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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Jessica Pegula began her bid for a first Grand Slam singles title by overwhelming Jaqueline Cristian 6-0, 6-1 in the first round of the Australian Open. The third-seeded Pegula was a quarterfinalist in Melbourne in each of the past two years. She needed just 59 minutes to beat the 161st-ranked Romanian

By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — First-year head coach Brian Daboll had his upstart team fully prepared. Daniel Jones played at a level well beyond his experience. The New York Giants came confidently into Minnesota’s raucous stadium and beat the tight-finish masters at their own game. Jones passed for 301 yards

By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel’s team showed resilience after his injury-depleted group fell short in a 34-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills in a wild-card playoff. The AFC’s seventh-seeded Dolphins leaned on their defense to offset an offense missing numerous starters, including quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Miami’s

DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Destiny Littleton scored 18 points with six assists as Southern California pulled off a program-defining victory Sunday with a 55-46 upset victory over No. 2 Stanford. Okako Adika scored 11 points with 11 rebounds, while Taylor Bigby and Kayla Williams added nine points each as the Trojans

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and another man have been charged with capital murder after a fatal shooting near campus. Tuscaloosa Police Capt. Jack Kennedy said that the shooting occurred early Sunday morning in the Strip off University Blvd. near campus. He said Jamea Harris, 23, of the Birmingham area was

ATLANTA (AP) — Celeste Taylor scored 13 points, Elizabeth Balogun added 12 and No. 16 Duke overcome a halftime deficit to defeat Georgia Tech 65-47. Kayla Blackshear scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds in the first half to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 28-27 halftime lead. The Blue Devils responded by making 10

By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terance Mann scored a career-high 31 points, Kawhi Leonard added 30, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Houston 121-100. The loss extended the Rockets’ season-worst skid to 10 straight games. Both teams were shorthanded. Houston starters Jalen Green and Jae’Sean Tate served one-game suspensions. The

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé couldn’t stop Paris Saint-Germain losing 1-0 at Rennes for a second straight away defeat in the French league as its lead over second-place Lens dropped to three points. PSG started with Messi and Neymar in attack before bringing on Mbappé

By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Vucevic matched a career high with 43 points and the Chicago Bulls snapped an 11-game losing streak against Golden State, beating the Warriors 132-118. The Warriors last lost to the Bulls on March 2, 2017. The Bulls won without leading scorer DeMar DeRozan, who missed his

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Kennedy Todd-Williams scored eight of her 15 points in the fourth quarter, Destiny Adams scored all of her eight points in the final four minutes and the North Carolina women beat 11th-ranked N.C. State 56-47. Alyssa Ustby added nine points, a career-high 18 rebounds, four assists and two steals for

PHILADELPHIA — DeAndre Williams scored 20 points and Kendric Davis hit the game-winning jump shot with one second remaining as Memphis knocked off Temple 61-59. Williams had nine rebounds and three blocks for the Tigers. Davis scored 20 points and added three steals. Damian Dunn led the way for the Owls (10-9, 4-2) with 23

By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Aaliyah Edwards scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for No. 4 UConn, which opened up a close game in the second half to beat Georgetown 65-50. The Huskies who last week postponed a game because of a lack of healthy players lost leading scorer

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Donovan Clay’s 21 points helped Missouri State defeat Indiana State 64-62. Bryan Trimble Jr. made five 3-pointers and finished with 20 points for the Bears. Cameron Henry led the Sycamores with 17 points.

By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Freshman Londynn Jones had 18 points and Charisma Osborne added 17 to lead No. 8 UCLA to 87-70 win over Cal. UCLA star freshman Kiki Rice had a double double with 15 points and a career-high 12 assists. The Bruins (15-3, 4-2 Pac-12) trailed by

By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills opened the season with Super Bowl aspirations. One week into the playoffs, their objective remains in sight — but barely. Allen shrugged off a three-turnover outing, and the three-time defending AFC East champion Bills avoided a major collapse

By JAMES MCCLENDON Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Olivia Miles scored 13 of her game-high 23 points during the second half of No. 7 Notre Dame’s 70-58 victory over Syracuse. The Fighting Irish went on an 11-2 run to start the fourth quarter. Dara Mabrey chipped in 15 points for the Irish. Miles also

By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — The race for the Champions League qualifying spots is getting tighter in Serie A. Roma, Atalanta and Lazio all won to move within three points of Inter Milan and Juventus which occupy the final qualifying positions for European soccer’s top club competition. Second-place AC Milan is

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have signed 16-year-old catcher Ethan Salas of Caracas, Venezuela, to a $5.6 million bonus on the first day of the international signing period. Salas is the consensus top overall prospect in this year’s class. The left-handed hitter is the younger brother of Jose Salas, one of the

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese had 23 points and 15 rebounds to maintain her streak of double-doubles in every game this season, and No. 5 LSU improved its program-record best start to 18-0 with a 84-54 victory over Auburn. Jasmine Carson scored 18 points, and Alexis Morris

By EVAN GERIKE Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes scored 29 points and Yarden Garzon added 19 to help No. 6 Indiana run to a 93-56 win over Wisconsin. Indiana (16-1, 5-1 Big Ten) shot 55% from the field, including 8-for-20 from beyond the arc, while its defense held Wisconsin (6-12, 2-5) to