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By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Shaina Pellington made 11 straight shots on her way to scoring a career-high 35 points, leading No. 18 Arizona over No. 4 Utah 82-72. Cate Reese added 16 points for the Wildcats. Helena Pueyo had 12 points, including four free throws in the final 90 seconds.

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Andreas Athanasiou scored at 2:52 of overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday night. The Blackhawks overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period, tying it with 3:05 left on Patrick Kane’s second goal of the game. The goal was Kane’s 1,217th point,

By The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — Matt Balanc hit four free throws in the final seven seconds to help Quinnipiac preserve a 66-63 win over Siena. The Bobcats are now 18-9 on the season, while the Saints dropped to 17-10.

By The Associated Press CEDAR CITY, Utah — Led by Tevian Jones’ 22 points, the Southern Utah Thunderbirds defeated the Utah Tech Trailblazers 81-71. The Thunderbirds are now 18-9 with the victory and the Trailblazers fell to 11-16.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Veteran switch-hitting outfielder Robbie Grossman has signed a one-year contract with the Texas Rangers. Grossman’s deal could be worth as much as $5 million. It came Friday, three days before the full reporting date for a team still looking for options in left field. His base salary will be $2 million

By TYLER MASON Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy scored in the shootout and Filip Gustavsson turned back the tying attempt to help the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars. Boldy beat Jake Oettinger with a backhand shot and Gustavsson stopped Wyatt Johnson’s attempt to seal the win.

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Since ESPN won back the NHL rights two years ago, it has carried the All-Star Game and Stanley Cup finals on ABC. The only thing it hasn’t had is an outdoor game. That changes Saturday night when ABC has the Stadium Series contest between the Washington Capitals and Carolina

By The Associated Press LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Led by Tahj Staveskie’s 21 points, the Canisius Golden Griffins defeated the Rider Broncs 81-78. The Golden Griffins are now 7-18 with the win and the Broncs dropped to 14-10.

By The Associated Press POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Led by Caleb Fields’ 21 points, the Fairfield Stags defeated the Marist Red Foxes 70-61. The Stags are now 12-14 on the season, while the Red Foxes fell to 8-17.

By The Associated Press EMMITSBURG, Md. — Led by Jalen Benjamin’s 26 points, the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers defeated the Niagara Purple Eagles 70-66. The Mountaineers improved to 9-18 with the victory and the Purple Eagles fell to 14-11.

By: SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Zach Parise scored the tiebreaker late in the third period and Brock Nelson added two goals as the New York Islanders beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4. Anders Lee had two goals and an assist, Ilya Sorokin finished with 40 saves and the Islanders snapped a three-game

By The Associated Press PRINCETON, N.J. — Led by Matt Allocco’s 20 points, the Princeton Tigers defeated the Brown Bears 78-67. The Tigers moved to 17-7 with the victory and the Bears fell to 13-11.

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tiger Woods had some explaining to do Friday, about a putter so cold he nearly missed the cut at Riviera, and about a chauvinist prank he played on Justin Thomas in the Genesis Invitational. In his return to elite competition for the first time in

By The Associated Press CLEVELAND — Led by Tristan Enaruna’s 20 points, the Cleveland State Vikings defeated the Wright State Raiders 85-68. The Vikings moved to 17-11 with the victory and the Raiders fell to 16-12.

By The Associated Press FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Marques Warrick scored 22 points as Northern Kentucky beat Purdue Fort Wayne 63-50 on Friday night. Warrick was 8 of 15 shooting, including 3 for 7 from distance, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Norse (17-11, 12-5 Horizon League). Xavier Rhodes went

By The Associated Press CHICAGO — Led by Daron Holmes’ 20 points, the Dayton Flyers defeated the Loyola Chicago Ramblers 65-49. The Flyers are now 18-9 on the season, while the Ramblers fell to 9-17.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The top two seeds have advanced to the semifinals of the Argentina Open. Top-seeded and second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz of Spain beat Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-4, 6-2 at the clay court event. The 19-year-old Alcaraz will face the winner of the match between Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo and Spain’s Bernabe Zapata

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ben Affleck was 12 years old in 1984 and growing up in the Boston area. The Celtics were NBA champions. The Red Sox and Patriots were respectable. The Bruins got swept in the first round of the playoffs. And that also was when Nike

By The Associated Press KENT, Ohio — Led by Sincere Carry’s 17 points, the Kent State Golden Flashes defeated the Eastern Michigan Eagles 81-54. The Golden Flashes are now 22-5 on the season, while the Eagles moved to 6-21.