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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 29 points, Bam Adebayo added 20 and the Miami Heat rallied again in the fourth quarter to beat the Orlando Magic 110-105 on Friday night. Max Strus scored 17, 15 of them on 3-pointers, for Miami. The Heat moved a season-high six games

By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alissa Pili scored 21 points and Kennedy McQueen added 17 behind five 3-pointers to lead No. 9 Utah to an 83-73 victory over Southern California. Pili shot 9 of 13 from the floor to pace an efficient offensive attack from the Utes. Gianna Kneepkens added

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cate Reese scored 12 of her 15 points in the second half and No. 19 Arizona rallied to beat Washington 61-54. Reese sank 6 of 13 shots from the floor, grabbed six rebounds and added two blocks and two steals for the Wildcats (16-4, 6-3 Pac-12 Conference). Jade Loville added 13

NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist, Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 shots and the New York Rangers beat the struggling Vegas Golden Knights 4-1. Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil and Jimmy Vesey also scored for the Rangers who are 8-2-3 in their last 13 games heading into their bye week and

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas scored late in regulation and again in overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes topped the San Jose Sharks 5-4. Necas tied it at 4 when he got his 20th goal of the season with 11.5 seconds left in the third period. Then he beat James

TORONTO (AP) — Brady Tkachuk scored twice, Anton Forsberg made 31 saves and the Ottawa Senators defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2. Claude Giroux had a goal and an assist, and Thomas Chabot, Drake Batherson and Derick Brassard also scored for the Senators who won at Scotiabank Arena with fans in attendance for the first

By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Adrian Kempe had a short-handed goal and an assist, Pheonix Copley made a career-high 41 saves and the Los Angeles Kings held on to beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 for their third straight win. Anze Kopitar, Viktor Arvidsson and Matt Roy also scored for the Kings,

By JOE BUETTNER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, his fourth consecutive with at least 30, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-100. Gilgeous-Alexander made 12 of 21 shots and added eight assists and five rebounds. Jalen Williams added 17 points and made all three of his

NEW YORK (AP) — Vincent Trochek had a goal and an assist, Jaroslav Halak stopped 33 shots and the New York Rangers beat the struggling Vegas Golden Knights 4-1. Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil and Jimmy Vesey also scored for the Rangers who are 8-2-3 in their last 13 games heading into their bye week and

By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ilya Sorokin made 23 saves and Brock Nelson had a goal and an assist, leading the New York Islanders to a 2-0 victory against the Detroit Red Wings. Anders Lee also scored and Kyle Palmieri had two assists, helping New York stop a six-game slide. It

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have hired former New York Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur. He spent the past two years with New York. The Rams wrapped up the worst season in NFL history by a defending Super Bowl champion this month, fielding the worst offense

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 41 points, 12 rebounds and six assists and the Milwaukee Bucks fended off Indiana’s second-half rally to beat the Pacers 141-131 on Friday night. Jrue Holiday added 23 points and nine assists for Milwaukee. The Central Division-leading Bucks won their third straight, this

ALBANY, N.Y. — Michael Baer finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead Siena to a 70-53 victory over Iona. Andrew Platek scored 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting for the Saints (14-7, 8-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). Jackson Stormo sank 7 of 11 shots and scored 17. The Gaels (13-7, 6-3) were led by

By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jon Rahm made an impressive charge up the leaderboard on his favorite course with a 6-under 66 at Torrey Pines to pull within two shots of leader Sam Ryder after the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open. Ranked No. 3 in the world, Rahm

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Veteran right-hander Ian Kennedy and outfielder Clint Frazier are among five players the Texas Rangers have signed to minor league contracts that include invitations to major league spring training.  Left-handed pitcher Danny Duffy, right-hander Reyes Moronta and outfielder Travis Jankowski also got invitations to spring training in Arizona. The 38-year-old Kennedy

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The outrage, frustration, sadness and anger over the killing of Tyre Nichols was evident around the NBA on Friday. Games were played not long after the video was released showing how Nichols, a 29-year-old father, was killed by five Memphis police officers. Several teams released statements of support for

By SONJA CHEN Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Rising star Ilia Malinin scored a personal-best 110.36 in the men’s short program to kick off the second day of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, leading second-place veteran Jason Brown by more than 10 points. Malinin entered as the favorite to win his first U.S.