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By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas has agreed to a new one-year contract worth between $10 million and $15 million for the 2023 season. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Tuesday because

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Anthony Davis has 35 points and 17 rebounds, Malik Beasley hit seven 3-pointers in just the first half, and the Los Angeles Lakers took a 36-point, second-quarter lead on their way to a 123-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Beasley finished with 24 points

By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Taylor Raddysh scored three goals and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston 6-3, handing the NHL-leading Bruins a second straight regulation loss for the first time this season. Raddysh’s first career hat trick gave him 20 goals this season and six in his last four games. Chicago ended

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ivan Barbashev scored two goals, Pavel Dorofeyev, Teddy Blueger and Jonathan Marchessault also scored to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. Travis Sanheim, Nick Seeler and Morgan Frost scored for the Flyers. Barbashev scored his 14th

MIAMI (AP) — Eugenio Suárez and Anthony Santander had two hits each as Venezuela beat Nicaragua 4-1 and improved to 3-0 in the World Baseball Classic. Venezuela clinched Group D and reached the quarterfinals when the Dominican Republic defeated Israel later Tuesday. Suárez’s two-run single capped a three-run fourth inning that overcame a 1-0 deficit.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans made another addition to their offensive line, agreeing on a two-year deal with the versatile Daniel Brunskill. Brunskill’s agents confirmed on Twitter that he agreed to the contract with Tennessee. He can sign the contract once the new league year starts on Wednesday. Brunskill has experience playing guard,

By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored twice in the first period and the New York Rangers beat the short-handed Washington Capitals 5-3. Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, Jacob Trouba and Jimmy Vesey also scored and Vincent Trocheck had two assists for the Rangers, who

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 36 points, O.G. Anunoby had 24 and the Toronto Raptors used a franchise-record 49-point first quarter to beat Denver 125-110, handing the slumping Nuggets their season-high fourth straight loss. Nikola Jokic scored 28 points, Michael Porter Jr. had 23 and Aaron Gordon had 18

By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Anthony Richard scored the winning goal in the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4 on Tuesday night. Montreal, which won its first game in March, has lost eight of its last 10 games overall. Josh Anderson scored an empty-net goal while the

By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Evan Mobley had 26 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers scored 35 points off Charlotte turnovers to beat the Hornets for the second time in three nights, 120-104. Cedi Osman scored 24 points off the bench and Caris LeVert added 22 points and seven assists for

By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Brandon Hagel had a goal and two assists, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning scored the last four goals in a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. Anthony Cirelli, Alex Killorn and Nikita Kucherov also scored for Tampa

By JACOB BENGE Associated Press DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Isaac Mushila had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi held off Southeast Missouri State 75-71 to earn the first NCAA Tournament win in program history. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi advanced to play top-seeded Alabama in the South Region. The 16th-seeded Islanders, winners of the

TOKYO (AP) — Former major leaguer Yoenis Céspedes has left the Cuban team in the World Baseball Classic for unspecified personal reasons. The Cuban Baseball Federation gave few details about his departure but said he might rejoin the team if Cuba reaches the semifinals in Miami. Cuba won its last two games in Group A

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi on Tuesday introduced new basketball coach Chris Beard, who repeatedly declined to discuss specifics regarding his December domestic violence arrest that led to his eventual firing at Texas. “Respectfully, Randi (Trew) and I have agreed not to talk about the details of what happened, not only that night, but in

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland scored five goals in a record-setting performance to fire Manchester City into the Champions League quarterfinals. The Norway striker became the fastest player and youngest to reach 30 goals in the competition in City’s 7-0 win over Leipzig. His record-equaling five goals in

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Ryan Redington has won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which his grandfather helped co-found. Redington’s dog team pulled him down Nome’s main street shortly after noon on Tuesday, sliding him under the iconic burled arch finish line. The 40-year-old Redington will pocket about $50,000 for

By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Stephon Gilmore is on the move again, Darren Waller is getting traded from the Raiders less than two weeks after marrying Las Vegas Aces star Kelsey Plum and James Bradberry is staying in Philadelphia. Those were among the biggest moves on the eve of free agency Tuesday, the