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AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — French veteran Richard Gasquet added another milestone in a career of extraordinary longevity when he beat Cameron Norrie 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 at the ASB Classic to claim his 16th ATP Tour title. The 36-year-old Gasquet has just begun his 20th year on tour and came into his first Auckland final

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — John Collins tipped in a missed shot with less than a second left to give the Atlanta Hawks a 113-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. Trae Young scored 26 points and De’Andre Hunter had 25 for the Hawks. Young was 6 of 10 from

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — Chris Kirk in the lead might have been the only shred of normalcy in the Sony Open. Jordan Spieth started with a share of the lead. He walked off the 18th green at Waialae in a minor state of shock after missing the cut. That hasn’t

By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 31 points, D’Angelo Russell had 17 and the Minnesota Timberwolves held off the short-handed Phoenix Suns 121-116 on Friday night. Taurean Prince added 16 points off the bench and fellow reserve Naz Red had 13 points for Minnesota. The Timberwolves won for the fourth

By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauri Markkanen scored 28 points and blocked Franz Wagner’s 3-pointer in the closing moments to power the Utah Jazz past the Orlando Magic, 112-108 on Friday night. Jordan Clarkson, who had 23 points, scored the go-ahead layup, and rookie Walker Kessler made two free throws

By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 25 points, Donte DiVincenzo added 22 and the Golden State Warriors beat the San Antonio Spurs 144-113 before an NBA-record crowd of 68,323 at the Alamodome. The attendance shattered the previous regular-season record of 62,046 who watched Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls

By The Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio — David Shriver scored 18 points to lead the VCU Rams and Nick Kern Jr. secured the victory with a layup with 16 seconds left as the Rams knocked off the Dayton Flyers 63-62. The Rams are now 13-5 on the season, while the Flyers fell to 12-6.

By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — John Colllns tipped in a missed shot with less than a second left to give the Atlanta Hawks a 113-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. Trae Young scored 26 points and De’Andre Hunter had 25 for the Hawks. Young was 6 of 10 from

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets raced by the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Friday night. Scheifele’s first goal with 2:02 left in the second off a pretty feed by Blake Wheeler put the Jets ahead 2-1. Nikolaj Ehlers doubled the advantage 22 seconds later

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 34 points, including a couple crucial free throws with 13.9 seconds left, and the New York Knicks held off a furious Washington rally in a 112-108 victory over the Wizards. Julius Randle had 23 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who won

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas scored 13 of his 33 points in the first quarter and the New Orleans Pelicans went on to beat the Detroit Pistons 116-110 Friday night. New Orleans’ CJ McCollum and Trey Murphy III each had 19 points and Naji Marshall scored 17 points. The

By The Associated Press EMMITSBURG, Md. — Led by Anthony Nelson’s 20 points, the Manhattan Jaspers defeated the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers 62-57 on Friday night. The Jaspers are now 6-10 on the season, while the Mountaineers fell to 6-11.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs are hosting the largest crowd ever for an NBA regular-season game in their return to the Alamodome. The Spurs, celebrating their 50th anniversary season, have returned to their former home to face the Golden State Warriors on Friday night. Official attendance will be announced in the third

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ajla Tomljanovic and Paula Badosa have withdrawn from the Australian Open because of injuries. Tomljanovic is dealing with a bad knee. Badosa has a hurt thigh. Their exits will allow Leolia Jeanjean and Laura Pigossi — two players who lost in qualifying — to move into the main draw at the

By The Associated Press NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Led by Nelly Junior Joseph’s 17 points, the Iona Gaels defeated the Fairfield Stags 75-69 on Friday night. The Gaels are now 12-5 on the season, while the Stags dropped to 6-10.

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — Adam Scott has been part of the PGA Tour for 20 years and has no shortage of opinions. He wants to be sure those are heard. Scott has accepted a position on the 16-member Player Advisory Council for the first time in his career. The PAC

ATHENS, Ohio — Led by Miryne Thomas’ 17 points, the Kent State Golden Flashes defeated the Ohio Bobcats 70-65 on Friday night. The Golden Flashes improved to 14-3 with the win and the Bobcats fell to 9-8.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer NFL regular-season ratings saw a 3% decrease from last season, which was not unexpected with “Thursday Night Football” moving from Fox and NFL Network to exclusively airing on Amazon Prime Video. The 272 regular-season games averaged 16.7 million viewers across television and digital platforms, The league also said that