with a minor hock issue. The hock is an area on the back of a horse’s leg involving a series of joints and

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Trey Alexander scored 17 points to lead No. 23 Creighton over No. 21 UConn 56-53. UConn had what would have been a tying 3-pointer in the final seconds ruled a two-pointer on video review. Creighton is a half-game behind Big East-leading Marquette with its eighth

By The Associated Press STATESBORO, Ga. — Led by Andrei Savrasov’s 24 points, the Georgia Southern Eagles defeated the Arkansas State Red Wolves 68-53. The Eagles improved to 14-13 with the win and the Red Wolves fell to 10-17.

MACOMB, Ill. — Led by Max Abmas’ 29 points, the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles defeated the Western Illinois Leathernecks 82-73 on Saturday. The Golden Eagles improved to 23-4 with the victory and the Leathernecks fell to 15-11.

By The Associated Press GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Brady Danielson’s three-point play with 20 seconds left in overtime allowed the North Dakota Fightin’ Hawks to edge the Omaha Mavericks 76-73. The Fightin’ Hawks improved to 10-17 with the victory and the Mavericks fell to 7-20.

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Tyler Thomas’ 23 points helped Hofstra defeat Monmouth 86-57. Darlinstone Dubar scored 14 points, finishing 6 of 8 from the floor for the Pride. Aaron Estrada finished with 13 points, while adding seven rebounds, six assists, and three blocks. It was the seventh straight win for the Pride. The Hawks

By MARK LUKWICZAK Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Calgary Flames scored four times in just over five minutes in their 7-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Dillon Dube had a goal and three assists for Calgary and Tyler Toffoli had two goals and an assist. Jakob Pelletier, Mikael Backlund, Nazem Kadri and Dennis

By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Matt Duchene scored 34 seconds into overtime, Juuse Saros made 23 saves and the Nashville Predators defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1. Nino Niederreiter scored in regulation for the Predators, who lost top scorer Filip Forsberg for the game after he took a hard hit late in the

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Vinícius Júnior has scored twice and assisted Karim Benzema to lead Real Madrid to its record-extending eighth Club World Club title. They beat Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal 5-3 in the final in Rabat. Federico Valverde added two more goals for the European champions in a final that turned into a shootout. Al-Hilal

MONTREAL (AP) — Mike Matheson scored in overtime to lift the Montreal Canadiens over the New York Islanders 4-3. Nick Suzuki broke a nine-game scoring drought, while Justin Barron and Kirby Dach added third-period goals. Mike Hoffman collected three assists and Samuel Montembeault made 27 saves. Brock Nelson, Bo Horvat and Matt Martin scored for

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — General manager Rob Pelinka says Russell Westbrook doesn’t deserve all the blame for the Lakers’ struggles throughout his time in Los Angeles. Pelinka is still quite excited about the Lakers’ future after a flurry of trades, including the deal that sent Westbrook away after less

By The Associated Press BALTIMORE — Led by Tra’Von Fagan’s 18 points, the UMBC Retrievers defeated the Bryant Bulldogs 76-73. The Retrievers improved to 17-10 with the victory and the Bulldogs fell to 16-9.

By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Led by Erik Reynolds II’s 24 points, the Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks defeated the George Washington Colonials 81-69. The Hawks are now 13-12 on the season, while the Colonials moved to 12-13.

By LARY BUMP Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Anthony Cirelli scored twice, including the winner with 43 seconds to play, to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars. Tampa Bay dominated the third period, outshooting the Stars 16-5. Brandon Hagel also had an assist and Alex Killorn had two. Tampa

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Kario Oquendo scored 21 points, Braelen Bridges and Justin Hill combined for 19 second-half points and Georgia defeated Kentucky 75-68 on Saturday. Bridges scored 10 of his 12 points over a five-minute stretch when Georgia took back the lead for good. Hill, who finished with six assists, had a 3-pointer during