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KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt won a men’s World Cup giant slalom as the Swiss skier locked up the overall title. Odermatt built on his first-run lead to beat Alexis Pinturault of France by 0.23 seconds. Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen was 0.37 behind in third. Odermatt was the defending overall champion

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The BBC faces an escalating crisis over its suspension of program host Gary Lineker for comments criticizing the British government’s new asylum policy. Britain’s national broadcaster has been accused of political bias and suppressing free speech and received praise from Conservative politicians. It suspended former England captain

ARE, Sweden (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin took a big lead in the opening run of a women’s World Cup slalom as she positioned herself for a record-setting 87th career win. Shiffrin led second-place home favorite Anna Swenn Larsson by 0.69 seconds after the first run. Swiss skier Wendy Holdener trailed by 0.94 in

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt built a big lead in the opening run of a men’s World Cup giant slalom as the Swiss skier closed in on the overall title. Odermatt led second-place home favorite Zan Kranjec by 0.53 seconds and Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway by 0.54. Odermatt is the defending

By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Led by Max Shulga’s 19 points, the Utah State Aggies defeated the Boise State Broncos 72-62 in the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals

By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis scored 17 points and No. 8 Arizona beat Arizona State 78-59 on Friday night in the Pac-12 Conference Tournament semifinals. The Wildcats (27-6) get a championship rematch with No. 2 UCLA on Saturday night. Arizona beat the Bruins 84-76 last year for the

By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Tevian Jones drilled a 3-pointer with four seconds left to tie the game, then gave the Southern Utah Thunderbirds an 89-88 win over Utah Valley by hitting a game-winning free throw in the Western Athletic Conference semifinals.

TOKYO (AP) — Rixon Wingrove had a three-run double in the first inning to get Australia started and Darryl George had a two-run single in the seventh for a 12-2 victory over China in a World Baseball Classic game due to the 10-run mercy rule. Australia (2-0) scored twice in the third and five times

By The Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. — Led by Ajay Mitchell’s 28 points, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos defeated the UC Riverside Highlanders 92-87 in the Big West Conference Tournament semifinals

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — D’Angelo Russell had 28 points and nine assists in his dynamic return from a six-game injury absence, and Dennis Schröder added 23 points and seven assists in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 122-112 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Los Angeles has won seven of nine to

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Kentucky Wildcats have had their way with Vanderbilt for nearly a century. Not this season. Not with coach Jerry Stackhouse and his Commodores, whose confidence keeps growing with each win. Ezra Manjon scored 25 points and Vanderbilt jolted No. 23 Kentucky, rallying from

By MARK McGEE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Arkansas coach Eric Musselman made it very clear he wasn’t happy with a loss to No. 18 Texas A&M and an early exit at the Southeastern Conference Tournament. Razorbacks assistants had to restrain Musselman a couple times during a 67-61 loss Friday night in the quarterfinals

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 24 points, Jalen Hood-Schifino added 19 points, and No. 19 Indiana beat Maryland 70-60 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. The third-seeded Hoosiers went on a 20-2 run in the second half to wipe out a seven-point deficit and got payback

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Jayden Gardner had 23 points and 12 rebounds and No. 13 Virginia beat Clemson 76-56, sending coach Tony Bennett’s team to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title game for the first time since 2018. The Cavaliers won it all that year. Armaan Franklin scored 16

By The Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Led by Kevin Cross’ 24 points, the Tulane Green Wave defeated the Wichita State Shockers 82-76 in the American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 33 points, Tyler Herro added 25 and the Miami Heat rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-115. Bam Adebayo scored 19 and Max Strus had 14 for the Heat, who split a two-game home set with the Cavaliers.

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Souley Boum scored 23 points, Jack Nunge added 17 and No. 15 Xavier cruised into the Big East championship game with an 82-60 victory against No. 24 Creighton. Coach Sean Miller’s second-seeded Musketeers will face top-seeded and sixth-ranked Marquette on Saturday night at

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Dylan Disu and Christian Bishop scored 15 points apiece and No. 7 Texas beat No. 22 TCU 66-60 in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals. The second-seeded Longhorns will play top-seeded Kansas for the championship on Saturday night. Texas played its second straight game without