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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaylen Clark scored 15 points and No. 10 UCLA blew an 18-point lead in the second half before rallying to beat crosstown rival Southern California 60-58 for the Bruins’ 11th straight victory. Boogie Ellis missed a potential tying jumper that would have forced overtime and

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 5 Arizona rallied from shaky starts to both halves to extend its home winning streak to 28 straight games with a 70-67 win over Washington. The Wildcats struggled against Washington’s zone most of the night,

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keli Leaupepe scored 15 points to lead Loyola Marymount to a 64-59 victory over BYU. Leaupepe hit 5 of 10 shots with a 3-pointer for the Lions (12-5, 2-1 West Coast Conference). Cam Shelton pitched in with 14 points, six rebounds and six assists. Alex Merkviladze scored 12 with six boards.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trent Frederic scored twice in 34 seconds during the third period and the Boston Bruins extended their point streak to 12 games with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Frederic put in the go-ahead goal at 10:36 when he redirected Brandon Carlo’s shot

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta United has transferred defender Alan Franco to São Paulo FC of the Brazilian Serie A for an undisclosed fee, opening up an international roster slot. Franco played in 56 MLS matches with 54 starts over the past two seasons. In 2022, he led the team in minutes played and scored his

By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel had a goal and two assists in his return from a lower-body injury and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Thursday night. Vegas leads the Western Conference and is tied for second in the NHL at its midway point of

MALIBU, Calif. — Brandin Podziemski had 27 points to propel Santa Clara to an 89-79 victory over Pepperdine. Podziemski had 10 rebounds and six assists for the Broncos (14-4, 2-1 West Coast Conference). Parker Braun totaled 16 points and five rebounds. Carlos Stewart scored 14 with three steals. Maxwell Lewis finished with 20 points and

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Scotty Washington scored 17 points to guide California Baptist to a 72-58 victory over Utah Tech. Washington was 6 of 10 shooting (3 for 4 from distance) for the Lancers (9-7, 1-2 Western Athletic Conference). Joe Quintana scored 16 points and added six rebounds. Timothy Ighoefe scored 11 with 10 rebounds. The

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kris Murray had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and Iowa rallied from a 21-point, first-half deficit to beat No. 15 Indiana 91-89 on Thursday night. The Hawkeyes (9-6, 1-3 Big Ten) snapped a three-game losing streak with a second-half comeback capped by Murray’s plays on

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Marvin McGhee scored 15 points, Antavion Collum added a double-double and Cal State Bakersfield beat Cal Poly 61-51. McGhee had five rebounds for the Roadrunners (5-9, 1-2 Big West Conference). Collum finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Cameron Smith added 11 points as the Roadrunners snapped a six-game skid. Kobe Sanders

SAN DIEGO — Keylan Boone led Pacific with 27 points and Luke Avdalovic sealed the victory with a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left as the Tigers defeated San Diego 84-82. Boone also grabbed 12 rebounds for the Tigers (9-9, 1-1 West Coast Conference). Tyler Beard added 15 points and Avdalovic scored 14. Marcellus Earlington finished

By COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press Jessica Pegula’s rout of world No. 1 Iga Swiatek at the United Cup in Sydney has placed the United States in a dominant position to progress to the final of the mixed teams event. The American defeated Swiatek 6-2, 6-2, leaving the world’s top-ranked woman sobbing afterwards as she struggled

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Branden Carlson finished with 27 points and 11 rebounds, Marco Anthony added a double-double and Utah never trailed in a 79-60 victory over Oregon State. Carlson made 10 of 19 shots with two 3-pointers for the Utes (12-4, 5-0 Pac-12 Conference). Anthony finished with 14 points and 12 boards. Gabe

By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray sparked Denver early by scoring 13 of his 18 points in the first quarter, and the Nuggets led by as many as 43 in cruising to a 122-91 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Nuggets picked the perfect time to turn in one

By The Associated Press MOSCOW, Idaho — Callum McRae scored 27 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to lead Sacramento State to an 85-83 overtime victory over Idaho on Thursday night. The Hornets improved to 9-6 with the win and the Vandals fell to 6-10.

By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had a career-high 49 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 131-114 win over the Houston Rockets Thursday night that snapped a five-game skid. Markkanen got out to a quick start, scoring 18 points in the first quarter to help the Jazz to

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese had a school-record 28 rebounds and 26 points as No. 7 LSU matched its best start to a season with its 15th straight win, beating Texas A&M 74-34. The unbeaten Tigers (15-0, 3-0 SEC) joined the 2002-03 team with a 15-win start. Reese, who missing her first four

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Jon Rahm shares the lead at the Sentry Tournament of Champions with a 64. Collin Morikawa and J.J. Spaun also had 64. The low scoring is nothing new to Rahm. Last year he shot 33 under on the Plantation Course at Kapalua. That would have